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PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME XU
County Commissioners Take
Stand Concerning Roads
r Person Board Requests
County Attorney Burns.To
'Write Army Official—Letter
Cited.
Without expressing pronounced
opposition to the proposed Army
camp in Person’s borders, Per
son County Commissioners have
gone on record that since the
County has a heavy bonded in
debtedness for roads, schools and
other improvements in the pro
posed area which falls upon all
the citizens of the County, it
seems only fair that the United
States Government, representing
all the people, should bear that
proportion of this (Person) debt
which the area proposed to be
taken for military shuold, in due
course of events, be due to pay
and bear.
This sentiment, together with
opinion that it seems unfortu
nate that so prosperous and pop
ulated a section should be se
lected by the War Department
for a camp, was expressed in a
letter by County Attorney R. P.
Burn to Major R. C. Saunders,
real estate director, the War De
partment, Atlanta, Ga., at re
quest of the Person County Beard
of Commissioners relative to
Major Saunders’ request for au
thorization for closing and a
bandoning of Person County
roads in the camp area.
The Commissioners were in
session the better part of Mon
day and at close of the session in
the afternoon authorized Mr.
Burns to write the letter which
is today released for publication.
Final opinion is that the Person
Commissioners are at present
time unwilling to “yield any ex
isting rights” and that they will
expect from the government
some compensation for the Coun
ty before being willing to sur
render the requested roads.
Published below is a copy of
the Burns’ letter to Major Saun
ders.
August 4, 1941
Major R. C. Saunders,
Real Estate Director,
Quartermaster’s Corps,
War Dept, of the United States,
Room 201-101,
Marietta Street Building,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Major Saunders:-
As County Attorney of Person
County, I have been directed by
the Board of County Commission
ers to reply to your letter of July
24th in regard to the closing and
abandoning of selected roads in
Person County within a radius
of approximately twelve miles
'on the common corner of Per
son, Granville and Durham Coun
ties without compensation to the
county. At the present time my
Board of Commissioners is un
willing to yield any existing
rights and, therefore, in today's
regular meeting of the Board
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Was This Chiefs
Premonition?
Quick summary reads this way:
same man, sarrie key, different
job. Eight years ago George C.
(Pat) Robinson, as State High
way patrolman in this area, had
a key to the front door of the
Person County Court house.
He later went to Durham as
lieutenant on the police force.
Last week when he was packing
up to return to Roxboro as chief
of police, he discovered he still
had in his possession his orignal
patrolman key to Person court
house. All he needs now is his
uniform, expected to arrive in a
few days.
IrrsotitMimes
PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY ft THURSDAY
RITES HELD FOR
MRS. H. J CARVER
AT CITY CHURCH
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Woman’s Funeral Conducted
From Church In Which She
Died.
A few moments before she was
to join Roxboro Primitive Bap
tist church, Mrs. Henry J. Carver.
55, of East Roxboro, who was at.
tending services being conducted
at the church Saturday after-,
noon was seized with a heart
attack from which she died at
4:35 o’clock.
Mrs. Carver, when stricken,
was seated near the front of the
church. She had for several
moments appeared to be emo.
tionly upset, according to her
husband, who was seated next to
her. A physician was summoned,
but the woman was dead when
he arrived.
Preacher at the church was the
pastor, Elder J. A. Herndon, who
paster Elder J. A. Herndon who
on Monday afternoon at the
church, conducted the funeral
rites. Assisting minister was
Elder Lex J. Chander. Interment
was in Burchwood cemetery,
Roxboro.
Survivors, in addition to her
husband, include six sons, four
daughters, five sisters, four bro
thers and ten grandchildren.
The sons are Ivey, Dameron,
Talmadge, Oscar, Samuel, and
Harold Carver, all of Roxboro;
the daughters are, Mesdames
Maggie Wilborn, Ethel Owen,
Foy Harris and Miss Lena Carve;,
all of Roxboro: the sisters, Mes
dames Mollie Bowles, of Bushy
Fork, Ira L. Wrenn, of Raleigh.
J. Henry Carver, Maggie Cozart
and Sam Munday, all of Rox
boro, while the brothers are John,
Henry and Hezekiah Brann, all
of Roxboro, and George Brann,
of Danville, Va.
Mrs. Carver was before marri
age Miss Louvina Janie Brann
and had lived in Roxboro nearly
all her life.
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Person Women Go
To Farm - Home
Week At State
Miss Mabel Moore and Ruth
Whitfield, Person county dele
gates to the Farm and Home
week being conducted at State
College, Raleigh, were on Mon
day accompanied to to that city
by Miss Velma Beam, home de
monstration agent.
Miss Beam, who last week at
tended the Four-H conference
held in Raleigh returned to Rox
boro Tuesday, but today a dele
gation from the Warren’s Grove
and Olive Hill communities will
attend.
Those who attended thie Four-
H conference were Misses Elsie
West and Louise Davis, of Al.
lensville, and Lonie Pugh, of
Bethel Hill. Also, Garland Blanks
of Roxboro, Thomas Pleasant, of
Bushy Fork, Jeff Rudder, of Olive
Hill, Fenton Overby, of Cunning
ham.
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C AND A SUPPER
Men employed with Collins and
Aikmen, will on Saturday at 6
p. m. have supper at the Jackson
place, Leasburg road.
JOHN L GENTRY
RITES CONDUCTED
AT ALLENSVILLE
Prominent Resident; One of
Oldest Citizens Os Person
County Dies At His Home.
John L. Gentry, 89, of Allens
ville, one of the oldest and most
prominent residents of Person
county, died Sautrday afternoon
at 1:50 o’clock at his residence
after an illness lasting only a few
days. Efcath was dttributied to
the infirmities of age.
Mr. Gentry, who was a retired
tobacco farmer, had been in fail
ing health for several years. He
was a member of Mill Creek
Baptist church, but resided near
Allensville Methodist church,
where- funeral services were con -
ducted Sunday afternoon at 3
o’cock.
Officiating ministers were the
Rev. J. F. Funderburke, pastor
cf Mill Creek church, the Rev.
D. A. Petty, of the Allensville
church, and the Rev. S. F. Nicks,
of Hillsboro. Internment was in
the Allensville church cemetery.
Survivors include six sor.s,
four daughters and many grand
children and great grandchilren.
The sons are: Willie D., George
N.. Charlie A., A. Watkins and
Irving C. Gentry, all of Roxboro,
and J. Abner Gentry, of Roleigh;
the daughters are, Mrs. W. H.
Turner, of Laurel Hill, Mrs. W
T. Kirby, Mrs. Roy Cates anci
Mrs. Clyde Gentry, all of Rox
boro.
Active Pallbbearers were
Grady, Charles and William.
Gentry, Abner, Robert and Cal.
.vert Turner, grandsins, flower
bearers were granddaughters.
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COMMISSION MEETS
District unit of the State High
way Commission, with George W.
Kane, of Roxboro, presiding, was
held yesterday at Graham, where
sessions were held at 10 in the
morning and 3 in the afternoon.
Present were delegations from a
number of Counties in the dis
trict.
Warren & Winstead
Report Good Prices
State farmers pleased with
sales even tfio tobacco was
not so good; prices much
higher than on last year op
ening.
Speaking in an optimistic tone
of voice, W. Clarence Warren,
operator of a Baxley, Ga., ware
house, called the Times Tuesday
night and said that tobacco was
selling better in Georgia than it
had since 1934. He said that his
house averaged $26.64 per hun
dred for the entire days sale.
Harry Winstead, also of this
county and now operating a
house in Tifton, Ga., stated that
tobacco there averaged 23c per
pound for the opening day.
Warren was of the opinion that
his house averaged higher for the
opening day thari any other
Georgia house. His high pile for
the day went to 37c per pound.
Last year his high pile was
knocked out at 28c. Tobacco,
said Warren, was of a quality not.
too good, but the farmers were
well pleased with prices.
H. W. Winstead called again
Wednesday night and said that
his house sold 355,000 pounds
that day for an average $25.67.
Valdosta, Ga., Aug. s—Bright
leaf tobacco growers in Georgia
and Florida today counted thous
ands of dollars from sales at to.
A.B DRUG FIRM
TO OBSERVE ITS ,
FORMAL OPENING
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Many Favors To Be Given
Away Friday And Satur
day During Open House
Hours.
Formal opening of the A-B
Drug company, in the Hall build
ing, Main street and Abbitt av
enue, will be held Friday ana
Saturday, attractive souvemers
will be given to men, women and
children, who call during open
house hours on that date.
The handsome and modern
store, operated and owned by
Clement Byrd and W. W. (Buddy)
Allgood both of this city, was
first opened for business several
weeks ago, although formal cel
ebration of the event will be de
layed until tomorrow
Installed late Wednesday after
noon were large Venetian blinds
over the tall windows on the Ab
bitt avenue side. The store inter
ior is finished in light-poplar, 1
wth cream walls and a general
air of spaciousness and an at
tractive fountain. On display on
open shelves of cosmetics and
other supplies, while a light
and roomy prescription depart
ment is at the rear.
The proprietors, Mr. Byrd and
Mr. Allgood, are both graduates
of the School Pharmacy, the Un
iversity of North Carolina, Chap
el Hill. Mr. Byrd has been a
druggist in Roxboro for several
years, and was until recently with
Rloxboro Drug company, while
his young associate completed his
University course this past June.
Others of the store personnel
are Miss Lisette Allgood and
Buddy Parham.
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AT ATLANTIC CITY
Misses Myrtle Young and Doris
Yarborough, accompanied by Al
len Walker and Welford Payne,
are spending several days at At
lantic City.
day’s opening of the 1941 season,
and prepared additional offer
ings for what was termed in most
places “a satisfactory market.”
Official estimates on price and
poundage were lacking, although
marketing specialists of the Uni
ted States Department of Agri
culture said “much higher for all
grades as compared with the
opening last year.
BRING $1 TO s4l
Prices paid ranged from $1 to
s4l per hundredweight, ■ said E.
D. Booker, marketing expert
stationed at Adel, with the bulk
of offerings selling at from sls
to S2B per hundred pounds.
Leaf grades were from $4.75 to
$9 per hundred higher than last
year, he said, while lugs and
primings, were up from $2 to
$8.50.
Seven of the 15 Georgia mar
kets—Hahira, Baxley, Vidalia.
Waycross, Blacksher. Douglas and
Statesboro—reported a total sale
of 2,800,000 pounds of the gold
tinted leaf, which is used mainly
for making cigarettes.. The price
throughout the belt averaged be
tween the 20-25 cent mark.
. Official records at Hahira siiow.
ed the sale of 243,680 pounds. Un
official reports from other to
bacco markets credited Baxley
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Men Captured Here To Face
Trial, August 17, at Boydton
Two Druggists
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■Mr -
\ Sp |®p;
W. W. (Buddy) Allgood at top,
and Clement Byrd, below, will
Friday and Saturday observe the
formal opening of their new drug
store here.
TEACHER SECURED,
FOR SCIENCE AT
HELENA SCHOOL
Other Teachers In County
And City Systems Resign
In Order To Accept New
Positions.
B. L. Gupton, Baptist minister,
of Pittsboro, who is a graduate
of Wake Forest College, will this
year teach science and act as
basketball and baseball coaen at
Helena school, according to an
nouncement by Person Superin
tendent of Schools, R. B. Griffin.
Mr. Griffin also said that sev
eral recent resignations have oc
curred in the Person County and
Roxboro district systems, all be
cause the persons concerned have
secured employment elsewhere.
Miss Virginia Wilson, for several
years a popular Roxboro resident
and teaher at Central Grammar
school, will go to a school in the
Gastonia district while Miss Row.
anne Yeargen, who has had re.
sidence with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Timberlake, leaves the
first grade at Mount Tirzah to go
to The school at Biscoe. Miss
Yeargen came to Roxboro from
Garner.
Another resignation is that 01
Miss Frances Lanier, at Bushy
Fork, who will accept a position
connected with the Defense prb
gram.
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AT LITTLE SWITZERLAND
Mr. and Mrs. Flem D. Long
and Mrs. W. D. Yarborough are
spending two weeks at the Long
cabin at Little Switzerland.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1941
Central Figure
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Sheriff M. T. Clayton, shown
above, was on Tuesday in thick
cf the fight resulting in capture
of Adams and Sims.
William Gentry
Services Held
At Surl Church
Funeral services for William A.
Gentry 91, Person county native,
whose death occurred Sunday al
ternocn at his home in Durham,
were conducted at the Howerton-
Bryan funeral home, Durham,
Monday afternoon, with inter
ment following in the cemetery
at the Primitive Baptist church,
at Surl, Person county. Officiat
ing ministers were the Rev. Q. G
Worrell and Elder Lex J. Chanc
ier.
Death was attributed to a
stroke of paralysis, suffered 5
days ago.
Survivors include: his wife, the
former Miss Della Cash, two
daughters, Mrs. Minnie Chandler
and Mrs. Hallie Day, of Person
County, and two brothers, King
Gentry, of Person County and
Josie Gentry, of Granville coun
ty.
Active pallbearers were N. B.
Crabtree, B. F. Sessoms, J. F.
O’Neal, William Morney, J. H.
Wyatt and Clarence Damons.
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“Gasless Hours”
To Be Observed
By All Stations
Proprietors of three service sta
tions,. Rock Inn, Belvin’s Tavern
and North End, have announced
that gasoline, will not be sold at
their stations bttween 7 p. m. and
7 a. m., but that the stations will
remain open for other business,
as usual.
All other service station opera
tors in the City have said that
their places of business will bs
closed during the hours mention
ed, in compliance with the re
quest last week issued by Secre
tary of Interior, Hqrold L. Ickes.
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SUNDAY WRECK
Involved in a Sunday afternoon
wreck were automobiles driven
by Leamon Wilkerson and Hulon
Welch. The accident, which took
place about 5 o’clock near Rox
boro Country club, knocked Wilk.
erson unonscious for a few mo
ments. Both cars were damaged.
Welch was enroute to Roxboro.
while Wilkerson, meeting him was
going in the opposite direction.
It wdS reported that Wilkerson’s
machine was being operated at
high speed.
THE TIMES IS PERSON’S
PREMIER NEWSPAPER,
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES.
NUMBER FORTY
Adams And Sims Removed
From South Boston Hospi
tal To Richmond Jail. Crim
inal Assault Charged.
Climax of a 24 hour search
for two men who on Monday
afternoon abducted a 17 year-old
Boydton, Va., girl took her to a
point near Roanoke Rapids, N. C..,
end allegedly assaulted her be
fore returning her to Boydton,
ended at Roxboro Tuesday after
noon about 4:30 o’clock, near Ca-
Vel mills, when both men were
surrounded and wounded by of
ficers in an exchange of snots.
The two desperadoes, Tracy
Sims, of Marshville, and Jack
Adams, of Greer, S. C., were
cornered in a cornfield near the
house of Johnnie Walker, on
Route 501, South Boston, Va.,
highway, and one of them, Ad
ams, made a dash for the WalKer
f.ouse.
First local afternoon call con
cerning the men came from the
station agent at Woodsdale and
first stopping place of the hunt
ed men as they approached the
corn field was at a small house
occupied by Mrs. Dallas Regan
and Miss Norine Regan. The men,
expaining they were wanted for
robbery, said they wished to hide,
gave the women their guns, then
grabbed the weapons again, when
Mrs. Regan started out of the
house.
The men then hid in the corn
field. Mrs. Regan is said to have
been the one who told officers
where the men were hiding.
At Walker’s Adams is report
ed to have grabbed Mrs. George
Wilborn, daughter of Walker,
around the neck and forced her
to stand in front of him in line
of the shooting. Adams then
turned and fled up the stairway
as shots were exchanged through
a window.
Adams, who told authorities
that he was warned for robbery,
was wounded several times and
was taken to Community hospi
tal, Roxboro for treatment, liis
companion, Sims, was wound ad
in the right hip by a shot fired
by Person Sheriff M. T. Clayton.
Sims was placed in jail here.
Both men, later in the afternoon,
were taken to South Boston, Va.
by Virginia officers, members of
a posse of Virginia and North
Carolina officers and highway
patrolmen who joined in a search
extending from Boydton to
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Park Now Here
As Assistant To
H. K. Sanders
Now connected with the Per.
son Farm Agency is I. A. Park,
assistant afjent, formerly voca
tional education teacher at Cobb
Memorial school, Caswell county.
Mr. Park today said that his
work as Assistant Agent will be
largely with Four_H clubs, al
though he will also assist with
terracing programs and with milk
routes, in which last named there
is expected «to be considerable
expansion.
Mr. Park, a graduate of North
Carolina State College, division
of the University, is a native of
Surry county and taught at
Madison before moving to Cas
well county. He now lives
in the Providence community,
Caswell county, but expects to
move his family to Roxboro by
Septtmber 1. He is married and
has a son, Arthur Grew, and a
daughter, Janice Maie.