IP IT IS NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME XII
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News
22,000 PRISONERS
CLAIMED BY NAZIS
Stockholm, Aug. 30.—The news
paper AfOonbladet reported to
night from Helsinki that German
forces today captured the Eston
ian port and capital of Tallinn.
Said Aftonbladet, quoting Ger
man sources in Helsinki:
“Russian defense has been
completely annihilated around
Tallinn, and 20,000 prisoners have
been taken."
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883,333 A YEAR SPENT
ON LIBBY HOLMAN'S SON
Baltimore, Aug. 30.—1 t cost $6,-
944.44 a month, or $83,333.28 for
the last year, to maintain eight
year-old Christopher Smith Rey
nolds, son of the late Z. Smith
Reynolds and the former Libby
Holman, musical comedy singer,
a guardian account showed today.
The account, filed by the Safe
Deposit and! Trust Company,
showed total expenditures for the
year of $145,246.50, including $39,-
433.70 in taxes and $14,695.21
loss through the sale of securi
ties.
The boy’s share of his father’s
estate was placed at approxi
mately $4,085,000. Income during
the year amounted to .. 157,561.84.
The boy was born several
months after his father was fat
ally shot at his home near Win
ston-Salem, N. C., in July, 1932.
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ESCAPED
Prison Director Oscar Pitts re
ported yesterday that a Negro
convict who escaped from the
Davidson Caunty camp last Mon
day is believed to have drowned
in the Yadkin River.
Pitts said than James Henry
McMillan, Negro, who also es
caped from the Davidson camp
Monday, was recaptured near
Lexington and told officers that
Sherman Smith, his companion,
had drowned while the two were
attempting to swim the Yadkin
River near Salisbury.
McMillan was serving a one
year term imposed in Chatham
County last January for larceny,
driving recklessly and without a
license, and damaging property.
Smith 'was serving a total of 36
months and 90 days for larceny
and prostitution.
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ESCAPED MAN RETURNS
TO COMPLETE SENTENCE
Raleigh, Aug. 30.— William Fen
tress, who had lived quietly in
Washington State since his es
cape from the Orange County
Prison Camp over eight years
ago, returned voluntarily to Cen
tral Prison \oday to finish paying
his debt to society.
Fentress walked into the office
Os Prison Director Oscar Pitts'
and explained that he wished to
complete a two-year term im
posed on him in Guilford Coun
ty on Oct. 28, 1932, for kidnap
ing.
He said that since his escape
on Jan. 17, 1933, he had lived in
Whidbey Island, Wash.
“I had chances for plenty of
good jobs,” lie said, “but they
ask plenty of questions and I was
not going to lie gnd just took
what I could get. So I decided to
come back and pay my debt”
Jersongpmrs
PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
Super-Board to Handle
Commodity Distribution
Washington, Aug. 30.—A su
berboard headed by Vice Presi
dent Wallace was created by
President Roosevelt tonight to
determine how the nation’s sup
ply of materials, power, fuel and
other commodities shall be di
vided between military needs and
the civilian population.
The far-reaching step followed
criticism that there had been ov
erlapping functions and friction
between some defense agencies.
The Office of Production Man
agement headed by William S.
Knudsen and Sidney Hillman will
continue to have jurisdiction ov
er the vast work of producing
armaments for this country and
the nations it is aiding.
Powers of Board
The new agency, a White House
statement explained, will have
power to channel materials into
various lines of production. For
example, if the commodity involv
ed is steel, the board will determ
ine policies under which steel
will be allotted, first for mater
ials required by the United States
Army and Navy, then for aid to
Britain, Russia, China and other
countries, then for “economic
warfare" against the Axis pow
ers, and then for civilian needs.
“When the total amount deter
mined for civilian needs is ar
rived at, this board will determ
ine the policies and make regu
lations for the amount to be al
located to automobiles, railroad
cars, refrigerators, typewriters,
etc.,” the White House said.
The board, to be known as the
“Supply Priorities and Allocations
Board,” will consist, besides Wal
lace, of William S. Knudsen, Sid
ney Hillman, Secretary of War
Stimson, Secretary of the Navy
Knox (who compose the existing
board of the Office of Produc
tion management) Leon Hender
son, now head of the Office of
Price Administration and Civil
ian Supply, and Harry L. Hop
kins, special Presidential assist
ant supervising the program of
lease-lend aid to Britain and oth
er nations.
Nelson Is Key Man
Donald M. Nelson, towering,
pipe-smoking former executive of
Sear, Roebuck and Company,
emerged as a figure of tremend
ous importance in the new set-up
which has great powers over the
American economy. Nelson, who
now is director of purchases for
OPM, was named executive di
rector of the new board headed
by Wallace.
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Negro Arrested
On Rape Charge
William Bumpass, colored, age
about 25, was arrested by Rox
boro officers last week under an
indictment of rape of a colored
girl of about 18 years of age and
was placed in the county jail.
Said crime was supposed to
have been committed in the
North end of Roxboro Wednes
day night.
The case was given to the coun
ty court by Mayor Winstead and
Bumpass was lodged in jail -with
out bond for a hearing on Sep l "
tember 9th,
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DANCE GIVEN AT
LEGION HUT
Miss Shirley King and Mrs.
P. T. Whitt, Jr. of this city were
hostesses at a dance Tuesday
night at the Legion Hut honor
ing Miss Mary Alice Thronton
of Dunn and Miss Margaret Reg
ister of Scotland Neck. Miss
Thornton is a sister of Mrs. Ed
ward Young of this city and Miss
Rogister is a sister of Mrs. Whitt.
About thirty people enjoyed
dancing from the hours of 9-12.
TOBACCO REPORTS
PLEASE FARMERS
OVER COUNTY
Roxboro Market Opens
September 16 With] Four
Houses Operating and Full
Set of Buyers
Tobacco farmers of this county
appear to be well pleased with
reports coming here concerning
the prices that are being paid
for tobacco in South Carolina and
North Carolina.
In spite of the fact that this
year’s crop is not considered one
of the best that has been grown
here, many growers state that
they have a good crop and from
what they have seen and heard
one that will sell well.
The crop in this county is not
completely harvested, but not
much remains on the hill and a
large majority will finish curing
this week.
The market in Roxboro will
open Tuesday, September 16 and
all four Roxboro houses will be
ready for the sale of thegolden
weed. A full set of tobacco buy
ers are expected to be on hand.
Heavy sales, are expected for
the opening week.
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FIRST CAMP OF WAR
OBJECTORS OPENS
NEAR MARION. N.C.
Friends To Operate Project
Directed By Draft Officials
Marion, Aug. 30—North Caro
lina’s first civilian public service
camp for young men whose con
victions do not permit them to
participate in 1 war was opened
near here today.
The camp, 10 miles northwest
of Marion and formerly occupied
by a group of CCC boys, will be
operated by the Friends Service
Committee of the Quaker Church,
under the direction of the U. S.
Selective Service Board.
A contingent of 76 conscienti
ous objectors from 10 states has
been assigned to this camp, the
19th to be established since the
selective service act was passed.
Thirty-two of the men arrived to
day.
Others are expected tomorrow
and on succeeding days until the
camp is filled. Director of the
camp is Dr. Raymond Binford,
president emeritus of Guilford
College. Miss "Edith Kelsey of
Durham is serving as camp nurse
and Miss Bertha Otis of Hart
ford, Conn., as camp dietitian.
Here to direct the establish
ment of the camp are Arthur
Gamble of Philadelphia, repre
sentative of the A. F. S. C., and
George B. Reavis of Washington,
chief of the camp section, Nation
al Board for Religious Objectors.
A program of work for the
young men along the Blue Ridge
Parkway between Mt. Mitchell
and Gillespie Gap was outlined
briefly today at a conference.
For the first few days the
young men will be busy fixing up
the buildings and grounds. Later
they will spend 40 hours a week
along the parkway on various
landscaping and construction jobs.
Since the camp is to be oper
ated at no cost to the Govern
ment, the conscientious objectors
receive no pay, while either they
or others contribute $35 a month
for the expense of each man.
ALLENSVILLE LADY >
OF 95 YEARS DIED
FRIDAY MORNING i
Death Attributed To Com
lications Resulting From
Fall Ten Days Ago
Mrs. Caroline V. Parham, of
near Allensville, who would yes-!
terday have observed her 95
birthday, died Friday morning,
at 5 o’clock at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. W. D. Gentry, af
ter an illness lasting several
days. Death was attributed toj
complications resulting from a
fall suffered about 10 days ago.
One of the oldest Person coun
ty residents and prominent in her
community, Mrs. Parham-was a
member of Mill Creek Baptist
church, which she joined at the
age of 12. Funeral services were
conducted yesterday afternoon at 4
ol’clock, daylight saving time,
at the church, by her pastor, the
Rev. J .F. Funderburke. Inter
ment was in the church ceme
tery.
Survivors include one daugh-.
ter, Mrs. Gentry, two sons, Otha |
L. Parham, of Charlotte, and Al
vis L. Parham, of Roxboro, 30
grandchildren and 50 great-grand
children. Her husband, the late
Mr. Parham, was a veteran of
the War Between the States.
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Burns To Speak
At Hurdle Mills
Opening ...
R. P. Burns. Representative
from Person County to N. C. Leg
islature will speak at the Hurdle
Mills school opening on Tuesday,
September 9 at 9:00 o’clock. Mr.
Burns has been very interested in
Ithe public schools, both ini the
Legislature and in the county.
All parents and patrons of the
school are urged to come out at
9:00 o’clock daylight saving time
and hear the speaking.
The Hurdle Mills Bus drivers
for this year are H. B. Gentry,
Clyde Bowling, Rainey Wilker
son and Billy Horton. The sub
stitute drivers will be Linwood
Jones, Robert Allen, Zeb Moize
and Melvin McCulloch. All bus
drivers and substitutes are to at
tend the truck drivers* school in
Roxboro high school at 8:00 a.
m. on Friday, September 5.
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CONDITION OF MRS.
BYRD SERIOUS
The condition of Mrs. Clement
Byrd, who is now a patient at
Duke Hospital, Durham, is con
sidered very serious, stated those'
who were acquainted with her
condition Saturday morning.
Mrs. Byrd was taken to Duke
Hospital Thursday morning.
Along The Way
With the Editor
Wonders will never cease ( The state of North Carolina
has given F. O. Carver. Jr. a position, not a job, at $2,700 a
year. Wonder who the state thinks he is and wonder what they
think that he can do? This paper would like to have F. O.
to work here but the owners could not quite match that salary.
Why the boys that own the paper don’t make but a measley
$5,000 a year. Two to one bet, F. O. will go to Raleigh and get
married quicker than you can skin a cat —if he can get the
girl to say "yes.’
Dolian Long, Coleman King, Gene Thompson and Pies
Hunt are spending several days at Carolina Beach. Each of
the three whites invited three girls to come down while they
were there. They thought they would be lucky if each had on
ly one girl out of the three to agree to meet them there. The
unusual happened, all ninq girls decided to meet them and
nine was too many. We do not think that Pies invited any
girls, he just started hunting as soon as he got there.
Harry, Winstead must have made a lot of money in
Georgia. As soon as he came back to Roxboro he walked into
this office and paid his bill in full—s4.so.
MANY RUMORS
OUT CONCERNING
PROPOSED CAMP ;
' So Far Nothing Definite
Seemg To Be Known or
When It Will Be Known. .
Many reports have reached the
, Times office concerning the Per
son-Gran ville-Durham proposed
| army camp that may be built in
these three counties.
Some of these reports say that
there will be no camp in this sec
i tion. Other reports say that there
! probably will be, but not soon
and a third set of reports say that
everything is settled, the camp
is absolutely coming.
Reporters of this paper have
absolutely no official informa
tion, but as nearly as can be
learned the situation is this.
“There may be a camp in the
three counties. That much seems
prob?»ble, but no one knows when
1 work will begin. The War De
partment is spending quite a bit
of money making a survey of
' the land, but has not definitely
| decided that there will ever be
i a camp there.”
In plain words, as far as in
formation goes today, farmers in
that section can go ahead with
! their plans for another year. The
situation may change overnight.
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NEW DUNN ARMORY
NEARLY COMPLETE
Construction on $125,000
Federal Building Is Ahead
of Schedule
Dunn, Aug. 31.—Construction
work on Dunn's handsome new
$125,000 armory is rapidly going
forward and the building is ex
pected to be completed before
Christmas.
Work began on the structure
in January and the building was
not scheduled to be completed
before January 1, but the con
struction force is working ahead
of schedule.
i The combination armory-com
munity building will give Dunn
adequate indoor assembly space
for the first time. The auditori
um, 75 by 100 feet, will have a
seating capacity of 2,000.
G. L Russell of Greensboro,
WPA foreman in charge of con
struction declares the building
“will be one of the finest in the
whole state,” when completed.
L. J. Harris of Sanford is assist
ant foreman.
All brickwork will be complet
ed this week and the force will
then begin work on the roof and
the interior. All available WPA
laborers in Harnett are at work
|on the project and some have
: been transferred here from John
;ston County.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1941
Claude T. Hall Named On
Board Os Farm Credit
Durham Man Dies
| After Cars Collide
. Near Danville ,
J. E. Wilaon Funeral To
1 Be Held Sunday; 3 Stay
In Hospital
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James Edgar Wilson, 32, of
Durham was killed instantly Fri
t day morning about 9:30 when the
automobile of which he was an
accupant crashed into another
machine at the intersection of two
roads about 12 miles north of
? Danville, Va.
Wilson’s wife and four other
i persons were injured and taken
3 to Community Hospital in Dan
j j ville. Mrs. Wilson suffered a pel
. vis injury and severe cuts. Her
(. condition last night was describ
f ed as “satisfactory,” however.
j Kept in the hospital with Mrs.
„ Wilson were Walter Hawkins of
Hurdle Mills, said to be driver of
. the car in which James Wilson
, was killed, and Bert Wilson, also
t of Hurdle Mills. Hawkins was cut
i about the mouth and had two
broken ribs.
Miss Bessie Wilson, sister of
| Bert, was less seriously injured. A j
' small son of Mr. and Mrs. James
1 Wilson, Jimmie, was not hurt.
The man who was killed was a
nephew of Bert and Miss Bessie
Wilson. The party was headed to
West Virginia when their car col
lided with another at an inter
section on Route 58.
1 Funeral services for James Ed
j gar Wilson will be held Sunday
y afternoon The body was carried;
. to Hall-Wynne Funeral Home in
a Durham.
Surviving are his father, E. E.
5 Wilson of 114 Exum Street; his
s wife and son; four brothers, Earl
1 and Ronald Wilson of Durham.
- Roy Wilson of Hurdle Mills and
i Lawrence Wilson of Fort Jack
son, and one sister, Mrs. Mae
- Hester of Durham.
1 Wilson was employe*! in the j
e cigarette making department of
‘ Liggett and Myers Tobacco Com
-3 j pany.
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■ Registration To
® Be Held Second
■ Time Tuesday
1 Roxboro high school students
d who failed to register on August
t 21 and 22 will be given an op
k portunity to do so on Tuesday,
e September from 9:00-12:00
- at the high school office.
Students who were away on va
■ cation or who were otherwise
hindered from registering at the
» previous date will be given this
' opportunity in order to experi
ence no undue delay in getting
- their books and individual pro
grams, stated Leon Couch, prin
cipal yesterday. The records are
being checked for all who mat
riculate. The second day of school
is expected to be a full day
or regular work for all who are
properly registered.
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KIWANIS CHALLENGES
RED ROCK
The Kiwanis Softball team has
challenged the Red Rock Cola
team to a three game series of
Softball for the city champion
ship.
The first game will be played
Tuesday night at the High School
park and proceeds from all games
will go to the High School Ath
letic Fund.
Regular admission price will
prevail
THE TfMES IS PERSONS
PREMIER NEWSPAPER.
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES.
NUMBER FORTY-SEVEN
Has Been Outstanding In
Agricultural and Civic Af
fairs In State For Many
Years.
Columbia, S. C., August 27.
Claude T. Hall, of Roxboro, North
Carolina, today became a member
of the board of directors of the
Farm Credit Administration of
Columbia, having subscribed to
tiie oath of office when the board
met in regular monthly session
this morning.
Mr. Hall was recently appoint
ed by Governor A. G. Black of
the Farm Credit Administration
at Washington as a member of
the board. As a member of the
board of directors of the Farm
Credit Administration he also
serves as a director of The Fed
eral Land Bank of Columbia, the
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
of Columbia, the Production Cred
it Corporation of Columbia, and
the Columbia Bank for Coopera
tives.
Mr. Hall has been outstanding
in agricultural and civic affairs
in North Carolina for many years.
He has been president of the Gra
ham Production Credit Associa
tion since its organization. He is
president of the Roxboro Rotary
Club, chairman of the Person
County Agricultural Adjustment
Administration Committee, a
member of the Person County
Board of Education and a direc
tor of the North Carolina Farm
Bureau Federation.
The new director has been ac
tive in an advisory capacity with
reference to legislation in con-
with the present agricul
tural program. He has been call
ed to Washington on numerous
occasions for consultation with
officials of the Department of
Agriculture and to appear before
Congressional committees.
The board of directors of the
Farm Credit Administration of
the Third District is now com
posed of E. H. Evans, of Laurin
j burg, N. C.; F. E. Cope, of Or
jangeburg, S. C.; Harold S Nor
man, of Lake Wales, Fla.; G. B.
Aycrigg, of Winter Haven, Fla.;
Will Stallings, of Soperton, Ga.;
R. S. Rogers, of Dillon, S. C., and
Mr. Hall. Mr. Evans, Mr. Hall,
and Mr. Aycrigg were appointed
by the Governor of the Farm
Credit Administration; Mr. Stall
ings and Mr. Cope were elected
by national farm loan associa
tions; Mr. Norman was elected by
farmers’ cooperative associations
and Mr. Rogers was elected by
production credit associations.
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Greenskeeper’s
Condition Is
Considered Good
The condition of Elbert Thorpe,
negro greenskeeper of the coun
try club, who was badly burned
Tuesday night, is reported to be
very good. Thorpe was rushed to
Duke Hospital immediately after
he was burned and reports indi
cate that he might be there for
several weeks.
His small son, age about 7, was
also burned as he attempted to
put out the flames that were
burning his daddy. His burns are
not considered serious.
Thorpe was burned when he
attempted to pour gas into a trac
tor and the gsa was set afire by
a lantern that he had.
Golfers and members of the
Country Club are contributing to
a fund that is to be used to pay
his expenses while sick.
Those wishing to contrite#,
may do so by seeing E. E. Bra# \
sher at Long, Bradsher & .Cos,*.?