IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME XIII
Delegation Named To Seek
Funds for RoxboroLoop Road
Zoning And Planning Com
mission JYQakes Recom
mendations; Hall Matter
Discussed; Mr. Hail Not
Present
On recommendation of the
Roxboro Planning and Zoning
commission a delegation will of
ficially apply to the State High
way and Public Works division
for an appropriation of $150,000
for purposes of construction of
a loop road through or around
Roxboro.
Next meeting of the State
Highway division, this district,
of which George W. Kane, of
Roxboro, is commissioner, will
be held in Hillsboro, October 14.
On recommendation of the
Roxboro planning and zpning
body, which met Tuesday after
noon, request will also be made
to the Highway commission for
a survey of various loop roads
through the City of Roxboro
which might Joe available, the
survey to be undertaken by the
Highway Commission, so that
Roxboro City commissioners and
others interested may have be
fore them sufficient information
to determine most suitable route
for the proposed loop road.
Also recommended by planning
and zoning commission, on mo
tion of R. B. Dawes, was that
Roxboro City commissioners pre
pare for a proper intersection
leading to Roxboro at junction
of the Durham, Hurdle Mills and
old 144 roads, it being suggested
that sufficient property at the
interesection be acquired by con
demnation proceedings to be in
stituted by the City of Roxboro
at authorization of City Commis
sioners.
Presented at the zoning meet
ing by City Manager Percy
Bloxam was the petition of Hu
bert O’Briant and others rela
tive to R. C. Hall’s construction
of a garage at Chub Lake inter
section, although the City Man
ager explained that his jurisdic
tion is applicable only to types
of material in new construction
and not to nature of buildings
constructed. Some discussion of
necessity for zoning ordinances
took place but no action was tak
en.
Named as delegation to go to
Hillsboro were J. W. Noell, chair
man of the Roxboro Planning and
Zoning commission, E. G. Thornp-.
son, secretary, Mayor S. G. Win
stead and City Manager Bloxam.
Action by the Roxboro body
in naming a delegation* comes as
a climax to long consideration in
this City for expansion of its
street and highway facilities.
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FAIR MOTORCADE
An American Legion Fair mo
torcade from Durham, composed
of members of the sponsoring
Legion, together with members
of Durham high school band, is
expected to stop in front of Rox
boro City hall for a ten minute
■JJbgram Saturday afternoon, at
3:10 o’clock, according to infor
mation today received by Rox
boro Chief of Police George C.
Robinson.
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FACE TRIAL TONIGHT
-Charged with assault and bat
tery Ed Clemmons, 25, and
James \3iaves, 40, two Roxboro
Negroes, who on Monday night
engaged in an altercation near
North End Service station,
where Gammons is employed,
iwiß tonight be given a hearing
-in Mayor’s eourt. It is alleged
-that the dtajNite arose over the
• pMpaßWftfeyttle ß of beer pur
chase 1 to jfjjaves, who is re
is#te<t'to hamlii: Clemmons ov
beadlwnh a bottle.
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Shown here are W. G. Win-'
stead and Mrs. W. G. Winstead,
who were leading citizens and
members by blocd and mar
riage cf the Bradsher clan,
whose history is being recount
ed each week by Miss Eugenia
Bradsher. Today’s installment
is again found on the editorial
page.
Highest Average •
Yet Reported
Reached On Mart
Highest daliy average yet re
ported on the Roxboro 1941 to
bacco market was reached on
Tuesday when 40,594 pounds
sold fcr $13,825.30, at an aver
age of $34.06 per hundred pounds.
Second highest for the first three
days of this week was $33.94, on
Monday, when 183,178 pounds
sold for $62,176.50, while in third
position was Wednesday, when
46,726 pounds sold for $15,770.04,
ai average of $33.75, according to
James B. Clayton, field assist
ant.
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Ellis Brooks
Rites Conducted
Here Tuesday
Funeral services for Ellis
Brooks, 61, principal of Woods
dale school for Negroes, whose
death occured Saturday at his
home, were conducted Tuesday
at Allen’s Chapel. Brooks had
been connected with the Person
public schools for many years
and was highly regarded in his
field. Surviving are his wife, and
a number of sons and daughters,
two of whom also teach here.
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CHURCH BENEFIT I
As a benefit for the Young i
Peoples’ department of Roxboro
First Baptist church the Lone
Star Quartet will appear in per
son at a program to be given
Friday evening, October 10, at
7:30 o’clock in Roxboro high
schol auditorium.
MISS VELMA BEAM 1
WILL GO TO CLAY j
COUNIT POSITION ;
Commissioners Let Con
tarct For Courthouse Work
Miss Velma Beam, for the past
two or three years home demon
stration agent with the Person
Farm agency, on Monday morn
ing announced her resignation in
order to accept extension work
of similar character at Hayes
ville, Clay County, in conjunc
tion with TVA.
Miss Beam’s resignation, ac
cepted with regret by the Person
County Board of Commissioners,
is expected to be effective in No
vember or December. Her suc
cessor will be Miss Grace Lee
Allen, now connected with home
demonstration and 4-H work in
Alamance County
Before emoing to Roxboro
Miss Beam was in demonstration
work at Greensboro. She is an
attive member of the Roxboro
unit of the Business and Profes
sional Woman’s Club, which she
helped organize, and has been
active in social circles and at Ed
gar Long Memorial Methodist
Church. She also has served as
an officer in the Person County
Council of Social Agencies and
has been very popular as a dem
onstration agent. During her
stay here there has been a not
able expansion of this work, par
ticularly in 4-H Clubs.
She and her mother, Mrs. Do
ra Beam, have residence on
Charles Street.
Also considered bjl County
Commissioners was contract for
painting the exterior of the Court
House, and the interior of the
court .room, including repairs tc
windows. Contract was let to G.
B. Masten of this city, for a to
tal of $691.40, work to begir af
ter conclusion of the October 13
court term.
Other meeting of the day was
that of the Person Board of Ed
ucation, in quarterly session at
the board office, Chub Lake
Street. Principal business was
authorization of allocation of a
used school bus to the library
board for use as a bookmobile.
Miss Beam’s successor, Miss
Allen, is a graduate in home eco
nomics of Virginia Polythecnic
Institute and an alumna of Guil
ford College and Woman’s Col
lege, Greensboro. She is a native
of Snow Camp.
Miss Beam, who came to Rox
boro in September, 1938, in her
work in Clay County will have
unusual opportunities for work
ing with an expanded program
and her new position is consid
ered a distinct promotion. Her
official title will be “Cooperative
Home Demonstration Agent with
N. C. Extension service an/l I
TVA.”
Folks Should Be
On Guard Against
Flim-Flam Artists
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“Roxboro aand Person folks,,
particularly farmers, should be j
on lookcut for slim-slam artists,” j
said Chief of Police George G.j
Robinson, who today indicated,
that he has recently received in
formation from Police depart
ments in other cities to effect
that “pocket-book” tricks and
others of similar nature are be
ing worked again.
Persons in the game “are most
ly Negroes, dressed like farm
ers,” said the Chief, with a
warning to the public not to be
“taken in” by strangers with
schemes to divide money found
in a pocket-book or billfold.
“People bite on such schemes and
then find they have a wad of
worthless paper,” said Robinson.
RAE TRIAL PUT
OFF FOR THREE
WEEKS PERIOD
Will Mean Further Delay
In Possible Superior Court
Trial
Trial of the case against Wayne
i Cecil Rae, 23, Franklinton ave
nue, Charlotte, arrested ’a.-t
week by Roxboro officers as
driver of a truck-load cf bottled
in-bond whiskey consigned from
, Baltimore to Charlotte, will not
be held in Person Recorders’
court until Tuesday, October 28.
The case was originally sched
uled for Friday, October 10, but
has been postponed at request
of counsel for the defendant, it
was learned here today. Value of
the whiskey cargo captured was
placed at $2,000 or more. Rae
was relased under SSOO bond late
in the day after he had been ar
rested. Warrant charges him witri
illegal possession, transporting
and possession for sale.
Os interest to Roxboro and
Person County authorities is
question of disposition of the
captured spirits and of possible
revenue derived from sale, al
though under the statutes it ap
pears that only financial benefit
from sale to an ABC store in an
other county will be for the ed
ucation fund of Person county.
By official count there are
eighty-five cases of whiskey in
the consignment. Postponement
of the ease obviates trial at next
term of Person Superior court,
beginning October 13
DR. A. L. ALLEN
GOES TO ENGLISH
MEDICAL CORPS
Person Health Officer
Leaves Quietly After Brief
Notice Received
Dr. Albert L. Allen, for four
years director of the Person unit
of the Orange-Person-Chatharn
health department, left Monday
night for New York, where ht
will take a boat to England, to
serve with the British Medical
corps.
It had for some time been
known that Dr. Allen had vol
unteered fer service with the
Corps, but confirmation of the
i fact that he had resigned his post
with the Person department was
no received until Dr. W. P. Rich
ardson, of Chapel Hill, director
of the tri-county department,
was contacted by newsmen.
Dr. Allen, a native of South
Carolina, graduated from Wof
ford college and studied med
icine at the College of Charles
ton and in Florida. Under his
supervision the Person health ]
department experienced marked ;
progress.
Dr. Richardson said that for
the present work of the Person
unit will be carried on by pres
ent members of the staff, with
active cooperation from the cen
tral office.
While in Roxboro Dr.- Allen
had residence with Mr. and Mrs.
Geore W. Walker. He was a
member of Roxboro Rotary club
and was active in promotion of
an eye clinic sponsored by the
club.
Dr. Allen and other American
doctors volunteering for service
with the British Medical corps
will work through the American
and British Red Cross societies.
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AT WESTERN UNION
Now in charge of the Roxboro
Western Union Office is Miss
Anne Parker, who came here'
Monday from Bedford, Va. W.
E. Hood, former operator, is now
at Morven, in the Defense Corps
area.
ROXBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1941
SBI Report and Cy Winstead
Case May Feature Court Term
High School Students Cited
For Citizenship First Month
Marks Beginning Os Series
Os Monthly Citations And
j New Plan
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Featured by first of the sea
son appearance of the Roxboro
high school mixed glee club, un
der direction of Miss Katherine
[ Cooper, of the music faculty,
; first of a monthly series of ree
j ognitio-n or achievement days
'looking toward organization of
; groups of students who will as
i sume positions of responsibility
iin Roxboro high school affairs
was held yesterday at the school’s
morning assembly period.
| Presented as students who have
j during the ‘first school month
j won recognition for displaying
| best citizenship in their respec
tive home rooms were thirteen
j students, three each from fresh
! man, sophomore an d senior
i groups and four from the jun
! ic.rs. Citations were given by
teachers in charge of each home
: room.
Students, who in their ‘.voile
and in civic attitude evinced
leadership and were recognized
were: Molly Bet Day, Nell Pul
liam and F.lizabeth Duncan, of
'the Uth grade; Tom Woody, Jr.
j Mary Elizabeth McKinney and
I Reda Umstead, of the 9th grade;
Ruby Carver, Elsie Fpush.ee, Vir
! ginia Irby and Margaret o‘Bri
ant, cf the 10th grade, and Ivey
Pleasants, Clyde Brooks and Em
ily Moore, of the 11th grade.
Under this plan selections will
|be made each month during the
school year and at end of the
year final selections will be
made, with intention that those
in the final groups will become
members of the student council
for the following year and will
thus be ready to assume posi
tions concerned with student di
rection of school affairs.
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White Spitz With
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| Blue Eyes Gone
From Home
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Lemon Oliver, of this City, re
ported to the Police department
j the ioss of his white Spitz dog.
The dog disappeared from the
Oliver home, near the Fair
grounds, Saturday night or Sun
day, and Oliver is of opinion
that it may have been stolen by
persens connected with the Fair
shows, now gone to Shelby. Word
has been sent to that city, but
anyone knowing of the where
abouts cf a white Spitz with blue
eyes is requested to contact Mr.
Oliver or Roxboro police.
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Largest Sales '
To Date Reported
At South Boston
South Boston, Va., Oct. 9.
The South Boston tobacco mar
ket has sold the largest pound
age to date than any season in
history for the same number of
selling days. This fact is not only
because of the ever increasing
popularity cf the market, -but be
cause the tobacco grown in this
area is of better quality than in
some years. Too, the growers are
pulling the leaves and the cur
ings are more uniform in quali
ty, meaning larger piles and bet
ter prices.
TONSIL CLINIC
PICTURES SHOWN
TO KIWANIANS
Meeting In Charge Os Dr.
If. M. Beam, Ralph Cole
And Ed Cunningham
I Chief item of interest at the
! meeting of Roxboro Kiwanis
i Club Monday night at Hotel Rox
| boro was the showing of pictures
|of the Kiwanis Tonsil Clinic by
, Dr. J. D. Fitzgerald.
Kiwanis Clinics are operated
I two or three time a year by the
j club for both white and Colored
I children who can not afford this
operation without the help of
I the club or other interested par-
I ties.
1 The Monday night meeting
I was in charge of Dr. H. M. Beam,
I Ralph Cole and Ed Cunningham.
All of the above have been vit
•ally interested in the promotion
of clinic work and have taken
ian active part in all the work.
In the last four years these
clinics have been responsible for.
I the removal of tonsils from 308
children.
j . Among the honored guests
j present at this meeting were Dr.
I B. W. Fassett and Dr. W. B Wil
kins who have had charge of the
j operations among colored ob.il-’
dren and Dr. J. D. Fitzgerald who
has had charge of operations for
white children.
Others present were members
|of Doctors Fassett and Wilkins
| offices, members of the county
health department and nurses
; from Community hospital as we!*
las others from Roxboro who
| have assisted at the clinics.
E. B. Craven, president of the
■ club, presided over the meeting.
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LARGE GROUP OF
.WHITE MEN WILL
GO TO FORT BRAGG
Friday, October 17, Is Date
Set; One Edgeccmbe Coun
ty Transfer Included
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Twenty-seven Person County
white men and one transfer from
Edgecombe County, largest group
to report at any one time from
! Person, will report to the Seiec
| tive Service Board fhere, Octo
ber 17, at 9 o’clock before leav
ing for induction at Fbrt Bragg.
Men to report are: Willie
Thompson Morris, Leonard Nor
wood Stewart, Leonaard Earl
Parham, Charlie Clifton Saund
ers, Charlie Madry Crabtree,
James Thomas Lewis Solomon,
Perman Brooken Tate, Alfred
Rainey Stanfield, Andrew Mar
shall Gentry, and Leamon Floyd
Morris.
Also, Alva Henderson Clayton,
Richard Carr Holenqfen, Jeff
Woodrow Dixon, William Ber
nice Hester, Charles Cecil Blay
lock, Grady Watkins Gentry,
Sam Spurgeon Shotwell, Sidney
Columbus Peed, Carvel Fuller
Saunders, Etzold Thomas Paint
er, Jphnie Hubbard Turner, Nor
man Gentry Brown, Plurie Brat
cher Humphries, Stephens James
Dickens, Jr., Lewis Thomas Yar
borough, George Washington
Painter, and Baxter Earnest
Kearns, with James Alex Long,
transferred from local board No,
2, Edgecombe county,
THE TIMES IS PERSON'S
PREMIER NEWSPAPER*
A LEADER AT ALL TIME&.
NUMBER ONE
Judge Grady Os New Bern,
Emergency Jurist. Takes
Place Os Judge Williams,
Os Sanford, In 111 Health
Major interest in Roxboro dur
ing the coming week will be the
session of Person Superior Court,
beginning Monday. October 13,
at which the State Bureau of In
vestigation report concerning the
mid-August “Cy Winstead affair’’’
1 will be presented by Solicitor W.
|H. Murdock, of Durham, to the
1 Person Grand Jury.
Trial of Cy Winstead, 21, Per
son Negro, charged with crimi
nal assault on a young white
woman of the Roxboro area, is
also scheduled for this week of
court, with Judge Henry A. Gra
dy, cf New Bern, as jurist, al
j though it has been suggested
that trial of the Negro whose al
j leged attack caused a near-riot
demonstration at the Person
Court house and subsequently
precipitated SBI investigation,
i may be delayed or held in an
! other county.
Nothing definite concerning
| the SBI report or the trial of
Winstead can be known before
• Monday. SBI men have been in
: and out of the City since the fate
-1 ful night of Friday. August 15.
I but neither they nor County of
ficials will make advance com
ments.
j... Alau expected to be involved
is a report dh alleged activities
of CCC boys in the Roxboro
' camp, who were said to have
j staged a march to the downtown
i section with intention of aiding
; the accused Winstead, who was
j held in Person jail atop the court
•house for twelve hours, while
i Person Sheriff M. T. Clayton, as
i sisted by deputies, City police
and State Patrolmen held off a
growing and rock-throwing mob
with tear-gas.
Court house windows and doors
were shattered in a night of hys
teria which did not end until
Winstead was carried to State
| prison, Raleigh, where he has
I since remained. Extra precau
tions to guard him may be taken
if he is brought here Monday for
(trial Tiie SBI investigation was
instigated by Gov. J. MelVi^' .
Broughton after numerous ciCt-to
; zens had made representations.
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LOEVIN FOUND TO
BE HALE, NOT YET
LOCATED BY SBI
. Officers Are, However, On
Trail Os Tennessee Heavy,
Weigth Deceptionist.
W. I. Gatling and James F.
Bradshaw of the SBI today re
ported after a visit in this City
that they have identified “A. Lo
evin,”’ wanted here in connec
tion with a movie trailer racket,
as being Charles M. Hale, orig
inally of Greenville, Tenn., who
fleeced Roxboro merchants out
of $245.
Loevin or Hale, about 35, a
large man weighing 310 pounds,
has been traced to Centerville,
Ind., where he was at one time
connected with a newspaper.
“The Old Trails Echo.’” He was
last in Centerville on August 4,
and some checks issued to him
in Roxboro were cashed there.
In Greenville, Tenn., Hale, once
employed in a mill there, is
wanted for abandonment of hb-v
wife and child. It is
ed that he absconded tml
belonging to the milt JUll ,
said to hav^.