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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1941
Between Two Columns Os Smoke
No surprise to those who have kept ears to the
ground is the tenor of the DeWitt Carroll report on
the “merit” of the merit examinations, first of which
were recently taken by big and little folks in North
Carolina’s health and welfare departments. Target of
criticism is Dr. Frank T. deVyver, Duke University
faculty member, who sought to excuse himself afore
time by announcing that he will no longer head the
merit exams after finishing the present series.
Burden of the plaint of those persons in the Ra
leigh area who took the examinations is that the ef
ficiency examination “was itself inefficient," contain
ing questions having little to do with those practicali
ties which workers have to meet. Minor chords are
discomforts resulting from failure to properly plan for
examination hall quarters, coupled with stupidities in
registration. Without taking sides, we can see how last
mentioned complaints can in the future be avoided. As
to efficiency of the examinations we have doubts on
two scores.
Nobody has come out and said so, but chances are
that one of the purposes of the examinations concerned
is the removal from office of those presons whose
knowledge has been revealed as limited to the narrow
groove. The shoes pinch, hence the outcries. We are,
however, suspicious of wheels within wheels. When a
bureaucracy undertakes to examine a bureaucracy so
many mistakes can be made that value of the examina
tions must be questioned and we say this without cast
ing aspersions on our own comparatively well-ordered
Person departments.
There are in other counties too many departments
whose closets will not bear inspection, much less ex
amination, but we suspect that when the whole busi
ness is over contents of the closets will remain the
same. No wonder Dr. deVyver wants to quit and is
quitting.
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Appreciated Apology
Vindication of our own opinion in the “General”
Williams case w-as contained *in the letter sent to the
Times last Saturday by Judge Henry A. Grady, who
said therein that he was glad to make a public state
ment regarding the petit jury’s apparent, misunder
standing of his charge. On basis of the fact that
there had been a misunderstanding, Judge Grady’s let
ter amounts to a retraction of his reprimand and so
the Judge, who was on hot enough spot with all the
“Mob” trial episodes, will now be regarded with more
kindness by at least twelve men in Person County.
Knowing Judge Grady as we do, we are not at all
surprised that the apology came. Judges, like jury
men and other folks, can and do make mistakes, but
only those who are of generous spirit have courage to
make public retraction as did Judge Grady. Only thing
that bothers us is the fact that the “General” Williams
case is about s unsolved as it ever was and to our cer
tain knowledge will have to remain so. because the
“General" happens to be a Negro.
Wo do not know what his lawyr. rs will -ay when
they get to. Supreme Court, but right novv “General” is
no better off than he wr be‘hue the first and second
verdicts were brought in, since the vindication con
tained in the < mad;/ apology had no reference to guilt
or innocence of the man on trial.
Aftermath, II; Linsey-Woolsey
Contained in out of the County comments on the
turn of events in the Cy Winstead “mob” indictments
of last week are insinuations that all is not well with Per
son folks as cooperators with State agencies such as the
SBI. As one who lives in Person County, as one who
lived through the August to October business ‘ under
discussion, and as one who expects to be here to see it
finished, our sole comment is that linsey-woolsey is never
black or white, but is definitely gray, and that despite
all heroics about the Person Grand jury having done its
duty to the State and Nation and the County, present
local attitude toward the situation is linsey-woolsey.
Repeated washings may lighten such cloth and we
hope this will happen, although premature attempts at
laundrying cannot be regarded as helpful. Knowing
PERSON CQUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C.
A History Os
THE BRADSHER FAMILY .
By EUGENIA BRADSHER
A Descendant of Both Moses and James Bradsher
(Continued from last week)
The youngest of the three
Bradsher settlers was James, who
married Sarah Garrett. They
wreo the parents of four sons
and two daughters, as follows:
John. Abner, Wi'liam Arch,
George Monroe, Mary O’Neal,
and Nancy. James owned both
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land and slaves. He gave his chi!- j
dren considerable educational ad
vantages. ,
Jchn married Mary Thomas
Webb. From this union came ;
many fine citizens fwho contri- !
buted much to the development
of Person County.
Aniva became the second wife
of Jerry Dixon. Mollie Bet, their]
oldest daughter, married Walter
Thomas whose mother belonged
to the noted Lea family so long
connected with Somerville Insti
tute in Lcasburg, N. C. A daugh- !
ter of her’s, Wilhelmina, is Mrs.
Frank Upchurch, whose husband
is an employee of the West Dur- j
ham Branch of the Fidelity Bank ,■
of Durham, N C.
Henrietta, the second daugh- :
ter, married Thomas D. Win- ■
stead, a descendant of Moses 1
Bradsher, the oldest of the three 1
Bradsher settlers. Their only
child, Esther, is the wife of Dr. c
B. A. Thaxton of Rcxboro. f 1
A third daughter, Jessie, mat- '
tied Robert Hester, son of A. J.
and Bettie Holeman Hester. 1 ‘
Their children are contributing (
much to the progress of the '
county. One son, Jerry, is a lead- 1
er among its educational forces ‘
For several years he was princi
pal of the Bushy Fork High 1
School but was recently elected ’
head of the Helena High School, *
the largest rural high school in
Person. 1
The youngest of Aniva Brad- :
sher Dixon's children is Jerry,
who lives in Roxboro. He mar- '
tied Evelyn Newman of Leas- :
burg and their two sons arc in
the mercantile business there.
Benjamin Bradsher married
Rebecca Denver. His children
live in Scuth Person and are
contributing much to the devel
opment of this section.
Zachariah married Laura
Thompson, daughter of Sidney
Thompson of Leasburg and niece '
of Jacob Thompson, Secretary of
the Interior in Buchanan's Cab
[ inet. There was cne daughter,
I Mary, who died W'hen a small
child. Following the death of her
what we do, we might comment on the justice or in
justice of accusations made by those who think black is
black or white is white, but before we do that we might
also suggest that Person folks should keep their shirts
on, since we are confident that home folks know just as
much about soap and when and where to use it as the
next ones. If they don’t, there will be plenty of time
for that when Court comes around.
Like some of the outside commentators, we can
scarcely see how alleged information can be kept for
ever in the Person laundry-bag, but if any more infor
mation gets out through other than the authorized (anil
supposedly secret channels) there is little that can be
done about it here at home. Real test of what has been
said and is being said will come when accusations will
have to be repeated in open court. Then, and not now,
will there be cause for praise or blame for what Per
son County has or has not done.
The Habit Remains
Monday night’s Prison Camp fire was a good show,
as some several hundred Person and Roxboro citizens
indicated by their hasty efforts to be first to arrive.
At actual scene of the fire traffic conditions may have
been better than usually obtain under such conditions.-
but on High School Drive and other roads and streets
they certainly were not, if opinion of residents on those
streets and roads may be believed.
Some two months ago Chief of Police George C.
Robinson offered suggestions of safety for those of us
who must, for reasons of business, or curiosity, go to
fires, but unfortunately his appeal was issued on the
day before an event of much larger proportions than a
fire took place. Lost in that event, the Chief’s fire
message fell, not on deaf ears, but on ears unwilling to
hear, as might have been the case if the Court House
business could not have been offered as excuse.
We have in Roxboro a volunteer fire department
and this means that many people who would not other
wise do so must go to fires. Very existence of a volun-
Robinson offered suggestions of safety for those of us
think twice before we follow. It is only by the grace of
God, or good luck, that we do .not in this City have qne
or more serious traffic .fatalities every time we have a
fire. •-.!*
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Mrs. W. J. Jenkins
husband, Laura Thompson Brad
| sher became the second wife of
J. A. Long of Roxboro, an as
tute business man who probably
, had more to do with the expan
, sicn of the industrial interests of
the town than any other man in
its history. Her two sons, James
A. and Matthew Ransom have
enlarged the interests begun by
their father and initiated others.
J. T. Bradsher, another son of
John, by economy and close at
tention to his financial affairs,
amassed considerable property.
He married Jennie Thompson, a
daughter of Dr. Jacob Thompson
of Leasburg and a great niece of
Jacob Thompson, Secretary of]
the Interior during Buchanan’s |
administration.
By this marriage there were |
five children, Raymond, Gertru
de, Irene, and twin sons, Arthur
and Dewey.
Gertrude married Robert Con-1
nor Merritt of Greenville, N. 6., |
sen of J. S Merritt, a prominent
lawyer of Roxbofo, grandson of j
S. B. Winstead, and great-grand
son of Meldrum Winstead, Sher
iff of Person County before the
War of Secession.
A year ago her husband died,
There were two children, Mary
Jaimeson and Robert Connor. .
Irene married Bryan Barnett,
a member Os the extensive Bar
nett family, wfio had much to do •
with shaping the legislative pro
ceedings of Person County in
former days.
Dewey, who married Annie
Laura Joyner, is a dental surgeon
located in Roxboro. Arthur re-1
: cently came here frem Wilming
< m
Stephen Garrett Bradsher
ton.
Another daughter of John
Bradsher, Bettie, married Steph
an Garrett, who was a man of
large wealth for that day. There
were no children from this un
ion. After the death of her hus
band, Bettie married the Rever
end J. W. Jenkins, a Methodist
minister. She aided him in at
taining the moving desire of his
later years by contributing lib
erally to the establishment of the
Methodist Orphanage at Raleign,
which stands today a monument
to his compassion and her gener
osity
Jessie Mary, the youngest of
Jchn Bradsher’s children, mar
ried Charles J. Yarbrough of
Caswell County, ,an auniisually
successful business man, who
represented his county in the
Legislature at a critical, time in
the history of the state.
Three sons remained in Cas
well: Webb G, J. T.. and Clem
ert. E. S., a graduate of Wake
Forest, established himself in
the cotton mill industry in Dur_
h; m. Not finding this profitable,
he entered the insurance field,
and now ranks among the suc
cessful underwriters of the city.
He married Nellie Eliot of Cum
berland County. The late Henry
Lcndon of Raleigh and Pittsboro
for that man in uniform /y /m/
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TOBACCOS
NOTICE
1940 Taxes Are Past Due
WE ARE ordered to advertise .your property tor
sale on November 1, 1941, and, if unpaid, they
will be sold on December 1 according to law.
Please Pay and Avoid Costs
THE CITY Attorney is ordered to enter suit on
all taxes unpaid prior to 1940 and foreclose on
property. Please take notice and pay.
We Have A Good City
It Is Your City
Do Your Part
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'PERCY BLOXAM
Tax Collector
_ and
City Manager
iHpprff k msm
E. S. Yarbrough
[ was his brother-in-law. They
have three children, Cornelia,
now Mrs. Richard K. Hines of
New York City, Edwin S., Jr ,
engaged in business in Durham,
and Mary, who is connected with
Duke University.
The only daughter, Mary Dai
sy, now Mrs. J. A. Goodwin,
holds a position with a leading
industry of Norfolk, Virginia.
J. Connor and Walter B. took
the advice of Horace Greely and
went West, the former to Chica
go and the latter to Ajo. Arizona,
at which places they are well
established in business.
(To Be Continued)
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Legal Notice
SALE OF FARM LAND
Under and by virtue of the
authority conferred upon me as
Trustee in that certain deed of
trust- executed on June 6, 1940,
by Mrs. Minnie S. Bradsher and
James E. Bradsher and which is
recorded in the office of the Reg
ister of Deeds of Person County
in Book 9, Page 215, default hav
ing been made in the payment
of the bond secured thereby, and
at the request of the holder
thereof, I will on
SATURDAY, NOV. Bth, 1941,
at twelve (12) o’clock noon, at
the courthouse door in Roxboro,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1941
sell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash, the land con
veyed by said deed of trust, the
same being described as follows,
to-wit:
Lying and being in Cunningham
Towftiship, Person County, North
Carolina, and bounded on the
North by lands of Miss Ruth
Hester, on the East by lands of
the T. C. Wagstaff Estate, on the
South by lands of R. A. Bryce,
and on the West by South Hyco
Creek or lands of Mrs. C. E. Win
stead, Jr., and containing 113
acres, more or less. Said tract of
land \yas designated as Tract No.
2 of the W. G. Bradsher lands in 1
the partition of the same which
is recorded in the Clerk’s office
of Person County in Book of
Orders and Decrees E, Pages 155
to 169. A plat of the said tract
of land is filed in the office of
the Clerk of the Superior Court
in the original papers composing
the partition proceedings of the
W. G. Bradsher lands.
Sale will remain open for ten
(10) days for an upset bid and
purchaser at the sale will be re
quired to /deposit ten per cent
(10%) of bid price as evidence
of good faith.
This October Bth, 1941.
R. P. BURNS, Trustee
10-16-23-301 i-G
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be available for the manufactute
of poultry wing bands this year
as compared with 150,000 last
year.
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care as any delicate instru
ment. A periodic conditioning
will prolong its life. Bring your
watch in today. Inspection and
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