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VOLUME xm
, City And County Will Bring
Out Ghosts And Hobgoblins
1 Roxboro Main Street Block
Wilt Be Reserved For To-
Morrow Night’s Merry- j
makers; Public And Pri
vate Parties Planned
To provide space for Roxboro's
downtown celebrators of Hal
loween the Main street block be
tween Depot Street and Abbiit
avenue will be roped off from
7 until 10 o’clock Friday night,
and according to officials of the
Police department no parking in
that area will on that night be
permitted after 6:30 o’clock. Chief
of Police George C. Robinson has
requested the cooperation of ail
motorists and of all who expect
to participate in downtown fes
tivities.
It is expected that a public ad
dress system will be set up to
provide music for the crowd and
although Roxboro Chamber of
Commerce will not this year
have charge of a formal program
of entertainment, W. Wallace
Woods, executive secretary, will
be on hand to observe the crowd
and to assist with the musical
program.
Social events of the evening
include a bingo party planned as
a Community hospital auxiliary
benefit at Pioneer warehouse,
and a benefit party for the Rox
boro High School band to be giv
en in the high school gymnasium.
Children are to attend from 7
until 9 o’clock, while adults are
. expected between 9 o’clock and
midnight. Costume prizes will be
awarded and a special program
of games and Halloween’ fun is
being planned.
Miss Grafton In
County For View
Os Book Program
In this City for the past three
days was Miss Ernestine Graf
ton, tri-county librarian, who
met Monday morning with the
Person County library board in
order to plan a tentative pro
gram to be followed in establish
ing Fall work of the Person
County Library.
Miss Gfrafton, who has been
connected with the Cincinnati
public library, arrived in North
Carolina about two weeks ago
and will work with county li
braries in Person, Orange and
Chatham counties. Considered
Monday morning were plans for
the bookmobile and stations in
Person’s area. Miss Grafton will
again be in Person County dur
ing the week of November 18,
and next meeting of the Board
will be held on that date at 3
o’clock in the afternoon in the
library.
One thousand books from the
Cincinnati Public Library were
received here Tuesday.
Duke Alumni
Meet Next Week
At Hotel Roxboro
Speaker at the annual banquet
of the Person County unit of the
Duke University alumni associa
tion will be Henry R. Dwire,
vice president of the University,
who will be honor guest at a
meeting to be held on Friday
evening, November 7, at 7 o’clock
[ at Hotel Roxboro, according to
announcement today made by
[ the Person chapter president, the
[ Rev. T. Marvin Vick, Jr.
I Also to be present will be C.
I A. Dukes, of the alumni office,
It who will show pictures pertain-
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EVERY SUNDAY ft THURSDAY
BISHOP PENICK
TO AGAIN VISIT
ST. MARK’S PARISH
Episcopal Church Head
Will Come To Roxboro For
Confirmation Class Rites
In December
Guest minister at a special
service to be held at St. Mark’s
Episcopal church on Wednesday
evening, December 3, at 7:30
o’clock, will be the Rt. Rev. Ed
win A. Penick, Bishop of the
Diocese of North Carolina, who
will come here from his home
in Raleigh on that date to ad
minister rites of confirmation to
a class to be presented by the
Rector of St. Mark’s, the Rev.
Rufus J. Womble.
This will be Bishop Penick’s
first official visit to Roxboro
since he was here in June for
the Rev. Mr. Womble’s ordina
tion to the priesthood.
In making announcemient of
the forthcoming visit of the Bish
op, who will' also deliver the
sermon on that occasion, the Rev.
Mr. Womble said that all persons
interested in being members of
the confirmation class are re
quested to see him and that he
will appreciate information from
all who are interested.
Regular Sunday morning serv
ices, with Holy Communion at 11
o’clock, will be conducted on
Sunday, November 2, said the
Rector. Teacher of the adult
church school class is City Man
ager Percy Bloxam In charge of
intermediates is Mrs. John Mor
ris, andi of the primary division
Mrs. Rufus J. Womble, with Miss
Julia Fisher, organist, arid R. P.
Michaels as superintendent. All
classes begin at 10 o’clock.
Church organist is Miss Esth
er Walker.
Four-H Clubs
Gather Tonight
At High School
Starting tonight at 7:30 at Rox
boro high school, Person County
Four-H clubs will observe their
annual Achievement program.
Presiding will be the County
Federation president, Miss Elsie
West, of the Allensville club,
who will present speakers from
each*of the twelve clubs in the
County.
General theme will be “Four-H
Strengthens Democracy,” and
presentation of "awards will be
by L. R. Harrill, of Raleigh, State
4-H leader, while installation of
officers will be under supervis
ion of Miss. Frances McGregor,
also of Raleigh, assistant State
4-H leader. *
Music will be rendered by the
various clubs represented and
program details are being plan
ned by the members, assisted by
A. I. Park and Miss Velma Beam
of the Person Farm Agency and
Home Demonstration staff.
In addition to Miss West, of
ficers of the Person federation
are: vice president, Billy Wilson;
secretary, Lome Pugh; treasurer,
Vernon Davis, and historian,
Miss Geraldine Clayton.
MONDAY’S RAIN
Monday’s rainfall was .040,
first since September 4, when
.090 precipitation was reported
in Roxboro. Water in the spill
way now stands at 20 inches be
low, lowest record since 1925,
when the measure was 17 and
one fourth inches, it is said.
E. N. TILLETT
PLANNING BOARD
HEAD FOR YEAR i
Other Committee Meetings
Attended By Person Farm
ers; Fanners’ Exchange
Stock Market Planned
I
New chairman of the Person
County Agricultural Planning
board is E. N. Tillett, of Timber
lake, elected at an afternoon
meeting of board members held
at Person County Court House
yesterday afternoon.
Tillett, who succeeds John D.
Winstead, Jr., will serve during |
1942. Principal business of the
afternoon was discussion of the j
planting program for the coming,
year.
Held yesterday and on the pre
vious day and night were com
mittee meetings attended by
farmers interested in the Foodi
for Defense program and in dis-j
cussion of problems pertaining!
to those Person farmers who may
have to move elsewhere if the
proposed tri-county camp con
tract is signed. Attendance at
the Roxboro meeting was small
but gratifying turnouts were re
ported in other parts of the
County.
According to Don S. Mathe
son, Farm Agent of Orange
County, plans are practically
completed for the opening of the
Farmers Mutual Exchange Live
stock Market, at Occoneechee
Farm, near Hillshnro. Opening
date has been set for Thursday,
November 6, at 2 o’clock.
C. W. Tilson, manager, states
that fees will be moderate and
will be in accordance with those
charged in this section of North
Carolina and in Southern Vir
ginia. Patrons dissatisfied with
highest bids may call a no sale
and then arrange for a private
sale at end of bidding or take
their animals home. It is sug
gested that they be brought to
the market on the morning of
opening day, between 8 and 11
o’clock.
Red Gross Head
Now Appointed
New head of the Person Coun
ty Chapter of the American Red,
Cross is the Rev. J. M. Walker, I
pastor of Roxboro Presbyterian
church, whose appointment was
announced this week. Mr. Walk
er and a committee of represen
tative citizens will stage the an
nual Roll Call next month.
Bill Harris Wins
Golf Championship
. Charles Ball, Jr., E. B.
* Craven, Jr. and Newton
Day Win Honors In Sec
ond, Third and Fourth
Flights) Hunter Presents
Awards
For the second time in two
years Bill Harris, 111, won the
golf championship of the Roxbo
ro County Club yesterday after
noon. Bill had a score of 118 for
27 holes in the playoff with Jim
my Long who had 119 for the
same 27. Finals were in match
play.
Charles Ball, Jr. won honors
in the second flight. The runner
up in this flight was Harry Ed
wards, 20 holes.
In the third flight E. B. Cra
ven, Jr. was crowned chanmpion.
He won on over Bill Walker
who was champion of the fourth
BUS STATION
EXPECTED TO BE
OPEN HERE SOON
Virgil Thomas To Be Tick
et Agent And Service Sta
tion Manager For New
Place On Abbitt Avenue
Expected to .be open Monday,
with Virgil Thomas, formerly of
Central Service corporation as
manager and ticket agent, is the
new Bus Center and service sta-1
tion on the Claude T. Hall prop
erty at the Lamar street and Ab
bitt avenue corner.
The building, under construe
| tion for the past several months,
| will contain separate accomoda
-1 tions for white and Negro pa- i
trons, with waiting rooms and j
toilet facilities. Among those in- j
terested in the operation of the
bras station are S. A. Jessup, of |
I Charlottesville, Va., president of j
| the Virginia Trailways line, and
[ L. B. Newman, of Danville, Va,
! operator of the Silver Fox lino.
Sold in the service station,
where several assistants to Mr.
Thomas will be employed, will
be products of the Atlantic Re
fining Company, including
“White Flash” gasoline.
Mr. Newman, whose Silver Fox
line operates between Danville,
Va., Roxboro and Oxford, has
expressed opinion that the new
bus and service station will com
pare favorably with those in oth
er cities similar to and larger
than Roxboro.
The local manager of the sta
tion, Mr. Thomas, has for the
past several years been with
Central Service corporation and
is well known here.
Highest Market
Average Reached
In This City
Highest market average of the
current tobacco season in Rox
boro was reached this week
when 120,794 pounds brought
$43,050.45, at $35.63 average, on
Monday. Combined averages for
Tuesday and Wednesday were
$32.41 when 63,272 pounds
brought $20,508.40, according to
Government reports compiled by
James B. Clayton, senior field
assistant, who said that tobacco
I I is coming to the Roxboro market
, I this season from as far aw r ay as
i Smithfield, and from within four
;j miles »bf South Boston and 10
■ miles of Danville, Va.
• j Attention is called to the fact
■ that Government figures are cit
-1 ed here.
flight last year, but moved up
a notch this season, 18 holes.
Newton Day was victor in the
fourth flight by virtue of defeat
ing all opponents and Hubert
O’Briant in yesterday’s finals, 32
holes.
All winners were awarded
loving cups.
Presiding at the program im
mediately after the tournament
was J. Sam Merritt, president of
the County Club, who presented
Gordon Hunter. Mr. Hunter then
presented awards to winners and
to runners-up. Runners-up were
awarded sweaters.
After awards were given ev
evryone was invited to the din
ing room of the club house where
brunswick stew and cold drinks
were served.
Approximately sixty people
were present for the exercises.
ROXBORO, IN. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1941
Agency Council Hears Report
On Person’s Indian Citizens
WAYNE C. RAE
PAYS LARGE FINE
IN WHISKEY CASE
Charlotte Man, Driver Os
Whiskey Truck, Loses
Case And Cases
Wayne Cecil Rae, 23, of Frank
linfon avenue, Charlotte, charg- :
ed with illegal possession, trans- <
porting and possession for sale :
! after having been captured near :
j Roxboro with a truck and cargo
of 85 cases of tax paid, bottled :
I in bond whiskey, was in Person
! Recorder’s court on Tuesday con
! victed of transporting and re
ceived a fine of S2OO and costs.
Under court order the truck
w ill be confiscated and the whis
key disposed of as provided by
law, proceeds to be turned over
to Person County Commission
ers. Under ruling cited North Ca
rolina Attorney General Harry
McMullen, whiskey captured un
der circumstances surrounding
the Rae case may be sold by
County Commissioners to legal
ized alcoholic beverage control
stores within the State, distribut
ed to hospitals for medical pur
poses, or destroyed. Whatever
profits .are received are to go to ■
the school fund of the county in
which seizure is made.
Rae was captured here on Oc
tober 4 by City Policemen, who
acted on a tip that the truck was
coming through from Baltimore
and gave chase to it on residen
tial streets. The case was first
scheduled for trial on October 10,
but was postponed at request of
Rae’s attorney.
: j
Navy Service
Men To Be Here
For Two Days
Recruiting officers from the
United States Navy are expect
ed to be in Roxboro next week
on Wednesday and Thursday for
purposes of interviewing young
men between 17 and 31 who are
interested in joining the Navy,
according to announcement from
Chief Petty Officer P. G. Sum
re]], of the Greesnboro station,
who spent a few hours here the
first of the week.
All young men under twcnty
. one must have written consent
of parent or guardian and all
men should bring with them |
proof of the datet and place of
their birth, together With cha
racter references. Applicants for
the regular Navy must be physi
cally, mentally and morally qual
ified, and unmarried, although
those interested in the Naval
I reserves (between 17 to 50) may
be married, with provision that
. they are skilled workers and
ean support their families on in
; come dervied from the Navy
[ service, said Sumrell
Temporary headquarters in
[ Roxboro will be in the lobby of
the United States Post Office,
South Main street. Navy editor
; of the Person County Times is
: Maynard C. Clayton and all per.
[ sons interested in additional in-
L formation prior to arrival of the
. recruiting officers may consult
. with him.
. ILL
Miss Irene Green, popular
: Roxboro young woman, is ser
iously ill at Watts hospital, Dur
ham, where she underwent an
operation Sunday night.
MISS SHIPP OF
NEWTON WILL BE
AT HIGH SCHOOL ,
t a
Succeeds Miss Helen Mel- £
ton; Dr. B. A. Thaxton g
Heads School Board s
Effective November 3. Miss t
Bessie Shipp, of Newton, will (
come to Roxboro District schools 1
as librarian at Roxboro high c
school, succeeding Miss Helen ;
Melton, who is on that date re- j i
signing in order to accept a li- [
brary position with the United j i
States Army. | 1
Formal announcement of the : s
change in librarians here was 1
made Tuesday by Leon Couch, I
supervising principal of district j
schools, following a first of the !
week meeting of the school c
board. New chairman of the I
board is Dr. B. A. Thaxton, form
erly temporary chairman, who
by unanimous vote of board
members, succeeds the late J. A.j
Long, Sr. Mr. Long died Septem-]
ber 3, but had been absent from
board meetings for several
months prior to that time be
cause of ill health.
Miss Shipp, who is now con
-nected with the library -staff at
Appalachian State Teacher’s col
lege, Boone, received an A. B.
from Salem college, and a B. S.
degree in library science from
the University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill. Miss Melton’s new
position is considered an ad
vancement. She will first go to
Washington before being assign
ed to an Army position.
In addition to Dr. Thaxto?i,
other members of the Roxboro
I district board are: C. A. Harris,
R. M. Spencer, W. C. Bullock
and B. B. Newell. Dr. Thaxton,
who is a Roxboro physician and
is Commander of Lester Black
well Post of the American Le
gion, does not as chairman of
the district school board have a
vote except in case of a tie.
■ I
Victory Sunday
To Be Observed
By City Church
Sunday has been designated]
as “Victory Sunday” by the
Beard of Stewards of Edgar Long \
Memorial Methodist Church. An j
appeal has been made to the \
membership to pay their pledges |
j in full this week and attend the J
services Sunday morning. Those
who do not meet their obliga
tions before Sunday are urged to '
attend the morning service and
have a part in celebrating the
closing of the financial year for
the church.
Officials point out that this has
been a very good year for the.
church and this is the first time
that the Official Board has been
able to meet all financial obli
gations a week before the meet
ing of the Annual Conference.
The pastor, the Rev. W. C. Mar.
tin, has announced that he ex
pects a record attendance this
Sunday morning.
TAX SCHEDULES MAILED
Gordon C . Hunter, executive
vice president of the Peoples
bank, today said that folder giv
ing income tax scales to be ex
pected this year will be mailed
with statements of all patrons of
the bank this month. Mr. Hunter
is much interested in seeing that
citizens make proper and in ad
vance arrangements for taking
care of the increased tax obliga
tions.
THE TIMES IS PERSON’S
PREMIER NEWSPAPER,
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES.
NUMBER SEVEN
E. L. Wehrenberg, Os High
Plains School Faculty Cites
Their History And Points
Out Present-Day Problems
Full description of the soeial
habits, educational and religious
advancements and economic pro
gress of the 65 family Indian
group living in Holloway town
ship, Person county, was given
Wednesday at October session of
the Person County Council of so
cial agencies by E. L. Wehren
berg. principal of High Plains In
dian school, who has for fourteen
years been connected w ith the
institution.
By question and answer meth
ods considerable time was de
voted to an analysis of possible
solution for problems peculiar to
the Indians, for years natives of
Person county and of the Vir
ginia country served by High
Plains school and by a Baptist
church which is just across the
State line.
Mr. Wehrenberg, who was in.
troduced by Thomas J. Shaw, Jr.,
program chairman, laid particu
j lar stress upon Indian frugality,
| courage and resourcefulness. He
also spoke of their pride, their
independence and of their out
standing record as lawabiding
citizens. Mentioned with some
regret was fact that there is no
provision in Person county ~ for
high school education of Indians,
although some work as high as
the tenth grade is carried on at
High Plains.
Special guests at the session
included Miss Julia Fisher, of the
Person Health department, who
will be a member of the council,
Miss Ernestine Grafton, of the
tri-county library staff, and Miss
Mills, of WPA.
presiding was Robert Edgar
Long, president, who reported on
the previous session of the ex
ecutive committee, Mr. Wehren
berg’s program was the third of
a series of Person township pro
grams in which special emphasis
is placed on social aspects, with
suggestions for improvement,
j Next meeting will be held on
I Wednesday, November 26, at the
! same meeting place, Hotel Rox
boro.
Sunday School
Groups To Meet
At Rock Grove
:i
Members of churches and Sun
j day Schools in the western part
\of the Flat River association
will meet Sunday afternoon at
Rock Grove Baptist church at
, three o'clock to discuss means p.f
improving the Sunday school
, programs in their groups. Devo
, tionals will be lead by the Rev.
E. G. Usry, Baptist minister of
. Oxford, and chief address will
, be by the Rev. W. F. West, cf
. | Roxboro First Baptist church.
l Time will be 3 o’clock.
Mrs. Johnson Has
Gift At Second
; Appreciation Day
Recipient of an “Appreciation
Gift” at second of the series of
- “Appreciation Days” held yes
! terday was Mrs. Franklin Wins
- tead Johnson, of Roxboro, ac
- cording to announcement of W.
1 Wallace Woods, executive secre
f tary of Roxboro Chamber of
f Commerce, who again acted as
t master of ceremonies for the
- event. Present at the rear of the
l court house lot, where the fes
tivities were held, was a large
crowd, said Mr. Woods.
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