IP IT IS NEWS ABOUT PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. VOLUME XIII Armistice Day Observed With Colorful Three Part' Program f Major Cooper, Lieut-Gov. Harris And Mayor Win stead Participate In Form al Exercises. | Declaring that the United States army'of today is in condition to take a more realistic view of war than was the army of 1918, Major W. Mac Cooper, of Fort Bragg, in an Armistice day program spon sored here by Lester Blackwell post of the American Legion, said Tuesday that the army is now j better because, “t has had more time to prepare, has better facil ities available, and the men, themselves instead of being in ducted with a glamorous concep tion of war know the truth be cause they have been told of it by their fathers, veterans of J World War I.” Introduction of Major Cooper, who was afterwards a guest at luncheon at the Legion hut, was by Lt. Gov. R. L. Harris, of this City. Invocation was by V. E. Duncan, Post chaplain. Also on the program and in the parade was S. G. Winstead, Mayor of Roxboro, who in his remarks sup ported the declaration of Major Cooper that there must be a re dedication of ideals, with a will ingness to fight when necessary. Prominent figures in the morn ing parade were Post Command er Dr. B. A. Thaxton,. Chaplain Duncan, Past Commander R. H. Shelton, Dr. O G Davis and va rious civic officials,-together with , the guest of honor. Music wasi furnished b y Roxboro high school’s glee club and band. Luncheon at the hut, served in; picnic style by members of thej auxiliary, was enjoyed by a large i •rowd. The formal program was held at the Palace theatre. In his address of welcome, May or Winstead said: “These times are reminiscent of World War (Continued On Back Page) Wounded Pigeon Now Improves The wounded Army carrier | pigeon found here op a residen- | tial street two weeks ago and since then kept under the care of a veterinarian, is to soon be released, according to R. H. Shel ton, Past Commander of the local Post of the American Legion, who said he has been advised by Cap tain Herbert L. Reed, assistant signal officer of the Signal Corps, Fourth Corps Area, Atlanta, that the bird should be released when it appears to be well, preferably i in the morning, in order to allow I it sufficient time to get its own i bearings and return to its home base. Court Os Honor Will Be Held Monthly court of honor of the Person Scout district will be held Friday night, November 14, at 7 o’clock at Ca-Vel school. J. S. Merritt, chairman of the court, will preside and other members will be in attendance to witness a number of advancements. SHUGART TRANSFERRED M. W. Shugart, formerly of Littleton and for the past four months superintendent of the CCC camp at Roxboro, is being, transferred to the Soil Conserva tion service, withl headquarters at Warren ton. He and Mrs. Ship gart will leave here tqjnorrbw. 'Taking Mr. Shugart’* place at the camp is H. J. Thiel, former ly with tiie Gibsonville carbp. ImonMimes PUBLISHED EVERT BUNDAY ft THURSDAY PERSON NATIVE DIES AT MEBANE Rites Held Today For Mrs. Sallie Brooks Workman, of That City, at Mount Zion Church, Orange County. Funeral services for Mrs. Sal lie Brooks Workman, 49, a native ! of Person County and resident of ! Mebane, who died Tuesday at her residence, there, were conducted this afternoon at two o’clock at Mount Zion church, Orange coun ty, with interment in the church cemetery. Rites were in charge of the Rev. J. F. Apple and the Rev. j Mr. Dollar. Mrs. Workman, daughter of the | late James W. and Jennie Brooks, was educated in the Person schools and was a member of Mount Zion church. She had been in ill health for eleven months and in a serious condition three months. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Survivors include her husband, Allen Workman, of Mebane, a brother George D. Brooks, of Semora, a half brother, B. B. Brooks, of Haw River, a half sis ter, Mrs. Albert Slade, of Yan cey ville, and a number of nieces and nephews, including C. C.! White, of Hurdle Mills. Pallbearers were: Mitchell Me bane, Clay Patton, Jack Horton, “Skeet” King, Charles Laws and ! Gene Dennis. Flowerbearers were nieces. u 1 Bushy Fork PTA Meeting Held At School Last Week The Bushy Fork P. T. A. met J last week in the school auditori um. Preceding the regular meet ing a study group was held with Miss Ruth Sims in charge. Mrs. E. P. Warren called the P. T. A. meeting to order. She then gave the devotional and bus iness was transacted immediately I afterwards. The attendance Ban | ner was received by Mrs. H. G. Simpson and Miss Ruth Sims’ rooms, these having tied for the honor. The program was in charge of the program chairman, and a Book Parade was given. Prizes were given to the best characters in the parade; there j was also a prize given to the per son in the audience who could I guess the most characters in the . books represented, won by Julia I Belle Baynes of Hurdle Mills. I Mrs. Dewey Rogers, who was in charge of music made a talk on the appreciation of, various types of music and then Julia Belle Baynes gave a popular number on the piano, followed by a semi-classical number by Mr. Bell, the music teacher, a class ical number, by Stephen Foster given by Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Chas. Wilkerson, Lex Horton and Mr. Belle; and a sacred number by the same quartet, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Scott Hov atter. The study course theme for the year is “Defense in the Home,” and from this, the topic “The Homemaker Takes Over” was dis cussed in full. Miss Ruth Sims was in charge of discussion, with major discussions by Mrs. Scott Hovatter, Mrs. E. P. Warren, Mrs. Luther Long, and Miss Lois Thompson. Others who were present brought forth discussions .irom personal points ,o? yiew. There were thirty homeipakers present, and it is hoped many more will Join in. .the study next month. GARRETT RITES HELD SUNDAY AT PARENTS'HOME Large Crowd Gathers In Tribute To Popular Young Man. Many Floral Trib utes. Final rites for Charles Cope land Garrett, Jr., 19, of Roxboro, whose death occurred Friday af ternoon at Community hospital a few minutes after he had been injured in an automobile-motor cycle collision were conducted Sunday afternoon at the South Main street home of his parents. Garrett, a graduate of Roxboro high school, where he completed .an unusual public school attend ance record, having been neith er absent nor tardy; in eleven years, was also an alumnus of Furman university, Greenville, S. C., where he and his bride, the former Miss Inez Brewer of Princeton and Dunn, were mar ried less than a month ago. He was a member of the City fire department and of Roxboro First Baptist church. In charge of the funeral service was the pas tor, the Rev. W. F. West. Inter ment was in Burchwood ceme tery, Roxboro. Active pallbearers were Joe King, Bob Whitten, Hubert O’Briant, Newton Day, Ben Thax ton Jr., Laurie Garrett, Donnie Jacobs and Charles H. Munday, all of Roxboro. Benefit Showing Os Dolls To Be Event Next Week Person and Roxboro residents interested in entering their dolls in the benefit doll show to be given by women of Roxboro Pres byterian church are requested to bring their entries to former headquarters of the British War Relief society, in the Kirby-Led better building by Friday, Nov ember 28. Excellent care will be taken of the dolls. The show, itself, will be held on Saturday, November 29. In charge of general 1 arrangements is Mrs. J. H. Hughes. Prizes will be offered and tea will be serv ed. The affair is being given as a benefit for the church hymnbook fund. ' Some dolls will be for sale, as will home-made cakes, cookies, candy and aprons. Prize for big gest doll will be an apron; for the oldest, a plum pudding; for the prettiest, candy, and for the biggest doll collection, a cake. All dolls given for display will be promptly returned after the exhibition. Rites Held Here Today For Army Man Killed In Texas Funeral services for Private Ben Taylor Broadwell, 22, of Camp Wallace, Texas, killed Sun day in an automobile accident at Rosenberg Tex., were held today at two o’clock in the afternoon at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Broadwell of Gordon Street, this city. Officiating ministers were the Rev. W. C. Martin of Edgar Long Memorial Methodist Church, Rox boro, and Rev. J. F. Herbert of Wilmington, a former pastor. Interment was in Maplewood Cemetery, Durham. Accompanied by Carp. Charles Lambeth of Camp Wallace, the remains arrived here yesterday at noon. Jt was reported to members of , the Broadwell family that Private £roadweU,caip? to his jieath by drowning, when the car*in which ROXBORO, (N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1941 Blackout Should Mean Care On Streets Says Chief Roxboro’s Chief o f Police, George C. Robinson, observing the unusual darkness of streets here during the present blackout, has said that motorists, store-keepers and pedestrians, too, for that mat ter, should now observe unusual care in driving, in operation of ! stores and in walking about the streets, since the darkness is in | creased, with consequent increase l of dangers from accidents and ( thefts. ! Emphasis of the Chief’s obser-! | vations has been illustrated twice i within the past week when cars, 1 with keys in locks, were stolen from within downtown areas I here. t I Alonzo Harris Os Chub Lake Dies At Residence William Alonzo Harris, 30 of Chub Lake, died Monday morn | ing at 6 o’clock, following a heart attack suffered at his home. Fun-! | I eral services were conducted at j the home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock by Elder Lex Chandler,; with interment in the family cem- j etery. : Surviving are his wife, Mrs. j J Odell Harris; one son, William; j three daughters, Misses Helen, ; ; Sue and Odell Harris, all of the j home; six brothers and three sis ters, Alfred of Southrßoslo»,-Vtwr- Rufus and E. L. of 'Roxboro, Ern est, John and Jim of the home, and Mesdames Martha Clayton, Mattie Oakley and Semora Clay ton of Person County. I 1 Rites Held For Mrs. J. T. Mangum At Rougemont Mrs. Gracie Buchanan Man gum, 42, of Rougemont, wife of J. T. Mangum. died Tuesday morning at 5:15 o’clock at Com ( munity Hospital Roxboro, after . !an illness lasting five days. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock i at Rougemont Methodist Church. | The pastor, the Rev. Kermit i Wheeler, assisted by the Rev. J. T. Green, a former pastor, was in charge. Interment was in new Bethel Church cemetery. , Surviving, in addition to the husband are one son, J. T., Jr.; 1 one daughter, Edna, all of the home; a sister Mrs. Joe Cameron | of Zebulon, and a half-brother, 1 Bradsher Buchanan. he was riding turned over in three feet of water. It is said he had been to a dance. Private Broadwell, who enter ed the army in June under Se lective Service, at time of his death was stationed at Camp Wallace, Texas, although he was first sent to Fort Bragg. At one time he had served with the U. S. Navy. He was a grad uate of Roxboro High Schoo’ and during part of his residence here was employed by Pender’s Store and at G. B. Shorts. Surviving in addition to the parents are one brother, Grover Broadwell of Wilmington, N. C., tw