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PERSON NEGRO CUT DURING
FIGHT IMPROVES AT DUKE
Durham, Nov. 22.—Duke hos
pital attaches said today that
Calvin Johnson, 45-year-old Ne
gro of Hurdle Mills who is said
to have been injured in a knife
fight with Lewis Evans, 50-year
old Negro of Hightower, Sunday,
is in a satisfactory condition.
Roxboro reports state that the
fight occurred near the Lewis
Hester store. Evans was taken to
the Person County jail by Person
County officers in connection
with the fight.
FOREST FIRE LOSSES
CLIMB IN STATE
Raleigh, Nov. 22. Damage
from forest fires in counties or
ganized for control in North Car
olina increased more than 50 per
cent in October compared with
October, 1940.
The division of forestry of the
Department of Conservation and
Development reported a loss of
$49,176 from forest fires last
month, while damages during the
same month a year ago were
$31,964.
Total number of blazes jumped
from 301 to 352.
60,006 SIGNS REMOVED
FROM ROADS SO FAR
Raleigh, Nov. 22.—50 far 60,-
000 signs have been removed in
the Highway Commission’s cam
paign to rid the roads of signs,
Highway Chairman Ben Prince
said today.
About half as many again 'are
left, but they are on leased land
and cannot be removed by the
commitsion for a year unless the
owners agree to remove them
voluntarily.
HUNTERS WARNED NOT TO
SHOOT PIGEONS
Hoffman, Nov. 22.—The 280th
Signal Pigeon Company of the
U. S. Army Signal Corps sent
out an urgent appeal to hunters:
Do not shoot carrier pigeons.
Penalty is as much as SIOO fine
and six months in^RtH."
MODERN VERSION OF
THANKSGIVING SPIRIT
Reading, Pa., Nov. 22. —Edward
D. Schrack answered a jury duty
call yesterday but told President
Judge Paul N. Schaeffer that
relatives from New Jersey—ob
serving holiday—were holding a
Thanksgiving turkey dinner for
him at home.
Along The Way
With the Editor
Ist person singular. Recently the writer of this column
was invited to a big wedding in the eastern part of this state.
The affair was very formal and since I did not own a tuxedo
I had to borrow one. Willie Yancey furnished the shirt, etc.,
Bill Harris 111 let me have a coat and lo and behold I wound
up with the breeches of , Lt. Governor Harris. Boy, I sho did
strut wtih them pants. Even tho I have never been able to
fill the shoes of Lt. Governor Harris, for once, in my life I
filled the pants. I had a big night and now lam going to send
the clothes back to their rightful owners. If I ever go to an
other big affair I want to borrow that same outfit
Arthur Bradsher went along with me and hes had bor
rowed a Stiff collar size 15 1-2. His size was 14 and he sure
did look a mess with that little neck in that big collar. I told
all who asked me that I didn’t even know the fellow.
Prosperity is here! Happy days are here again! There
is no depression. Wheeler Newell has put a telephone in his
store. That’s a surer sign of prosperity than a robin is a sign
of Spring.
AGENCIES COUNCIL
Speaker at November lunch
eon session of the Person Coun
cil'of Social Agencies to be held
Wednesday at 1 o’clock at Hotel
Roxboro is expected to be Miss
Vivian Haas, of the WPA staff,
Chapel (Hill, who will discuss
certain aspects of WPA work.
JersonsMimes
PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY A THURSDAY
Judge Schaeffer, noting Pen
nsylvania will celebrate next
week, promptly excused him with
the obsesrvation: “Thanksgiving
comes but twice a year.”
U. S. LANGUAGE ON
INCREASE SAY PROFS
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 22. The
southern drawl lost out in hotel
lobbies to the broad A as 2,500
delegates met here for the Na
tional Council of Teachers of
English.
The professors considered such
problems as how to keep up with
the language, admitting that
swing, the war, and the national
emergency were adding new
words faster than at any time
this century.
Max J. Herzberg, nation,dly
known etymologist from Wee
quackic, N. J., said that “even if
you learn a new word a day—
you still can’t keep up with the
‘American language’ now.”'
WINBORNE IS TRYING TO
GET BLACKOUT LIFTED
Raleigh, Nov. 22. Stanley
Winborne, chairman of the State
Utilities Commission, said today
the commission was actively en
gaged in trying to lemove the
power blackout in the State and
that “we think conditions do not
■warrant such restrictions here."
So far, Winborne said, negoti
ations have not resulted in any
indication that the Office of Pro
duction Management would mod
ify its order prohibiting the use
of electric power for decorative
or advertising puposes. He said
such relief could be expected in
the event of rainfall “but so far
it has rained in the wrong
places."
SCIENTIFIC TOY
JOY TO LISTENERS
Denver, Nov. 22. Hie tele
phone company installed an aut
matic sound device to eliminate
the operators who tell the cus
tomers they have made a mis
take in dialing.
It did that—and more. It fas
cinated the company’s public so
much that hundreds of lines are
tied up by individuals wanting I
to know what the fire engine
said to the taxicab or the bride
said when she burned the bis
cuits.
“Oh well, maybe they’ll get
tired of it pretty soon,” sighed
the optimistic phone executives.
THANKSGIVING DAUGHTER
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Mr. and Mrs. Philip L. Thom
as, of this City, are announcing
the birth of a daughter, Jane
Lillian, at Community hospital,
Roxboro, on Thursday, Novem
ber 20. Mrs. Thomas is the form
er Miss Rose Frazier daughter of
Mrs. W. G. Frazier, of Durham.
Canada’s Answer to Battle of Atlantic
Moored at their berths are seven of the eight Canadian built ves
seis that were launched at Sorel. P. A., Canada, as part of the Do
minions answer to Germany in the far-flung battle of the Atlantic,
r our are trim corvettes and four arc sturdy little minesweepers, all
aeleome additions to the fleet.
MISS HENNINGER
DIES SUDDENLY -
English And Dramatics In
structor At Greens boro-
Ccllege Passes In Hospital
Greensboro, Nov. 22.—Miss El
ba Henninger, 50, for 15 years a
member of the faculty of Greens
boro College and for most of that
time head of the college’s work
in dramatics and spoken English,
died in Long’s Hosiptal Friday
shortly before noon of a heart
attack sustained a few minutes
before that time as she was ad
dressing a class at the college.
The body was taken to States
ville where funeral arrangements
were completed.
Native of Dayton, Tenrt., Miss
Henninger’s vacation home was
with her relatives in Statesville.
Her mother, Mrs. 1. E. Henninger,
Statesville; a brother and five
sisters are the immediate rela
tives.
Negro Youth Gives
Parents And Law
Wild Evening
Leon Faulkner, 15, Negro
youth of near Harmony, Va.,
whose home is in Person Coun
ty just across the' line, believes
in acrobatics, knife - throwing
and general devilment. The son
of Robert Faulkner, Leon on
Thanksgiving day took a gun
and ran away from home. Then
he decided to come back. Get
ting to the housd that night he
drew a kitchen knife on his
mother.
This was too much for Father
Robert, who forthwith summon
ed Person Cheriff M. T. Clay
ton, Deputy Bob Whitt and oth
ers of the County law enforce
ment division. Once at the house
the Sheriff and his men began
looking for Leon, who had fled
to the second story. Seeing the
officers coming after him, the
boy made a flying leap over a
stairway rail .knocked a lamp
off the living room table and
took to the woods, where he was
finally caught by the officers,
who kept their flashlights on his
trail.
That’s the end of the story,
except that Leon, placed in Per
son County Jail under) a disor
derly conduct charge, is just 15
and will therefore come under
more tender mercise of juvenile
court.
BASKETBALL MEETING
A meeting of all young men of
this City interested in forming a
basketball team or teams has
been called for Monday night at
7:30 o’clock in Roxboro high
school gymnasium. Announce
ment of the meeting was made
today by Ursal Yarborough, who
urges a full attendance.
ROXBORO, N. C, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1941
NEW PLATES TO
BE ON SALE BY
DECEMBER FIRST
i 1942 N. C. License Plates
Go On Sale At 57 Club
Branch Offices; N. C.
Fanners To Benefit From
New Law
On December 1 of this year,
the new 1942 North Carolina Li
cense plates .will go on sale at
57 Carolina Motor Club Branch
offices. The Roxboro office, with
Miss Mary Stanfield as manager,
is in the Dickinson Motor com
pany office, in the Kirby-Led
better -buildirlY, ■'North Main
street, with hours from 9 until 4
each day.
Federal tax of $5.00 for each
automobile, effective February 1,
is not to be collected by the mo
tor chib.
This year the plates are manu
factured in the same size as 1941
and will be painted with black
numerals on a yellow back
ground.
N. C. farmers are to benefit
from the new law enacted by the
last session of the North 1 Caro
lina General Assembly, in that
farmers will get their 1942 truck
license plates for one-helf their
original cost, subject to a SIO.OO
minimum. Applicants for the
new farm truck plates must be
as farmer by occupation, raising,
growing, or producing farm pro
ducts on a farm under his super
vision of at least a 10 acre area.
The applicant must make an
affidavit' that the truck so li
censed will be used excelusively
in the transportation of the ap
plicant’s own farm products,
raised and produced on his farm,
and farm supplies necessary to
farming operations. The farm
plate is non-assignable and does
not go to a purchaser' of a truck
so licensed, but instead remains
with the original applicant, who
upon proper compliance with the
law may use it on another farm
truck. The law provides a pen
alty against those who violate
the law: therefore applicants are)
cautioned to carry at all times
the pocket card in the truck
since it is so important in iden
tifying the owner with the farm
truck license.
WEST, JR., HONORED
Billy West, Jr., son of Rev.
and Mrs. W. F. West of this City,,
who is a junior at Wake Forest
college, has been elected to *
membership in Sigma Pi Alpha |
honorary fraternity, because of
his excellence in French.
ROLL CALL ROLLS
Roxboro Red Cross Roll Call
contributions now total more
than $514, according to campaign
manager, the Rev. J. M. Walker.
An intensive campaign will be
gin this week in the County.
Loevin Gets Local Lawyers
To Combat Pretense Charge
JOSEPH HUDGINS
DIES AT HOME
IN DANVILLE, VA.
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Rites For Former Person j
Resident, I n Danville i
About A Year, Were Held
Saturday
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Joseph Poindexter Hudgins.
69, native of Person County ana
formerly a resident of Roxboro.
died Friday morning at 2:15
o'clock at his homo on the Mar
tinsville road, Danville, Va., af
ter an illness with paralysis and
pneumonia. He was a son of tm>
late Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hud
gins.
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at two o’clock
at his Danville home. Officiating
ministers were the Rev. W. F.
West, pastor of Roxboro First
Baptist church of which he was
a member, and the Rev. Mr.
Gowin. Interment was in Green
Hill cemetery, Danville.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Mattie Bradsher Hudgins,
one daughter, Ruth Mae, and one
son, Schaub all of the home.
Mr. Hudgins, who was a farm
er, suffered his fourth stroke
about two weeks ago.
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Miss Fisher Tells
How To Improve
Health Program
Speaker at November session
of the Roxboro Central Gram
mar School Parent-Teacher asso
ciation held Tuesdsay, was Miss
Julia Fisher, of the nursing staff
of the Person Health Depart
ment, whose topic was, “Are
Jpur Children Physically Fit?"
Miss Fisher, in adidtion to mak
ing specific suggestions for im
provement of health conditions,
told of the clinic work of the
department.
Devptionals were in charge of
the Rev. W. C. Martin, of Edgar
Long Memorial Methodist
church. Attendance banner was
won by Miss Nellie B. Woods’
room. It was voted that S4O be
contributed to the playground
equipment fund.
Bowling Alley To
Be Opened Here
In Few Weeks
Newest recreation center in
Roxboro is to be a bowling alley
to lpe opened in the next few
weeks in the Pioneer warehouse
annex, North Main street, with
entrance through the store room
formerly occupied by the Globe
in the Kirby-Ledbetter building,
according to announcement to
day made by O. T. and C. B. Kir
by and Thomas Bowles, who will
operate the alley center.
Eight alleys will be construct
ed, said Mr. Kirby, who added
that plans are underway to make
the center one of the most at
tractive in this section. Both Mr.
Kirby and Mr. Bowles are well
known Roxboro business men.
The Pioneer annex lease has
been obtained from Matt R.
Long, of Greenville, owner. Leas
ing of the annex will in no way
affect operation of the ware
house as a warehouse. Mr. Kirby
is himself the owner of the store
space through which a Main
street entrance will be made.
This will be the first bowling
alley to be operated in Roxboro
in several years.
SCOUT BARBECUE
AT BROOKSDALE
LARGE AFFAIR
Troop Committeemen Stage
Party For Scouts And Par
ents; Titus New Scout j
Master
A barbecue supper was given j
on Thursday night by the com
mitteemen of Troop 63 for the
members of the troop and their
parents. At 6 o'clock the parents ’
came in arid looked over -the.
scout room and scout material.
Supper was served at 6:30. Dur-j
ing supper many songs were sung
by group under the leadership of
Frank Whitt. By suggestion of
Dr. Robert Long a trio composed \
of Reginald Jones, Wallace Zim
merman, and Wallace Kirby, sang
“God Bless America.”
A welcome to parents was giv
en by Frank Whitt, Dr. Robert
Long then responded. The “Flam-
I ingl Arrow” patrol then gave a
stunt in which Lemon Wilson,
Lester Fordon, and Dewey Holle-.
man participated. “A Week in |
j Sing Sing” was given by Wallace
Kirby, Ralph Tingen and Frank
Whitt. Afterwards a ladies Talk
ing Contest was given, those who
participated being Mrs. Glenn
I Titus, Mrs. J. F. Wilson and Mrs.
iO. T. Kirby. Presentation of the
| American flag, Troop flag, and
' Boys’ Life Banner was by C. A. I
Harris.
Scoutmaster Glenn Titus, who
was then introduced by Clyde
Whitt, gave a very interesting
talk. A Boys’ and Dads’ Court of
Honor was next on program, the
examiners being Wallace Zim
merman, Eugene Wade, Frank
Jordon, Dewey Hollman, John
Singleton and Roy Jordan. Rev.
D. A. Petty, J. F. Wilson and
Hill Stanfield gave talks. Council
Executive A. P. Patterson also!
showed a moving picture of Camp
Cherokee. “God Bless America”
I was sung again and the Pledge
of Allegiance to flag dismissed
the meeting.
The Troop committeemen are
Rev. D. A. Petty, P. T. Whitt, A.
R Tingen and! J. H. Jones.
Troop 63 had its regular meet
ing Wednesday night in the base
ment of the Brooksdale Method
ist Church. The meeting was op
ened with the “pledge of Alleg
ence to the flag.” Each boy then
told what he had made for the
Scout Room. A talk was given by |
Toufielk Ameen and the boys
gave good turns for the week.
Business was taken up and dues
collected.
The new Scout Master, Glenn
Titus was introduced by Clyde
Whitt. Mr. Titus is the successor
to Hill Stanfield, Marvin Clayton
gave a full talk on Scouting and
songs were then sung. The meet-)
ing was dismissed with the great
Scoutmaster’s Benediction.
TRAINING UNION
Speakers at a Baptist Training
Union to be held Tuesday at
Clement church for all members
of the Beulah association will be
Dr. Allen Graves, of Nashville,
Tenn., the Rev. F. D. Hemphill,
of Durham and Miss Olive Al
len, of Charleston, S. C. The
meeting will begin at 6:30 p. m.
BIG GAME WEDNESDAY
Annual Bethel Hill-Roxboro
high school football game will
be played Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o’clock on the Roxboro field.
This will be final game of the
season for the Ramblers.
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RED CROSS
NUMBER FOURTEEN
Bond Not Yet Arranged
For Man Alleged To Have
Gotten Money Under False
Pretense From Roxboro
Merchants
Denying that he had ever used
! the name Charles M. Hale, or
; that he had ever been in Green
ville, Tenn., Where it is alleged
i h.e has a wife and child, Arthur
Loevin. 35. in Person County jail
j since Thursday night cm a “false
i pretense" charge in connection
with a movie trailer advertising
scheme, has not yet (late Sat
urday afternoon) been able to
raise required bond of SI,OOO.
It is known, however, that
Loevin has retained two Roxboro
! attorneys, although they have
| said have as yet taken no
steps in the case, which may be
called Tuesday in Recorders’
| court. The false pretense charge,
a felony, can mean sentence from
four months up to ten years.
Loevin claims that he “lost h>s
money in a crap game’’ but that
he is now anxious to make resti
tution in cash for $245 he is said
Ito owe Roxboro merchants who
J gave him checks for a “Your
I Lucky Stars” contest in which
| prizes were to have been “Gene
Autry” cowboy suits. He denys
having been in the middle west.
Warrant was issued for him on
September 25 and he was arrest
ed Wednesday'ln Abingdon, Va...
where he claims he was travel
ing as representative of a legiti
, mate theatrical business. He was
j first in Roxboro in July. Loevin
gave his home address as Roan
oke, Va., where he said his wife
lives. Police several weeks ago
traced him to Centerville, Mo.
A big man, weighing 310
pounds, with light hair and blue
eyes, Loevin has complained es
lack of courtesy shown him in
the jail, meaning that he has been
unable to pursuade “friends” here
to go on his bond.
Loevin was placed in Person
| Jail Thursday after being brought
here by police from Abingdon,
Va. Leovin was wanted here, as
well as in Clinton, Boone and
Graham, on charges of falsely
representing himself as being an
agent of a firm known as the
“Metro Publicity Agency” of New
York City.
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PERSON NEGRO ’
TAKES OWN LIFE
THANKSGIVING DAY
Jim Barnette Committes
Suicide With Shotgun. Rites
Will Be Held Today
Taking a forked stick to pull
the trigger of his single-barreled
shot-gun, Jim Barnette, 70, Ne
! gro, of near Payne’s Tavern, on
Thanksgiving morning about 10
o’clock committed suicide.
Sheriff M. T. Clayton, Person
Coroner Dr. A. F. Nichols, and
other officers, who reached the
scene that day) at 12:30 o’clock,
reported that the body was in a
seated position on a log in a
wooded area about half a mile
from the Barnette home on the
Walter Moore, place.
The gun, pointing to his breast
where the shot entered, was still
in the Negro’s hand. On his lap
was the freshly cut stick.
Barnette, who is survived by
his wife and one son, told her he
' was going squirrel hunting, but
his wife said he had previously
l threatened to take his life. Fun
eral services will be held Sunday
afternoon at 2 o’clock in Roxboro
J Cemetery,