IP IT IS NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME xin
Along The Way—
With the Editor-
It all happened on day that George Bullock got mar
ried. Police of this city roped off an area in front of the par
sonage in order that members of the wedding party could park
their cars. They had signs that had been used in highway and
street work. These signs had this one word printed on them
for George and all the world to see—“DANGER.”
But George rushed in.
This sounds like a lie to us. Jack Fowler (remember him?)
wrote to a friend in Roxboro that he was killing turkeys in
Texas with an army rifle. Oh well, Jack could always tell a
yarn with the best of them, but the army must have improved
that.
Here’s the news story of the year. Will Kirby and Jim
Walker went Chirstmas shopping last week. Someone told us
that they even went to Durham in an effort to find what they
wanted. What this column wants to know is—why did they
think Durham had better 10c stores than Roxboro?
Dear Santa Claus: —Bring this writer a guest writer for
six months. I am afraid that I will get my nose mashed in
before Christmas and I don’t want that. People are getting
tired of me calling them ugly names and laughing about it.
Views Os The News
TRUSTIES INCREASE,
ESCAPES DECREASE
AT STATE PRISON
RALEIGH, Nov. 29.—The State
Prison Department today report
ed a declining prison population
with a larger number of trusties
and a declining number of es
capes swith a larger percentage
of recaptures.
The Nov. 1 prison population
'’dTF.OOi was tte smallest inr re
cent State history. There were
3,033 trusties. A year ago, the
State had 381 more prisoners and
239 less trusties.
RAF ATTACKS? NAZI
TARGETS: EMDEN AMONG
POINTS BOMBED
LONDON, Nov. 29.—The Air
Ministry announced British bomb
ers “in considerate force” attack
ed Emden and other objectives
in northwestern Germany.
The docks at Ostend Were also
bombed, the ministry said.
One plane was reported miss
ing.
On the home front, the Gov
ernment said a small-scale attack
on a point on the coast of South
Wales caused slight damage. It
said one of the few raiders in
volved was shot down.
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 29.—End
icott Peabody Davison, first cou
sin of Endicott Peabody of Har
vard, will play guard for Yale
next Fall. The Davison family is
v affiliated with Yale just as the
Peabody’s is associated with
Harvard. Like Chub Peabody, the
All-American guard, Cutty Davi
son attended Groton. Again like
Chub, he is a grandson of Gro
ton’s retired head master. Reg
Root, the Elis’ freshman coach,
called Davison the best lineman
on the field as the Blue pea
igreens edged the Crimson cubs,
19-13. Davison weighs 195 pounds,
iO more than Peabody.
75 MAY HAVE TO LEAVE
AT UNC DUEJ TO NYA CUT
CHAPEL, HILL, Nov. 29.—Newf’
that the NYA allotment for the
university, has been slashed SB,-
300 exploded on the Carolina
campus last week. The blow fell
without warning, and today 75
students faced the possibility of
having to leave school on this ac
count.
Edward 6. Lanier, director of
the University Self-Help and
NYA office, frankly confessed
that hie had no solution to the
problem. Administrative official?
were in a similar quandary. ,
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PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY ft THURSDAY
SCHOOL SET IN MOTION AS
PART OF DEFENSE PROGRAM
CHAPEL HILL, Nov. 29.—The
University of North Carolina is
among the first institutions in the
country to set up facilities for in
formation and training for the
new Civilian Morale Service Cen
ter just organized here as a part
of the national defense program
sponsored by the United States
Office of Education.
Faculty members and StfedfiHts
will cooperate in carrying out the 1
program which is designed to
“build morale, or unity of pur
pose, based on common enlight
enment, tlrtderstanding and dis
cussion of today’s critical prob
lems—not on propaganda or sup
pression” according to R. M.
Grumman, director of the Exten
sion Division, who has been nam
ed coordinator of the University
Center.
WIFE OF JOHN HELD JR.
SEEKING DIVORCE
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 29.
Mrs. John Held Jr., former New
Orleans bathing beauty, today
sought a divorce from her artist,
husband because of two years |
I separation, minimum under Lou
isiana law.
Miss Gladys Moore, who was,
“Miss New Orleans of 1926,” and|
Held weifeftgMirried at Stamfotd, !
Conn., NjM|jjg: 1931. She asked
custody Six-year-old
daughter, Judy, and said that in
view 1 of an amicable settlement
of community property, no ali
mony would be asked.
POWED RAM, TV A PROJECT
FAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 29.
—The $30,500,000 Chlrokee Dam,
the Tennessee Valley Authority’s [
newest hydroelectric project to
increase power for national de-1
sense, will be completed Decem
ber I.—four months ahead of
schedule.
The dam will hold back the
waters of the Holston River, a
stream emptying into the head
quarters of the Tennessee River
in East Tennessee.
HUGE TANK OF ROAD OIL
EXPLODES AT ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 27—A
7,000 gallon tank of road oil at
the plant of the Sam Finley As- j
phalt Company, exploded here;
and shot oil and flames over an
area of hundreds of yards and at
least 50 feet in the air.
Several trucks and a road ma
chine were destroyed.
Floyd Anderson, a time-keep
er said that while “the force of
the blast blew me out of a I
shack,” he was hot injured.
Hull Takes Japanese to White House
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Saburo Kurusu, special Japanese envoy bearing his government’s
final terms for peaceful settlement of Japanese-American differences in
Ibe Pacific, is shown (right) with Secretary of State Cordell Hall (cen
ter) and Japanese ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura, as they entered the
White Honse grounds after leaving the state department.
Person Man’s Novel One Os
Several In Mayflower List
Number Is Largest Ever to
Be Entered for Mayflower
Cup Honors
i A record number of'works, 487
are eligible for this year’s May
flower Society Cup competition,
Dr. C. C. Crittenden, of Raleigh,
secretary of the State Literary
and Historical Association, said
yesterday in announcing the fi
nal list of eligibles. Last year
there were 23 entries and in 1939
there were 35.
I Os interest to Person and Rox
boro residents is the fact that one
of the forty-eight books eligible
this year for the Mayflower cup
is “First, the Fields,” the novel
by Charles Wood, of Roxboro and
the fact that winner will be
picked this week. Mr. Wood’s
book was published in the Spring
of this year.
Books published during the
year ending last August 31 are
I eligible for this year’s competi
' tion.
i
I The award will be announced
| at the final meeting of the State
WtoSMStorical Associe-,,
tion, in the. Hugh Morson High*
School auditorium in Raleigh,
Friday, December 5. Macon R.
Dunnagan of Raleigh, a member
of the Society of Mayflower De
scendants, will make the an
nouncement and will present a
replica of the cup to the winner.
The Mayflower Society Cup
contest was instituted in 1930, and
the first award was made in
, 1931. The large silver cup was
. provided by the Society of May
flower Descendants in North Car
olina, and was placed in the Hall
of History.
Past winners include Archi
bald Henderson, Rupert S. Vance,
Clyde Richard H. Shryock, James
Boyd, Southern Pines novelist;
Jonathan Daniels, Raleigh editor;
Mrs. Bernice Kelly Harris, novel
ist of Seaboard; and David Cohn,
writer of Caswell County. I
The judges 1 this year are: Dr.
David A. Lochmiller and Dr. Lod
wick C. Harvey of State College: 1
William T. Polk and J. Edward
.Allen of Warrenton; and Prof.
Phillips Russell of Chapel Hill. ,
Those among eligible works
are: :
FICTION
W. W. Anderson, Kill One, Kill
Two (New York: William Mor
row and Company).
LeGette Blythe, Alexandrians
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ROXBORO, N. C., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30* 1941
CULTURAL SIDE
OF “OUR TOWN”
TO BE THEME “
December High School
P. T. A. To Stress, Books,
Music, Art And Religion As
Factors.
Theme at December meeting of
the Roxboro high school parent
teacher association to be held
Tuesday evening, December 2, at
the high school, will be “Cultur
al Aspects of Our Town”, with
Miss Bessie Shipp, formerly of
Newton and now librarian at the i
high school, as chief speaker.
Miss Shipp’s topic will be the
influence of books in the school [
and city. She is also expected to!
discuss library problems with re
lation to cultural programs. Also
a speaker will be the Rev. J. M.
Walker, of Roxboro Presbyterian
church, who will mention music
arid religion as cultural factors.
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. Musical feature of the evening
will be a Christmas carol pro
gram given by the high school '
glee club under Miss Katharine ;
Cooper, director. • i
Presiding over the general ses- '
sion will be the P. T. A. p.resi
ident, Mrs. R„ H. Shelton, who '
said today that she is most anx- '
ious for a full attendance.
1
Schools Increase
Roll Call Funds
Says Mr. Walker
]
Swelled by contributions from
school pupils, the Roxboro and
Person County Red • Cross Roll ’
call total now stands at $705.15,! 1
a considerable increase over the
I approximately SSOO reported a 1
week ago, according to general,
chairman, the Rev. J. M. Walker.!!
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Goal for the campaign is sl,- ]
000, said Mr. Walker, who added]
that about twenty per cent of ]
1 the schools have not yet been
heard from and that chances for ,
j further increases in the amount j
I raised are good. j {
Beginning during the week of t
December 1 is the annual tur- j
burculosis Christmas Seal sale, c
plans for which are to be an- t
jnounced in a few days. 1 r
Tubercular Exams Given To
More Than Two Hundred
TWO IMPORTANT
EVENTS PLANNED
FOR CIVIC CLOB
Kotarians Go To Graham
This Week And Have La
dies’ Night Next Week;
Clyde Short Inducted By
j Dr. Love
Included on the calendar of
Roxboro Rotary club are two im- j
portant events to take place in
December. First is an inter-city
meeting at Hotel Alamance in
Burlington, on Thursday, Decem
ber 4, at 7 o’clock, with the Gra
ham club as host, and second is
the Roxboro club’s annual La
dies’ Night to be held on the next
Thursday, December 11, at Hotel
Roxboro.
A special invitation to the in
j ter-eity event, to be attended by
1 clubs from several surrounding
1 cities was presented this week by I
a representative from the Gra-,
ham club, who reported to Rox- 1
boro Rotarians that a special sea-!
ture will be an attendannce prize, j
Members of the local club, in a
discussion immediately following
promised a good attendance. Res
ervations are to be made by
Monday and the committee on
transportation has promised ar
rangements of all its details by
that date.
Announcement of detailed
plans for the Ladies’ Night event
has not been made, but those
working on plans promise an
evening of unusual entertain
ment, with unique favors for the
laclies.
Inducted into membership at
the regular meeting last week
was Clyde Short, the impressive
induction being conducted by Dr.
B. E. Love, who welcomed Mr.
Short on behalf of the club and
lin a few words summarized the
underlying principles of Rotary.
Mr. Short, who was elected at
a previous meeting, gave a brief
, but appreciative response.
Meeting last week was at Ho
tel Roxboro.
Kane Preside
At Highway Meet
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The December meeting of offi
cials of the Fifth Division in the
State Highway Department or
ganization will be held in Yan
ceyville Tuesday, December 9 at
Yanceyville, Jesse H. Proctor, I
district engineer, announced to- j
day. The meeting will be presid- 1
ed over by George Kane, who
represents the Fifth Division on
the State Highway Commission.
The session will begin at 10 j
o’clock and petitions or requests j
relating to highway work in the
district will be received.
REVIVAL STARTS
Opening on Monday night at 7
o’clock at Ca-Vel Baptist church
will be a revival service contin
uing through Friday, with the
Rev. J. C. Canipe, of the First
Baptist church, Boone, as speak-j
er, assisting the Ca-Vel pastor,!
the Rev. J. H. Bowman. The pub
lic is invited to attend.
PLAY IN PROGRESS
Students of Helena high school:
are now engaged In Plans for
production of the Junior class
play, Pendry’s, Fortunate Cal
amity”, with a cast of nine. The
play ia regarded as! an amusing
comedy, with ample opportuni
ties for display of wit and hu
mor and acting abilities.
REORGANIZATION
OF TROOP HELD
AT HEADQUARTERS
Trocp 32, Sponsored By
Presbyterian Church, Has
Successful Meeting—Walk
er Scoutmaster
Reorganization meeting o f
: Troop 32, Boy Scouts of America,
[with the Rev. J. M. Walker, pas
i j tor of the Presbyterian church,
r as Scoutmaster, was held Thu.rs
-1 day night at Scout headquartcis
• in Roxboro Community house,
■ Chub Lake street.
: Other leaders are: Eagle Scout
■ Bill Garrett, assistant Sooulmast
t er; Eagle Scout Jack Hughes Jr..
I Senior Patrol leader; Star Scout
| Robert Wagstaff, Patrol leader;
■ Life Scout, Charles Harris, Jr.,
’ Patrol leader; Johnny Horten,
; scribe.
r | Members, in addition to offic
., ers and leaders, are R. B. (Son
.l ny Dawes, Jr., Johnny Horton,
• | Bobby Blanks and John Pass,
. j second class; Baxter Mangum,
t Jr., and Arthur Chambers, ter.d
--r erfoot, and Jordan, new
- member.
1 j Assisting with reorganization
1 of TrOop 32, which is now being
. sponsored by the Roxboro Pres
r' byterian church, were members
of Troop 49, with Dr. Robert
1 Long, Scoutmaster,
t Troop Committeemen for the
» sponsoring organization include
i Dr. J. H. Hughes and S. M. Ford
- 1 and Ben Brown.
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t Negro Man And
White Woman In
; Morning Collision
1
5 1 Now in Duke hospital, Durham,
■ is Turner Watkins, 37, Person
County Negro, who Friday morn-
E ! ing received head wounds de-
I scribed as serious in an automo
bile collision that also resulted
in injuries for Miss Frances Hes
ter, 29, daughter of l£ J. Hester,
of Hurdle Mills. Miss Hester is a
patient at Community hospital,
sixteen stitches were re*-
qiiired to close a wound oh ’lier
'} right leg. *' *1
, Investigation was made by Pa
’ trolman W. A. Baxter, who said
i that the collision occurred about
. 8 o'clock at an intersection on a
j dirt road 8 miles from Roxboro,
’ | near highway 49. Miss Hester,
j driving alone, was coming toward
( 1 Roxboro. Watkins, an employee
( of W. B. Fuller, was driving the
other car and was headed toward
( Hester’s store.
Person Countv 4-H
Bo's Make Record
In Fair Contests
The rating of 4-H Club Teams
1 in Poultry and Crop Judging con
; tests sponsored by the State 4-H
j Club Organization in connection
, 1 with the 1941 State Fair has just
been released by the State office.
Person County’s Poultry team,
composed of Thomas Horton,
j Thomas Pleasants and Fred Yar
| borough, of the Roxboro 4-H
Chib, placed Sth in the State. The
; Crop Judging Team of Person
County, composed of Ed Gentry,
Alfred Gentry and Pete Averett,
of the Allensville 4-di Club, plac
ed 10th in the State. Both teams
were coached by A. I. Park, As
sistant County Agent.
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NUMBER SIXTEEN
Four New Positives Among
White People; Twenty-five
Persons In Various Stages
Os Susceptibility.
Examined at the Person Coun
ty Tuberculosis clinic concluded
last week were 168 white persons
and 68 Negroes, a total of 228, of
which 4 white cases were report
ed as new positives.. Examina
tions were by' Dr, W. M. Peck,
clinician, and Dr. W. P. Richard
son, of Chapel Ilill, director of
the tri-county health depart
ment, assisted by members of the
nursing staff.
Sanatorium treatment was ad
vised in two cases; home treat
ment was advised for eight, and
X-ray for six, while sputum ex
aminations were advised in 10
instances. Two white applications
were sent to the Sanatorium.
Two minimal cases were report
ed among white persons, and in
the same racial classification one
moderately advance and one far.
advanced case were reported.
In childhood types positive re
action was shown in two white
children and three Negroes mak
ing a total of five, with the same
number and classification of lat
ent cases.
Previously diagnosed were six
white cases and two among Ne
groes. Probable cases were three
among white persons, none a
mong Negroes examined, while
doubtful' cases were three in
number, with same racial’ratio.
Os all persons examined 142
negative reactions were reported
for whites, and 63, for Negroes,
making a total of 203, leaving 25
white and Negro citizens, both
adult and children, in other
classifications of varied suscepti
bility.
The clinic just concluded was
one of a series conducted here
during the year by the Person
Health Department, but was the
first in sometime at which the
clinician was a specialist in the
tuberculosis field.
Christmas Opening
Date And Other
Plans Considered
Although' date sot *tte formal 1
Christmas opening sponsored; by
Roxboro merchants has not yet
been selected, restoration last
week of electric power for show
window and decorative lighting
has stimulated interest in the
proposed opening and it is ex
pected that plans will be an
nounced in a few days.
W, Wallace Woods, executive
secretary of the Roxboro Cham
ber of Commerce said yesterday
that he will this week call a
committee meeting to decide on
plans for street lighting and dec
oration. Owing to the “blackout”
such plans had previously been,
abandoned, said Mr. Woods, who
added that cooperation between
the City of Roxboro and mer
chants will again be needed to
foster a decorative program and
that he also expects to have a
conference with City Manager
Percy Bloxam. Mr. Bloxam has
for the past week been in Flori
da attending a City Managers
conference.
Date of the opening last year
was December 16.
MRS. SHORE ILL ;
Mrs. J. H. Shore, wife of the
Rev. Mr. Shore, prominent re* 1
tired Methodist minister, k ser
iously ill at her home here. Mrs.
Shore suffered a stroke of pa
ralysis Friday.