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VOLUME XIV
District Celebration
01 Scout Week Will
Be Planned Tuesday
Tickets Ready
For Banquet
Os Februray 26
Greer Will Be Speaker.
Eagle Scout Recognition
Planned.
Big day for Roxboro and Per
son Boy (Sfcouts will be Friday,
Feb. 26, when their annual Fath
er and Son banquet will be
staged at Hotel Roxboro, with
Dr. I. G. Greer, of Thomasville,
leading Biaptist churchman as
speaker.
The banquet, feature of the
Person district’s celebration of
the thirty-third anniversary of
Scouting will be held in the
evening and attendance is ex
pected to be two hundred or
more. Tickets have been print
ed and many have been distri
buted but Scouts or Scouters
who have not yet obtained tbemj
may do so at the office of the l
Person County Times.
Regular monthly meeting ofi
district leaders will be held
Tuesday night, Feb. 16, at 7:30
O’clock in the office of Dr. A. F. |
Nichols, with J. S. Merritt, edi-j
tor of the Times and president!
of the district, presiding, and at:
this meeting final program de
tails will be completed.
Feature of the banquet night
will be presentation of the Eagle
Scout award to Charles Hughes,
of Troop 49, son of Dr. and Mrs.
J., HI Hughes, whose older son,
Jack, Jr., received the same dis
tinction last year. Award will
also be given to C. A. Harris,
Jr.
Person observation of National
Boy Scout week, as noted, is be
ing held later in the month than
the date set by the National
Council, the delay in the pro
gram being necessary for the
convenience of certain leaders'
who are actively planning the
program. Final feature, as an
nounced last week, will be a
Sunday night church service on
Feb. 28, with the Rev. W. C
Martin as speaker.
Troops 49, 63, and 32 in Rox
boro, together with two Packs of
Cub Scouts, as well as troops
from Bushy Fork, Longhurst and]
Ca-Vel, will participate. Scout-1
ing in the Pereon district has en
joyed a successful year and this
annual celebration will pay tri
bute to what has been done here.
A. I. Park Now
In Raleigh For
New Position
m
A. I. Park, Person assistant
farm agent yesterday relinquish
ed his duties and left for Ral
eigh, where he will be connected
with the Department in Wake
County. Park resigned his posi
tion here on Feb. 1.
Mrs. Park and their two child
ren will remain in Roxboro un
til Raleigh residence can be es
tablished. So far as is known no
move has been made here tto
secure a successor to Park.
NOW BETTES
Robert Feaftfyrston, of Aca
demy street, who has been HI at
his home for several days, is
now much improved and out of
danger.
PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY AND THURSDAY ROXBORO, N. C., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1943
MUSIC PUPILS TO
SPONSOR SHOWING
OF DISNEY OPUS
“Fantasia” Will Come
To Dolly Madison Thurs
day And Friday.
Pupils of Miss Katherine
Cooper, of the Roxboro District
schools music faculty, are spon
soring a two-day showing here
of the Walt Dfisney animated
cartoon mujsilcal novelty, “Fan
tasia”, the showing being ar
ranged through courtesy of O.
Teague and C. B. Kirby, theatre
managers, of this City.
Dates will be Thursday and
Friday at the Dolly Madison,
where a special matinee will be
aranged, with a feature showing
at four o’clock, with special
prices for all students.
“Fantasia” has a musical
theme and Miss Cooper is anx
ious for both students and their
parents to attend. Success of this
special showing may mean that
other unusual pictures will be
brought here under similar ar
rangements.
GOODWIN CITES
NUMBER NEEDED
TO CARE FOR MEN
War Manpower Commis
sion Representative In
dicates Civilian Backlog
Required.
A. L. Koodwin, of the Man
power Commission, NYA divi
sion, who has an office in the
Roxboro Post Ofice, room 13,
where he can be seen on Friday
and Saturday mornings, today
said that public response to the
Commission’s training program
for young people continues to be
good here.
In stressing the need for train
ed young men Goodwin pointed
out that as many as 450 workers
are required to supply needs for
a group of soldiers as large as
the January contingent that re
cently left here for induction at
Fort Bragg.
He also said that even young
men who will soon be facing
calls to military service can
benefit themselves by taking
the Commission’s trailing
courses, since any additional
skills acquired in civilian life
tend to make military life take
on an improved status, with
much better chances for ad
vancement in rank
Goodwin, who has residence
in Roxboro, also maintains of
fices in Oxford and Yancey
ville.
AT LOS ANGELES
Lieut William Smith Humph
ries, Wake Forest graduate, and
son of Mrs. J. Y. Humphries, of
Bethel Hill, is now stationed at
Los Angeles, Calif./ He was form
erly at Fort Bliss, Texas.
COMPLETES TRAINING
Fred P. Sumpter, Jr., 21, of
Roxboro, who received his pri
mary training as an aviation
cadet at Vernon, Texas, has com
pleted basic flight training at
Enid Army Flying school, Enid,
Okla., and will now be transfer
red to another base.
““ TIMES “
MRS. WESTBROOK
FIRST GOLD STAR
MOTHER IN WAAC
Slate’s First Gold Star
Mother Os World War
II Inducted Into Army.
CHARLOTTE, Feb. 13. Mrs.
Mildred Westbrook of Charlotte,
North Carolina’s first “Gold Star
Mother” of World War IT, join
ed the WAACs today. She was a;
member of a group of 14 women
sworn in at a mass induction!
ceremony.
Mrs. Westbrooks son, Robert!
H. Westbrook, Jr., a radio opera-1
tor in the Army, was killed 1 at |
Pearl Harbor during the Japan-1
ese attack on December 7, 1941. 1
He attended N. C. State College I
| before entering the Army.
Mrs. Westbrook, who formerly!
lived in Raleigh, was an Armyj
i hostess at the time her son was l
killed. At present she is employ-!
ed with the Quartermaster Corps
here and will remain with the!
corps until called to active duty j
with the Waacs, probably before
end of this month. She lives at
1109 E. Boulevard.
INCOME TAX MAN
TO COME MONDAY
TO ASSIST FOLKS
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Citizens Who Want Fil- j
ing Instruction Can Get
i It.
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Charles R. Robertson,
Greensboro, district collector, j
Department of Internal Revenue,
today said that a representative!
of the Department will be in
Roxboro' on Monday and Tues
day at the Register of Deeds of
fice at Person County Court j
j House for purplose of assisting j
Citizens with the filing of Fede-i
ral income tax reports. '
Regular filing dates are from
Feb. 15 to March 15, with the
last named date as the final one
| for filing. More than usual in
! terest is this year attached to
1 the filing of reports and Robert
! son hopes that all residents here
will avail themselves of the op
portunity of assistance offered.
Citizens Getting
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Gardens Ready
For Big Year
Roxboro and Person merchants
who sell garden seed are report-;
ing that sales on seeds are break
ing all records this year. It, ac
cording to merchants, is going to!
be one of the biggest years ever I
for fresh vegetables in this City I
and County.
Fellows who plow gardens I
are reporting that they are hav
ing more early demands for
plowing than they have ever
j had. Many gardens have been
broken up for a month or more.
On top of that spaces are being
used for gardens that have not
had a plow In them tor years.
Then comes the manure man
and he is looking for his share
of the profits this season. All in
all. it appears this is to be a
banner year as far as gardens
are concerned.
The answer to all of this is
food rationing that is coming at
an early date. People have evi
dently decided that if they are
to eat what they want it must be
planted at an early date.
Robert Long has planted his
green peas. John Fitzgerald has
planted his tomato seed. Melly
Satterfield has broken his gar
den, and Bill Harris 111 probably
has something on the hill.
Book Drive
Brings Many
Volumes In j
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Girl Scouts Do ood Job.
Leaders Pleased With
Results.
Miss Katherine Cooper, direc-i
tor of Roxboro GirjL Scouts, to
day said that the Victory Book
drive conducted here last Sun
! day by the Girl Scouts has prov
ed very successful, although
I complete tabulation of the num ■
| ber of volumes turned in has
] not yet been made.
| The books are now at Person
| County Public Library, Chub
Lake street, where they will be
cheeked by Miss Ernestine Graf
! ton, tri-ecunty librarian.
The Girl Scouts, who had co
: operation of the American Red
j Cross chapter here and of the
Person Library, went to all parts
of the City and called at each
house. Response was gener-cus
and both Miss Cooper and Miss
Grafton, as well as Dr. Robert
E. Long, president of the Person
Chapter of the American Red
Cross, desire t o express their
thanks, both for the organiza
tions they represent and as in
dividuals.
Books collected in the drive
will be sent to military service
libraries in the United States
and abroad, particularly abroad,
since shipments of books to in
dividuals, except by special re
quest, is no longer permitted.
It should be said that although
! this particular Victory Boole
I drive in the Roxboro area is of-
I ficially at an end, other gifts of
j books will be gratefully receiv
ed at any time and can be left'
at the Library here. Only good
(turn to page five, please
books, iwell bound and interest-
Bushy Fork
Students Buy
Bonds Fast
Bushy Fork school, of which
C. H. Mason is principal, re
ports that $8,176.70 has been
raised in a War Bond and
stamp contest in progress
through Feb. 12, and that
grade leaders are the first
and eighth grades.
Largest amount is $5,961.00
from the first grade, while
next largest is $706.70 from
the eighth grade.
One hundred and seventy
one students out of a total en
rollment of 313 are on the
bond and stamp honor roll, as
are the ten faculty members.
Along The Way
With the Editor
The letter below was written by Lit. E. G. Thompson of
the U. S. Navy and was sent to Coleman Ring of this City.
It really needs no explanation as it is very clear that the of
ficer was left in a bad spot.
“(Dear Coleman, Lou Costello and Abbott requested my
beautiful brunette to get her boy friend and accompany them
on a tour of the nite clubs and theatres in Washington last
Saturday nite. She called me about seven thirty P. Ml, and
unfortunately I had a date with Sarah. Since it was a date
• at a nite dub and my second date with her, I couldn’t break
it. I never have been so unhappy over any situation. I gave
Saddler, my roommate the opportunity and he said he had a
wonderful time everything free. I spent ssssss the same
night and did not enjoy it a bit
There’s a country boy in town today. Pat Robinson is
in New York City with Charlie Harris and I absolutely know
that he is stretching his neck for all that he is worth. I hope
that no one 'fries to sell him Brooklyn bridge because he will
buy it if he has as much as ten or twelve dollars in his poc
ket But I really do hope that no one tries to take our chief
for a ride because he is a good boy even if he is green enough
to plant
BAIN, BEER MAN,
WILL BE HERE TO
HOLD CONFERENCE
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Slate Director Os Brew
er’s Foundation Wants
To Meet Dealers.
I
I Edgar H. Bain, of Goldsboro, 1
I (State director of the Brewing
j Industry’s Foundation, will this
work visit Roxboro and willj
speak at a meeting to be held at!
Person County court house,]
; where he will discuss the Found-!
| i
| ation’s clean up, or close up pro-'
| gram. j
Bain will be here Wednesday;
| afternoon.
| Person County is in district
four of nine new districts cre
ated in North Carolina and
Bain’s visit here will be one of
| a series he is making through
: out the State.
. Expected to be especially in
| termed in his message are all
beer dealers, both wholesale and
retail, here, as well as City and
County Law Enforcement' offic
ers. The Foundation’s control
program, in operation for the
past several years, is intended
,to be cooperative, (working for
protection of the public l and in
interest of sobriety.
AIR CORPS WAY
OF LIFE WINS
{ PRAISE FROM A. C.
j
1 Former Roxboro Business
| Man Talks To High
School Students.
Pvt. A. C. Fair, a former Rox
boro business man and Kiwanis
club member, who is now with
the Air Corps, FV>rt Meyens,
Fla., in a Thursday morning ad
dress to Roxboro high school
students, stressed the importance
of learning discipline now, say
ing that such control learned
now in high school will be of,
benefit to those students who
may soon be admitted to the
military service.
Fair, who has beeni in the
Air Corps as a gunner for about
two months, spoke at the invita
tion of Principal Leon Couch,
He praised highly the training
base at Fort Meyers, regarded
as one of the best in the na
tion. He spent several days in
Roxboro but has now returned
to Fort Meyers.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Humphries
and Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Humph
ries, Jr., of Wilmington, spent,
a few days here with their]
mother, Mrs. J. Y. Humphries at
Bethel Hill.
Person and Roxboro
Teachers Get Ready
t or Ration Book Job
BANKHEAD WARNS;
OF FARM CRISIS '
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Says U. S. Farmers Can’t I
Feed United Nations And
Europe’s Starving.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. —.
Chairman John H. Bankhead, D., 1
Ala., of a special subcommittee i
investigating manpower, warned;
that the job of feeding the Uni-:
ted Nations and Europe’s starv- i
ing millions 'is too big for U. E. i
farmers to handle.
After hearing secret testimony ■
by Herbert H. Lehman, director!
of foreign relief rehabilitation,;
he demanded the government
solve labor shortages and stop !
“crying for more and more farm
production Without telling us
how to get the men to accom-]
plish it.”
Hoover Boosted.
His demand coincided with a
proposal by Senator Burton K.
Wheeler, D., Mont., that former j
President Hoover be appointed
food administrator —a post he
held in World War I— ‘ to inspire
more confidence in the govern
ment.” He presumed that ad
ministration “fears” that Hoover
might again aspire to the presi
dney acocund for h aoin shrdlnu
dency accounted for the lack of
a war job offer and felt it “un
fortunate that a man of his vast
experience is not used to head
the whole food production, and
distribution problem.”
Bankhead revealed that his
group had decided to postpone
further hearings until Monday
and said the investigation will
end Monday or Tuesday, with a
formal report later in the week:
The chairman, who frequently
has demanded that the armed
services release former farm
workers to return to agriculture,
was particularly critical of
Army and Navy witnesses be
fore his committee.
“They have not studied the
farm problem although thjy
protest they have,” he said.
“They ask for what they want
and rely on the rest of the coun
ty to supply it.”
Walter Blalock
Now Sergeant
In Panama
Walter G. Blalock, of the Uni
ted Sttates Army, Canal Zone,
Panama, has been advanced
from Private First Class to
Technician, Fifth grade. Blalock,
(who entered the army in May,
went to Panama in September
after serving first at Camp Wal
lace, Texas.
He is a son if Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Blalock, of Roxboro. *
GOING NORTH
Pvt. B. G. Clayton, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Clayton, of
Roxboro, who recently entered!
the Army at Fort Bragg, has
been transferred 1 to another
camp, thought to be in a north
ern area.
SIGNALS TO CHANGE
Air Raid signals will change
on and after Wednesday, Feb.
17th., stated Percy Bloxam, air
raid coordinator. The public is
advised to watch tor an an
nouncement of these changes.
Buy DEFENSE
BONDS-STAMPS
NUMBER 37
System Will
Be Similar
But Complex
District And I>ocal Meet
ings Prelude To Regis
tration. Dealers Urged
To Attend.
OPA officials and City and
County public school teachers
are now making plans for the
Feb. 21, week of registration for
War Ration Book 11, the book
that will in the main be con
cerned with the point rationing
of foods.
Person Superintendent at
Schools R. B. Griffin, yesterday
said that school officials will
not know until Tuesday full out
line of the registration program
here, athough he is of opinion
that registration should be limi
ted to three days.
Number of days, he said, will
have an influence on number of
hours teachers will be required
to be on duty. As in previous
registrations, other citizens, par
ticularly women, will be asked
to assist with the program.
Schools in which previous re
gistrations have been are: Cun
ningham, Roxboro Central, Long
hurst, Hurdle Mills, High Plains,
Roxboro High, Allensville, Mount
Tirzah, Helena, Bushy Fork,
Bethel Hill, Ca-Vel, East Rox
boro, Olive Hill and Person
County Training school, and it
is to be supposed that the new
registration will also be held in
them.
Planned for Tuesday, Feb. 16,
in Raleigh, is a district meeting
and two days later, on Thurs
day, as previously announced,
there will be a meeting in Rox
boro at Person County court
house to which all interested
citizens, especially food dealers
are urged to come.
Full details of the registration
in the schools are not' yet avail
able, but it is known that the'
work will be done by teachers
and that the process of registra
tion will be more complex than
was the registration for Book
One, commonly called the Sugar
Book.
It is understood, however, that
one person in each household
may register for persons in the
family group concerned.
At the Thursday meeting at
the Court House here informa*
tion concerning the dealer’s part
in the Feb. 20 to 28th “freeze”
will be given out and the “Ex
plainer” system and Ration
! Banking will be discussed, as
will the point system and its
variable values.
Citizens desiring to use their
cars to attend this meeting may
do so, according to announce
ment made today.
VISIT HERE
Sgt and Mrs. Charles F. Mc-
Cracken, of Wilmington, have
returned to their home after
visiting Mrs. McCracken’s par
ents, Mr. and Mis. J. C. Long.
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L L. Harvey returned hqnatt.
Thursday after spending several
days in Pennsylvania this trade
on business. ;
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Henry Walker and Sttl
Crumpton spent several
Durham on business Thursday. %