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VOLUME XIV
Three Patriarchs In
Gaining Condition
But Folks Can Help
Triplets, Rather
Rare, Get Milk
And First Names
Nurse Mills, Os Health
Department, Helps Two
Weeks Olds Over First
Hurdle. Plenty More To
Be Done.
Abraham, Isaac and l Jacob, are
doing nicely, thank you. They
like their names and so do their
parents, James and Mabel Day, I
Negro tenant farmers, of the
Concord section, Person County, j
to whom the triplet sons werej
born two weeks ago. j
But when they were born
thpy had no names. That part pf
the story belongs to Nurse Mary
Mills, Negro, of the Person unit
of the tri-county health depart
ment, who took the infants to
Lincoln hospital, Durham. Hosp
itals are not sentimentalists, but
they don’t like to take) patients
without names.
The job was up to Nurse Mills, j
who promptly thought of the
biblical patriarchs.- Right nowj
the triplets are well cared for in (
the hospital and chances are 1
they will continue to bp well
fed, even when they come back
to their humble cabin home,
since a nationally known milk
company will supply milk.
Babies, modern babies, how
ever, have to have other things,
and Nurse Mils is wondering if|
Roxboro citizens can’t get to- j
aether and supply such items as I
an over-sized screened-in play
pen, suitable for a crib, some
fifteen milk bottles, nipples and
other supplies that triplets need.
/She is quite rare Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob will gurgle
their thanks, three times and
more.
Blackouts May
Be Expected Here
Before Saturday
Roxboro citizens were today
told by Person Coordinator
Percy Bloxam that surprise
blackouts will be held and in
ither sections of the State at
some time between Monday and
Friday, inclusive. Also planned
are surprise practice drills.
It should also be rempmbered
that the new air raid signals in
clude no public audible "All
Clear." The All Clear may be
given by radio, over the tele
phone or bv locally agreed upon
visual signals.
Jailer King And
Mrs. King Now
Grandparents
„ Person Cour House Custodian
and jailer W. L. King and lln.
King are grandparents. Bom
Friday to their rah Howard
King and Mrs. King, at New
port News hospital, Newport
News, Va., was a daughter, Lena
Eunice King. Mrs. Howard King
b Jhe former Mbs Elsie Poole,
of Boston, Va* 9 daughter
■ of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon King,
of that City. The Howard Kings
have residence at NS AY**
Street, Fwwuson apartments,
Newport JSnm, fk * "*
PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY AND THURSDAY ROXBORO, N. C., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1943
PERSON FOUR-H
CLUBS SECOND IN
RANK IN STATE
|
Qnly Guilford Ahead In
Numbers In Mobilization
Programs.
Person Farm Agent H. K.
Sanders and Mrs. Kathleen C.
; Barham, home demonstration
j agent, both of whom are leaders
'in Person Mobilization Four-H
club Work, today said that Mo
l bilization for Food Production
Iby the clubs shows an enroll
j ment of 1,644, as of last week
and that figures will be higher
when total enrollment tabua
tions are available.
The reported Person enroll
ment of 1,644, is second highest
in point at numbers in the State,
j Leader is Guilford, with 2,200.
Work of Four-H Mobilization in
.Person County is virtually com
pleted, although the names of
| some members are expected to
I bt* turned in this week.
| Person Four-H members have
, set as their goal the production
' of one ton of food for each Per
son County man in the armed
forces of the United States. That
means they will try to produce
1000 tons of hogs, chickens, eggs,
milk, fruits, com, tomatoes, cab
bage, betas, and other vegeta
bles.
| In four schools the members
j have been divided into two
' groups boys and girls, and
into neighborhood groups —boys |
and girls. Each neighborhood
group of girls has elected a pres
ident, and also a local leader.
The boys aso have elected a
president for each neighborhood
group and chosen their neigh
borhood leader. - r • -
flie stale organization will be
perfected in all schools as soon
as the Extension workers visit
the Clubs again, and a list of
all officers and leaders will be
published.
Yanceyville Man
Killed
In New Guinea
Members of the family of Earl
Wrenn, of Yanceyville, Route 1,
have been informed by the War
Department that he was killed
in action, January 7, in New
Guinea, where he was a member
of ah aerial gun crew of the Un
ited States Army. His parents
are Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Wrenn,
of Yandcyville. Particulars are
not known.
Rev. Mr. Rainwater
Attends Meeting
In New York
The Rev. Roland W. Rainwat
er, Jr., at this city, a stucfmt at
j Duke Divinity School, Durham,
(attended the Missionary Council
'of Ideological Students, held in
New York City from February!
[ 12 to IB by the Joint Division ofj
' Education and Cultivation bt the'
Board at Mission* and Church
Extension bt the Methodist'
Church
PERSON
THOMAS MAKES
FINAL REVIEW
OF RATION PLAN
Registration Set For
Wednesday, Thursday
And Friday In Public
Schools.
Registration for War Ration
Book 2 begins Wednesday in Per
son County, Philip L. Thomas,
OPA Chairman, yesterday re
minded citizens.
Registration for War Ration
Book 2 will be held in Person
County on for Wednesday, Thurs
day, and Friday at' the following
schools: Cunningham, Central,
Longhurst, Hurdles Mill, High
Plane (Indian) Roxboro High
School, Allensville, Mt. Tirzah,
Helena, Bushy Fork, Bethel Hill,
Ca-Vel, East Roxboro, Olive Hill,
and Person County Training
School. Time: 1:00 to 6:00.
Everyone is urged to register
at the above schools on these
days. If they are unable to do
so, they may register at Cenfrai
School, Roxboro, on Saturday
between,the hours of 9:00 and
5:00. ;;! v.
Please remember the following:
Clip the Consumer Dfecarationj
Shfcet from the Times, fill outj
one for the family and sign;
bring or send War Ration |
Books 1 (Sugar Book) for each
member of the family for War
Ration Books 2. Only one adult
need register for each family but
this person must have with him
every ration hook No. 1 possess
ed by members of the family.
Each person will be allowed
five cans of food in the declar
ation, stamps being torn from
the new books for any on hand
in excess of this amount.
Automobiles may be used for!
ergistration, as well as to any ra
tioning meetings, where there
are no other satisfactory means;
of transportation, but cars should
be filled so that the smallest
number possible will be used.
Shoe Repair
1 -f 11 ■ mil
Work Starts
Grand Rush
Shoe rationing has started and
iwith it has started something
else.
That something else is shoe re
pair work. When people* found
out that' they could get oniy three
pairs of shoes a year, or an av
erage of that for the family .they
began to take inventory. Perhaps
they would have enough or may
be again, they would not. The
best thing to do was to be on
the safe side. Then it happened.
It looked like everyone and his
brother got all of the old shoes
that were to be f ound in the
house and brought them to the
repair shop.
The shops wanted all of the
business that they could handle,
but here* was something that was
not expected. One repair shop in
this dity reported! Friday after
noon that over four hundred
pairs of shoes had come in for
repair and that there seemed to
be no end to the task.
On top of this the manager
stated that he could not get any
extra help and the job was even
larger than ill would ordinarily
be. The best thing about the sit
uation was that not too many of
this customers were In a hurry.
They couldn’t be because there
had been no rush before ration
| rK.
|k* ' .
| The one consolation, if three
' pairs are not enough, is that TJh
*t«4r work.'
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Manpower |
Army Fight
Unsettled
Showdown Between
Washington Factions
May Come This Week
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—The;
manpower problem, tossed about
in violent crcss-durrersts of
opinion, becomes even more j
hopelessly confused. The gap has |
Widened between the war man-!
power commission and many,
members of Congress, already,
diametrically opposed in their
approach to the question.
Within Congress itsef, several
committees continued independ
ent and unco-ordinated investi
gations, with the obvious pros
pect that when they have finish
ed there still will be no unified
plan for most efficiently distri
buting the nation’s manpower
for miitary and domestic pur
poses.
The WMC apparently is still
too tangled in the details of its
48-hour work week and “work
or fight” orders to be able to
present clearly its over-all case
to Congress and the country. As
a result, many observers believe
that although the pinch in
manpower is now reaching the
point where only an extremely
well prepared program can sat
isfy all needs, such a program is
actually farther from develop
ment than it has ever been.
Basis of Turmoil
The basic cause for the tur
moil, it is widely believed, is the
fact military leaders and WMCj
officias have not yet clearly de
fined their requirements forj
fighting men. Until this figure
is set by the military and then'
approved by the various civilian!
officials concerned with man-,
power, no final disposition can|
be made of the remaining men
for necessary home front jobs. .
As a final example of the ut
ter futility of trying to under-'
stand the Sen. Robert*
R. Reynolds, Democrat, Northj
Carolina, emerged from a closed!
meeting of the senate military
affairs committee and said the
army alone “regards 11,000,000
men as an absolute necessity by ,
the end of the year.” He did not
say how high the total figure for,
all services iwould be with such
an army total as a starter.
The G. A’s of First Baptist
Church will on Tuesday after
noon at 4:00 o’clock hold their
regular monthly meeting at' the
home ctf their leader, Mrs. J. S.j
Walker. •'
Along The Way
With the Editor-
Daniel Boone once killed a "bar”. When or where we do
not xtememlber, but stories handed down to us from our ances
tors state that said “bar” was killed. Whether the bar was et
or not we do not know, but he was killed.
Now in the city of Roxboro is a mighty hunter. He does .
not exactly compare* with Dan Boone but the two might be
mentioned in the same breath without an apology.
John Bill Clayton, popular furniture merchant of this city,
recently bought a brand new shot gun. A proud man was John
as he went forth to provide meat for the family. As you know
meat is scarce and John had blood in his eye and powder in
his gun.
Three coveys of birds were found. One right after the other
and our hero cracked down on each and every one. But no
meat fell and the hunter was absolutely disgusted. Something
must be wrong and it could not be the man behind the gun.
Two more coveys were found and the gun barked again and
again. No Hinds.
The! jplxt day the fellow that we are talking about was
' back at the store of the man who sold him the gun claiming
that something was wrong with the firearm end he was want
ing to sell, trade or swap it for whatever might be in stock.
COUNTY
Roxboro’s Dog
Catcher Gets
Two At Once
Graham Nichols, of this
City, a brother of Dr. A. F.
Nichols, was on Friday de
signated as Roxboro’s first of
ficial dog-catcher, by appoint
ment of Police Commissioner
Philip L. Thomas. First act of
the new official was appre
hension of two canines, that
afternoon.
Matter of appointment of a
dog-catcher is said to have
been considered this month at
regular session of Roxboro
City council, following an an
nouncement of revitalizing of
an impounding ordinance ef
fective not only for stray
dog' but gso for wandering
chickens, cows and pigs
Ten Roy Scouts
Learn How To
Repair Books
Ten Roxboro Boy Scouts last
wirek completed a course in
book-binding taught by Miss
Ernestine Grafton, tri - county
librarian, at Person County Pub
lic library.
The boys, who took the course
in order to qualify for merit
badges in book-binding, have
learned -how to-take old cavers
off, how to stitch on new ones
and how to reinforce backs and
comers. Those finishing the
course were: Joe Featherston,
Bobby Crumpton, Howard Fox,
W. D. Fisher, Garland and Car
roll Blanks, Alfred Watson, Bob
by Long, Jimmy Street and Geo
rge W. Gentiy. Jr.
Post Office Here
Will Take Half
Day For George
On Monday, February 22nd.,
a national holiday, the Roxborfl
post ofice will remain open un
til one o’clock for service to the
public. No service will be given
on the rural delivery routes,
according to L. M. Carton, Post
master.
SUNBEAMS MEET
On Monday attention at 4:OC
o’clock the Sunbeams of Firsl
Baptist Church will meet with
Bill* and Larry Ellis all their
home on Larmar Bt.
Stage Set For Start
In Ration Program
In City And County
R. F. WITHERSPOON
DIES SUDDENLY
AT HOME HERE J1
Heart Attack Fatal To
Garrett Street Resident.
I
Funeral services for Raymond
F. Witherspoon, 56, of Garrett 1
street, Roxboro, whose death oc
curred Friday night at his home
here after a heart attack, will
be held Slunday.
Witherspoon, who came to
Roxboro several years ago from .
Chase City, Va., had been in ill
health about three years, but he
had not been in a critical condi- :
tion until Friday night. He was
a retired 1 farmer and a member!
of Ca-Vel Methodist church. '
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Ila Witherspoon, of the > [
home, four sons, William C., of I
Portsmouth, Va., John H., ofj:
Roxboro, Sgt. James F., of the
United States army, Washington,
and Clayton Witherspoon, of
Roxboro, and three daughters,
Mrs. J. L Eggleston, of Keys
ville, Va., Mrs. Clifton True
love, of Longhurst, and Miss
Winnie Witherspoon, of the
home.
Also surviving are three,
brothers, H. T. and Everett, J
both of Richmond, Va., and Roy
of Chase City, Va., and five sis
ters, Mesdames Kenneth Blue I
and Henry Patrick, both ofj
Richmond, Va., W. P. Johnson, j
of Chase City, and Albert and:
Jake Faggert, both of Kanna
polis.
Mrs* Coggins Os
Semora Speaks
To Roxboro Group j
i
Mdnthly Workers’ Council ofj
Roxboro First Baptist Church J
which was held on Tuesday ev
ening at 7 o’clock had as guest
speaker for the occasion Mrs. L.;
V. Coggins of Slemora. Mrs. Cog
gins spoke on “The Responsibil-j
ity of the Teacher ini Interpret-'
ing the Bible to the Pupil.’’ Mrs.
. Coggins is a speaker of much abil-!
ity and was heard with keen in-'
t’erest and appreciation by those'
present. This meeting was unu
sually well attended, there be
ing fifty on hand to enjoy the
inspiration, the supper and the
good Christian fellowship.
M. Banks Berry, General Sup-'
erintendent of the Sunday school
extends a hearty welcome to ev-j
eryone who is interested in Sun-j
day school work to attend the
next meeting which will be held
on March 16th at 7 o’clock.
i
Officers And
Teachers To Meet
At Church
On Wednesday evening at 7:00
o’clock Officers and Teachers of
Roxboro First Baptist Church
will have Departmental meetings,
and at 7:30 p. m. the Mid-week
Prayer Servioe will be held. A
most cordial welcome is given to
the public to attend this servioe
each Wednesday evening.
Buy DEFENSE
BONDS-STAMPS
NUMBER 39
Final Plans For
Registering On
Three Days Made
Grocerymen Hold Impor
tant Meeting At Court
House. Woods Presides.
Final plans for registration for
War Ration Book II in fifteen
Person County and Roxboro
public schools during the com
ing week have been completed,
according to R. B. Griffin, Per
son Superintendent of schools,
although one more County-wide
meeting of teachers, those in
Negro schools, is being called
for Tuesday afternoon at 3:3#
o’clock at Person County Train
ing school.
Griffin today said that around
125 white teachers, 25 or more
Negro teachers and 50 or more
volunteer workers from both
races will be engaged in work of
registration. He reported that
the County-wide meeting fer
white teachers, held here Friday
at Roxboro Central Grammar
school, was iwell attended and
that apparently plans are well
understood.
Most widely attended Ration
ing Program meeting yet held in
Person County was that of
Thursday night at the Court
house, Roxboro, where County
and City grocery men and food
dealers, with a good sprinMing
of merchants from Milton, Se
mora, Leasburg and Hillsboro,
gathered to discuss dealer angles.
The Court House was crowded
and many questions went un
answered 1 .
Chairman was W. Wallace
Woods, Roxboro Chamber of
Commerce secretary, iwho lead
the discussion. Other speakers
were Mrs. Sanders McWhorter,
of the Person OPA Community
Service committee, Miss Virginia
.Brandon, an executive clerk at
the OPA office here, Ralph G.
Cole, of Longhurst Merchantile
' company, and Carl Winstead,
and Bill Moore { grocerymen, and 1
E. B. Craven, Jr., of the Peoples-!
' Bank, who discussed Rattrar
Banking. •
J Main point of bother to the
grocery people seems to he the
question of future point afid
! stamp settlement for wholesale
; purchases matte this week during
! the freeze and during month at
March. Officials could not answ
er this question definitely, hot
they did express the opinion that
wholesalers can and will
j retail merchants notwi and
March and that some method at
deferred stamp accounting mw .
;be evoved.
i Mrs. McWhorter emphasised
that War Ration tfo. 1
(Sugar) must be presented at
j registration. A family head may
i register for his or her group. He
amount of coffee in possession at ,
each individual on November 28,
1942, and all store bought can
ned goods containing 8 ounces ar
more of food must be declared.
Do not count kiy
Hoods. The consumer
form from a copy ed Die panan
Times or from a grocer meat he
filled out and inniniiidinil. Mrs.
McWhorter discussed otter *ha
tares of the regisfratton and the
of point rationing after
March Ist
Lat* on in the
tion banking W .
Craven, who As
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