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PAGE SIX NEGRO PRISONER DIES FROM BURNS IN CASWELL CAMP! _ I | Desire For Cigarette Light Causes Him To j Suffer Fatal Burns In Cell. RALEIGH, March 18. The' desire of a Negro prisoner for cigarette cost' him his life, for a cigarette cost him his lift. Mf' S-T-R-i-T-C-H ,M |w fgiipt Make Your Points Last Longer With Quality Products Sweat —--- L ,Sav£H / cMfLt rs f s' —*s. ' PLAIN I / \ SALADS / / \ SANDWICHED / \ CAKES M / ll puddings Ld J) pjfs V ,7=r\ Come in and let us know your pro blems. We have many foods that are not rationed and we will be glad to offer suggestions Fresh Vegetables Sea Foods, Peas Potatoes, Beans GARDEN SEED OF ALL KINDS Qayton & Stewart Phone 2231 . .s*.}. ♦> *> *> *s* ♦> Heavy and Fancy GROCERIES BEER-COLD DRINKS GAS - OIL Whatever you need in the service statioii or grocery line, we can fill your order. Come in to see us for your grocery and auto needs. . > North End Service Station O. W. Long, Mgr. The Negro, Jack Filmore, 27, , was in a dark cell at the Cas well County Prison Camp when he tried to get the craved smoke. ( He suffered severe burns on his | feet and legs and was brought! to Central Prison Hospital here last week. He died of the burns, i Penal Director Oscar Pitts' said that he and J. M. Neese of the State Welfare Department made a thorough investigation at the Caswell Camp. Pitts said that “neither Neese nor I found • I any evidence of negligence on! the part of any of the employes.” | Filmore himself told Pitts no. PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C. WAACs Take Refresher Course in Water Safety —«— - * : jßr 1 Mm M. m . tj v~r HN I. 1 ,' wSKjhj wKm , - yy 11 ® ?» t '■ ’ jW - p^j The member* of the Women’* Army Auxiliary Corp* .hown above are part of a claa* m water .afety methods at the Second WAAC Trainins Center, Daytona Beach, Florida. Alll are third officer. jho are taking a refresher course, so that they may instruct other member* of the WAAC. (In*et) Third Officer Alice ividwell, qualified by the Red Cro»* a* a water »afety in.tructor. one was to blame for the acci dent. Filmore was put in a dark cell March 4 for violating prison re gulations concerning unneces sary noise in the cell block, tearing up State-owned clothing, and cursing the night guard. j Last Wednesday night Filmore' got a cigarette, but he had noj match. In order to get a light,; the prisoner proceeded to tear up his blanket and fashion a 1 ; string. He tore up his mattress and got a piece of cotton which he tied to the end of the string, and then he dropped the string through the vent in the door un til the cotton rested on top of| the stove. When the cotton ! > caught fire, Filmore drew in the string and lighted his cigarette. | I He said he thought he put out | both the cigarette and the cot- I ton. However, Thursday morning J ; when guards were making a 1 routine cell check they dis-j covered Filmore, unconscious, ini i a cell full of smoke, with his, feet and legs badly burned, j Filmore was sentenced in j j Guilford_County in November,; j 1940. | Gallup poll finds that the aver | age American eats unwisely. I Person Rationing j Board Bulletin By Person County Rationing [ j Board j NEW POINT VALUES j Information has been received that the point value of dried i prunes has been changed to 12' points per pound, and dried beans and peas, and lentils havej been reduced to 4 points per pound. Figs and dates have been ! removed from the point chart! j entirely, unless they are herme Effective April lOth The Price of The PERSON TIMES COUNTY WILL BE $2-»° New or Renewal Subscriptions Will be Accepted at the Old Price ol $1.50 lor as Many as Five Years in Advance ol April, 1943, Provided They are Paid lor by April 10, 1943. After This Date the New Price ol $2.00 Per Year Will Prevail. ♦ All Subscriptions Now Past Due Are $1.50 This Increase is Due to Increased Cost in Production ol the Paper. Your Co-operation Will be Greatly Appreciated. Person County Times tically sealed. REPAIR CHARGES i In order to maintain an ade^ ; quate supply of repair services' j for farm equipment and motor! | vehicles, the office of Price Ad-j ! ministration has authorized an, 1 upward revision of the charges, that small shops may make for ( 1 these services. i . Recent amendments to the Maximum Price Regulation 165, i services, have caused confusion $25 REWARD i For any watch or clock that we fail to repair. GREEN’S j “The Square Deal Jeweler” with respect to prices that may be charged for these services. Under the new regulation, small repair shops and garages! employing eight or less persons which have been granted exemp tion under the National War La bor Board Wage stabilization order, may under certain condi tions adjust their charges for re pairs to automobiles and farm equipment provided the repair men used a customer hourly la bor charge to determine his price in March 1942. This does not permit the in crease of charges for the stand ard operations on which the price was not determined by the above method. For example, of the ceiling price for a luberication or wash job is SI.OO, it remains si.oo un der the new regulation. On the SPiCIRIi UMIIi APRIL ISth SAVE GASOLINE SMOOTHER ENGINE OPERATION LET US: 1. Remove and clean air cleaner. 2. Remove, clean, and adjust carburetor. 3. Check all carburetor linkage. 4. Adjust and properly set metering rod. 5. Remove, clean, check, and re-gap all spark plugs. 6. Inspect and test all distributor wires, spark plug wires. 7. Inspect battery terminals, (remove corrosion and grease) 8. Inspect battery cables, (positive and ground) 9. Check compression, by cylinders. 10. Check distributer points, clean and adjust. 11. Check and set octane selector. 12. Adjust valves to proper gap. 13. Check and adjust fan belt tension. 14. Check and set timing correctly. 15. Check fuel pump pressure. Labor Only $2.95 Tar Heel Chevrolet Co. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1943 other hand if it was the repair mens custom to charge an a mount for labor and a certain a mount for the material, the cus tom hourly labor.charge may be increased by the amount of any increase in labor cost. The regulation includes a form for recording increase in service rate which must be filled out and retained toy the repair man as part for his permanent records. Any repairman needing additional information should contact his war price and ration board. One Day! SERVICE Call Us—Phone 3301 SERVICE DRY CLEANERS
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