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SUNDAY, MAY 16, 1943 HALL SAYS THAT MEASUREMENT NOT TO BE REQUIRED AAA Report Provision Changed In Order To Simplify Program. Farmers of Person County will not be required to give linear measurements in reporting their compliance with provisions of the 1943 program of the Agricul tural Adjustment Agency, ac cording tc Claud? T. Hall, Chair man of the Person AAA Commit tee. It previously had been an nounced that performance re ports should be accomplished by a sketch map of the fields re ported with linear measurements ISSBSTSr Roxboro and Person County With All Work Guaranteed. No Job Too Large and None Too Small. GEORGE~W. KANE Roxboro, N. C. mediately before you are ready to order the monument fer the grave of a dear one. Place your order low. specify date needed; and be certain that transpor tation or manpower probkms notwithstanding your duties will be fulfilled as you wish them to be . . . SPENCERS'S Funeral Directors ’ ?Mi | k 4 vl'i’ • t ' HAD f! FINDING TIRES EVEN WITH )%(& W . A CERTIFICATE? WE NAVE l / AMPLE STOCKS INCLUDING h 6.00-16' J We have ample stocks of tough, safe-rid ipg, pre-war quality Silvertowns. Even in the popular 6.00-16 size! Bring your certificate to us today. Uncle Sam has made it possible for the ones who need tires to get them. Economy Auto Supply Depot Street ( for each field, the chairman said. The sketch maps still are requir ed, but only a listing of the total Acreage in each individual field iv/il) be necessary. “It was determined that listing of the linear measurements of | each field probably would be the cause of considerable con fusion, and it was decided that they would not be required”, Mr. Hall said. “However, the farmer will be required to show how he determined the acreage in the field, whether measured by chains, steps, or from previous records of AAA measurements”. The plan of reporting 1943 per formance by individual farmers was adopted on a nation-wide scale by the AAA in an effort to save labor which otherwise would be engaged in active pro duction and also gascline and j tires, he said. In former years, !AAA performance was reported 'by committeemen, reporters, or others employed by the AAA. i Chairman Hall said AAA Com munity Committeemen will assist t farmers in making reports and must approve all reports made I from their communities. In addi tion, he said, some farms in each community will be spot-checked by the committeemen or others. Farmers carrying ou.t late prac (tices for which a payment is I made under AAA program will Ibe required to matoe a supple- mental report at the close of the Summer Terms program year on December 31. The Boys Os Person Countv •> Our boys left their homes By thle sound of the drums, Boom, Boom, Boom! with their heads held high, Like they didn’t give a snap, They have gene to war To help conquer the Japs. It was sad in their homes Their parents meurned, | And their sweet hearts cried, But the boy’s said: .‘‘Remember Pearl Harbor” 'And how they died. jThey don’t like nations That snea'ta in the night, I They have gone to fight 'With all their might, ,That all nations may be free. • They belfeve in worshiping God j Under their own fig and vine j tree, while they sail in the air and upon the deep blue sea, Let’s pray Gcd’s blessing upon them, Where ever they may be. Fight on boys, be brave and bold, And if you never come back to us j We’ll meet you in the land | That never grows old. I IWe pray God’s blessing !Also his bounty. Upon the beys of Person County. OPHELIA B. KING, Roxboro, N. C., May 15, 1943. « Yoo-Hoo Incident Holds Up Progress Os Gen. Ben Lear i 1 ■ : WASHINGTON, May 15.—The famos “yoo-hoo” incident in j which Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear was 'involved three years ago was re vived today when the Senate held up confirmation of his re tirement with the full pay of a lieutenant general. 'Senator A. B. Chandler (D- Ky) asked late yesterday that jthe nomination be passed over until Monday because. Senator I Bennett C. Clark (D-Mo.) object ed. Clark said his objection was based on the fact that “Lear pun ished my old World War division I—the 1 —the 35th—and my constituents Treasured 'Fortv&l Keepsake BERESFORD *W’ JT GENUINE • REGISTERED *■ hatched Set 167.50 E J I / /\ I jr* Engagement Ring 125 00 C 13 S dKC DIAMOND RING ' \V/HEN romance calls . . . respond '*■, W with the graceful loveliness and lasting satisfaction of a Genuine Regis tered Keepsake Diamond Ring. Ask for your FREE copy of the Keepsake book. Matched* 3 Set° SERENE 2 M "The Etiquette of the Engagement and Engagement Ring 50’00 Wedding.” Dinner Ring Service Ring 14K solid gold, 5 sparkling Give him a Service Ring diamonds $6.95. $32.50 GREEN’S Use Your Credit PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C At Duke To Be On Spare Campus DURHAM, May 15.—Having a “spare” campus will prove use ful for Duike University this Summer. With the Navy’s Col kige Training Program due to begin activities on the universi ty campus about July 1, and with the Army’s Finance School rounding out nearly a year of operation there, most of the fac ilities will be usen by students in uniform. All of which bothers the Duke Summer Session not at all. It will simply move to the adjoin ing Woman’s College campus and proceed with its work. Two terms will be conducted beginning June 8. it is announhed by Dr. Holland Holton, director. The Summer scssicn will off er a full program of graduate work to meet the needs of teach :ers qualifying for the Master’s I certificate set up two years ago by the Nirth Carolina State De partment of Education, Dr. Hol ton points ci'it. Person Native Heads State Medical Society RALEIGH, N. C., May 15 The last of the more than 720 ! doctors who attended the 90th j annual State Medical Society j Convention here returned home j Friday after three days of lec tures and discussions devoted al invest entirely to wartime medi cine. j Dr. James W. Vernon of Mor iganton, a Person County native, I who succeeded Dr. Cobb as State .president, stepped formally into 'office yesterday following elec -1 tion cf new officers. i | > just because they waved at a [lot of pretty girls in shorts.” iMost of the men in the 35th Di ' v ision at that time were from ! So'utheastern Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas. I- | One Day! SERVICE Call Us—Phone 3601 SERVICE DRY CLEANERS ‘Moon Is Down’ Real In Picture As ‘Today’s News’ i Climactic sequences and vivid scenes in “The iMoon Is Down” are real as today’s newspaper headlines. While the 20th Cen tury-Fox picturization of John Slteinback’s great novel takes place in Nazi occupied Ncrway, the story might well be that of I any of the so called “conquered” countries of Europe. The heroic straggle of the in habitants, th ei r indomitable' ! spirit and love of freedom, even 'in the face of mass executions, j vividly portrayed in the picture 'which comes Monday and Tues day to the Palace Theatre, are I commonplace in the occupied j Europe of today. Steinbeck wrete “The Moon jls Down” shortly after the ruth less invasion of Norway when the deed was fresh in the minds of all free Americans. His prob |ing pen, which has earned for him an envied reputation in lite jrary circles, went to new depths jof stirring drama in telling this GET SLIMMER WITHOUT EXERCISI Lose weight the £5 1 "A yds” wag 2.25 for a month’s supply Don’t wear yourself out with tiresome exercises I Don’t give up all the foods you like! 100 per j sons lost 14 to 20 lbs. each in a month, under ! the direction of Dr. Samuel Ellis. Phone! Thomas & Oakley Wineßeer Licenses ARE - NOW - DUE PENALTY Will Be Imposed Unless You Buy Same At Once Get Your License Now I And Save Money • M.T. CLAYTON Sheriff of Person County j touching story of devotion and courage. \ Those who talke time out for themselves are putting time in for the 10 per cent for security. Soft Snap Radio Moscow said in a broad cast Thursday, heard by Govern ment monitors, that the world’s If you plan to buy a new car during 1943 Hi4yNMtr"*6qyaitm7bdXitc Wide choice of body types and colors still available Additional thousands are now eligible to make application for the purchase of new Pontiacs. A ration certificate may now be obtained by any person belong ing to any of the following groups, if his present car is a 1939 or earlier model, or if his car, irrespective of age, has been driven over 40,000 miles, and in either case the Rationing Board considers the car not serviceable. 1. Esientiol war, hospital or utility worker. 1. Construction, ropair, maintenance worker or production specialist. 3. Transport four or more to school. 4. Transport farm or marina workers. 5. Physician, veterinarian. Interne or public health nurse. 6. Minister, priest, rabbi, embalmor. 7. Labor conciliation, recruiting, training workers. 8. Official government or Red Cross business. 9. Travollng school official. TO. Member of armed forces traveling to duty. = HUNDREDS OF USED CARS NEEDED-SPOT CASH PAID = We need hundreds of used cars of all makes to supply the demand of essential workers who must keep'rolling to work. If your car is laid up or being used only infre quently, now is a fine time to sell it. See us FIRST for our high dollar, spot cash offer. The cars we are buying are being carefully checked or reconditioned by means of our efficient equipment and then, because of the volume we are handling, they are being offered for sale to war workers at attractive prices. i JACKSON MOTOR COMPANY j Reams Avenue Roxboro, N. C. PAGE THREE best paid unemployed man is the Italian Minister of Colonies. $25 REWARD For any watch or clock that we fail to repair. ( GREEN'S “The Square Deal Jeweler” IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES
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