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Along The Way With the Editor As usual I do not have much to say this wedk except that Tommie Hatchett planted a big weed and thought it was a tomato plant. He watered it and nursed it for three days be fore he discovered that it would bear no fruit. And I have been wondering if Roy Cates has taken off his long underwear. He always wears it until the early part of June, ff he still has on his “long ones” now I know that he is scratching like nobody’s business. There really can be no rea son why a man should wear long underwear this long except that he does not have any more. Wonder where Coy Day is? I sent him a bill or tw'o for his subscription to the Times and I know that if he got the bill he would have sent me a check. However I have received no check so I know that he must be sick or I have the wrong address. I also wonder where Garret Stanfield is? The same thing hap pened there and he lives in the same town with Harvey Clayton and Harvey paid me right off the bat. And I could call a few more names like Herman Burton wf Rocky Mount, but Herman might not like it. bate news Bulletins JOHN L. LEWIS FINALLY GIVES IN WASHINGTON, June 5. John L. Lewis yielded to the government Friday and called off the coal strike, effective next Monday, the deadline set by President Roosevelt. The end came suddenly as the government marshaled its powers to terminate the 500,000-man walkout threatening to paralyze war production. Told bluntly by Secretary Ickes.that “I expect that you will direct the members of the United Mine Workers to return to work,” Lewis sent his reply: “I have no power to direct. I shall, however, recommend to the policy committee of the United Mine Workers of Ameri ca that it direct the mine workers to return to work on Mon day, June li." STATE GRABS HUGE FORTUNE HARRISBURG, Pa., June 5. Dreams of a maharajah's wealth vanished today for the 26,000 “cousins” and would-be heirs of eccentric Mrs. Henrietta Schaeffer Garrett, the Phila delphia “snuff fortune” widow whose strange will precipitated the most complex estate litigation in American legal annals. Governor Edward Martin signed into law two bills which annex for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania—also a claimant to the estate —an 80 per cent slice of the great fortune Mrs. Gar ret neglected to dispose of in -her last testament. Watches Os Semora Resident T ick A way Centuries Os Time STOCK MARKET AT HILLSBORO SAID fO BE HELPFUL Sutton Cites Value Os Market To Person Farm ers. “Livestock prices at Hillsboro are high, according to J. A. Sut ton, of the Farmers Exchange of that place, who says that local farmers are really producing more food for the war effort. As proof of this he quotes figures on sales of livestodk at the Farm ers Mutual Livestock Market at Hillsiboro Thursday, May 27th. Forty-one ibeef animals, 110 veals, 59 market hogs, 22 milk caws and feeder calves and more than a hundred feeder pigs were sold at auction total of $7,- 325.84. Sales at the market are growing rapidly. Higher prices are attracting farmers from 40 to 50 miles away. Even during the busiest season on the farm farmers take time out to mar ket veals, pigs, cattle and other stock. Sales for the month of April totaled over $27,000.00. Farmers of this section now have a badly needed market for all classes of livestock where they are assured fair prices for their animals. They have a mar ket service similar to the local tobacco markets which serve to bacco farmers. The increase in marketings of , (turn to page four, please) MILLION AND HALF CHAPEL HILL, June 4.—A three-day drive in North Caro igggk ,100 counties by members of the (State Highway Patrol net- Attl more than 1,500,000 grates of quinine. & - r- ■ Arch Thomas Has Watch Os George I Vintage Gives Another To His Granddaughter, Miss Anne Gwyn. Miss Anne Gwyri, a student at Greensboro College and grand daughter of Arch Thomas, of Semora, is proud possessor of a solid gold key-winding watch i said to be one hundred and fifty years old and once the property [of her great-grandmother, Susan Oakley, of Person County, wife of Nathan Oakley. This watch, an open face mod el, With delicate engraving on both the gold face and the case, bears the name of Cattaueo, a jeweler of Stockton, Eng., and was given to Miss Gfwyn by her grandfather Thomas, but it is not the only rare time-piece in the Thomas collection. Still older is a fat and chubby watch for a man, with the da’e 1727. Also foey-winding, it has a heavy solid gold case, -with a raised design on the back, said by Mr. Thomas to be a represen tation of the EngVsh Court, pro bably that of George I, who died in that year. The George I watch, according to Mr. Thomas, is thought to have come to the Thomas family through Nathan Oakley and Ab ner Bradsher and may have been given to Oakley by Brad sher, a man of means. Oakley was a grandfather of Mr. Thom as. It has been fifty years since the George I watch has been re paired, and in the case is a pa per-name plate hearing the name (Turn to page four please) PERSON TIMES VOLUME XIV Hall Cites Rules In Temporary Farm Deferment Cases Tobacco Card Meetings Will Start Wednesday Claude T. Hall, of Roxbo.ro, chairman of the Person County Agricultural Conservation as sociation, today said that a series of community commit tee meetings in each township will begin this week, the first being on Wednesday, June 9, at Henry Tuck’s store in Holl oway. Farmers are requested to at tend these meetings in order to receive their Tobacco Market ing cards. They are also re quested to report tobacco acre ages to their respective com mitteemen. It is important that this business be attended to. In all, some forty-six com munity meetings will be held in Person, says Hall. PERSON SOUTHS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE REGISTER Selective Service Board Releases Names Os Boys Who Register As They Reach Age of 18. t Person Selective Board last week released the names of the following young men frem F:r son County and Roxboro, who have registered under Selective Service within the past two months on becoming eighteen years of age: MAY REGISTRANTS Earnest William Villines, Col umbus Venable Moore, Guy Ow en Ferrell, Carlton Smith Moon ey, Herbert Dwight Lunsford, Paul Monroe Barnette, Cecil Lloyd Yarborough, John Wal lace Wrenn, George William Painter, Norfleet Earl Umstead, Lawrence James Jones, Eugene Richmond, Clyde White Wade. Dewey Alvin Currington. James Kelly Jordan, James Thomas Painter, Dennis Leroy Obie, Jasper Warren Hawkins, Augusta King, Samuel Harvey Winstead, Leman Ferris Wilson, George Andrew Jordan, Calvin Tiges Clack, Lester Jones, Bra vett Thomas, Lester Calvin Clay ton, Willie Lee Fields, Isaac Johnson, Frank Brown, Robert Flint Clayton, James Edward Syikes, Roy William Critcher. APRIL REGISTRANTS Gattis Street, Barnie Gray Day, Ephron Gilmore, Bennie Lee Smith, Ulysses Simith, David Dillahay, John Dud Tate, Joseph Montague McCullough, Elijah Lambeth Wagnor, Jack Andrew Shotwell, Jr., Willie Garland Baggerbey, Charles Burch Davis, Jr., Robert Allen Knott, W. D. Ramsey, Robert Lester Chamb ers, Glennie Garland Thomas, Earnest Hunley, Jessie Earl Jack Parham, Jr. DAIRY MONTH RALEIGH, June 4.—June has been designated by Governor • Broughton as dairy month. In a proclamation issued yesterday, the Governor called upon North Carolinians to make “due ebserv anoe of the occasion.” DEADLINE Person OPA office today is sued a reminder that applica tions for War Ration Book in must be mailed to Charlotte on ] « fa«to»e Thursday, June 10. PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY AND THURSDAY ROXBORO, N. C., SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1943 Gives Conditions Under Which Farm Men Work Letter Sent To All Farm ers In, Person Who May Be Hiring Men With Temporary Deferments. Claude T. Hall, of Woodsdalc and Roxboro, Person U- DA War Board chairman, today made public a letter relative to farm labor in Person County new un der temporary deferment from military service. Copies of the letter, setting forth ten [hint 1 ? pertaining to deferments, classi fications, production units, etc., are being sent to all farmers em ploying men who come under temporary deferment rules. The letter reads: Relative to the farm labor that is on your farm that is un der temporary deferment from military service, the Person County USDA War Board has the following to call to your at tention: That the only reason for such deferment is to give the person who is deferred an opportunity to produce vitally needed farm crops on the farm. That men de ferred for farm work are frozen to agriculture for the- period covered by such deferment. That deferment can only be kept in force by actual production of the required units as judged by the person requesting agricultural deferment. That in event a person who is deferred to work on the farm should leave the farm to engage in any other occupation, his farm deferment is no longer in force, and that person is subject to im mediate call for military service. That to be eligible for farm de ferment the applicant must spend 100 percent of his time to ward farm production. That any irregularities, or will ful neglect, on the part of a farm worker to produce to the best of his ability be reported to the Person County USDA War Board, and they will report to the Selective Service Board. That paragraphs 2 and 4 are not intended to prevent a deferred' farm worker from moving to some other farm; but, that both the Person County USDA War Board and the Selective Service Board be notified of such move. That any person having been rejected for military service and not having agricultural defer ment is subject to re-classifica tion and recall at any time. This paragraph refers to all men in Class 4-F, including both single and married men, between the ages of 18 and 45, who are phy sically able to do farm work. That all men, between the ages of 18 and 45, able to do farm work and who desire an agricul tural deferment, and who do not have sufficient war units, con tact the UtSDA War Board for as sistance in placement on farms ' where labor is needed. If it is shown that a farm will produce than 12 war units per man, the fanner is expected to produce the maximum for that farm. , FIRST ADI FOR BUSTERS LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 4. —Women volunteers in the USO here offer a first-aid service to men of the armed forces. The big demand is for aid to blisters , Jon the feet incurred in touring ] the film centers. . ,% . Burke Attempts To Justify OPA Merchandise Controls Majority Come Across With Beer Permits j Person Sheriff M. T. Clay ton today said that majority of beer and wine permits have I been issued. No report was ob tainable from the City Hall, although it is understood that the usual number of permits were requested. June 1, was date for renewal and settle ments must be made soon by all establishments expecting to continue wine and beer sales. i STATEBODY WILL MAKE ITS OWN INVESTIGATION Utilities Commission Will Probe Charges Made . By- Motor Club. RALEIGH, June 4.—8. M. Glover, inspector of the State Utilities Commission, has return ed from Greensboro and Char -1 lotte where he investigated in | formation of the Carolina Motor Club that alleged irregularities had occurred in the shipment of gasoline within North Carolina and border states. Both Glover and Fred C. Hunt er, Utilities Commissioner, said they expected to have a final re port within a few days and it would be made public, no mat ter whether the allegations were substantiated or found to be without foundation. They agreed that if the Motor Club’s information proved true, that forcible steps should be tak en against the contract haulers, even to removing their license plates. At the same time, Glover and Hunter said, if the allegations were without basis, then the public should be advised. (turn to page four, please) Assistant Executive Plans Scout Program Richardson Talks On Clinic Work At Civic Club Dr. W. P. Ricßardson, of Chap el Hill, director of the tri-coun ty health department was guest speaker Thursday night at Rox boro Rotary club, where he dis cussed the Crippled Children’s clinic, a project in which the Roxboro club has long been in terested. In discussing the clinic Dr. Richardson suggested that the club make a specific donation for continuing the work. Action will be taken at the next meeting, which will also be at Hotel Rox boro. One of several guests was the Rev. Mr. Medlin, new pastor of Ca-Vel, Grace and Longhurst Methodist churches. BRAZIL EMPLOYS BLIND RIO DEJANERIO, June 4. Brazil utilizes even the blind in her war effort. Hie Navy yard here has hired talented blind woodcarvers and mechanics who have won names for themselves making jpodel boats.. i SOLDIERS HONORED AT REUNION OF CLAYTONS - LONGS Annual Family Meeting Held At Lea’s Chapel. Wilson Ross, who is with the Merchant Marines, was an hon or guest at the Clayton-Long family reunion held last week at Lea’s Chapel Methodist church. Listed as now being in mili tary service and unable to at j tend the reunion were the fol lowing young men, chiefly frem Roxboro and Person County, and connected with the two families: Melvin Clayton, Robert Pleasant, Franklin Kirby, Julius and Tal madge Clayton, Julius Stephens, Willie Hicks, Hubert Hicks, Burt Dickerson, McNeil and D. M. Capps, Jr., Calvin Durham, Ralph Gravitte and Curtis Long. Prayer fer these young men was given by the Rev. H. L. Is j ley. Chief speaker was the Rev. | Roy F. Whitley, Presbyterian minister, of Yanceyville. Attend ance was estimated at near one hundred. Luncheon was served on the grounds. Next meeting will be held next year at Mill Creek Baptist church. New Buildings Now Complete Roxboro Lumber Company, damaged last month by fire, is now back in business, its new buildings having been complet ed this week. Farm Equipment In an effort to move all avail able equipment into active pro duction as quickly as possible, several items of farm machinery and equipment have been re leased from county quotas and will be rationed only on a state basis, it was announced today. Griggs, Negro Leader Has Conference Former School Teacher Becomes Negro Scout Assistant In Cherokee. Person Negroes Raise Money. H. K. Griggs, of Reidsville, acting field executive for the Negro division of Boy Scouts in Cherokee Council, who last week paid his first official visit to the ,Roxboro district, today said that a meeting of the newly organiz ed Negro division of the Person Scout district will be held here on Tuesday night, June 15, at 8:30 o’clodkL Griggs and C. J. Ford, chair man of the Person Negro unit, will first attend the regular June session of Person Scout district, of which J. S. Merritt is chair man, at 7:30 o’clock on the same night, June 15, at .which time further plans for the reorganiza tion of the Negro troop, No. 61, will be d&cussed. (turk to page four, please) 1 p, NUMBER 69 Roxboro Protest Answer Comes From Reynolds Tar Heel Senator Pro mises Support But Cites; Views Os Burke, Acting * Administrator For O. P. A. Sen. Robert Rice Reynolds in a reply sent to W. Wallace Woods, Roxboro, spokesman for the group here which has filed pro tests against an attempted stabil ization of merchandise by OPA, yesterday assured W< ods that some solution to the problem will be worked out. Reynolds’ letter is the fifth re ceived by Woods from Washing ton senators and representatives and in the Reynold’s communica tion was a copy of a letter to the Senator from George J. Burke,, of Washington, acting adminis trator for OPA. ! According to Burke it was , discovered when price controls :of the type contained in MPR 339 (Rayon Hosiery) and in MPR 208 (Work Clothes) were set up that there was a tendancy for some firms to substitute for the .goods priced under regulations, goods which, although similar in I character were inferior in quali i ty or serviceability, j Burke goes on to say that tha Emergency Price Control act /contains provisions for control of ; such manipulative practices as changes of form or quality, but ; that there is no reason to be lieve standardization will be ap t plied to all forms of merchan -1 disc. In defense of the difference in price ceiling ratios for chain and independent merchants, Burke cites the fact that the difference in ratio in selling prices was in effect in normal times and should therefore be continued. He is also of opinion that the provision requiring a manufacturer ta stamp maximum price at retail on his article makes for simpli city as far as the retailer is con cerned. Woods, who is Roxboro cham ber of commerce secretary, in his reply to Reynolds, sent today, contends that middle-aged busi ness people, many of whom have sent sons and daughters into mil itary service, are facing undue business hardships because of stringency of regulations under which business must be conduct ed. With reference to the Burke letter, Woods also told Reynolds that he fears “that unless some chedki is put upon OPA, suets practices (that is, regulations)' will spread to other forms of merchandising which would have rather disastrous results on small businesses and manufac turing.” The next move, Woods thinks, is up to Washington and he is hopeful that the protests regis tered will produce results. Other replies have come from, Folger, Cooley, Bailey and Wright Pat man, as reported in Thursday’s Times. TOMATO JUICE WASHINGTON, June 4. The OPA cut tomato juice ration point costs in half today, an nouncing however that all other current blue coupon values are expected to stand unchanged for another month. FBQM OXFORD ; Mrs- Sarah Clay.of Oxford, fe Miss Maggie Day. ■
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