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bate Reins Bulletins PERSON SCHOOLMASTERS TO GO TO COUNTRY ! C. H. Mason, president of the Person Schoolmasters’ club, v and Mrs. Mason will entertain members of the club and special guests at their home near Helena s:hool, Wednesday night, at 7 o’clock, August 11, at a Biummer meeting. Notices of accept ance should reach the Board of Education office by Monday. i CAMP BUTNER TEAM TO MEET ALL-STARS Luther Suitt, manager of the Roxboro All-Star softball team, today said that a Camp Butner team headed by Lieuten ant Nat H. Henpel, will play the All-Star team here Friday night at 8 o’clock on the high school field. Manager Suitt wants a big crowd to come out. I ALL APPLICATIONS GO THROUGH OPA HI. K. Sanders, Person Farm Agent, this morning said that . farmers who wish to make application for gasoline for passeng er cars or for non-highway use must now do so through the Person OPA Office, Kirby Building, Roxiboro, since such applica tions are no longer handled through AAA committeemen. Governor’s Son A Marine One of the 600 marines in the Navy’s V-12 College Training Unit at Duke University, J. Melville Broughton, Jr., left, son of North Carolina’s governor, pauses to chat with John Perry, fellow marine of Raleigh. Both are former Wake Forest College students. Maybe they’re talking about those two touchdowns Perry made for Wake Forest against the Blue Devils last fall. County Officials Meet This Morning To List Jury Units Jury Lists Revised This Morning In Special Session Os Officials THREE PERSON SCHOOLS GO ON RECOGNIZED LIST Elementary Divisions At Allensville, Hurdle Mills And Mount Tirzah Hon ored. R. B. Griffin, Person Superin tendent of schools, today said that three more Person public schools in the elementary divi sion, namely, Allensville, Hurdle Mills and Mount Tirzah, have been placed on the State list of accredited Elementary Schools. The distinction comes because the schools, all of which also have high school divisions, have been able to meet requirements for the honor. Factors considered are: the provision of at least one teacher per grade, the provision of an adequate building with proper sanitary and library facilities. of other Person schools are already on the list, according to Griffin. Convict Steals Car Os Owen Pass At Nashville, Ga. Owen Pass, Roxboro ware houseman, who also has ware house interests in Nashville, Ga., 'where he is now spending some time, had his car stolen there a few days ago by an escaped con vict. The machine, according to Mrs. Pa4s, who is in Nashville with her husband, was later re covered in a -considerably bung ed up Condition. It had been driven about MO miles. Biennial revision of Jury lists, both for grand and petit duty, occupied attention of Person County Commissioners this morn ing, who met at nine o’clock in a special session after having held their regular August meet ing on Monday. Revision of jury j lists is intended to equalize jury service and to remove from the j lists the names of citizens who 1 are deceased or who are no long er resident in the County. Feature of the first session, on Monday, was administration of ■oath of office to J. A. Long, Jr., new Commissioner, by R. A. Bul lock, assistant clerk of Superior Court. Long, several weeks ago was appointed to succeed M. Banks Berry, rsigned. Members of the Board approv ed and adopted a resolution ac cepting the new budget for the fiscal year and also Authorized purchase of a new United States flag by Court House Custodian and Jailer W. L. King, the new flag to replace an old' one now flying from the Eilvered pole on the Court House lawn. Also ap proved were regular bills of the month. In addition to Commissioner (turn to page eight, please), Moore Claims He * Was Not Expected To Be Examined Edgar Newton Moore, Jr., re ported last week as having fail ed to report to Dr. B. A. Thax ton, examining physician for the Person Selective Service board, today said that the Board was in error in expecting him to re port. Office officials of the Board said, however, that he had previously been asked to re port. He went to the Board of fice after calling at the Times office. 7 ' : PERSON TIMES — i VOLUME XIV PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY AND THURSDAY ROXBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1943 NUMBER 85 From Guadalcanal Comes Nipponese Banner Authentic Japanese Battle Flag Sent To City Editor Os Person County Times Funeral For Miss E. b. Bray Held lllonday Aunt Os J. Brodie Riggs bee Dies Suddenly Mon day At Home. Funeral for Miss Eliza Lee Bray, 82, a native of Person County and for many years a re sident of Roxboro, was held here Tuesday afternoon at four o’- clock at the J. Brodie Riggsbee home, North Main street. An aunt of Mr. Riggsbee’s, Miss Bray died suddenly Mon day night at 6:45 o’clock at his home, death being attributed to a heart attack. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Roxie Bray Riggsbee and Miss Callie Bray, both of the home. The deceased, who was born near Cunningham, was a member of Lebanon Christian church, near Semora, and rites were in charge of the Rev. N. C. New man, of the Christian church, Virgilina, Va., assisted by the Rev. W. C. Martin, of Edgar Long Memorial Methodist church, Roxboro. Interment was in Burchwood cemetery. Active pallbearers were: May nard C. Clayton, C. A. Harris, (turn to page eight, please) Pfc. Elmo Mitchell Os Camp Hale Here For Visit Pfc. Trayham Elmo Mitchell, of Camp Hale, Colo., is spending a few days here wtih his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Traynham T. Mitchell on High 'School drive. Pfc. Mitchell, who is a member of the ski-troopers and has been engaging in mountain climbing, will be here until the first of the week. Mitchell and his mother will go to Conway, S. C., today to .spend a few days with Mr. Mitch ell, who is on the market there. E. C. Maness To Gonduct Revival At Longhurst According to an announcement made today by the pastor, the Rev. W. T. Medlin, Jr., revival services will begin at the Long hurst Methodist Church Sunday morning, August ®th at 11:00 with a sermon by the pastor. Beginning at 7:30 p. m. on the same day and continuing throughout the week there will be a service each evening with the sermon by the Rev. E. C. Maness, pastor of the Brooksdale Charge of the Methodist Church. It is hoped that a large attend ance will be present at each of the services. The public is cor dially invited to all of the ser vices. GETS TRAINING Corp. Hassell Long Whitfield, son of Person County Commis sioner and Mrs. Frank T. Whit field, of Bushy Fork, has re turned to his station at Fort Ben ning, Ga., after visiting here for two weeks. He recently graduat ed from the gunnery department, the Armpred school, Fort Knox, Ky., where he took a special course. W Lieut. William H. Davenport, of Kinston and Roxboro, who has been in foreign service for more than a year, spending much of his time in the Gaudalcanal area has a gracious way of re membering friends back home. His latest gift, a battle-worn but authentic Japanese battle flag, sent to Thomas J. Shaw, Jr., City Editor of the Person County Times, Roxboro, ' arrived this week, nearly three month- ; E'er being put in the mails. Most impressive thing about the flag is the fact that it is lull of holes, very apparently made by bullets and flying fragments. The full, red sun in the center hangs loosely toward the bottom and the white field surrounding it is tatters, but the pale blue letters in Japanese characters are still legible. Bill describes the flag this way, with a disarming apology for its condition: “I have something you might be interested in that I am mailing to you. It is a Jap flag, but pretty well battle-worn. And it is not in good shape at all. Certain' Jap soldiers carry these battle flags. You will no tice numerous characters on it. Some of them mean, T will die willingly for the Emperor’ (or) ‘I will fight ’till the end’. I’m sorry I don’t have a better one to send.’ The writing on the flag is an individual touch, added by the soldier who carried it. Needless to say, the City Editor treasures it and as soon as it can be mounted it is going to hang in a very special place in his living room, against the day when Lieutenant Davenport comes home with a more explicit ac count of when and how he got it. Davenport, a native of Kinston, is a graduate of North Carolina (turn to page eight, please) Troop 32 Boy Scouts, Receives New Members Van Neal, Donnie Long and Abner Clayton, all 12 years of age and former Cubs are now mem bers of Troop 32, Boy Scouts, of which Collins Abbitt is scout master. Recent gift to the Troop was three baseball gloves, together with a ball and a bat, from S. M. Ford, one of the troop sponsors. Ronnie Thomas received his second class badge and Donnie Long his tenderfoot badge at the July Court of Honor. Represen tatives at the recently held camp at Cherokjej were: C. A. Harris, Jr., councilor, and Tommy Dean, Ronnie Thomas, Slonny Dawes and Lawrence Woody, who pass ed off' some or all of their re quirements. Chaplain Daane And Party To Conduct Service Chaplain C. P. Daane, of Rox boro and Camp Butner, will be guest speaker Sunday morning at eleven at Roxboro Presbyterian church. Special music will be furnished by Cpl. Hirsch, soloist, and Cpl. Vernon Gould, both of Camp Butner. All three of the visiting service men participated in a similar service here last month and were warm ly received. Cpl. Gordon Carver left today for Smyrna, Term., by order from the Axmy. > j \ OPA Official Says Division Not to BlamelnMeatTangle Brown Velvet Egg Gets Attention In Times Office Harry Howard, of near Rox boro, has a brown velvet egg, laid yesterdhy morning: by a “dominecker” hen. Rather ov er-sized, the egg has a soft covering in lieu of a shell, evi dently the result of some vita min deficiency. The color is a rich dark brown, with a plush like surface that gives to the touch. Fertilizer Groups |To Meet Next Week In City } Fertilizer distributors, interest [ ed farmers, AAA committeemen, ; County War Board, and others j interested in the fertilizer order [as revised for 1944, will meet [Tuesday, August 10, at 2:30 p. m., |in the Grand Jury room at the ! court house. It is believed that this meet | ing will result in clearing up i questions now arising on the sale | and use of fertilizers. C. J. B(all, Field Representa tive of the Fertilizer Division of the War Food Administration, will attend this meeting and dis cuss the problems involved. All interested persons are in vited to attend. Durham Minister I To Preach Twice lAt Citv Church > | The Rev. G. C. Lee. of Durham, i / j will conduct special services Sun | day morning at eleven o’clock and again at 7:45 that night at the Penticostal Holiness church, Roxboro, of which the Rev. G. M. Minnis is pastor. Both ser vices will be under the direction of Mrs. C. A. Neal, president of the Missionary society, and the public is cordially invited to at tend. Griffin Has Hope That Teacher List Stands Complete Nearly Forty Faculty Changes Reported In Person White System W. H. Adairs Have Brunswick Stew Party At Home Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Adair, of High School drive, entertained Tuesday night with a Neighbor hood Brunswick stew. Ice cream and cake were also served. Guest list included: Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Minor, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Millican, Mrs. M. Banks Ber ry and son, Mrs. Traynham T. Mitchell and son, Pfc. Traynham, Elmo Mitchell, and Bobby Kerr, Mrs. Mitchell’s nephew. Also, Mrs. Hart, of Durham, mother of Mrs. Millican, and the Rev. and Mrs. Millican, of Ala bama, parents of Mr. Millican, and Mrs. Margaret Sprinkler and son, of Richmond, house guests of the W. R. Minors, together with children of the various fam ilies attending. OPA Says It Has Nothing To Do With Meat Slaughtering Jam Ul. H. Steuiart Rites Held Rt Home IRonday Father Os Earl And Wil liam E. Stewart Dies At Home After Long Illness. Held here Monday afternoon at four o’clock at the residence, La mar street, were funeral services for William Henry Stewart, 75, a native of Person County, whose death occurred Saturday after noon from a heart attack with complications after an illness lasting four months. Rites were in charge of the Rev. W. C. Martin,, pastor of Edgar Long Memorial Methodist church, with interment follow ing in Burchwood cemetery. Stewart was the father of Earl and William E. Stewart, both of Roxboro. Also surviving are his wife, the former Miss Lessie Smith, of Roxboro, three sisters, Mesdames Frank Jobe, of Me bane, Henry Pope, of Cedar Grove, and Annie Smith, of Los Angeles. Calif., and three broth ers, Arthur, Charles and Lurie, all of Cedar Grove. Also surviving are two grand sons, Earl Stewart. Jr., of the IU. S. Navy Pre-Plight school. i Lambeth Field, St. Louis, Mo.. ! and Pvt. Raymond Stewart, of Keesler Field, Mi-s. Neither of the. grandsons was able to at tend the funeral. Granddaughter surviving is Miss Barbara Jane Stewart. Mr. Stewart, for many years a Roxboro resident, was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jake Stew art. j Active pallbearers were Dolian i Long, C. A. Harris, Bill Minor, [ Ozie Duncan, Maynard C. Clay ton, G. J. Cushwa, Winfrey Wilkins and Dr. J. H. Hughes. Honorary pallbearers were: 1 (turn to page eight, please) Person Superintendent o f Schools R. B. Griffin today re elased a list containing the names of thirty-seven new or transfer red teachers who will this year come to eleven Person County and Roxboro district schools. The turnover, as Griffin points out, is quite large, but there re main today only two vacancies in white schools to be filled, name ly, a teacher of home economics at Helena, and of science at Hur dle Mills. Changes for Negro schools have not yet been releas ed. In all there are over two hun dred teachers in Person and Rox boro systems and close to 7,000 pupils, all of whom will begin work on Wednesday, Sept. 1, for the new nine month term. Administrative changes involve three principals, J. L. Hester, who comes to Roxboro as dis trict supervising principal, L. M. Yates, who succeeds Hester at Helena, and J. S. Fleming, who goes to Mount Tirzah to succeed Yates as principal. New teachers at Roxboro high school are: Misses Patricia (turn to page eight, please) Gordon C. Hunter, chairman of the Person Meat board, today re leased for publication a letter from the State OPA, Raleigh, to George J. Cushwa, clerk to the Roxboro Board of City Commis sioners, in which W. A. Kavan augh .District Price officer, and L. E. Edwards, Food specialist, claim that the Commissioners’ protests relative to meat slaught ering restrictions should have been addressed to another au thority. The authority recommended is Hillman Moody, State Director of the Food Distribution Admini stration of the Department of Agriculture, Raleigh. Moody, ac cording to Kavanaugh and Ed wards, “has evidenced in his con tact in the State every willing ness to cooperate insofar as his authority goes”. Designation of Moody as the person to whom appeals should be' made ties in with a state ment issued last week by Dr. W. P. Richardson, of Chapel Hill, di rector of the tri-county Health Departments (including Person’s in Roxboro). Dr. Richardson in his own statement issued a dis claimer similar to the one made today by the State OPA office. Hunter, it is undrstood, is planning to write to both Kavan augh and Edwards and to Moody, but it is not known what the next step will b in a contro veisv in which Roxboro City Commissioners claimed that meat slaughU ring restrictions here (turn to page eight, please) H.E. YARBOROUGH FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN COLUMBIA Person Native Lived In Mullins And Columbia Many Years. i Hubert Edward Yarborough, 65, a native of Person County i and a resident of Mullins and ; Columbia, S. C., died in a Colum bia hospital on Wednesday, July 28, after a brief illness, accord mg to information received to day by the Times. | In Columbia Yarborough for ! the past fifteen years had been 'an investment broker and real j estate operator, but until 1928 he i had lived in Mullins. Funeral service was conduct ed in Columbia, with interment in a Mullins cemetery. Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Willena Daniel, of Mullins, three sons Hubert Yar borough, Jr., an attorney and a former member of the South Carolina General assembly, of Florence, S. C., H. Jordan Yar borough, of Charleston, S. C., and W. Dan Yarborough, of Nor folk, Va. Also surviving are three daugh ters, Mrs. W. P. Greene, Jr., of Abbeville, S. C., Mrs. J. W. Play er, of Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Al len D. Reed, of Columbia, S. C., and one sister Mrs. John Tingen, of Liberty. The deceased was born in Rox boro on Octc*?T'2l, 1877 and has anumiber of relatives here. _ I DAUGHTER BORN ” , Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Y. Hum phries, Jr., of Bethel Hill and Wilmington, are announcing the birth of a daughter, Nancy Car olyn, on Saturday, July 31, ; at Community hospital, Roxborov Mrs. Humphries 4s the former * Miss Esther Gravitte, a nAtoy|gii| Mr. and Mrs. Allen nScCann. lil Humphries left yesterda£^«Hj
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