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FBIDAf AFTERNOON. FEBRUARV I. ISM' " >l -!." ■ . pr, mi.iw.m.. »■.... Spring Branch News Massrsssaa^BK^^s^l^sassaasEsaßaßßSss Have you seen the parsonage Since the last of last week? If you haven’t you are missing seeing it as it takes on the appearance of | being a real house instead of Just| another structure. The men have been working real faithfully and the women of Missionary Circle No. 1 and 2 s*-ved '■**l nice lunches Wednesday and Friday, respec , tivelv and iNo. 3 will serve come Tueidav, Then the Circles will be -ogin a rain. The men really enjoy th<s eating real good home cooking with a croup of men and the wo men “njoy it too. Now the work is on inside pod when It rains I the work can still go on. The Deacons met Saturday night' and brought un several things at the buxine'* meeting Sunday. One 1 thing .was the increase in the janh-1 to’s ra'nry. Anyone who has ever the icb for Just one w week will arre« that the raise is a vrv (list th f ng v The Library committee <s another thing brought ud and the Deacons appointed Shirl’y Ha’rr as Librarian and Joyce .Taejon ns Assistant with Mrs. Bivins Jackson. M-s. C. O. Glow epu Mr. John Stones as the persons to make sure that the books entering the Library are of good moral value. The building up keep committee as appointed by Athe Deacons is Sam Strickland, Tier man Hairr, John Stones and Elbert Glover. Each of these were brought to a vote and the church granted the increase of Janitor salarv and both committees were accepted with no opposition. Mi=s Dfiph'a Strickland, who hasn’t been nbl» to he n>'t. laMy. Observed h' ■ Wrd birthday last Sunday. A b’rthday dinner was given in her boner. Mr. and Mrs. Qf3miU) were nresent for the occa sion and we i»H know that every one enjoyed helping her celebrate. I E’gene Nev'or has been moved way down into the Canal Zone. He had previously b»en stationed In Pa. He is supposed to be sta tioned th*re fer a good while now and has written for his letter to Join the First Baptist Church of Balboa Heights ‘n the Canal Zone. We understand from his that he receives this .col umn and we’d like to take this op portunity to say that we think he. has done the right thing but we Still insist that he Is one of our Spring Branch boys. Miss Marjorie Jackson visited Joyce Jackson thus w-ekend Mar jorie ia from Mt. Ram Church. fy-lm wjjgrtNif »J|jr night at the church at t:00 p m. Godwin News ity mhs. o; r. wasbburn ', ■ The supper that the M- Y- F. put on last Wednesday night was • highly successful. The ticket- sale amounted to $131.00. They great ly appreciate the cooperat on of the entire community tp making it a success. Miss Linda Clyde Mclallan attend-: ad the Vocation Conference In Dur ham Saturday. Mias Ruth Love Williams and • Jeanne Williams snent the we«k- 1 end in Durham with Mr. and Mrs. j Cicero Tart. | Mr. -A. M. Wade celebrated his, 70th birthday Sundav at his home here. A grandson. Myers Wade of Falcon also celebrated hj» Bth birthday. Thoee attending the cel*- ; bratlon were: Mr. and Mw. H. C,! Wade and family of Goldsboro N. ’ C„ Mrs. Reba Wgde and sons, • Marshall and Myers of Falcon, j Mrs Joe W Lucas and .daughter, of Fayetteville. Mr. and Mm. Mil _ ton Lucas and Mr. and Mrs. Mc • Lallan Wade and children, Mrs. A. M. Wade. Sr., returned home with H. C. Wade to spend this week with him and his family in Goldsboro. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dunn, at Charlotte visited Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Graham during the weekend. Mr. Dunn Is a brother of Mrs. Graham. Mr, and Mrs. R. W. Weeks and W family and Mrs. D. A. McPhall spent Bunday In Durham with Mr. and Mrs. Garland Nance. , Mr. Harold Edgerton attended the funeral of his Unde. MrTid die M. Edgerton at Goldsboro, N. C., Sunday afternoon. The Home Demonstration Club met on Thureday afternoon at 1:30 at the dub House. Mrs. E. c. 9 Hemingway was hostess Mrs. Mc members present. ' * ' ,V - "TTV - *** I day* with bar brother, Mr. L. A. I e The Int. G. A. meeting was post i poned until that time also and it ; will megt at the church. The | Sunbeams will meet Sunday after . I noon at‘#:oo p. m. at the church. • Kenneth Hatrr came out Sun day for church. You may be saying well, what about that, but ‘ K»nny” says its good to be here. You see this Is the first Sunday that he has been able to be at church (Spring Branch) since the firkt of the year. He works with a road construction company in Rocky Mount. Good to have you bac v i Kenny. • Frank Hinson was home | and so was Corby Bass. (Corby was off Friday and helped on the pa -- . sonage). Stanley Godwin was home from State for the weekend | end also. Mh ter Wallace Dixon we- visit ing hi' Uncle and Aunt Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Williford, this week end. ”*> is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Dixon. Sr., of Dunn Our Officers and Teachers Onvn c'l meeting was not held Sunday a« was planned p-»v’«u.'ly b’’t Choi- practice was held and the group had a singing good time M's. Rmlt’ is directing the choir end «><* are glad to have our pew members. MV. and Mrs. Sinith spent the weekend at the home of Mrs. Lvl* Gainey and took Sunday night «"ooer with Mr. and Mrs. E. T Tew. I Mr. and Mrs. Norvell Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Thornes Strickland and Mr. and Mrs. Ervin. Glover visited Mr and Mrs. Elbert Glove Sundav afte-noon and we will a'sc add that W. A, McPhall went home with Kenneth Glover. Sun day. ! Ra-l Gee'’ Jaok'pn has final! gotten his. leave that he was sup posed to get Christmas. He camr S' nday night and will be horn for 10 day*. He finally succeeded at slipping home and being in the house and almost to hli room be fore he was found out. Say! have you checked on* • book from our Library yet? The girls have already checked out several books and you’ll be doinr - yourself a big favor by xeleotlng a book and reading It. IH find ’out the exact hour* that books mav . be checked out and pass It On but we do know Opt at the inter mission between Sunday Schoo! and Preaching books may be check ed intend out. MRe-vf and «ee get* mti. . and daughters. Catherine Spd Mary i Jo spent Sunday with Mrs. Clyde ' McLellan and other relatives. M-Sgt. anfl Mrs Willie Test and 1 , daughter. Shirley Gray of Green •: ville, S. G. spent the .Iteek-wM ; Mr and Mrs. J. * 'Graham. Mrs. Donald Mclntyre. Mis* Hkrfse Con- I nelly and Miss o*w Godwin V < tended the Educational Meeting In Fayetteville tost* week. V« \ i Mrs. -Harold Noel of Durham Ma lted Mrs. Marshall Williams last * *' * wees. . Mrs. Pearl Calohan and "Dusty.” M* Millard Price and Mn. A. C. Johnson spent Monday to Durham. i • Mrs. Robert Jackson and daugh ter, Judy Faye are spendtog about J ten days In Florida, making the * trip down with Mr. aad Mrs. ®- ton Warren of near Dunn. Linden News '■ *-■* /.j ' By MRS. A. B. BETHUNE Mr. and Mrs. Glean. Rowell of Fayetteville were the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McDonald. Miss Alice Armflold spent the weekend to Concord, vialtlng , friends. • Mrs. AdalaMeltelvto W the weekend gw»t of Mbs. : j Thomas to High Pot*. ; -pT ’ Mrs. Alex Bethune, Mimes Hdllie and Dee Bethune spent Thuraday ; to Zebukxn vfcittog her brother , W. L. Oilson Who has been very 18. '.--•t' , 'S' ' A W anlto of I ERWIN Teen Chatter By GAIL BTRD There was a basketball game 1 Tuesday night In Erwin. The Erwin . teams played Benhaven. We cer tainly Were disappointed that our | team lost) The scores were: Ben haven 45, Erwin 41 for the girls. I Benhaven 44, Erwin 43 for the, boys. High scorers for the Erwin, girls were Doris Oldham and Gerry j Matthews; the defensive leaders | were Delores Mason and Shirlev i Pipkin. Peggy Warren had a party Sat-i urday night in her home to cele-j biate mid-term exams being over. Everybody had a wonderful time!! Those who attended were: Marilyn Steinburg, Frank Weaver, Betty; Ann Julian, Tommy Davis, Oerry Matthews, Graham West, Ga'il! Byrd. Harold Brown (Brownie), Pat! Whitman, Gilbert Smith, Mary L. Miley, George Lucas, Pat Warren, Stacy Wood, Charles Dorman, Peg sy Ennis. , Can You Imagine? ' Coach Pecora turning Janitor at the basketball game. Betty Anne Julian having her hair waved? >wn hair? New names in Erwin Hi such as? Frank (Fred* Weaver cutting his Patsy “Q" Warren ‘Light Bulb” Wood “Baby" Matthews -Pinky” Jackson •Bpeed” Byrd -Record” Warren •High-Pockets" Miley ‘Poodle’' Byrd John Q. Beard making “choco late Surprise”? Peggy Warren having a pa-rty to celebrate mid-term exams being over? Fred Weaver missing a basketball <ame? B. B. Hudson holding a “girls” '.and “I!???.” Fi-ggy (Record) Warren finally buying a billfold? Price 53.50 !1! Marilyn (Stink) Steinberg fin ally deciding to study p Margie Eanes having her hair rut? Mary L. Miley and George Luca; ,-itUl dating? (Not steady, Just reg ular). D. G. Gomedella and Pete Den ning getting sent out of the llbary for a whole week? Bobby Sugg* working on a “dry cleaners” truck. Who’s the boy from Campbell College Judith? (W e mean Judith Holmes, of course) f Say. Peggy Ennis! Who’s the boy that you’re carrying the torch for | now? _ certain Junior boyM By the Wayr who did w e see Wanda McLeurin sitting In the 'how with Wednesday night? Barbara Lou Benson and Paul Tyndall seem to be getting up quite k ease I!* - ’' Betty’Wren St-uncll and Cecil Johnson seem ;to be getting along 1 ,K»*t dandy these days.- • .‘Didn’t- we see Jtimes Black on the’ 1 basketball ttem Tuesday night? the thtee boys that waltoed their feet tor'lAwy Ftohb Warm, watpri, heater on . the of January 30. l»Mt Th«to aaavef could be Cherry Smierd/-atli George Lucas Iff spencer O'heil Is still wearing thbiji “»hatv”' looking clothes and Tjnifßn he does look ".sharp" in Who, .is Shirley Royal’s current name? It might be a certain Junior boy Mho t* “plen-ty" cute i I We Mere very sorry to hear that Billy Quick and R. C. Jackson were In a wreck Thursday. Itmt's the J*** wrecked tont It, Billy? , .Thkie a look at D. G. Gomedella! Yea, he hardly has any hair Youth Conference. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Raynor spent Sunday to Bethel visiting their daughter Mrs. George Bullock. Mrs. Ous Bell of Orlando Fla. •pwwt Wednesday with Mrs. A. V. Dawkins. ( Mrs. Joseph Williams, W. C. Melvin Jr. and Alex Bethune at ttedad the basketball games in Raleigh Saturday night. ' “r- WUI Mr*. Daniel Weymans of Fayettevtli* visited the Alton Raynor Sunday. . Tommy and Gary Barlow of Roadway visited Jesse Byrd Jr. and Catherine Neal Byrd Saturday. MRS. RYRD ENTERTAINS.. .. J Mrs. Jem Byrd entertained a* and sH tea on Saturday y jy* Catherine Neal Byrd rSKL. W J. Pi Mb touut atteto. Dfcfitt k. c. '... ■' ■ dwi. u.m ..■■w.n .. ... Mighty Empire Is Stuntied By King's Death By UNITED'' PRESS The heart of an empire stopped today. I The-biggest city in the world fell i silent. j There were Just the muffled | cries of “oh.” the muted shuffle 1 of a people who, like its royalty, i had to "carry on.” I Tears welled In the eyes of Brit- I ons wherever they heard the news j —“the King is dead." j It didn't matter whether they were dukes in country places, sh«p- I keepers in remote villages, house ! w ives in queue for their rations, j There was weeping in Lime— house, the grimy dock district in ! London’s East End where work men said: “ ‘E was a good king, | ‘e was.” j There was mourning in Mayfair. hub of the fashionable. ! A small crowd of newsman gath ered quickly outside Buckingham Palace. The police on guard knew nothing of the king’s death. One of the first passerbys to learn’ dt the .death from the news men was Mrs. Eve'lyn Nugent of Wdisdon, London. % She had brought her two chil dren to see the palace. "We saw the photographers,” she said, blinking away tears. “But we thought it was too soon for the king to be coming back from Sand ringham." The crowd grew larger as the news KDread. CROWD STANDS IN SILENCE Soon black shades were drawn across the windows at the front of the palace. Now 1,000 persons: stood before the gates in silence. An elderly woman came up to a I reported and asked: ’ What Ls happening? Is the king coming back? She was told the king would never come back. She cried. Nationality didn’t matter today The Soviet emhassy lowered Its flag to half staff. THEATRES CLOSE All theaters, music halls and cinemas closed. Restaurants can celed dancing and floor shows. Private and public dinner parties were called off. Meetings were postponed. Black rlbbohs were hung on the doors of windows of stately homes and tumbled-down* hovels. At Sandringham there was a simple announcement: "The shoot has, been canceled.” The Cathedral Os Bt. Paul’s was filled at noon for the mid-day serv ices. Every 15 minutes the BBC in toned the fcwrrml announcement of the*A'.ng's death. Brai-h troops on the front line 2-Sr-sr? &&■& pvhfmg antll commanders announc ed plans for mourning the dead monarch. FOPE EXPRESSES SORROW In Vatican City, Pope Pius XII expressed his “great sorrow" and ordered a telegram of condolences sent-at Once to Queen Elizabeth. V United Nations Secretary Gen ; e»l- Trygve Lie aen{ British For i elgn Secretary Anthony Eden a , telegram expressing his sorrow. , Australian’ Prime Minister Rob ert Gordon Menzies announced the haMs. ln Parliament, interrupting -a . debate on the Japanese Peace Tireaty.' . . . . Hie king’s death caught Aus tridiA near the climax of prepara tions tor Elizabeth’s first visit «lere. She was due to arrive March ' Flaks flew at half staff at the United Nations temporary head quarters In Paris. At Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters Just outside Paris the national em blems of the 13 member nations also were at half staff. Mrs. Eleanor Rnoeevelt said in Paris. “I am terribly grieved and shocked to hear this news because I always had a personal affection for the king and queen.” The king had been a guest of the late Presi dent Roosevelt ,at Hyde Park in IM9. In India government offices were closed, official functions were can celed and flag* flew at half staff. In Dublin, Irish opposition lead er and former Premier John A. Ooetello expressed his sorrow at the new queen’s “personal loss and bereavement.” BOQRg TO rural QUEBEC STB. ANNE 1» BELLEVUE, Que. ®—A mobile book-of-the-month dub keeps hundreds of families in rural Quebec up-to-date eh their reading. The mobile library, oper ated by the adult education de- Phrtmept of McGlB. University, is $ shdf-ltopd van which visits 40 communities once a month. A meteor from outer apace be-* cornea a meteorite by surviving the friction of paange .through the terth-s aUaqgphere and reaching the ground. , will be better next month: let’s ; Mildred Jackson seems to be ta Teen Tatfle Tales By LINDA AYCOCK .' Oh! What a weekend Virgil 1 Early, Frank Wilson, Gerald Frite and Llndy Wood had I They trav -1 eled to East Carolina College for the’ ECC Band 'Clinic Friday mor -1 ning. They came back talking ? about the good-looking girls and • band uniforms they saw. We are really proud of those boys, for they ■ did mighty good up there. Lirtdy 5 made first choir, first French horn. In caue you rjn’t knew what this ' megns, he was the best they had. • Gerald plays tarltone. Frank plays ■ clarinet and Virgil piayrf co-net. Why even someday these boys may - play in the Band cf America! • i ' Senior Talent Night this wee*:! . There will certainly be a lot of talent on display. Admis;ion is 25; . and 50c. This is Friday night- and I hope to sse everyone there. Arid ■ may the best man win! (or woman). i r It would help if every speeder after being pinched, would really i wake up. I We did pretty good on the Coats hasketke'! teams excent, the boys. The gi>ls and JVs certainly made us p-oud but since exams and the ' tli’rj*:ue cf some of our best bas , ketball nlayei-s, we can’t say much i about them. Some of the JV« had to participate on Oritr Varelty, team with Coats and NeWton Grove. As i you know, we lost all games in Newton Grove. Bi t our teams will comeback this week With Clinton. and Tabor City. At least we're hop-. ing so! I" *- - , i Did you hear about the man who was listing hts taxes the other day? He listed his dog and his lister asked whether it was male or fe male. Says he, I don't know, but it’s a boy! Have you seen Linda Williams’ new haircut? They call it a poodle haircut and I can see why. But really Linda, it’s cute as pie! The Hymn Festival Choir of the : | —'l i ——l i i ■iiuiiim New-Type Mounted Transplantei* For The John Deere Model M Tractor ; (Mounting Brackets Rad Barrel Rack can be supplied for Ford and Ferguscn Tractors AC & Super A) • * The Ellis Transplanter can be mounted on the tractor or takon off so the tractor can«bo used fer r , otf.er purposes as quickly as a team con be hitched to the old style horse drawn transplanter. ■ ■ Wm'y I - jig ■§ I m K w ■: - ■ uniformly as the best pud type transplanter. The ftth Transplanter combines *ie uniform of planting and flexibility of the pull type transplanter with the desirable advantages *’ of a mounted bttpleirieint. The Ellis Transplanter is raised clear of the ground by the hydraulic lift so it is a fixed implement , moulded On the tractor for turning, backing or transporting. .When m operation the connection between the tractor and transplanter is flexible, set the tifm* , * nlnnßas esenen Inllaiii eaauensMl !r> Jenenrlenl A|k& t*#i**4n* TL a rlnziili slgA MiMiee mm ■ann«'- *V'i„»c pittHiwi RriMii ■■•w jgiwVHu maepenaenT or .wic ■ ■ : ocior# inc QcpTn or ino rooii©! or j#ro»aOro or y«io '. nlmltee BkjsS L>, rLza * a— J.. m J— m e m j covering piuiei n nor obtocvoq oy going over o noge or inro low ground. This special feature insures uniform depth of planting, also that the soil will be properly finned - about the stems and reots es each plant. No Pte <« mkMd Wit), IK. EUb T,on v l=nte,., 1 Baptist Church has been reorgan z ized. Many people have Joined and I - I know we'll be more than happy r to receive others, if you learn the - songs and come to BTU. Be sure ; to be at choir practice Thursday i night. *1 f j What’s this I hear about Joe 1 ’ Andrews and Ethelyn Maxwell? Ul You're lucky to get that cute gal, s Joe, if you have her! 5! Pat'y Cromartie is home to stay. .' This news was Just let out by a / private snooper. It’s al«o out that, I she wants to get mar-ied soon. I know Lloyd Coats likes this! I’m ! I sure I.'an Year had nothing to do f with this! i No rn« should object to a no—-on 1 di'a'roeiro if fh»>y do it without . being disagreeable. : 4 Ahno and Howaru Hnd"*"s t‘“d j r th» irnot. la't Thursday nig** )ir» | | sp»rrs a' hannv as »v?r now tha* j • sh” has hi~* to hop'«*f b”t Hc” a-d i ; has always been faithful. Good luck! j , 1 <;► Voicnf'ne’s r*av i- Fpbrua’W > J 4 t>u. sc'''si p'rls a-e px .. r'-"*inrr >,iq bn««s of 'andy. So hoys l you better start savin" ca”" thnt, I panriy is pvnpnsive. The Teenage i Club Is hav'ng a bio dan-o and i 'omething tells me the Student i Council is aI«o throwing a big par- I, tv. But don’t take mv word for' liit, cause I’m not sure! | According to a judge, oolitical J campaigns are educational. We learn | i j that all liars are not fishermen i and golfers. .The Baptist Young People met i with Emily Frances Altman last Wednesday night. Everyone was so glad to be with Emily Frances ’ again. It!s good to see her around >.* town also. We’re glad you’re back, Emily Frances! I . Boy Scout Troop 14 left for the, e woods Friday afternoon. The young ; ’ Daniel Boones ventured (some hik ed; some rode) out to Gene Smith’s for a cold weekend. Except the/ called it camping! Jeff Jackson Is reported to have had the wannest bed, but still he wasn’t so warm! Everyone had a good time', I’m sure, but.they’re glad to be back in their ■ .warm homes again and off the ■ bean diet. lj r The Old South has its Dixiecrats; ■ And Washington has its Flxi-crats. ’ It looks as if Dickie Surles and Anne Bverly are sparking up a flame. Thev are seen together in * the hall at school all the time 1 and I’ve heard Anne speak about , him several times. Election vesr is wh»n the Pr*gt . dent 1' picked out: the next four ! years he is picked on! Anwpfto Ba-ofrnt sppgl' V'—’ hqn- I pv of late! Th'n'- rrsavbe Willa-i i!v*hody had something to do with i it? Ao-l sn-aking of Wdli'm tu*c- >«. j he ha~ '!•>»s >-nd— rrc-" f”-e ->o*nf * - *a'k of having bis tonsils oi’t. He i 'avs fried ehfpVon dn'-n’t bother i him a bit. But he still loo’-s like ; Moody and. as good as ever Nice!!! DKFTVrnovS: I Rene of contention—-nWo: npn t'l" h”teh"r wants to include at 98c a pound. Hearsay—the Devil's radio. Ha-linr—nnnuiar form of address .•con in spoak'n" to a nerson of the onr>o''t<» 'ex whose nasi" you can not recall at the moment. Calf—attraeti'’“ seenerj' t*->at a dorns the well-known peninsula south of the feminine knee. i M”ch ta’k is eoing around school i ahout a detention halt. Y“s. it’s f”"e though we hate to admit it. 0”r conduct is 'o bad that the fac ultv cam” to the decision of a 7th period. We are sorry to hear this and I hone it does improve o"r con duct. At least we can try to help by keeping our laws. All are sorry that Mrs Pridgen , is sick. We hope to see her back in i school soon. ' , SFCONT) SfCTIOH PAGE ONE Withers Heads Ruritan Club , J. H. Withers was elected Presi dent of the Boone Trail Ruritan Club at its organization meetlrig * at which a number of projects which he will lead during the year were discussed. I Other officers elected were; Tom , mie Cameron. Vice-President: ,: Clayton Wood, Secretary; and Levi . 1 Cameron, Treasurer. . j Last year the civic club per ! formed outstanding services to the community which included beauti fication of the school grounds, . i sponsoring the Boy Scout Troop and sponsoring the community I fair. j This year the club plans to make | the fair an even greater success , than last year, and work more closely tfith the scout troop .which it sponsors. A project recently completed was the purchase of a i i new rip saw for the school voea , | tional-agricultural department. Don Gehrman Seeks jIOOO Yard Title Over National Indoor Mile NEW YORK — IIP) — Don Gehr mann, the nation’s outstanding mile runner this winter, may not even try for the national indoor mile title. Instead, Gehrmann has Indicated ! to national AAU officials, he may shoot for the 1,000 yard champion ship in the indoor AAU champion ship meet at Madison Square Gar den Feb. 16. He Ls officially en tered in both events. "I won’t decide definitely until a few days before the meet,” the , Wisconsin star told Secretary- Treasurer Dan Ferris of the AAU. •But I rather think I’ll go in the 1,000. That’s a good distance for me. and it’ll be fun to run some thing besides the mile for a change. ’ It was also announced today that Gehrmann will face four rivals in the Baxter Mile in the New York AO meet at the Garden this Satur day. They are Fred Wilt, Fred Dwyer, Bill Mack, and Joe Lap -1 ierre.
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