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UTW-AFL-CIO. who attended (Journal photo by Harold Foster) Local 251 Officers And Shop Stewards Meet A chicken dinner was enjoyed Saturday night by 46 Officers and Shop Stewards of Local 251, United Textile Workers of Am erica, AFL-CIO. The dinner was held in the new dining room of the U-Stop-N-Grill in North ooleemee. fter the dinner a short bus- is meeting was held with A A Two Burned To Death In Accident Two men were burned to death near Second Creek on Highway 601 near Salisbury on Monday when the tractor-trailer truck in which they were riding, loaded with a cargo of racing car fuel, jack-knifed on a curve, tumbled down a bank and burst into flame. Bell Lines, Inc., of Charleston, W. Va., identified the victims as James Eastman of Marmet, W. Va., the driver, and Melvin Le 1 Hoffman, President of Lo- Roy Owens of Gold Hill, Rowan 251, presiding. Harold Fos-County, also an employe of the Business Agent of the Local, company. Aid naaiora vuut, iiiiciiiuuiiii "Representative' Of "the WfW! id- May Day Program Cooleemee School 2. 1957 -J Y . 1 I;, I 4 P 1 I 1 -fit ty rf - v 1 IH lUiilillllllMllim IMIIIl W Illl'IIIIIP.ni mi 1 Room Assistant Overseers at dressed the group. Davie County Commissioners To Meet Monday When the Davie Board of County Commissioners meet next Monday in Mocksville they are now expected to act on countywide requests that all unvaccinated and unlisted (for taxes) dogs be impounded and that a dog warden be hired by the county to do the impounding. The official tax list is 2,682. Nobody can give anything bet ter than a guess on the numbers of dogs either unclaimed on tax lists or wandering about the county. There's a sight of un claimed dogs running loose in the county and they are a threat to dairymen and livestock farmers according to the County Farm Agent. The Commissioners headed by Chairman Atlas Smoot have been waiting to hear from Davie County people. Jast how large the response and which way the majority leans, will be threshed out next Monday. Mrs. J. C. Jones Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Beck Jones, 77, widow of John C. Jones, were conducted at 4 p. m. Sunday at Chestnut Meth odist Church by the Rev. Jim mie Groce and the Rev. D. D. Broome. ' Burial was in the church cemetery. Nephews were pall bearers. Mrs. Jones died Friday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Lester Booe of Mocksville, Route 5. i-M IED BOXSCORE ON N.C.HI6HWAVS RALEIGH The Motor Ve hicles Department's summary of traffic deaths through 10 a. rr. April 29, 1957: Killed This Year 304 Killed To Date Last Year: - 331 The two men were trapped in the cab' of tfitr truck. State Highway Patrolman George A. Everington, who in vestigated, reported the time of the accident as about 4:30 a. m. He said the vehicle wnt into a ditch and uprooted a tree, set ting off the fuel blaze. The officer said the cab was torn loose from the chassis and was buried beneath the vehicle and its cargo. A wreck truck carried the cab to a Salisbury .uneral home where an acetylene torch was used to free the two bodies. It was shortly after 9 a. m. before they were removed from the cab. The charred remains were not positively identified until Mon day afternoon. Volunteer firemen from Frank lin and Ellis Fire Departments answered the alarm and kept the fire from fpreading, Patrol man Everington said. Members of the Rowan Rescue Squad were also called to the scene and as sisted. Mr. Owens was the son of H. E. and Mary Bell Hodge Owens. He was a graduate of Rockwell High School. He had been em ployed by Bell Motor Lines for the past year. Before that, he worked for Service Distributing Company at Gold Hill. Survivors are the parents of Gold Hill, Route 1; five sisters. Miss Margaret Owens, Miss Mary Catherine Owens and Miss Edna Owens of Salisbury and Miss Shirley Owens and Miss Linda Owens of the home; and the grandfathers, H. L. Owens of Rowan County; and L. C. Hodge of Rowan County. Funeral services were conduct ed at 4 p. m. Tuesday at St. Matthews Lutheran Church by the pastor, the Rev. K. Y. Huddle. Burial was in the church ceme tery. The body of Mr. Eastman was returned to Marmet for the funeral. Deane Kurt In Wreck; Former Congressman Former Eighth District Rep Charles B. Deane 58, of Rock ingham and Washington was injured in a head-on collision of two cars in Winston Salem on Sunday. Mr. Deane was admitted to Baptist Hospital with fractur es of his left arm and left leg. AttenSantsT vas satisfactory. Cooleemee ;ent a May Friday, May School will pro Day Pageant on ?,, at 1:00 p. m. Shown above is Mrs. Katie Soots and three of the Weave Erwin Mills, Inc. Mrs. Katie retired last week atier being continuously employed in the Weave Room since 1927. Leit to right are: Ira Campbell, Mrs. Soots. Scott Jordan, and Rovie May berry.. . LMftnl i. .it '-n . I I The Queen of May will be Jean Howard and the King is Scotty Vogler. The Maid of Honor is Tudy Howard and Darryl Veach. Flower Girls: Ru.'. Loyle, Pat Gales, Betty Dur ham, Kaye Beck, Terry Myers, Brenda Foster, Peggy Pierce. Vivian Michael, Gale Athey and Janice- James Pages are: Norman Ridenhov, Donnie Williams, Robert Ck, Richard Barber, " pie K re Patty GAYLE FOSTER TO BE GIVEN AHTI-RABiE SHOTS sot endants are ey, Steven x. Lhariie and Grav Parker, Lo Paul Murphy Paul Murphy, 5G, of Mocks ville Route 5, owner and oper ator of the Murphy Nursery on the Yadkinville. highway, died at 11 p. rn. Friday at the Davie County Hospital after a critical illness of one week. He had been in ill health for several months. Mrs. Katie Soots Retires After 30 Years Mrs. Katie Soots, after being continuously employed in the Weave Room, Erwin Mills, Inc., Gayle Foster, 11 -year-old dau-; ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Foster of Cooleemee, is sched-i uled to begin taking anti-rabie shots this week after being bit- hood dog. The administering of years- retired last week" the vaccine is a precautionary Born in Daviti County, Mrs. measure due to the inability to'Soots was married to Mr. Mil positively determine that the dog ton Soots in 1916. They have Cooleemee Division, for thirty did not have rabies. five children and nine grand- The dog was reported to nave children. Her children are: jumped out from under a porch Mrg LuciHe Oweas, Mrs. Lill- Mr. Dulci M. Masten, 59, of is ,Iirail1ton' Pnscllla Osborne, Winston-Salem, Route 1, also' Beck- Sue Bowles, Betty injured in the crash, was treat" SP,,1!na?' Cr, 8 , I ' ed at the hospital for minor J"0' Ttan, Alexander. Jetty .iiiin, i-aiiin v arpmuer, Jane injuries and released. State Highway Patrolman C Wands and Darlene Ellis. The King's attendants are Bruce A. Wyrick said Mrs. Masten Lee. Johnny Walls, Gerald ivas riding in a car operated by her husband, Chester Rich mond Masten, 58, when crashed into 'the Deane car about one mile, west on Rey nolda Road. The officer said Mr. Deane was riding in a car operated by his son, C. B. Deane, Jr. 20 year old Wake Forest stndent, when Iho accident occurred .ibout 5:10 p. m. The Deane car was traveling east when Mr. Masten's west bound vehicle swerved to the left and the two vehicles pil ed up head-on, Patrolman Wy rick said. The officer said Mr. Masten told him he did not know just what happened but said his car was in the middle lane of tra ffic and he thought the Deane car was in his path. Mr. Mas ten told patrolman Wyrick he cut to the left and the two cars collided. Mr. Masten was charged with driving on the wrong side of the road. Damage to the 1957 Plymouth which the Ueanes had rented from Caro-i lina Car-Truck Rental, Inc was estimated at $1,000. Dam- ige to Mr. Masten's 1954 Chev-I rolet was set at $500. Taylor, Roger Hill, Robert Spry Carlton Bailey, Monty Snyder, it .Tohnnv Crime-, L. G. Allen, Donald Foster, O. D. Stiller and Joe Whitlock. Flag Bearers are Kenneth Howell and John nv Tutterow. He was born De30, 1900,. son of Gabriel and Florence Jackson Murphy. and attacked the girl, her mother , and little brother. However, only the girl was bitten. The dog was immediately ian Foster, Mrs. Helei Mc- Daniel, Miss Mary Soots, tinJ Mr. Floyd Soots, all living in Survivors are his wife, Mrs. kmed fc neighbor and the,Cooleemee- Carrie Brown of Mocksville, head sent for a iaboratory test a son L. G. Murphy of Mocksville for raDies. Route 5; a grandson; two sis-j Dr. Clyde Young reported that ters, Mrs. C. C. Bailey of .the test was negative, but due Mocksville, Route- 1, and Mrs Ushers are Judy Scott, Fred die EUis. Grav Angell, Shirley Jarvis. Jean N'tsbit, Jerry, La He. Gene Piatt, and Jean Hollins. The pageant will be present ed in the baseball park and will include the Clown Dance, the Minuet, Virginia Reel, Square Dance, the May Pole Dance and many othf-rs pre sented bv various grades. Mary Salem. Murphy of Winston Funeral services were con ducted at 2 p. m. Sunday at Oak Grove Methodist Church by the Rev. Robert Oakley, the Rev. Jimmie Groce, and the Rev. W. C. Barkley. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Cecil Mc Daniel, Carl Freeze, Clarence Smith. Lathan Rumple, Allen Roger, and Fred Bracken. local Peonle Rev. and Mrs. John Zunes and son spent several days visiting in Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rufty of Salisbury were Sunday din ner guests of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Spake, Jack Ridenliour Loses Large Sum Of Money Jack Ridenhour of Route 4 Mocksville had the misfortune to lose a large sum of money Thursday afternoon, April 25 about 3:30 p. m. in Woodleaf The money was n a billfold containing identification pap- prs, driving license ana regis tration card. Lions To Present Comedy A delightful comedy. THE LION'S LAUGH, under the .nonnrshiD of the Cooleemee Lion's Club, will be presented in the auditorium of the Cooleemee Grammar School, at 8:00 p. m., Saturday night, May 11. A chorus of more than 25 mem bers will furnish the music for l'HE LION'S LAUGH, under .he direction of Miss Mary Ola Crawford. Filled with gags, stunts, jokes, individual solos md chorus numbers, the show promises to furnish ideal enter tainment for both children ana adults. The public is urged to attend his comedy, which is being pre ented to help raise money for he Lion's Club Activity Fund o be used to help the blind and he needy of thf community. Scotty" Wands, aided by L. G. icott. is producing the local !;tl nt show. Tickets for THE .ION'S LAUGH can be secured rom the individual members of he Lion's Club. Question: What's the average nilo yield in North Carolina? Answer: The average state nilo yield has been 30, 25. 27. and 5 bushels during 1950, 1951, 952, and 1953 respectively. When Mrs. Soots retired, she said, "I never thought when I went to work at Erwin Mills lhnt wr.uld hp thpre fnr SO to the fact that the dog was im-i T , . , ... mediately killed, rabies could! 1 ,h"Ve Joyed every not be ruled out. Dr. Young;minute of that t,me anf haV urged that anyone bitten by a;never had a cross word wlth dog should not kill the dog bu'.;any of m' uvwots. My re to report it immediately to thejtirement will give me more health department. The dog time to work my flowers and tc should be confined for a period enjoy my grandchildren." of ten days and observed fori TI , signs of rabies. . Mr' El11 IIoward- Overseer in tne v eave noom, in speak ing of Mr?, Soot's retirement, brain, destroys the only chance! sa,d Ml-S Kate as sne of determining whether or not!known l,-v her fe)low employees the dog is rabid," said Dr. Young, 'n the Weave Room, has been Dr. Young said that to date'a mr,!it lo-Val employee of Er no rabid dog had been reported 'in Mills, where she has been "Killing the dog, often before in the county. since 1927. During that time Miss Katie has worked as a bat tery hand, a weaver, and a smash hand, and is the tvpe of em ployee that iruke any organ ization a strong one. Because of her friondiy disposition and C. her willingness to work with first others. She will certainlv be George Dunn Back At Bowman Gray Stadium WINSTON-SALEM. N. May 2 Fresh from his victory at Bowman Gray Stad- mi?sed by evervone in the de- ium, George Dunn of Raleigh partmer.t. Our best wishes go with her in the years of her will be back trying for another in the ,5-lan feature of the sportsman stock car rare at retirement, whk-h she has so Rowman Gray day night. ad 'um Pi-.t iir- richly earned." Dunn outdistanced Weddle of Winston- S;; : Mrs. Soots is a member of Fwell the Cooleemee Baptist Church rm '" and lives on Fine Ridtre Road. the most thrilling battle of the flm hpr hu,band season at the stadium fsiturdav , ., , . night in the sportsman feature have rtsuied for the Pa?t 13 See GEORGE DUNN Page 4 years. LOCAL CHILDREN Qucntina Steele, age 5M-. Carroll, age 4, and Leslie. 1. are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Quentin A. Steele, of No. 10 Yadkin Street, Cooleemee.
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