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The North Carolina Mason
February, 1970
Brother Robert M. Morgan! Dr. Jack J. Early To Speak
Speaks At James B. Green To Grand Masters
Worshipful Brother Marvin A. Coley,
Master of Albemarle Lodge No. 703 presents
50-year pin to Brother Charles A. Wright as a
courtesy to Roxborough Lodge No. 135, Phila
delphia, Pa.
“Uncle Dan“ Miller
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the interest he has shown in the work at
the Oxford Orphanage.
Brother Miller regularly visits other
lodges in this Masonic district, stressing
the need of support for the Orphanage,
and his efforts in this respect have won
high commendation from Grand Lodge
officials.
He has served as chairman of the
Oxford Orphanage and Eastern Star
Home committees for years and is the
Grand Lodge representative for the Ox
ford Home from the 28th Masonic Dis
trict. He has actively served the Eastern
Star, Rainbow Girls and the Order of
DeMolay, as well as his lodge. At the Or
phanage in Oxford he is affectionately
known as “Uncle Dan.”
Also honored at the meeting of the
lodge on Monday night was Brother
Charles A. Wright of 1404 Old Char
lotte Road, who received his 50-Year
Pin through Roxborough Lodge No.
135, Philadelphia, Pa.
Brother Wright came to Albemarle
with the Collins and Aikman plant and
retired in 1962. A native Californian,
Brother Wright has been a resident of
this state for nearly 40 years. He was
honored with a Life Membership by
Roxborough Lodge. The Lodge Master,
Worshipful Brother Marvin Coley, pre
sided during the ceremonies attendant
to these presentations.
THE EASY WAY
They are doing it the “easy way,”
these folks who are undermining the
United States governmrat. The start is
the attacks on the police of our cities
and towns by irresponsible people com
plaining about “police brutality” when
ever one of their kind is arrested.
Then, with the same breath we are
informed that the lack of police super
vision is to blame for all the riots. It is
time NOW to get behind your police and
support them in their work.
On Tuesday evening, December 9,
the brethern of James B. Green Lodge
No. 735 were privileged to have Brother
Robert M. Morgan, member of Lilling-
ton No. 302, and Attorney General of
North Carolina as guest speaker for an
educational program. He was introduc
ed by Brother William W. Melvin.
Brother Morgan noted that he had at
tended high school with Brother Bob
by Senter of James B. Green Lodge, and
that he was personally acquainted with
a number of other members of the lodge,
and that from personal knowledge of
the officers that the lodge was in good
hands. He stated that he did not know
of any organization anywhere that was
more concerned wdth high ideas, and do
ing a good job in caring for the unfor
tunate. He commended the resurgence
of Masonic interest in our young people,
especially in such organizations as De
Molay which gives active guidance
along the right lines during the forma
tive years of a boy’s life. He also com
mended this lodge in particular for
their strong support of the full program
at Oxford Orphanage, and that Oxford
Orphanage w’as doing more than sim
ply fulfilling its obligation as an or
phanage. He gave some personal exper
iences in dealing with Oxford Orphan
age, and Bro. Leon Gray, in particular,
in sharing concern for children who
needed help during critical periods in
their lives.
Brother Morgan then gave some sta
tistical data on the increase in crime,
with the startling fact that since 1960
our population had increased 11%, but
crime had increased 99%. He pointed
out that most folks think of the increase
in crime as riots, disturbances on col
lege campuses, etc., because we hear
about them on radio and television and
read about them in our newspapers,
but he pointed out that the main in
crease is local crime right in our own
community. He noted that in 1967 that
49.4% of all crimes reported in the
United States were committed by
youngsters between ten and eighteen
years of age. He suggested that these
statistics do not necessarily relate to
civil disturbances, but the major por
tion are acts of violence, such as rob
bery, assault, larceny, auto theft, van
dalism, destruction of property, etc.
Brother Morgan emphasized that if
we expect to do anything about this
crime problem that it must be done ear
ly in the life of the child, as when a
youngster reaches 18 his pattern of
life is pretty well established, but if we
work on the age ten to eighteen group
we can often make an impression.
Brother Morgan pointed out that if a
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Pfieffer College President, Dr. Jack
J. Early will be the featured banquet
speaker for the 1970 Conference of
Grand Masters of
Masons in North
America to be held
in Washington, D.
C.in February.
Dr. Early will
speak at the Shore-
ham Hotel at 7 p.
m. on February 22
to some 800 indi
viduals.
In attendance
will be the Grand
Masters of the
United States and
Canada, their wives; visiting Masonic
representatives from overseas; Past
Grand Masters and Grand Lodge Offi
cers; and Congressmen and Senators
and their wives who will be invited
guests.
Dr. Early has held numerous Masonic
positions including that of Grand Ora
tor of the South Dakota Masonic Lodge.
Dr. Jack J. Early
Hanks Lodge Installation
On Monday Night, January 12, 1970,
at an emergent communication of
Hanks Lodge No. 128, A. F. & A. M.,
Franklinville, North Carolina, the offi
cers for the new year were installed by
Brother Edison M. Curtis of Greens
boro, member of the Lodge since 1936,
a Past Master and presently the District
Deputy Grand Lecturer. The installa
tion began at 7:30 p.m. The following
officers were installed:
Master, James W. Martin; Senior
Warden, C. Porter Anderson; Junior
Warden, J. C. Martin; Treasurer, John
H. Shane; Secretary, T. J. Kivett; Sen
ior Deacon, Howard A. Saunders; Jun
ior Deacon, James E. Johnson; Stew
ard, Edward R. Brower; Steward,
James A. Purvis; Chaplain, C. L. Wil
liams; Tyler, William A. Martin.
Brother Alva L. Skeen, from Balfour
Lodge No. 699, Asheboro, N. C., was
the installing marshal and his presence
was greatly appreciated.
PREACH THE TRUTH
In this mad swirl of power and of au
thority in which “protest” appears to
have the upper hand, it might be well to
remember this bit of advice from a
Masonic lecture.
“Preach the truth, and thou wilt find
more disciples than thou imaginest. The
heart of man craves only justice and
love. Men are good. Evil institutions a-
lone have made them bad; and it is the
duty of Masonry and of every Knight to
aid in leading them back to the truth.”