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The North Carolina Mason
May, 1970
Hominy Lodge No. 491
Honors Brother Holcombe
At a meeting of Hominy Lodge No.
491, Candler, on March 10, 1970, Broth
er Reginald Nathaniel Holcombe was
presented a Life Membership Emblem
by Brother Gudger Cabe, Past Master.
Brother Holcombe was elected to Life
Membership in the lodge on November
11, 1969, and was presented a Life
Membership Certificate on December 9,
1969.
The proposal for Life Membership
states in part: “He was initiated into
Masonry on June 7, 1919, passed on July
5, 1919, and raised on August 16, 1919.
He was Master of the lodge in 1944 and
received a 25-Year Grand Lodge Certif
icate on September 6th, that year. He
served as Tyler of the lodge from 1945
through 1964 and was presented a 50-
Year Grand Lodge Certificate on Sep
tember 9, 1969. During the years that
Hominy Lodge had such a struggle to
keep going Brother Reggie would load
firewood into his car and bring it to the
lodge so the members could enjoy a little
heat. His outstanding contribution to
Masonry is that his zeal for the institu
tion has caused his whole Masonic life
to become dedicated and devoted to the
service of his lodge.”
Brother Holcombe’s father. Brother
John Henry Holcombe, was the first
Master of the lodge and served as Mas
ter in 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1912 and
1913. His son. Brother Claude F. Hol
combe, was Master in 1959. Hominy
Lodge has the distinction of having had
a father, son, and a grandson to serve as
its Master.
UNC Library Searches For
Governor Tryon Papers
William S. Powell, Curator, The
North Carolina Collection, University
of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill,
N. C. is collecting copies of letters and
other papers of Royal Governor William
Tryon to be published by the State
Department of Archives and History.
Tryon was in North Carolina from 1764
until 1771, and he frequently traveled
about the state. On several occasions he
was entertained by individual Masons
and by Masonic Lodges.
It is hoped that some correspondence
between Tryon and North Carolina Ma
sons may have survived in some of the
Lodge records, and that it will be pos
sible for Mr. Powell to have copies for
inclusion in the printed volume of
Tryon’s papers. Anyone having inform
ation as requested above please contact
Mr. Powell at the above address.
Brother Gudger Cabe, left. Past Master of
Hominy Lodge No. 491 presents Brother
Reginald Holcombe a Life Membership em
blem, while his son. Brother Claude F. Hol
combe, P.M., looks on. Brother Claude was
presented a Past Master’s emblem, along
with his father, from the present Master,
Brother Grover Sutton.
Do that kindness now; tomorrow is
another kindness.
Roseboro Lodge No. 585
Visits Oxford Orphanage
By R. Paul Blevins, Secretary
On Sunday May 3, 1970 some 47 peo
ple, members of Roseboro Lodge No.
585, their wives and children, boarded
a special bus to Oxford, N. C. to visit
the Orphanage. The bus was driven by
Brother Willie Hall of Fayetteville, N.
C. We arrived at the Orphanage about
11:30 A. M. and were greeted by mem
bers of the staff and some of the chil
dren.
At 1:00 P.M. we ate dinner in the
spacious dining room, with Brother
Gray and the children. A most delicious
dinner was served, and I am sure every
person in the group forgot all about his
diet. We then toured the grounds with
some of the older children acting as
guides. Everyone was very impressed
with the campus, the conduct of the chil
dren, and the general feeling of friend
ship and welcome.
Those making the trip were: Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Lacy
Autry, Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Hall, Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmy Cashwell, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl D. Spell and son, Mr. and Mrs. Hu
bert Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Autry,
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Cashwell, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Sessoms, Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Boles and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Tyndall, Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Spell, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hall, Mr. and
Mrs. T. G. Faircloth, Mrs. W. D. Hall,
Mr. Leslie Bullard and son, Mr. and
Mrs. L. F. McPhail, Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. Leamon
I Hall, Mr. H. G. Faircloth and son, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert C. Owen, Mr. and Mrs.
John D. Waldrop, Mr. R. Paul Blevins,
and Mr. Ralph E. Lockamy.
Oxford Orphanage Grad
Wins Company Promotion
At a meeting of the Board of Direc
tors of B. B. Walker Shoe Company, Ro
bert W. White was elected Assistant
Vice President of the company.
B. B. Walker, Chairman of the Board,
in making the announcement, stated the
appointment was made in recognization
of outstanding performance.
White was born in Sanford, North
Carolina (Lee County) and attended
school in the Masonic Orphanage in Ox
ford. Upon graduation he was employed
briefly with Cone Mills in Greensboro.
Shortly thereafter, he entered the Ma
rine Corps, serving during World War
II in Guam, Okinawa and China.
Following his release from service in
1946, White was employed by the North
Carolina Theatres, Inc. as manager of
theatres in Burlington, Fayetteville,
High Point, Columbia, S. C., and Ashe-
boro.
In 1961, White assumed duties as
Assistant Buyer and Inventory Control
with B. B. Walker Shoe Company. He
also headed the Advertising Department
of the Walker Company, and its divi
sions and subsidiarys.
White nows heads the Customer and
Public Relations Department, in addi
tion to the Advertising Department.
Walker Shoe Company has approxi
mately twenty thousand accounts
throughout the United States, serviced
by a sales force of fifty salesmen and
five sales supervisors.
White is married to the former Ja
nette Mabe of Albemarle. They have
three children; Charles, Trena and Son
ya, and reside in Carolina Hills. They
are members of the First Presbyterian
Church.
White has served on the Board of Di
rectors of the Randolph County School
for Exceptional Children for the past
twelve years, and served as its presi
dent for three years.
Goethe's Rules For Contentment
Goethe, the German poet and phil
osopher, gave these rules for content
ment:
1. Health enough to make work a
pleasure. 2. Wealth enough to support
your needs. 3. Strength to battle diffi
culties and be able to overcome them.
4. Grace enough to confess your sins and
forsake them. 5. Patience enough to toil
until some good is accomplished. 6.
Charity enough to see some good in your
neighbor. 7. Love enough to move you
to be useful and helpful to others. 8.
Faith enough to make real the things of
God. 9. Hope enough to remove all anx
ious fears concerning the future.—
—Iowa’s Grahd Lodge Bulletin