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Deaths Dr. Albert Greene Sr. Albert A. Gena*. M, At lwU dentist for 38 years, died Feb. 28 while on * vacation trip to Tampa, Fla. He lived at 1875 Dulwater Road, NE, Atlanta. Funeral services were held at 2 pan. March 3 at toe Druid Hills Metoodist Church. Dr. Charles Bodeyn, Dr. Nat Long and Rev. C. A. Hollingsworth officiated. Burial was in Crest Dawn Memorial Park. A native «t Btowfaf Bar*. Sr. Greene retired in IML A 1828 graduate af the Emery Sehnai «f Dentistry, he was an hantrary merntrr ni the Northwestern District Dental Amriitlis, a mcnlhtr at toe Gesrgia Dental AnwrisHnn and the American Dental As Dr. Greene was a member of the board of stewards of Droid Hills Methodist Church. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a 32nd degree Mason. He was a member of Joseph Greenfield Lodge 400, F&AM. Past president of the Friend ship Sunday school class, Dr. Greene was also on the board • f the Methodist Children’s Home. Dr, Greene was known as "Fons’’ and as a child attended the Episcopal School at Valle Cruris. He was widely known over the county and usually returned each summer to visit family and friends. Last sum mer he and his wife, his bro ther and his wife and his sister and her husband, also has aunt and her huMoand, spent two weeks at Valle Cruris Inn. Surviving are his widow, the former Sarah Everette; a daugh ter, Mrs. Oliver Gardner, Orin da, Calif.; a son, Albert A. Greene, Jr., Cleveland; a sister, Mrs. W. M. Crumpler, Jr„ Suf folk, Vi.; a brother, H. Carroll Greene, Palmer, Va.; grand f (Mrffeer, Hot Emma Greene, Blowing Sack; xunt, His. R. E. Lee, Greenville, £. c, and aiz grandehdldreiL William E. Graham William Ellison Graham, Sr., of Cleveland, H. C„ read build er and contractor, died Tues day at Davis Hospital. He had hees in declining health nine years. He was born in Rowan County to William McKnight and Sally Xrider Graham. Hr. Graham began in the highway construction business in 1912 when he organized the W. E. Graham Construction Co. In 1959 the W. E. Graham and Sons Co. merged with Vulcan Materials Co. Mr. Graham’s son, John Gra ham, was the first president of the W. E. Graham and Sons Di vision of Vulcan Materials Co. He died in 1962. Before the merger the firm constructed the section of U. S. 70 between Old Ford and Ridge crest, built a section of the West Virginia Turnpike: con structed a section of the Penn sylvania Turnpike: and did ex cavation work for Duke Power Co. at the Cowan Ford Dam project at Mount Holly. His company also built highways in South Carolina, Georgia, Ten nessee, Virginia and Maryland. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nola Brown Graham: three sons. William E. Graham Jr. ot Statesville. Lewis S. and S. Page Graham of Winston-Salem; a brother, David Graham of Salisbury: and a sister. Miss Josie Graham of Cleveland. The funeral was held at 2 p. m. Friday at Back Creek Presbyterian Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Freeman presents agricul ture plan for Vietnam. WIU2AM H. JONES Will H. Jones Funeral Held William Harrison Jones, 67, of Bu->oe, Et. 2, and Vero Beach, Fla., died Wednesday at a Fort Pierce, Fla, hospital. He was born in Watauga County to Adam and Nancy Stansberry Jones. Before he retired sev eral years ago. he operated a shoe repair shop in Boone for more than 30 years. He had been a member of Meat Camp Baptist Church once Nov. 2, 1610. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eva Jones; three sons, Harold and Roy Jones of Boone and red Jones of Baltimore, Md.; eight daughters, Mrs. Wilms Wilson, Mrs. Gladys Greene, Mrs. Louise Ragan, Mrs. Betty Austin, Miss Wanda Jones and Miss Sherry Jones of Boone, Mis. Shirley Ahumada of Cali fornia and Mrs. Peggy Vannoy A Vero Beach; three brothers, Rufus, Tom and Arthur Jones A Boone; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Greer of Boone and Mrs. Roby Greer of Todd. The funeral was held at 2 p. tn. Sunday at Meat Camp Bap tist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Soviet tightens surveillance over intellectuals. Mack Testa* Drowns In Fla. Mack ■ Tester, tt, of Hol lywood. Fla., drowned Satur day night attar he left a hotel where he worked. His body was found on a beach Wednesday. Mr. Tester was born in Wa tauga County to Duke and Alice PresneU Tester. He had lived in Florida about eight years. Surviving are two sons, Let he and Larry Tester of Shreve port, La.; his mother of Banner Elk; a brother, James Tester of Banner Elk; and four sisters, Mrs Ida PresneU of Banner Elk, Mrs. Alma Stines of Janes bare, Team., Mrs. Martha Stines of Johnson City, Term., and Mrs Birdie Hicks of Kingsport, Tens. The funeral was held at 2 p. m. Saturday at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Watauga Cotuny. Burial was in the PresneU fam ily cemetery. Mary Rene Pitts Mary Rene Pitts, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Hayden Pitts of Blowing Rock, died Thursday at Blow ing Rock Hospital. She had been ill a few weeks. Surviving are her parents; three brothers, Clarence Hay den Pitts Jr, Bill and Norman Pitts of the home: and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Toy Ruppert of Blowing Rock and Mrs. E. G. Pitts of Charlotte. The funeral was held at 2 p. m„ Saturday at First Baptist Church. Officiating were Rev. George Hyler. Rev. Ed Crump. Rev. Ray Jenkins. Burial was in the Blowing Rock Cemetery. Peer Teacher Sacramento, Calif.—William Sahary was cited for causing an accident while teaching his wife how to avoid an acciden*. He told his wife she didn’t keep s firm hand on the steering wheel, and to prove his point, jerked the wheel. The car left the highway and hit a tree. Claude Pennell Service* for Claude Fennell, 08, brother at Mr*. Horace Greer, was held in DeWitt Me morial Chapel at Walla Walla, Washington, Frida;, Ft*. 11. Bora March 16, 1888, in Boone, he went te Palouse County. Washington, in 1915. In 1836, he moved to Milton Freewater, Oregon where he was owner and operator at a ranch. He was a member at toe Elka; Lodge in Walla Walla, toe Wal la Walla Wagon Wheelers and a Veteran at World War L He was toe eoa of toe late Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Fennell, formerly of Watauga County. Survivors include his widow, Anna, at home in Milton Free water, Oregon; 1 son. Lee Fres nel] of Prescott, Washington; 3 daughters, Mrs. Cecil Hart. Moses Lake, Wash., Mrs. Rich ard Jacobson, Sunnyside, Wash , Mrs. John Henning, Sprague, Wash.; 3 asters, Mrs. Horace Greer, Boone, Mrs. Rooeoe Thompson and Mrs. Glenn Wil liams of Morristown, Ton.; 3 brothers. Lawrence of Garfield, Wash., Fred of Moscow, Idaho and Paul of Morristown, Tenn., and 11 grandchildren. Mrs. John Greene Mrs. Josephine Greene, 90, of Deep Gap, widow of John Mil ton Greene, died Monday at Wilkes General Hospital. She was born in Watauga County to Wesley and Selonia McNeil Greene. She was a member of Stony Fork Baptist Church. Surviving are a son. Arthur Greene of Morganton: a daugh ter, Mrs. Lora Miller of Deep Gap; two brothers, Rufus Greene of Lenoir and Tom Greene of Asheville; and a sis ter, Mrs. M. R. Argo of Texas. The funeral was held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Stony Fork Bap tist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Critics of Vietnam policy are scored in Senate. James McGuire t James Itara McGuire. 7S, a retired farmer of Sugar Grove, Rt. 1, died Monday at Cannon BUl Be vat ken is Watauga County to Jack and Lydia Ike mas McGuire. Surviving are six sons, Fran cis McGuire ef Boone. Tal aaadge. Bill. Odell and Howard MeGd're ef Sugar Grove and Ernest McGuire ef the Air Farce; two daughters, lbs. Edna Benson ef Sugar Grove, and Mrs. Esther Eggres of Lenoir: a brother. John McGuire ef Lin ville; and a aster, Mrs. Mary Barmen of Banner Elk: at grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. the funeral eras held alt 11 A n. Wednesday at Bairds Creek Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Bairds Creek Cem etery Mrs. Helen Armstrong Mrs. Helen Armstrong of Blowing Rock and Asheboro died Feb. 77 in an Ashrtx.ro hospital after a long illness. She was stricken early last sum mer at her home here and had since been in the care of her daughter in Asheboro. Mrs. Armstrong was a retired V. S. Government employee, making her home in Blowing Bock since her retirement She was active in all civic organisations in the commun ity. including the Blowing Bock Hospital Auxilary, Garden Club and Community Club, and serv ed a term as president of the Watauga County League of Women Voters. Survivors include a daughter. Mrs. R D. Crawley of Artieboro, and a son of Florida. Funeral services and burial were held Feb. 28 in Asheboro. U. S. Latin policy criticized in Senate inquiry. Britain’s Navy minister quits in policy shift Sen. Harding Renominated YadfciaviHe—State Sea. f. D. B. Harding filed Saturday (or the Republican nomination for the State Senate in his four county district—Yadkin, Wilkes. Davie and Watauga. Harding, Si. will be seeking his second Sena in the Senate Republican leaders in the four counties have not worked eat a rotation agreement for the Senate nomination, so cand idates will run at large la the district. Harding, a lawyer' and former mayor of Yadkin ville. said he was pleased that he was able to keep, in reapparfiotanent, a dis trict in which the Republicans could win. This aim is true of the two-county Boose district <Yadkin and Wilkes) and the Kh District, In which Rep. James T. BroyhlU is expected to have no difficulty. Harding (tbs F. D. B. initials stand for Franklin Daniel Boone) was the senator for Yad kin, Wilkes, Watauga and Av ery before the legislature was reapportioned in January. Harding was the only Repub lican in the N. 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