THE GLEANER graham, n. c., oct. 7, 1937 Local News -(-The State Fair opens at Ral eigh next T uesday . ? Dr. W. C. Gotey is spending a day or two at Dr. McPherson's Hospital, Durham, for treatment. ? A bevy of Graham girls have organized a socUl club which they have named the Kadets Klub. ? George Boring has opened a sea food market next to W. J. Micks' store on Courthouse square. ? Prices of tobacco on the Bur lington and Uebane markets are ranging high ? around 28 cents. Iu some instances farmers are averaging more than 40 cents for the entire offering. ? Mr. Isaac Holt, on last Satur day at his home on N. Alain street, sold ont at auction his household effects and has gone to make his home with his son, Luther Holt, near Saxapahaw. ? George A. Long, Graham chairman of Air Mail project for uext week, reports excellent co operation on the part of Graham business concerns. The mail go ing out from Graham will be at tractively labeled or* marked when delivered to the Air Mail plane. ? Graham Garden Club gave a uiiuaturb flower show at the home of Mrs. J. L. Johnsou Tuesday. Nearly all the members had ex hibits. First prize was won by Mrs. Johnson, secoud by Mrs. W. R. Hardeu, third by Mrs. S. S. Holt, and a uumber of others re ceived honorable mention, ? Graham School P. T. A. has on a drive for membership this week. The goal aimed at is to have at least one member of the association from each home rep resented in the school. That would assure a helpful coopera tion that would result in securing increased benefits from the school for the community. ? The Roxboro Courier (thrice a week) completed the installa tion of a Duplex press last week, and cbauged from a 6-cuIumn 8 pitge paper to an 8 coluun 6 page (aud more panes when circnm stances demand it ) It locks like the Courier is going to nose into the daily field yet. The Gleaner congratulates brother Noell on these evidences of prosperity. ? The Alamance Alumnae As sociation of Woman's College, Uuiv. N. C , met in Burlinuton Tuesday evening. Mrs. Dou S. Holt of Graham w&s elected pres ident. Other officers olected were Miss Margaret Riddle, secretary, Miss Florene Robertson, treasur er. Oue of the ladies addressing the meetiug stated there were 250 alumnae of Woman's College in Alamance county. ? Elon College foot ball team won its third victory in the game with the Davis-Elkins team of W. Va. last Saturday night. The game was played in the Greens boro stadium. The score was 13 to 6. So far the Eton Christians are unbeaten. It is stated by some that the Davis-Elkins team is the strongest Elon is scheduled to play this season. Alamance fans made up a good percentage of the interested spectators. Ninety-Eight Per Cent Solvent. Life Insurance. Caring the depression the hold ers of life insurance policies in companies representing more than 97 per ceut of the total in surance in force in this country bad their policies maintained without impairment. Companies representing less than 3 per cent of total life iusur- 1 ance in force went into receiver- j ship. Even in the case of these companies, loss to policyholders war. not complete, as salvage served to pay off a large percent- , age of obligations. Few other iudastries can point to a record of 98 per cent solvent daring the worst depression iu American history. County Tax Rate Set at $1.18 Was 95c Last Year The County Commissioners have fixed the tax levy at $1. 18 on the $100 for 1937, as against 95 cents for 1936. Since the 1936 levy the county has been loaded with certain Bar lington, Uebane, Graham and Haw River school bonds, which made an increased rate neceesaty. The total county budget ag gregates M45.745 62. I PERSONAL E. W. Vickera of Klon College was here thin morning on busi ness. Marvin Yonnt, student at Duke University, was at home (or the week-end. Miss Rath Smith spent the week-end with Miss Doris Rogers in High Point. Miss Avu Hodgin of Greensbo ro spent the week-end with Miss Minnie Bradshaw. Mrs. J. J. Henderson and Mrs. Harper Barnes spent T Deed ay afternoon in Greensboro. Mrs. A. L. Henley of Greens borr is here visiting her sister Mrs. W. B. Qaakenbush. George Hunt of Reidsville and L. H. Kernodle of Danville were here Tuesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Rich at tended the funeral of Campbell Smith of Greensboro Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. D. E. McConnell of Gastonia spent Sunday here with the'ir daughter, Mrs. Don S. Holt. Mr. and Mrs Herman Flanigan of Tampa, Fla., who tiave been visiting his parents have return ed home. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Coleman of Chicago and Florida are visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Stratford this week. Mr. aud Mrs. Broadus Culler of Concord spent the week-end with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A P. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Strayhorn of Durham spent Sunday after noou here with the latter's sister, Miss Mary Cooper. Mrs. Jack Yates of Columbia, S. C., and Leon Yates of Darlintc tou, S. C., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leon Flanigan. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Negley and children of Altoona, Pa., spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth V. McCaleb and Mrs. Bella McCaleb. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McGraw had Mr. and Mrs. Sam McGrrw, Miss Gertrude McGraw and Lee McGraw of Lynchburg as guests the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Stratford were visitors in Greensboro Mon day, aud Mr. Stratford left ou a business trip to the eastern part of the State Tuesduy. Changes from Charlotte to Sal isbury. John \V. Harden, Graham boy, for the past about ten years on the staff of the Charlotte News, some ten (lays ago transferred to Salisbury and became a member of the Salisbury Poet staff. He began his newspapering when a student at Chapel Hill with the University News bureau as as sistant to R. W. Madry. From then on up to his going to Char lotte he was with the News and Observer, the Bnrlington Times and the Journal. He established the Cracker, Graham school pa per. He has written a number of feature and magazine articles and stories. In Charlotte he was out standing in civic organizations, and we are sure he will be no less iu Salisbury. He married Miss Nina Holt, daughter of Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Holt, anil they have two children. In The Old Dominion Williamsburg, Historical, Ante dates Organization of Unit ed States ... A Marvel of Restoration By J. E. J one* Williamsburg, Va? Oct., 6, *37? Hundreds of visitors, whose license plates show them to be from every state in the Union, come here? Ju?t as I did ? to see the magic results of the Restoration of Williamsburg. They see old Bru ton Church and William and Mary College, and many buildings that were built before there was such a political organiza tion as the United States. I That which is old along "'Duke of Gloucester Street" and in other parta of the town are fins set tings for all that is include! in the Restoration, j First, there is the restored Bri - tish Capitol, with reminders of English Governor s and American patriots, George Washington, Pa trick Henry, Benjamin- Harrison and scores of others. In this build - ing the House of Burgess; repro duced, with the original chair 'of the presiding officer, Rich Robert V. Griffin Dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Robert Vance Griffin, 61, of near Graham, died at 11:30 tlis morning at Johns Hopkins hos pital, Baltimore, following h brain operation on September 13th. He was a farmer, his home about three miles southeast of Graham. For several years he has been connected with the State Highway Commission aud lately in charge of the district includ ing Alamance. Mr. Griffin was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thoe. J. Griffin of Chatham county and moved to Alamance some 40 years ago with his parents. He is survived by his wife who is very ill at Ala mance General hospital ; two sis ters, Mrs. ?. P. McClure of Gra ham and Mrs. J. E. Frauks, Rtl eigh, Rt. 4; and two brothers, C. E. Griffin, Ford Clifl, Pa., and C. R. Griffin, Graham, Rt. 2. The funeral service will be held at the home of fir. aud Mrs. E. P. McClure at 11 o'clock Fri day morning, and interment in Linwood cemetery. Fire Prevention Week. Fire Prevention Week is here. What are you goin* to do about it? If you are shortsighted, you will do nothing. If you have any interest in protecting your prop erty and your family's lives, you will use Fire Protection Week as an occasion for takiug the simple, essential measures that usually suffice to make homes and places of business safe from the most common and dangerous fire haz ards. Fire Prevention Week is noi designed to sell anything. It in designed to serve ? to couserve ? to protect. During the Week in surance companies, civic b >dies, fire experts and public official* will use the radio, newspapers, displays and printed literature in an effort to make you think and to make you act. In the average home grave haz ards exist of which the owner knows nottfing. - Ignorance, as well as carelesnesf , is a prolific source of destructive fires. The simplest aud most easily corrected causes are responsible for the great bulk of fires in dwellings. A slight fault in a healing plant nixy devastate * home. Accumulations of papers-, Clothes, furniture and other odds aud euds require only a spark to burst into flame. Improperly stored fluids such as gasoline, benzine and keroseue are a con stant menace. Auialt-ur repair* of electric appliances and light cords cause millions of dollai>' loss aunually. Pai.it or nil so tked rags are often the cause of spo:. taueous combustion. Au i-. properly protects I liot. electric iron, or cigarette ashes invite 'fires. It costs you nothing to elimi nate these haztrds, aud takes little lime. That small effort may save you thousands of dol lars ? and infinitely more import ant, save a life. Fire Prevention Week was inaugurated to serve you. Make the in-jst of it. Randolph county farmers report the best lespedez* crop ir. years and say they will have much seed in addition to a fine crop of hay. Fifty acres of cotton in Wilson county has been passed by inspec tors of the Crop Improvement At sociation for use as certified seed. reproductions of furnishings and relics and paintings of English kings and queens and also of ear ly American revolutionists. These are hut parts of the restored Cap itol, with the flag of Britain fly ing over its top. The Governor's Palace is like the halls of the richest monarch*, in grandeur, furnishings an I prize relics. Raleigh Tavern fives again, in new walls, but with a setting inside and out that makes one feel as though he were living in the Colonial past. j Old Jamestown, only six miles away, lost out to Williamsburg ?bout 1700, when the British seat of Government was moved to the latter city. After the Revolution Williams burg beecame a sleepy old town. And so it remained until ? few years ago when John D. Rockefel ler agreed to finance the Resto ration, .. Now tKe work is finished, Wil liamsburg 9 IN miles from Wash Ington. Next to Mount Vernon there is no place more worth seeing, particularly for those loy al, loving Americans who get ?"heart throbs" in such spots of historical and sentimental impor James W. Holt, Hit by Auto mobile, Suffers Fatal Injuries. J Hints VV. Holt, 51, prominent j inert hint and citizen of Graham, ! died this afternoon at Alauiance Genera: Hospital from injuries suffered when hit by an automo bile at a few minutes before 8 o'clock Wednesday night on N. Main street in front of home. A few iniuutes later a Green