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? THE GLEANER GRAHAM, N C., OCT. 15, 1942 Local News ?It began raining late Sun day afternoon and since up 10 and including yesterday, it has been showering. It was getting dry when it began. ?Eighteen colored men left here Tuesday from selective board No. 2 for army duty. They had spent a 14-day furlough after having their examination. ?Graham Eiwanis club mem bers entertained their wives and the members of Graham school laculty at a dinner at the school building Monday evening at 6:30 o'clock. ?The evangelistic services con ducted by Rev. J. L. Neese' will close Sunday night. Thronghont the season good congregations have attended and genuine inter est manifested. ?An additional teacher has been allotted to the elementary department of Graham school on the basis of enrollment and at tendance for the first two weeks of the current school term. The teacher has been employed and is at work. ?Don't say "let George do it"?if you have scrap of any kind of metal on your premises that is usable in the war effort, gather it up and send it in. If the allies, that includes ail of us, lose the war, there'll be no George to do it. ?James 1. Williams, son ot Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Williams of Gra ham ronte 1, has graduated from the armored officers candidate school at Fort Knox, Ky., as a second lieutenant. Lt. Williams' class was the 11th to be gradu ated at Fort Knox. ?A 10 year-old negro boy a few days ago appeared before the Graham selective board, presuma bly for the purpose of volunteer ing, and inquired how old one must be to join the army. He showed disappointment when told the age was 18 years. ?The Alamance county board of education at their recent meet ing passed resolutions of respect to W. L. Spoon of Coble township, who died on August 28, expres sive of their esteem of him as an exemplary citizen and a true friend of and worker for the canse of education. ?Chief Clerk E. P. Dixon at the Agriculture building an nounces the arrival of 20,000 pounds of Italian rye grass seed. Farmers to be entitled to seed must complete their soil-building goal Sowing the seed by No vember 1st may be counted in the requirement. ?Several robberies over the week-end were under investiga tion by the Sheriffs staff: The home of Joe P. Wilson, Eton col lege, entered Saturday night and purse with $60 stolen: Hawks' service station, Burling ton-Elon road entered and money cigarettes, motor oil and gas coupons stolen. > ?Graham High School seoior class is conducting a season tick et sales campaign for a series of Collins Festival entertainments to be given on four successive Wednesday evenings, beginning Nov. 4th. The entertainments are under the auspices of Graham Kiwanis club, and the proceeds will go to the club's underprivi leged children's fund. ?un septemoer nin, ai nix o'clock p. m., Miss Bertha Mae Smith, daughter of Mrs. Leona Workman iSmith and the late J. R. Smith of Liberty, and Frederick H. Branch, son of Mrs. H. L. Branch and the late R. R. Branch of Hickory, were married at the home of the offici ating minister, Rev. R. P. Elling ton, in Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Branch are making their home in Grrham. ?Registration books for the November election opened last Saturday and will be open at the polling places next Saturday and the Saturday following. Satur day, Oct. 31st, is challenge day. Only new voters will be required to register to qualify them to vote. New voters are such as have beoome of age since the last general election or since the primary election in June. Other new voters are those who have become residents of the state and lived in the state for 12 months and resided for four months in the township in which they propose to vote. Those de siring to register, and are unable to go to the polling place, may go PERSONAL Sam Ward, student at U.N.C., spent the week-end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L Ward. Dan Reeves, at the University, Chapel Hill, spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. W. M. Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Phillips were Sunday dinner gnests of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Whorton in Gib son ville. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan ol Greensboro attended the McAd ams-Moore wedding last Thurs day afternoon. Allen Tate, Jr., at the Univer sity, Chapel Hill, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Tate. Mrs. R. L. Holmes, L. H. Ker nodle and son, Loviok Harden, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Henderson on Sunday. Miss Marjorie Bason has been chosen as a staff mamber of the "Carolinian", tho weekly news paper at Woman's college. Mrs. E. L. Hamilton returned to her home In Lumberton Mon day after a week's visit with her daughter, Mrs. W. L Sloan. Mrs. Mell Thompson weut to Raleigh Friday to visit Mrs. Geo. Ross, and her daughter, Miss Bet sy Thompson, who is a student at Saint Mary's school. J. Anglin Nicholson has ac cepted the position of poduotion engineer with Hartord Special Machinery Company, manufactur ers of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. jjaviu Liong returned Kan day from Winston-Salem, where she spent the week-end with "her sister, Miss Blanche Bishop, who is a patient at the Baptist hos pital. Miss Dorothy McAdams has re turned to herstndies at Womane' college after attendinge th marri age of her consin, Miss Carolyn McAdams to Lawrence T. Moore October 8th. . Mrs. Jack Thompson and Sam Thompson of Madison attended the funeral of J. Archie Long at Hawfields Saturday and spent the afternoon here with Mr. and Mrs. Allen B. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Stephens of Roxboro and daughters, Miss Louise Stephens of Roxboro and Mrs. Aliyn Newton and sons, Lynn and Billie, of Washington, visited here with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Eernodle, Jr., Sunday after noon. Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Lnpton had as their guests the first of last week, her mother, sister and brother, Mrs. George W. Paschal, Miss Catherine Paschal, from Wake Foreet, and Pvt. Robert Al len Paschal of Fort Knox, Ky.; and Dr. Lupton's parents, Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Lupton of Lees burg. Social Items Mrs. J. J. Henderson enter tained her Friday luncheon club at her home on Eastern street. Three tablee were arranged in the rooms where arrangements of roses and other colorful flowers were used. High score prizes, small reed bread-baskets were given to Mrs. J. H. McEwin, Mrs. Joseph Gant, and Mrs. R. F. Anderson. A plate luncheon was served following the game. II TXT ? CJ1 4 ,1 mrtj. n. ij. oiuuu ouieriaiuuu Thursday afternoon at a "Come and tea" in honor of her mother, Mrs. E. L. Hamilton of Lnmber ton, who was her guest for the week. Dnring the tea hoar a delicious salad 4 plate .was served by the hostess. Mrs. Zollie Foster gave a party on Saluqlay afternoon, honoring the first birthday of her little daughter, Diana Foster. Hallowe'en decorations were used in the living room where the gaests with their mothers were received. Little Hallowe'en horns were given as favors. In the baby beauty contest, Celeste Bayllff was winner; and Michael Wheeley won the prize for being the youngest guest. Ko dak pictures were made of the guests. Present were: Linda Mann, Jackie King, Johnnie Hancock, Carolyn Fay Onthrie, Jean Hun ter, Celeste Bayliff, Betty Van Smith, Emily Dade Whitted, Jan Williams, Jimmy Euliss, Gay Ba ilee, Bobby Cheek, Michael Wheeley, Joan and Jean Perry. to the home of the registrar. Only those who are properly reg istered will be permitted to vote. The election is November 3rd. _ .I J. Archie Long of Haw River' Dies Suddenly, at His Home John Archie Long, banker, promenent citizen and civic lead er, died suddenly at h>s home at Haw River at 8:30 o'clock last Friday morning. He was strick en while preparing to leave his home for the bank, of which i he was the cashier. The day be fore his death he was in Graham and in the afternoon played on the golf course at Burlington and , no complaint of not feeling well was heard. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Margaret Graham Thompson of Mebane; a son John Archie Long, Jr., a grand son, John Achie Long, 111; a sis tor, Mrs. Kerr Thompson of Cas well county. Mr. Long was a native of Cas well county, born December 21, 1874, the son of William Long and Mrs. Margaret Richmond Long. He was tutored in his home by a governess, attended Caswell county schools, the old Burlington Academy and gradu ated with a Ph. B. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1897. He was permanent secre tary of the class. Funeral services were held from the Hawfields Presbyterian rch at 3 o'clock, Saturday afternoon and were conducted t>y his pastor, the Rev Walter E. Harrop, pastor of the Graham Presbyterian church, of which he was a member, assisted by the Rev. N. N. Fleming, Hawfields pastor. Interment was in the Hawfields church cemetery. In 1898 Mr. L/ong was assis tant bookkeeper for the Granite Manufacturing company, and in 1903 he was a bookkeeper with the White Furniture company in Mebane. A year later he effected the organization and became cashier of the Granite Savings and Trust company, the first bank at Haw River. When the Granite failed in 1911 the banking company was liquidated, after which Mr. Long organized the Bank of Haw River, of which he was cashier and a director at the time of his death. His bank weathered the "bank holiday" in 1933, and steadily grew in strength. He was chairman of the board of trustees of Ala-mance General hospital for a number of years and a deacon in the Graham Presbyterian church. He also served as chairman of the school board of the Haw River district for eight or ten years and served two terms on the board of county commission ers. He was a member of Bingham lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Mebane, a Snriner, and was a patron of the Eastern Star. Mr. Long was a member of the Haw River unit of C.S.O. which furnished a guard of honor to attend his funeral. deaths Mrs. Betty Garrison King, 64, wife of E. L. King, died at the home near here on Tuesday night, la&t week, following eerions ill ness of 10 days. She was a mem ber of Stony Creek Presbyterian chnrch. Fnneral was held at Union Ridge Christian chnrch Friday at 3 p. m. Mrs. King is survived by her husband; four stepchildren, Mrs. Guy Barker, Burlington, Mrs W. P. Mahan, route 2, J. M. King, Greensboro, and Roy W. King, army, Fort Bragg; three step grandchildren ; two sisters, Mrs. C. V- Aldridge, Burlington, Rt. 2, and Mrs. G. C. Hurdle, Roanoke, Va., and two brothers, J. Ed. and George R. Garrison, both of route 3. John Travis Harris, 14 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Harris, of Haw River, died Friday morning at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. John Al vis, after an illness of nine days. Besides the parents and Mrs. AI vis, another grandmother, Mrs. Lester Wright, of Qraham, sur vives. Mrs. Belle Cook Money, 55, of Olen Raven, died Wednesday, last week, at the residence of her nephew, Alec Ross, after illness of fonr months. She was a na tive of Chatham connty and the widow of Bud Money. Fnneral was held Saturday at 10:30 a. m. at St. Marks R?fomed chnrch, near Elon College.! Sur viving are fonr sisters, Mrs*. Cora Rose, Qlen Raven, Mrs. Walter < Hall, Gibeonville, Mrs. John Ing le, Alamance, and Mrs. Jafck Ingle, Alamance; three brothers, John and Will Cook, of Graham, and Freeland Cook, Norfolk, Va. Fnneral for Ben Monroe Holt, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. RECENTLY MARRIED Miss McAdams and lawrence Moore Unittd in Pretty Home Ceremony Miss Caxolyn McAdams, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mc Adams, became the bride of Lawrence Trollinger Moore, of Burlington, last Thursday after noon at 5:30 o'clock in a cere mony at the home of the bride's parents on West Elm street in Graham- The Rev. Walter E.1 Harrop, pastor of the Presby terian church, officiated, using the ring ceremony. The wedding music was rend ered by Mrs.A. G. Gates, pianist, and Misis Ruth McPherson, so prano soloist. "Lorhengrin" and Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" were used for the pro cessioal and recessional. The wedding guests were re ceived by Mrs. Clifford Morris, sister of the bride; and Mrs. W. A. McAdams, the bride's aunt, directed the wedding. t A beautiful improvised altar was arranged between the wind ows at one end of the spacious living room. Tall palms formed the tiered back-ground. The candles were lighted by Billy Mc Adams, brother of the bride. The bride and groom entered together, unattended ( For her marriage, the bride 1 wore a two-piece, semi-tailored ! frock in soldier blue with black accessories. Her chic felt hat held a frothy veil with polka-dot Itiim. At her shoulder she pinned 1 ! gleaming white orchids. She is a 1 graduate of the Graham high " school and of the Secretarial < school of Elon college, and at present is secretary of the Rus sell-Watkins Hosiery mill. She is a member of the Corsair dance 1 club. 1 The groom was attired in his military dress uniform. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Moore, of Burlington, and a fos ter son of his aunt and uncle, Miss Willie Trollinger and Eg- , bert Trollinger. He s a graduate , of the Rurlington high school i and of Oak Ridge Military acad- , emy. He enlisted in the U. S. j Army about a year ago, and is , now a sergeant, s* " at | Fort Bragg. Immediately after the mar- ( I riage Mr and Mrs. Moore left , ! for a wedding trip througn the ( ; western part of the state. Mrs. | Moore will reside with her par- ! I ents in Graham while Sergeant J | Moore is in service. t Out of town guests for the wedding included Mr. and Mr?. j Frank Morgan, of Greensboro. Troy Dean Ilolt, of Burlingtou, who died in Duke hospital Octo bers, was held in the First Bap tist chnrch in Burlington Satur day at 2:30 p. m. with Rev. A. D. Kinnett and Rev. J. 0. Long con ducting the service. Interment took place in Pine Hill cemetery. Besides his parents, the child leaves a brother, Troy Dean Holt, Jr., three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Monroe Andrews, of Bur lington, and Mrs. Ben B. Holt, of Graham. Earl Wright Vickers, 43, a res ident of Elon College for 18 years was killed Wednesday night, last week, in a truck-bus collision near Spray. The funeral was conducted in Whitley Memorial auditorium at Elon College Fri day at 4 p. in. Burial in Magno lia cemetery at Eton. Mr. Vickers was superintendent of the Elon College power and water departments, tax collector, and had been a deputy sheriff in Alamauce county for ten years. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and the Woodmen of the World, and was a member of the Congregational-Christian church and president of the local church Bible class for eight years A native of Douglas, Coffee county, Georgia, he was a son of Henry L. and Mrs. Delia Mc Cranie Vickers, and is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Simpson Vickers, a daughter, Delia Marie, and a son, E. W. Vickers, Jr., of the home, his mother, Mrs. II. L. Vickers, Ambrose, Ga.; two sis ters, Mrs. John S. l'erry, Orlando, Fla., and Mrs. W. 11. McDermitt, Wray, Ga.; four brothers, 11. B. Brunswick, Ga.; G. P., Ft. Bragg, Vernon E., Ft. McCllelan, Ala.; Irhd Royce E. Vickers, Hertford. Baney B Phillips, 58, of Glen Raven, died at St. Leo's hospital inGreensboro at 6:40 o'clock Sun day evening following an illness of five months of which three weeks were critical. Funeral services were conduct ed at the West Burlington Meth odist church Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Revs. L. L. Barrish and Coy Thompson, and burial was in Pine Hill cemetery. The deceased was a native oi Moore county and the son of the ' iate Mr. and Airs. Albert Phillips. Survivors include lus wife, Evie Addison Phillips; two sons, Erwin H. of the home and Connie B. of Evansvilie, Ind; six sis ters, Mrs. Ollie Vaughan, route 2. city; Mrs- Lula Petty, Siler City; Mrs. Sarah Pennegrass of Alamance county, and Mesdames Flossie Aldntyre, Ludia Dicker son and Pattie Foust, all of Bur lington; three brothers, Albert of Haw River, Charlie of the U. S. army, and John of Burlington, and one grandson, Connie Wayne Phillips of Evansvilie, Ind. Virginia Fay Grubb, 6 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison William Grubb, route 1, Graham, died suddenly at the home early Monday morning. Graveside services at 10 o' clock Tuesday morning at Lin wood cemetery. Besides the parents survivors are five brothers, and two sis ters ; also grandfathers, Charlie Milos Beaver, and William Grubb both of Rowan county. A United States cotton crop of 14,028,000 bales is forecast by the Crop Reporting Board, based on conditions as of September 1, which places the 1942 crop well ahead of that of 1941. I Oar ightinr men are doing their share. Here at home the t?a0 we can do Is pot 1*% oi otfir In War Bond! far oar ihiare Ik America. POULTRY? Poultry nutrition has become a real defence. EXCELSIOR TOtXTRY FEEDS are made under scientific supervision. We invite you to visit our plant and laboratory, Frankltnville, X. C. The Randolph Mill*, Inc. "Evil perpetually lends to disappear" ?Herbert Spencer OCTOBEH IS?Georgian calendar In VrvjLlx troduced, 1562. j5v 2 IS?Napoleon reached Si Helena. 1815 "?a<l tmTj#?'*?U. & porti clceed to rvee Jgpl jTj\ ring submarines. 193a rZr~T^lb?Comwallis lunendera to Washington. 1781. i-o.n cedes Florida to WkjJJ u & l820 IWTjfr-' i' u U troope enter French h?^<^ee tor lint time. GIFTS from HADLEY'S - are - Gifts At Their Best Happy Birthday In October Blrthstone OPAL Dr. Glasser and Miss Louise, Weekleyi Wed in Atlanta last Saturday Friends here have received the following announcement: Mr. and Mr?. Eugene Wilson Weekley innounc# the marriage of their laughter Louise ana John William Henry Glass?r Flm Lieutenant, Medical Corps, Army the United States, on Saturday, the tenth of October nineteen hundred and forty-two All Saints Church Atlanta, Georgia Mrs. Glasser is the daughter jf Mr. and Mrs. Weekley of Balti more. She took her training at Union Memorial hospital, Balti more, and studied anesthesia at Duke University hospital She was anesthetist at Norfolk, Va., General hospital. , Dr. Glasser is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Glasser of Pat terson, N. J. He volunteered and entered army service last May, after taking over the office and practice of Lieut-Col. Willard C. Goley for about two years. The many friendg here of Dr. Glasser will wish him much hap piness and fortune. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs- C. Bascom Moore of Graham, have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Opal to Robert Ray Henderson also of Graham, son of Mrs. Jessie Hun ter Henderson and the late Ralph Henderson. The wedding will take place October 16th at the bride's home on Highway 62. A Good Place To Meet A Better Place To Eat N ICK'S Cafe ORAHAM. N. C. <...... OPTOMETRIST Successor to Dr. L. H. Alien Eyes Examined?Glasses Fitted Upstairs next to Lamm's Clothing Company Burlington. N. C. Dr. V. H. MEWBORN. JR. FOR FLAVOR AT ITS PEAK CV jcmfc ^ * \ Otight?room, Romford's been climb*' la|io|TNuru4pMierncc?M.DoubUv actio*. ?ll-pbo?pb?t?. No ftlaa, oo bit- ^ tor wn. FREE i Now nfarlMi recipe booklet. Bo ? kltchoo petriot. Writo t?*" dor I Romford Btkiai Powder, Bos CS,*. Romford. lliodo Mood v - ? * li Q II ^ I 10 1 ? Judge Leo Carr Commended, by Wake County Bar Recently, when Judge Leo Carr of Burlington had conclud ed a term of Wake County Super ior Court in Raleigh, the county bar met and passed resolutions of thanks, and commended hbn for the able, fair, -courteous, sympathetic and efficient man ner in whieh he dispatched the business of the court. Judge Carr's friends back home are glad to note the favor he is winning in his highly re sponsible position. Graham Study Club Meets Tne initial fall meeting of the Graham study club was held with Mrs. W. D. Barrett on the first Wednesday at 4 o'clock. It was decided to have only one meeting per month?the last [ Wednesday in each month. , "Woman's Challenge in this Changing World" was given as the general subject by Mrs. R. N. Cook, program chairman. The : introduction was given by Mrs. J. J Henderson. The secretary, Mrs. J. B. Strat ford, gave a resume of the past year's activities. Mrs. Griffin Mc Clure was elected club repre sentative. i The first lecture sponsored by; ? the council was given at the Parish house in Burlington the following Wednesday evening by Dr. Ruthladge of Hampton Plan tation, near Charleston, S. C. New Books Added to Library! Miss Nancy Hinson, librarian at the L. Banks Holt library, ip the graded school building, an nounces the arrival of the fol lowing books on the rent shelf. I "The Just And the UnjustT, by James Gould Cozdeus, is a novel of a whole community. TMe scene is dramatic, a county seat during a murder trial. The law yers are human beings with their struggling with their personal crises. "Du Pont, One Hundred and Forty Years," by Wiiliam S. Dutton. This is the biography of a business, and of a young n^ ton on the March. There is ro mance in its pages. "Islandia," by Austin Tappan Wright; with an introduction about the author. It is a story of a great adventure, and above all the growth of a man. "Assignment In Brittany," by Helen Maclnnes. "Only the auth or of 'Above Suspicion' could con jure up such a nerve-wracking situation as this one. "The Raft," by Robert Trum bull, is a selection of the Book of the Month club. The story ot three navy fliers who fought the sea for 34 days, while they drift ed in a rubber raft, yet survived. The author, the experienced newspaperman. {? "Paul Revere, and The Worty He lived in", written by Ester Foibes, says the "Paul Revere was more than a figure on horse back, more than a great silver smith, bell caster, powder makef and shrewd leader of Boston's artisans. He was the handyman of the Revolution". "t ToJmo rnrrimnrv? " h# John Shipley. An intensive stud} of the Federal Government's ref lation with the Southern forts between the secession of SoutJ Carolina and the fall of Fort Sumter, and of the South's eft ! forts, during the same period, t? ward a peaceful separation. Thy author is a native of Georgia and is now practicing law it Montgomery, Ala. It is presented to the Library by the Grahaim Chapter U. D. C. and is placed on the Confederate shelves. "Dinner At Belmont," by AU fred Leland Crabb, is a novel oi the capture of Nashville's story through the Civil War. It is deeply meaningful for the whole nation in the present crises. The last tw0 mentioned books are not on the rent shelf. ^ Not everybody with a dollar to spare can shoot a (ran straight?bat everybody can UH shoot straight to the bank and fw bny War Bonds. Buy your lt% every pay day. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Robert L. Spoon, late of Alamance County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said deceased to exibit them to the under signed Administ tor at Liberty, Route 2, North Carolina, on or before the 1st day of October, 1043, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.; All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 20th day of September.1942. N. ALEXANDER. Administrator. i . '* ' ^