THE GLEANER
GRAHAM, N. C.. MAR. 25, 1943
Local News
?Hie blackout last Thursday
night is reported a success here,
and is so reported generally. The
signals were understood and
helped. .
?On Monday, 22nd, the day
and night were equal length and
spring begun, though, with every
thing covered with snow, it didn't
look much like spring.
?About 35 young white men
after a 7-day furlough, left here
Monday morning for Fort Jack
son, S. C. Seven of them will re
port for duty in the Navy.
?Some one, noting signs or
omens, says that martins have
arrived late for the second time
" in 25 years, meaning that the
late coming of this bird beto
kens a la^e srrin". It does not
take a ?.eer to tell this is a late
spring?it is self-evident. When
the bluebird drops in well feel
that spring is here.
?L. J. Blakey, president of the
National Hank of Burlington, has
been appointed chairman of the
War Finance committee for Ala
mance county, and will direct the
second war loan drive in this
county in April. The appointment
was made by Hugh Leach, presi
dent of the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond, district chairman.
?Rev. MaeKendre Lone, evan
gelist, closed a two weeks' series
of services at Graham Christian
church Sunday night and left
Monday for his home in States
ville. Mr. Long is the son of the
late Judge B. F. Long ofs States
ville who was a native of Ala
mance county. He is a fluent,
earnest and impressive speaker
and commands the interest of his
congregations.
?The equinoctial storm came
in on perfect time. The latter of
last week It turned cool after a
few pleasant days and rained
most of Saturday. Sunday morn
ing there was a slight sleet and
a little snow. By Monday morn
ing it was much colder and snow
fell again, stopping about noon.
During the afternoon most of
the snow disappeared. It was the
equinoctial storm on schedule
time, i
??Dr. Johnson's hospital hero,
built last year, has recently been
approved by the North Carolina
Hospital association, which
means that it has proper Bating
to operate as an approved hospi
tal. The friends here will be
pleased to learn this. In reoent
years, as never before, people
have learned that the sick can be
and are cared for better in a hos
pital than in the home or else
where, hence the old dread of go
ing to a hospital for treatment
has about vanished.
?On Tuesday evening, last
week, a class of six was gradu
ated as Nurses' Aides from Ala
nuance General hospital. Mrs.
George Carrington is head in
structor. On receiving this train
ing the nurses' aides pledge
themselves for 150 hours of
work annually to the hospital and
after the present emergency,
they will remain on call indefi
nitely. The work is under the
authorization of the American
Red Cross. It is contemplated to
start another class soon.
?Graham Kiwanis club nt its
meeting Monday night, for en
tertainment, put on a debate pro
and con "A Victory Garden" with
three debaters on either side.
The judges decided in favor of
victory garden advocates. Gra
ham Boy Scouts, sponsored by
the club, had two of their mem
bers, Sammy Bnadshaw and
Floyd Ellington, who by their
leader, Joe Jarosz, were presented
the bronze palms of Eagle Scouts.
Thirteen members were recog
nized for having made 100 per
cent attendance records. >
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?The principals of the county
schools held a meeting Tuesday
night at the office of the county
superintendent, M. E. Yount
and discussed canning and pre
serving fruit and vegetables for
school cafeterias. Such a move
ment is in the right direotion, if
the schools are to continue to
furnish the midday meal for the
pupils. There is no provision
under the ration system for
schools to buy in quantities for
their cafeterias so far as we
know, but there should be some
provision for such. The children
must have their midday meal and
it is well to he looking ahead.
PERSONAL
E. B. Adams of hore iu in th?
Union Ridge community on busi
ness lost Thursday.
Col. Willnrd 0. Goley from Fl.
Jackson, 8. C., spent the week-end
st home with bis fami)jr.
Miss Qens Church, Mrs. F. W.
Moore and Mrs. Burton May spent
Saturday in Greensboro.
Mrj. Watt Cooper spent the
week-end in West Jefferson with
her mother, Mrs. Gamblll.
Mrs. EL L. Holmes and L. H
Kernodle of Danville spent a
morning here the Utter part of
last week.
Mrs. Alf Mebane, whrf has been
with her sister, Mrs. W. C. Moore,
for several weeks, is spending
several days in Mebane.
. W. F. R. Clupp of North Maple
street, who suffered a stroke at
his home on Sunday night is re
ported to be improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tate and Mrs.
James Roney spent Saturday
night with Mrs. Chester Tate in
the Cross Roads community.
Pvt. J<mea Buckner returned
to Camp Gordon Ss'nrday after
an 8 day leave here wi h Ms par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bucsner
Miss Laura Mae Hult spent the
week-end in Elon with Miss Nan
cy Caddell and her sister, Miss [
Eunice Holt, who is a student at
the college.
Mrs. lone Scott Thompson spent
the week-end in Fayetteville with
her son, Melvin Thompson, Mrs.
Thompson and her little grand
daughter, Ann Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. O'Brien and
little daughter, Nancy, of Hamlet
were recent guests of Dr. and
Mrs. Herbert Long. Meedames
O'Brien and Long are sisters.
David L. Michael, now some
where in the South Pacific, has
recently been promoted from sec
ond to first class petty officer,
his wife, on Marshall street, has |
been advised.
Mrs. Charles A. Thompson has
returned from a visit of severs1
weeks with her daughters, Mrs.
Sam A. Vest, in Charlottesville,
Va., and Mrs. James 8. Slay at
Qoantico, Va.
Corp. "Hardrock" Harden, who
has been visiting his mother, Mrs.
J. P. Harden, the past week, left
Saturday night for Washington,
D. C., for a short visit, after
which be will return to Camp
Campbell, Ey.
Mrs. Douglas Malcolm of Green
wich, Conn., the former Miss
Catherine Wharton granddangh
ter of the late Mr. aud Mrs. L.
Banks Holt and native of Gra
ham, who is visiting her annt,
Mrs. George Mebane, in Greens
boro, was lnncheon guest of Mrs.
Mell Thompson on Wednesday,
last week. Other gneets were
Mrs. George Roes of Raleigh,
Mrs. J. J. Henderson and Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Scott.
Mrs. John Hall Manning re
turned Sunday evening from Ral
eigh where she spent the week at
-her home. She was accompanied
here by her daughter, Mrs. Cbas.
McKenny of Raleigh, and her
son, Lt. Dick Manning, recently
of Camp Hawse, Texas, who was
at home on a furlough, and was
leaving for Fort Banning, Ga., to
begin training with the para
troopers. Mrs. Manning is em
ployed at the Fairohild aircraft
plant.
Lt. and Mrs. George Watson re
turned to Tallahassee, Fla., Fri
day after having spent since
Tuesday before with his mother,
Mrs. Katherine A. Watson, and
sister, Mrs. Floyd Phillips. Lt.
Watson is stationed at Camp
Gordon Johnston. Mrs. George
Neal and two children, George,
Jr., and Catherine, accompanied
her brother, Lt. Watson, as far as
Ozark, Ala., where she joined her
husband, Capt. Heal, who is sta
tioned at Camp Rncker.
Legislation of Local Interest
The Legislature passed several
bills of local interest:
Authorizing the county to pay
certain employees "war bonuses '
We have not seen the bill and can
not give particuars.
Bill proviiding for trustees for
Alamance Public Hospital.
! Bill for helping in the up-keep
of the Providence cemetery.
Bill to amend sections 2651 and
2666 of Consolidated Statutes,
relating to elections in Graham.
Providing that polling places be
determined by board of elections
rather than the town governing
board, and the size, shape, etc., of
the ballots be determined by the
board of elections rather than by
1 the board of commissioner! ?
*'arm erg to b? Advised ?- 'he
Slaughtering of Meat f~ ?*-V
Alamance county farmers
who slaughter meat for sale are
required to meet their communi
ty AAA committeemen for ad-'
vice and instructions in compli
ance with an order issued by the
Federal government J. C. Guth-\
rie, chief clerk of the committee, |
has given out the following i
schedule for meetings in the var
ious townships. All meetingB
will be held next Saturday, unless
otherwise stated:
Graham, Agricultural building.
Boone's Station, St. Mark's
church, Sam Hughes Service
station, Lasley's Service station
and Huey*s Service station. ,
Morton, Jones Filling station
and Pack Lowe's Filling station.
Faucette, MoCauley's Filling
station.
Pleasant Grove, Don Vincent's
Filling station. i
Melville, City hall, Mebane.
Thompson, John Crufcchfield's
store, Shoe's Filling station, Al
fred Paris' Filling station.
Albright, Eureka community
building.
Coble, Earl Smith's store and
Henry Foster's store.
Newlin, Stout's store, Wilson
Clam's store, Brooks' Service
station. Smith & Jordan store, D.
L. William's store, Craton store,
Henderson store and Snow Camp
store.
Patterson, Jim Spoon's store,
Foster's store, J. J. Ashley's
store and Sid Shoffner's store.
Morton, Henry Denielly's Fill
ing station, Friday, 26tb.
Haw River, Pearce's store,
Friday, 26th.
Faucette, Roy Smith's Filling
station, Monday, 29th; and Gar
rison's Service station, Tuesday,
30th.
Pleasant Grove, Charlie Ma
han's store, Friday, 26.
Farmers may go to any of
these places to see their com
munity AAA committeemen be
tween the hours of 9 and 5 o'clock
on the dates mentioned.
Marriages
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McCauley
of Graham announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Margaret
Ermina, and Elmor Norton, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Norton of
Burlington. The ceremony took
place on Saturday, March 12.
Miss Ida Lenice Eagle and Xt.
Charles S. Kipp were united in
marriage by Rev. W. E. Harrop
in Graham on Thursday, March
4th.
The bride, a member of the
Burlington city school faculty, is
the youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Eagle of Spencer.
Lieutenant Kipp is the only
son of W. E. Kipp and the late
Mrs. Kipp of Battle Creek, Mich.
He is now stationed at the Army
Air Base in Douglas, Ariz., where
he is a flight instructor. Mrs.
Kipp is planning on joining her
husband in June.
Mrs. J. M. James of Grabur
Heights announces the marriage
of her daughter, Helen Juanita,
to James L. Wilson, Jr., of Gra
ham. The ceremony was per
formed in Graham by Charles
Jones, justice of the peace.
Following a short wedding trip
the couple are now making their
home with the groom's parents
on Andrews street in Graham.
Miss Mary Rachel Staley and
Pvt. Robert Lee Stokes were
married Tuesday evening, March
16, in the Lutheran church in
Alamance. Mrs. Stokes is the
youngest daughter of Mrs. W. A.
Staley and the late Mr. Staley of
Alamance. The groom is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Stokes, Jr.,
of Graham. He is with the United
States Army Air Corps Advance
Flying School, stationed in Carls
bad New Mexico.
A Public Menace
A checkup at the office of the
Graham Draft Board discloses
that of 26 negro men sent to
camp this month for final exam
ination only ten were accepted
for service, over 61 per cent, or
I nearly two-thirds were rejected (
for one cause or another as being i
physically unfit It is a serious
situation.
That 61 per cent, if diseased,
should be given such medical at
tention as would restore them to
normal health. If they aro unfit
for the armed service, they are
unfit to be turned loose on society
to spread disease. There should
be some regulation to effao or
minimize the menace. It is a con
dition that vitally concerns the
Public.
Patients at Dr. Johnson's Hospi
tal
Mrs. Carl Durham returned to
her home on Chapel Hill highway
the latter part of the week after
having been a patient for several
days. |
Mrs. J. C. Temple and little son.
Joseph Chalmers, Jr., returned
to her home, 400 Hawkins street,
Burlington, on Friday from the
hospital.
Birth Annoueements
Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Allen an
nounce the birth of a son, Lacy
Allen, Jr., born March 16, at Df.
Johnson's hospital. The father,
Pvt. Allen, is in the U. S. army
stationed in Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rogers
announce the birth of a daughter
born March 21st at Dr. Johnson's
hospital.
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?Superior Court for the trial
of civil actions will convene next
Monday with Judge C. E. Thomp
son presiding. A calendar has
been set for the first three days
of the term and Includes about
30 cases.
?Construction of 25 houses,
probably of the duplex type, de
signed to relieve defense hous
ing shortage in Burlington, is
scheduled to begin at en early
date on Edgewood avenue and
Willowbrook drive, southwest
area beyond the corporate limits.
I ?Sheriff E. L. Loy reported
Monday that he and bis deputies,
during the week-end made 13 ar
rests as follows: Five were for
public dronkenoese, three on ca
piases, one each for figbtiog and
' disturbance, carrying a concealed
I weapon, improper license, failure
? i
m
to pay board bill and one man
waa held for inveetigation.
?Ben Coble, son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. B. Coble of Burlington,
waa elected preeident of the Gold
en Chain, aenior honor aociety at
State College March 13, being one,
of 12 juniors chosen each.springi
and will head the aociety for '43
'44. He is a member of Alpha Zeta
National honorary agriculture
fraternity; Upeilon Sigma Alpha,
National army fraternity; ser
geant in R. O. T. C.; member of
Monogram club, and Y. M. C. A.
track team, and will leave soon
to attend officers' training school.
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DEATHS
Albert Cllne Chapman, 32, died
at his home, 402 Loy street, Bur
lington, Wednesday morning, last,
week.
Funeral was conducted from
Webb Avenue Methodist ebnrch
on 8unday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. Rev. C. J. Andrews,
pastor, officiated. Bnrial in Pine
Hill cemetery.
A native of West Virginia,
Chapman had made his home in
Bnrlington for the past nine
yean.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
CelesteS. Chapman; his step-fa
ther, Tony Protuct, W. Va., two
iseters, one brother, a half-broth
er, and other relatives.
G. C. Adkins, of route 6, Bur
lington, died suddenly Friday af
ternoon at 4:26 o'clock in Greens
boro, at the borne of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Ralph Keyes. He was
62 yean of age.
Funeral was held at 2:30
o'clock Sunday afternoon from
the Bnrke funeral home. Inter
ment was in the Gibaonville cem
etery.
Surviving are his wife; two
sons, G. 8. Adkins, of Winston
Salem, E. H. Adklna, of route 5,
Burlington; two daughtera, Mrs.
Roy Ball, of Gibeonville, and Mrs.
Ralph Keyes, of Greensboro; one
brother, Tom Adkins, of Mt. Airy;
and eight grandchildren.
Larry Dooald Shoe, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy R. Shoe, died Sat
urday morning at 6:40 o'clock at
the home of his parents, on Dur
ham street, Burlingtoo, after an
illness of two days. He was eight
months old.
Fnoeral was held Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock from the Peo
ples Christian Tabernacle. The
Rev. Kenneth S. Temple, pastor
of the church, and the Rev. H. B.
Barger, pastor of the Pilgrim Ho
liness cbnrcb, conducted the ser
rices. Interment in Pine Hill
cemetery.
He is survived by his parents,
a sister, eight brothers, and a
grandmother, Mrs. M. K. Hurley.
Mrs. M. S. Robertson, 78, died
at her home in Burlington at 2:26
o'clock p. m. Monday following 13
months of failing health. She
was a native of Caswell county,
the daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. William Potest. Funeral
was held yesterday at 3 p. m. In
terment followed in Bash Arbor
cemetery.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. B. L. Black well and Mrs. W.
F. Smith, of Burlington, and Mrs.
L. T. Hicks, of Yaneeyrtlle; four
sons, A. B. Robertson, of Rock
ingham county, and J. D? Frank
and Collie Robertson, of Burling
ton, and a number of grandchil
dren.
Mrs. Sarah Low Dimont, 80,
died at her home near Elon Col
lege Tuesday morning at 7:80
o'clock. Final rites were held at
Frieden's Lutheran ofanreh, near
Gibsonvillst Wednesday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Interment tn
the church cemetery.
Surviving ere two daughter*.
Sir*. W. A. Terry end Mrs. W. A.
Baric, both of Burlington. Mm.
Dimont wee e native of Alamance
county and a member of Friedeas
church.
William Michael Isley, 61, of
route 1, Snow Camp, died at hie
home Tneeday night at lu o'clock.
Funeral services will be con
ducted from Mt. Hermon church
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
with the Rev. W. B. Cotton offi
ciating.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Martha Stinson lsley; three
daughters, Miss Magie Isley, of
the home, Mrs. Ore Bllen Thomp
son and Miss Zelma A. Isley; oae
brother, Milton A. Isley, of Bur
lington, and one sister, Mrs. Ben
Williams, of route 1, Graham.
. Rev. David I. Garner, 51, Meth
odist minister of route 1, Mebane,
died suddenly early Tuesday
morning at his home.
The funeral will be conducted
this afternoon at 3 o'clock from
the First Methodist church at
Mebane. Interment will be lu
Pine Hill cemetery, Bnrlingtos.
Surviving are his wife. Mis.
Carrie Mabrey Mebane, route 1,
Mebane; one son, John Albert
Garner, Camp Stewart, Ga.; one
sister, Mrs. J. H. Moser, Burling
ton; one half-sister, Miss Nona
Mae Garner, Snow Camp; his fa
ther and stepmother, Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver K. Garner, of Snow
Camp; three brothers, V. W. Gar
ner, of Graham, W. A. Garner, of
route 1, Mebane, and W. M. Gar
ner, of Burlington; five half
brothers, Clifford Garner, Snow
Camp; Frank Garner, U.S.Army;
Troy, Coy and Alfred Garner, all
of Burlington. He was a native
of Randolph county.
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