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[enry Park
s the birth
rsday, May
sigh.
ormer Miss
3enson.
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.de of the
Miss Juline
s late M:.
n of Four
iler, son of
Mahler of
notored to
where the
d by Judge
Jemnvzation
he bride wore a suit of navy with
' ihite accessories and a shoulder
; orsage of orchids.
fThey are residing at 506, Bast
torch street in Benson.
\Ars. Mahler Is
3iVe« Shower
Mrs. 4. E. Norris and Miss Joyce
fetsnu entertained at a miscel
meous shower Wednesday even
ig honoring Mrs. Charles Mahler,
ItonHride. .
A. series of games with prizes a
farded furnished an hour’s enter
fcinment after which the honoree
Opened and. displayed her attrac
3The hostesses served sandwiches,
jfapkies. nuts, mints and lime ice
m tike guests as Mrs.
/Qharles Mahler. Mrs. Bra Ravnor,
IBS. Shelly Ledbetter, Mrs. Cole
mgn Dunn, Mrs. Gerald McLamb,
Kl Connie Lee, Mis. C. M. Black
man, Mrs. Berman Woodall. Mrs.
ftojMir Moore, Mrs. Jesse Denning,
*Ka. Bailie Coots. Mrs. G. G. Wood
'S Mrs. Elijah Holmes. Mis. De-
Mon Denning, Mrs. Charles Den-
Sng, Mrs. Dan Allen, Mrs. Dudley
/#*rti,,Mrs..F. V. Watson. Mrs. E.
•.Mahler. Mrs. Ethel Young. Miss
ycy Morgan and Miss Agnes Sut-
Mcuperating hf Benson at the
Sne of her sister, Mrs. Howard
MgMjg-- following an operation
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VISIT PVT. JONES
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jones and
Brad McLamb spent the weekend
at Fort Lee, Va., where they visit
ed Pvt. Joseph E. Jones who en
tered military service April Ist.
WEEKEND GUEST
Miss Barbara Pearce, member of
the senior class'of Methodist Or
phanage high school in Raleigh,
spent the weekend here as guest
of Mrs. Vinnie Smith and her nep-'
hew, Charles Jackson by whom she
was escorted to the Junior-Senior'
Dance in the American Legion
building on Friday evening.
GUEST OF MRS. PHILLIPS
Mr. and Mrs.. Bobby Thornton
who recently moved to .Burlington
where Mr. Thornton is employed
in the plant of Western Electronics
spent the weekend here with Mrs.
Thornton’s mother, Mrs. Pauline
Phillips. . . (
VISITORS IN BENSON
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Malcolm Guill were Mr. And
Mrs. F. W. Waters of Saginaw,
Michigan who were on their honey
moon trip south. Mr. Quill and Mr,
Waters, who first met in a hospi
tal in the European War theatre
during World War 11, toured many
parts of Europe together and spent
muoh time in London. On return
ing to the United States they each
went to their former home com
munities and had not met again >
!for seven years.
Although Mr. Waters, on, arriv
ing In Benson, first . approached
Mr. Guill while wearing large sun
glasses recognition of the ojd
friend was instant.
The Waters spent a weekend
here with the Guills who reside
with Mrs. Guill’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Jemigan near town.
MRS. RAYNOR HONORED
Mrs. John Green Raynor was
honored Sunday on the occasion
Os her birthday and on Mother’s
Day when she and other relatives
were entertained at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. Johnny D. Byrd,
Fayetteville, Route 4. Associate
hostess was another daughter of
Mrs. Raynor, Mrs. Maude Parker,
of Fayetteville, Route 4.
An all day family party was
held. Others present were J.. G.
Raynor, M>s. J. E. Beasley,'Miss
Mil Wed Beasley, and Miss Jpy6*
CaNps of Benson, Mis. S, M.
Stephenson of Fayetteville,* and
Herbert H. Raynor of Fort Leg. Va.
DANNY ROYSTER ILK ~
Danny JRoyster, 10-year old ; «*i
of Dr. and' Mrs. J. Dan Royster
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Angel To Wrestle
In Raleigh Tonite
Raleigh—'There are few wrestlers
who arc specialists at both rough
housing and scientific tugging. The
Swedish Angel is one of the few.
The Swede can get real fancy
when he wants to, but he actually
prefers to rough it up. As a rough-
Kouser, he has few equals In the
game today.
, The- fanned warrior is ,going to
run into a* pretty fair hand at
clever tugging at Raleigh Memorial
Auditorium Wednesday night. His
name’s Tony Cosenza, and guess
' gvhat he used to do. He was a con
cert pianist, of all things.
But don’t get the wrong idea.
Tony used to play some hifalutin
music, but there’s nothing sissy a- I
Hornets Os HCTS To
Play For State Title
The * Hornets of H.C.T.S. will
move out of town to play for the
championship of the North Caro
lina Negro High School League.
The Hornets have won nine out
of their ten games and are anxious
.to tangje with one of the top teams.
, yhelr ace hurler. Charles Morgan,
is nursing a pulled, muscle in his
pitching arm, but Coach Peerman
is depending on another young ace,
Percy McLean, a young 15 year old
southpaw who stands 6 feet tall.
McLean has two shutouts and > two
one hitters to his credit this sea
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Coach Peerman is hoping to bring
a championship to Dunn and to
H.C.TJ3 this year dug to the fact
that,this,is his last year at H.C.TJ3.
Coach "Peerman resigned <fe> Mon
day of this week, to be, effective'
in June. - »
of Benson, who was seriously In-
Jared about two months ago when
: accidentally shot while playing
with friends at his home, has been
; seriously ill for the past several days
: and is a patient at Duke Hospital.
Durham. .
i AT HOSPITAL
Mrs. Clida Langdon spent Thurs
i day In Duke Hospital Where She
1 received treatment. She was ac
■ companied-.by Mrs. Roy Smith* and
l Mrs. vinnte Smith.
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VISITS »ANNY ROYSTER
t Rev. I. T. Poole visited Danny
■ Royster in Duke Hospital Monday:
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bout the boy. He’s a crafty, ag
gressive battler and also quite
strong of heart. Add it’s a good
thing. The sight Os the Swedish
Angel is enougM to' frighten the
dickens out of most people. He isn’t
very handsome. 1 7
The Angel and young Cosenza
are matched in' the headline bout
at the Auditorium tonight. A classy
: three-b Out supporting card will
back up the mam go.
The top prelim pits Willie "Love
against Thomas Richardson in a
Negro scuffle. Other
numbers match Jack Moore against
Jack Bence and Ace Freeman a
gainst Al Stecker.
I The first bout begins at 8:30.
Dr. White
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Union Theological Seminary in
1941, and received an honorary de
gree of doctor of divinity from
Texas Christian in 1949.
He has- also held pastorates in
Dallas and Parts, Tex., and in
Uttle Roto, Ark.
From his residence in Lubbock,
White issued a statement an
nouncing that he is happy to take
over the ACC presidency.
i“My decision to accept this great
responsibility,” he said, “grows out
of three-fold conviction:
“First, that the independent
' church-related college has a sig
nificant contribution to make to
the democratic processes we cher
ish so much In our American way
of life;
‘‘Second, that the leadership of
our community, state and nation
for the future is to be found in the
colleges of today, and that no men
can devote his life to a more sig
nificant responsibility than helping
these who are to-be our leaders
to a Christian conception of life
and a sincere desire to pitt it into
practice to every relationship of
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“And third; Atlantic Christian
College has a significant contribu
tion to render to the citizenship
of the erea lt serves and a respon
sibility to the 'churches of the area
to provide a well-trained conse
. crated leadership." !
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WILSOH (W A deputy sheriff
testified today that Mrs. John L
Crocker told him that she killed
her husband because he raped her,
Deputy Sheriff Roy Page said he
Went to the home of Crocker’s par
ents last Aug. 36. 'He said that
he found Mrs. Crocker alone in a
bedroom.
She was dressed in a gown and
a short bed jacket and was lying
on the bed. I told her she tfould
have to come with me. She asked
If Jack was dead. I told her he
was,” Page said.
“She told me that she had shot
him and that she was glad he was
dead,” Page continued. “I asked
her where the gun was. She told
me it was in her house in the
den on the bed. Mrs. Crocker and
the dlctor came to the house Short
ly after I got there. We got the
gun from where she told us It was.
It was a P-38.
“She asked me if she had to go
artth me. I told her she did and
she said she was ready.
’ Solicitor George Fountain asked
Page if he asked Mrs. Crocker why
she shot her husband.
PLANNED SUICIDE
“Yes,” he said. “She told me he
had raped her. She told me that
her intentions were to kil) herself
but hdr nerves failed her. She said
she had written a note and left it
at her house.”
Under cross examination by de
fense attorney W D. P- Sharpe,
•Page said that Mrs. Crocker
“seemed to be in » deep study all
that night.”
“She acted like ane had some
thing on her mino,-’ he said.
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
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J. B. Holden and hear his mes
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governor Names r
RALpIOH m Gov. William B.[ :
Umstead announced appointments'
today to the State Board of dir
ector- vi me T orth Carolina School
for ( he Deaf, , nd the State Board
of Pharmacy.
Hoyle C. Griffin, Monroe poultry
man and Charles F. Phillips, Thom
asville dairyman, were re-appoint
ed for six-year terms on the Board
of Agriculture. George Kittrell of
Cprapeake was named to replace
R. V. Knight Sr., of Tarboro, for a
term es six years.
The governor reappointed Dr.
Howard Ronthaler of Winston-Sal
em, Rev. James R. Fortune of Dur
ham, O. H. Pons of Valdese, How
ard Moose of Newton and W. S.
McCord of Charlotte board
of directors of the school at Mor
ganton. New members named tor
four-year terms are R. J. Morris
of Marion and Harry Wilson Sr„
of Morganton.
Roger A. McDuffie, Greensboro
druggist, was reappointed for a Ave
year term as a member of the
. State Boafd of Pharmacy.
Jr. Woman's Club
Has Dinner Meet
Mrs. Ted Burnell presided over
the meeting when members 'of the
Junior Woman’s Club held their
last meeting of this year last night.
The group gathered at the Dunn
High School cafeteria at'8:00 for
a dinner meeting.
No program was scheduled for
the meeting. Installation of offi
cers took place and the retiring
officers gave their yearly reports.
Prepare.”
Services nightly at 7:30 p. m.,
May 14 - 24.
Tent is located on Highway 301,
Smithfield, near the Hospital.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 13,1953
with pratf-t-’ fried chicken!butter-1
group.
The officers for the new year
are President, Mrs. Ted, Burwell;
Vice-president, Mrs. Mack An
drews; Recording secretary, Mrs.
Willie Biggs; Corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. Norman Buttles; Treasu
rer, Mrs. Bob Leak, and Historian,
Mrs. Garland Roebuck. ,
Around twenty-five members of
the club were present:
Thomas Is
I Con tinned From rage One)
Walgreeh agency here.
Active in affairs of the town and
community, he is a JBaptjst, a Ma
son and Shriner and is Junior war
den of Dunn'r Masonic lodge.
Mr. Thomas married the former
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