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ROCKINGHAM, N THURSDAY? AFTnNOON DECEMBER 3, 1953
ISAAC S. LONDON, Editor
VOL. 37 NO. 4
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HOW EDITOR I. S. LONDON
LOOKED AT VARIOUS AGES
Just a little personal
Isaac Spencer London operated the Siler City Grit from
May 6, 1909, to November, 1917. Then established the Rock
ingham Post-Dispatch Dec. 6, 1917, but sold it April 1, 1953, to
J. Neal Cadieu. Mr. London continues with his old paper, as
Editor, with the paper printed
Born at Pittsboro December
1891
Age of 6 Editor London
and sister Betsey
1914
A high-collared, bearded
Siler City editor in 1914.
1915
Same Fellow, without beard,
a year later, in 1915.
Gene's Family to N. Randolph. 4
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wilson
moved on November 21st into the
apartment -in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Capps on North
Randolph street. Mr. Wilson is
one of the iinotyPe operators in
the. Journal plant. .
Robert-WaH - Moves to Liberty.
Mr. ;and 'Mrs, ' Robert Wall
arc leaving Rockingham and go
to Liberty;N. c; to take, over the
business of Mrs, Wall's father,
which' is a Western Auto . Supply
Store. .They have been making
their home at 201 LeGrand St.
Their friends here- will regret to
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each Thursday.
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London in 1928
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'Rarin back in year 1938
1953
And as he is now n 1953
in his 68th year.
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I. S. London, Jack Covington,
High Band Clinic
Seven Bands to be in Clinic
Here December 11th and 12th.
Again this year Rockingham
will play hostess to members
from 7 bands Hamlet, Laurin-
burg, Lumberton, Wadesboro,
Albemarle, Smithf ield and Wil
mington Jr. High on December
11, beginning at 3 p. m. at the
L. J. Bell Elementary School.
Mr. Herbert Carter, Band Di
rector from East Carolina Col
lege will be the guest conductor.
The individual band directors
will aid in the sectional rehear
sals. On Saturday night at 7:30
p. m. a concert will be given
on the clinic work studied and
the public is cordially invited
to attend. This proved to be a
most exciting performance last
year.
The visiting bandsmen will
stay in the homes of the Rock
ingham bandsmen. Friday night
supper and Saturday lunch will
be served in the elementary
cafeteria.
The purpose of having these
clinics is to give the students
an opportunity to study stu
dents from other bands under
expert and diversified instruc
tion. Common problems are dis
cussed and worked on by the
band masters. Various aspects
of contest music is studied and
worked oh. Of course, the fel
lowship with the bandsmen of
the various towns should never
be discounted.
Marine Recruiters
Announce Changes
The U. S. Marine Corps re
cruiting office recently opened
in the basement of the Post of
fice here, announced today that
boys wishing to enlist now may
put off their call to duty until
January or February of next
year.
It was also announced that a
boy may enlist for three years
now and serve only two years
of active duty, the remaining 12
months spent in inactive resell
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This is open to -iniiil3eW
men as well as single; however"
married men with children, are
not accepted.
Recruiting Sgt. Laplsh further
added that he may be reached
at the Rockingham Hotel on
Thursday night, as well as at
the post office Thursday and
Friday mornings.
WINS $135 SILVER DOLLARS
On Saturday night at the
Sky-Vu Drive-In Theatre, the
owner, Louis Whitley of Con
cord presented Mrs. Lizzie Ab
bett of Route 1, Ellerbe with
135 Silver dollars after the
drawing. The winner told him
she would, put it to good use.
New Night Supt. Paper Mill.
Mr. and Mrs. George Allen are
now making their home in Rock
ingham. Mr. Allen is the night
superintendent at the Carolina
Paper Milk They are living in
the Garrett apartment on Wall
Street. .
Duke Renting House Here.
K. A. Duke, plant supt. of the
Journal shop, last week rented
the bungalow built several years
ago by 'the late Mrs. Lucy W.
Parsons, on corner across from
the Episcopal Church. He will
move in Dec. 3rd. Mrs. Duke
is with the buying department
of Belk's in Charlotte, and will
spend the week-ends here.
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staff in 1938:
McDonald, Colon McDonald;
"Walking Billy"! Covington, Bob
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Mrs. Amanda Hxt : r
Killed in Accident;
Was Reared in Rockingham
A tragic accident occurred
Thanksgiving night about two
miles southwest of Albemarle
that caused the death " of a f a
mer Rockingham lady Mrs.
Frank Hart, the former Amanda
Cole. ' .
Mrs. Hart and her daughter,
Mrs. Bill (Ruby) Steen, and
granddaughter, Patricia, all liv
ing at Badin, had been, to th
Carrousel in Charlotte, : and
were on their way home when
the car driven by Patricia collid
ed with another car. Mrs. Hart,
died a few hours later in the
Albemarle hospital at 2:30 a. m.
Friday, Nov. 27th. Mrs. Steen is
barely conscious and very grave
ly injured. Pattie Steen Mc
Kinney, 21, is also in the hospi
tal and also badly hurt.
The funeral was held at 4 p. m.
Nov. 29th from the Presbyterian
church in Badin, with burial in
the Memorial Park cemetery at
Albemarle.
Mrs. Hart was the former
Amanda Cole, 76, daughter of
the late Frank L. and Mary
Catherine Jones ColeJ v She is
survived by five children rMrs.
Bill (Ruby) Steen, Dan and
Henry Hart, all of Badin,. Mrs.
James (Patsy) Moore of Rich
mond, and James Hart stationed
in the Navy in California and
who in December will ' complete
his 20-years therein.
Also, surviving are these four
Sisters Miss Lily Cole." . Mrs. J.
T. (Mattie) Henry, Mrs. James
(Janette) Threadgili, Mrs. Geo
rge (Mollie) Hart, all of Rock
ingham. One Store Sold $238 of
Hunting Licenses 1 Day.
Thanksgiving Day was clear
and cold, the . temperature in
the early morning dowja to 29
and the high for the daylwas
55.
.Scores, . of Nimrods - were. Jtj.
ports say that very few movies
of birds were found just en
tirely too dry for dogs to trail.
One store in Rockingham on
November 25 sold a total of $233
of hunting .licenses! . -A-Vvery
last-minute, rush of huntsmen to
"get going".
Royston Executives Head.
Following a receni directors
meeting of the Rockingham Exe
cutive Club, it was announced
that officers for the coming club
year have been elected as fol
lows: Pres. C. A. Royston,1 promir
nent farmer and boat-biiuder, of
Hamlet; vice president, .Walter
F. Long, III, Rockingham cloth
ier; secretary-reasurer JH. "C.
Gibson, local businessman. THe
club year begins, January; 1954,
and the officers will be installed
at the next regular meeting.
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Teacher: "When did knights
stop wearing armor??'
Bobby: "When somebody in
vented the can-opener."
W. H. Covington i r
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an old-time printer of.ATer.53
years , of active work-in a
print-shop. First legan stick
ing type. Jan. 16, 1894.: , Was
Foreman of the Post-Dispatch
plant from the time.thepapeM
was .started. Dee. 6, 1917, until
1946 : when, impah-ed - Ibealth
pu a;stop to 'fitis activities, -i
f His last ; iLcUve vwork : with
the paper was the week Ief ore
Christmas, 1949, when lie pnt
in two days getting ttt
Christmas edition4. " ; : -Billy
Covington ivaiborn
Sept. 27, '1873, and so now ti
in his 81st year. A fine senile?.
man, and always .& msute4
craftsman.
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Mclntyre Directs
Student Matters
Ellerbe Man Rates Highly.
- James Herbert Mclntyre of El
lerbe. jhas been appointed assist
ant director of the University Of
North Carolina Student Activi
ties it. was announced this week
end., The position is a salaried
one, and one of the most im
portant of all University acti
vities. Mclntyre received a B.A.' de
gree in education at UNC last
June. He is a second year grad
uate student in the mathematics
department.
Since coming to Carolina he
has been a member of the Or
der of the Golden Fleece, the
Order of the Old Well, president
and treasurer of the Order of
the Grail, chairman of the Bud
get Committee, member of the
Darice Committee, secretary of
the YMCA, secretary - treasurer
of the student body, secretary
of Phi Beta Kappa, member of
Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Delta Kappa
arid Pi Mu Epsilon professional
fraternities and Saint Anthony
Hall social fraternity.
Mclntyre plans to marry Miss
Kitty Ensminger from Blackburn
College, Carlinville, Illinois, dur
ing the Christmas holidays.
He attended Jones Business
College in High Point for one
year. He serv ,r:i che Navy for
four years. He was secretary for
the Field Commissioner for the
United Kingdom and Admiral's
Writer for the Commander of
the U. S. Naval Forces in Europe.
He traveled extensively while he
was with the Navy,
Mclntyre worked with the
Paris Peace Conference for four
months.
Mrs. Langrley Entertained
the Church Service Guild.
Mrs. John Langley was hos
tess to members of the Wesleyan'
Service Guild . of the Pee Dee
Methodist Church who met at
her home oh Tuesday evening,
the regular - monthly. ''meeting
and Mrs. Bruce Traylor pre
sided. " ;
The meeting was opened with
prayer- led by Mrs. Traylor, fol
lowed by scripture reading by
Mrs. Langley.
The topic of the program was
''Feeding, the Modern Multi
tudes." Mrs. George McDuffie,
program' leader, talked to the
group on the Food and Agricul
ture Organization, explaining
that this organization was
formed for the purpose of improving-
the food situation
through greater production and
better storing and shipping fa
cilities for the various countries
belonging. Mrs: McDuffie was
assisted by ..Mrs. Charles Maske,
who made a talk further stress
ing the importance of the.F Sz O
in? supplying valuable informa
tion to member countries and
giving: examples in which"1 this
has proved helpful.
Following the business meet
ing the group enjoyed a social
period. During this time a game
was played with -the prize going
to Mrs. Bill Hudson, and the
hostess, Mrs. Langley, served de
licious refreshments to: Mrs. H.
Ii. Harris, Mrs. P. C- Frye, Mrs.
Bill Hudson, Mrs. Stan Hatcher,
Mrs. Dewey Propst, Miss Ruth
McFarfan; Mrs. Marvin Hewitte,
Mrs. Bruce Traylor, Mrs. George
McDuffie"? and Mrs. Charles
Maske. -'. .
The next meeting of the
Guild, will be December 15 in
Mrs. Charles Maske's home with
Mrs; ' Marvin Hewitte in charge
of the program.
George L. Dpiibt
Funeral-iervicis for George L.
Doubfer. 47, who died suddenly at
his home v in East Rockingham
nights of Nov..25th was held
Saturday r afternoon at three
o'clocki lh he-Cap'er of Marks
Funeral: Home. The service was
in change of Rev. J. R. Mc
Neil,' with the military rites
conducted by the American Le-
gion post, 147: Burial was
in Richmond Memorial Park.
: Mr. Douht was bast 'command-
er Of RocMngham Post 147, Am
erican: Legion,; and was instru
mentalin brganiiing the Am
erican Legion Ba'seball Club.
He . Jls survived 5y;jlns wife,
MrsL Bascrwnie Peese." pottbt and
one stepdaughter.!: Theodore
ana 4 granacnuaren.
' Fgank 'When ypu ,are over
indulsdnsr. i whv don't you. ston
aniLJisteri toiyour conscience?"
Earnest:.' "! do. I do. But the
trouble is that my. conscience
itfrtji,. a. . liUlfc. alp, too."
Babies Born
I WHEN and WHERE 1
Post-Dispatch
Issue of Dec. 3, 1953
Biggs Cunningham the Name.
Name of the new son born in
j, Kansas City Nov. 30 to Stanley
and Bruce Finley Biggs Porter is
Biggs. Cunningham. The baby
weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces.
Ratliff New Grandbaby.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Ratliff
of Victoria, Texas, are the par
ents of a son, born on Monday,
November 23. The little one
weighs 6 34 pounds and is
named Donald James, being
named for the young Mrs. Rat
liff s father and Mr. Ratliff. Mr.
and Mrs. Ratliff were married
July 20th, 1952. Jimmy is the
son of Mr-, and Mrs. Carson Rat
liff. Dale and Mimi a Second Child.
Born, Nov. 27, 1953, in our
Memoriial hospital, a 7-5-pound
daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dale
A. Robinson. The baby is named
Rosemary. Mimi and the baby
returned to the home of Mrs.
Jamie Covington on Long avenue
Dec. 1st. Mr. Robinson was dis
charged from the army last
September, and is at present
working with the Seaboard. He
hopes to enter the University
in February, under the Gi
plan.
Mrs. Robinson was the former
Mimi Covington. Their other
child is a girl, Valerie Dale, born
May 10, 1952.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Long of
Hamlet - are the parents of a
daughter, born on December 1;
H.fcHt4hosiitaL
Mr. "and Mrs. David E. Miller
of Rockingham announce the
birth of a son, born on Decem
ber 29, Hamlet hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brumbies
of Hamlet announce the birth
j of a son, born on December 1,
Hamlet hospital.
Mr. and Mrs .W. J. Katz of
Rockingham are the parents of
a son, born on November 29, at
the Richmond Memorial hospi
tal. Mrs. Katz is the former
Laura Linker. Mr. and Mrs. Katz
operate the Katz Department
store here.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Turn
age of Rockingham announce
the birth of a son born on 'Nov
ember 28, at Richmond Memorial
hospital. She is the former Fran
ces Bar r.
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Miller
are the parents of a son, born
oh November 29, at the Hamlet
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Covington
announce the birth of a son,
born on November 21, Hamlet
hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Coving
ton are residents of Hamlet.
.. Mr. ..and Mrs. David O'Neal of
Rockingham announce the birth
of a son, born on Nov. 27, Ham
let hospital. .
. Mr. and Mrs. John Gillis are
the parents of a son, born on
November 26, Hamlet hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Wright
announce the birth of a son,
born on November 28. at the
Hamlet hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Haire
are the parents of a son, born
on November 29, at the Hamlet
hospital.
- A 2c and Mrs. Eugene L. Mc
Lean of Montgomery, Ala. an
nounce the birth of a son, John
Robert McLean, born on Nov4
ember 18. Mrs. McLean . is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .Robert
Gibson of Route 2, and Mr.; Me
Lean is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John W. McLean of Route 2.
Rockingham. Mrs.fi Gibson is
visiting her daughter and son-In-
law for awhile: A 2c McLean i3f
stationed at Maxwell Air Force
Base, Montgomery, Ala. . ;
Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Brooks
announce the birth of a son.
born on November 28, Hamlet
hospital.
pending Thaiiksgiving V t
in, Alabama with , the VLesWf
Loner Jr. 'familv were ; Mr. and
Mrs- Joe - Brigman - aaid -trs
Wan mi Tnfr .
. Spending Thanksgiving with
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Coppedge
were Miss Grace Pemberton
Coppedge, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
W. Douglas, Debby.' and Donald,'
ail 4iow of Mt. Airy.
Killed In
Accidents
Five Points Intersection
is Extremely Dangerous.
Traffic accidents in the coun
ty over the . ' past weekend took
a toll of three lives, hospitaliz
ed several others, and did prop
erty damage in the amount of
some $5,000. according to re
ports made Nov. 30th by lo
cal patrolmen. In making their
report they state that this up
sets what they expected to be
a better death record for 1953
than that which was made in
1952, when the number in the
county reached 15 for that year;
following 23 during 1951. The
record for this year, prior to last
Friday was 10 deaths for 1953. t
The first of these fatalities
occurred at the five-point inter
section on Rt. 74, a mile west of
Rockingham, about 3:30 Friday
afternoon. A passenger car, be
ing driven by Mrs. Ruth Van
! Heest of Midland Park, N. J.,
failed to observe a stop sign as
she entered 74 from Rt. 220,
crashing broadside into a pass
ing truck which was being driv
en by William Brown, of Rock
ingham. Others in the passenger car
were Mrs. Frank Kepner and
Mrs. Bane Moore, elderly rela
tives of Mrs. Heest. Mrs. Moore
and Mrs. Kepner were rushed
to Richmond Memorial Hospital
and received immediate atten
tion of three physicians. Mrs.
Moore succumbed in a few
minutes, and Mrs. Kepner was
found tobe in a critical condi
tion. It is reported today that
she will probably survive. Mrs.
Van Heest is injured, but is ap
parently not so seriously and
is resting comfortably.
SECOND FATALITY
Jesse Cantrell Reid, of Rt. 2,
Rockingham, was fatally injur
ed when a car in which he was
kridirig'i with other local, young
nn, ; overturned on the Fox
fport - Ledbetter road.'a few miles
N. E. of Rockingham about 1:30
Saturday morning.. With him
were Henry Gibson, said to have
been driving; and Buck Coving
ton. Reid - lived several hours
after being admitted to Rich
mond -Memorial Hospital, ap
parently from a broken neck.
The other two men were not
seriously injured.
Funeral services were con
ducted Monday at 4 p. m. at the
Pentecostal Holiness Church by
the Rev. H. P. Robinson and the
Rev. Mr. Guy. Burial was in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Surviving are the parents; a
sister, Bobby Jean Reid; and two
brothers, Curtis Reid and James
Reid; and his maternal grand
mother, Mrs. H. A. Miles of Lan
caster. The body was taken
to the church one hour before
the service.
THIRD FATALITY
Martin Luther Williams, age
25, died following a wreck of his
automobile about 8:30 Saturday
night on US 1 near Everett
Mill, 9 miles south of Rocking
ham His car apparently left
the highway and turned ,over
several times, resulting in what
was found to be internal in
juries. He was given immedi
ate attention at Richmond
Memorial Hospital, where he
was taken by ambulance a few
minutes after the accident.
Mr. Williams was employed in
the spinning department of
Hannah Pickett Mill, and made
his home with his father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh
G. Williams in E. Rockingham.
Besides the parents, he is sur
vived by three sisters. They
are Mrs. Carl Henry, Mrs. Thom
as Reynolds, and Mrs. Mary
Stevens, all of Rockingham.
Four brothers also survive:
fHarper Williams, of Danville,
Vat.;' Robert and John Williams,
of Rockingham; and Silas Wil
liams, of the armed forces now
stationed in Austria.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete, .pending word from
his brother in Austria. The body
is; at the Marks Funeral Home
ad will remain there until the
hour of the. funeral.
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yHi: "Once upon a time there
ored a farmer wpo owned a
bfe hay field. The farmer's, son
tfecided . -that .he would go into
Ffhejjetty td earn his livlftg, so he
.Arkd his bass and left -home.
.Acked his bags and Jett-home
pr- . .. At. .
But when he got to tne cuy me
best he could do was a job as a
bootblack."
Fi "What became of the
farmer?" . ' -.- .
Hi: "Oh, he makes hay while
Ui6 sen. siufes." . '-
New Supt. At
Steele Plant
OLIN C. SHEDD
Olin C. Shedd Succeeds Jeff
Robbins as Supt. of Steele
Plant of Burlington Chain.
Olin C. Shedd, formerly con
nected with Burlington Mills
plants in the Fayetteville area,
hasvbeen named superintendent
of the company's Steele plant at
Cordova; it was announced this
week. Mr. Shedd, who replaces
J. F. Robbins, resigned, has al4
ready assumed his new duties;
and is expecting to move his
family' here from Fayetteville
in the very near future.
A veteran of twenty years ex
perience in textile manufactur
ing, Shedd ' has been associated
with Burlington Mills in various
capacities for ten of those' years
Joining the company in 1943,
he was for two years connected
with the company's operations
in the Gastonia area. In 1945 he
transferred to the Fayetteville
area, remaining there .until his
present assignment at Steele.
Prior to joining Burhngton,
Shedd ' had been affiliated in
various capacities with the
Standard-Coosa-Thatcher 1 Co.; '
with, the Goodyear Company and
with Spartan Mills. ; -y
A native of Monticello, S. C,
Shedd attended High School
there and in Nashville, Tenn. He
later attended Clemson College
where he earned a B. S. degree
in Textile Engineering. .
Long active in civic and
church affairs, Shedd while he
was in Fayetteville served as a
director of the Fayetteville
Chamber of Commerce, as . a
member of the Cumberland
County Board of Control, and
as a member of the Cumberland
County Safety Council. He is
also a member of the Baptist
Church and of the Lions Club.
Mr. Shedd is married to the
former Irene Woodward of Ce
dartown, Ga. They have two
sons, John Daniel, 12 and Ken
neth Woodward, 8.
Mrs. Claude Podk Hostess
to UDC Chapter Nov. 18th.
The local U. E. C. Chapter met
with Mrs. Claude Polk Wednes?
day afternoon, November 18, at x
her home on Fayetteville Road.
The meeting was called to or
der by the president, Mrs. J.
R. McLendon and led in the
regular proceeding of the rjtual
pledge, allegience to the U. Si
Flag and salute to the N. C. and
Confederate flags. The ' Lord's
Prayer was said in unison fol
lowing this the roll was called
and dues collected.
Mrs. McLendon, , the president,
gave an account of the report
on the coming year, and chap
ter voted to give $5.00 to TBS
Fund.
Mrs. A. W. Porter read an ex
cerpt from the speech ; by Pres
ident Eisenhower at the Nat;
ional meeting on November &f
in which he spoke very highly
of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall
Jackson. The Daughters of Con
federacy are plachig lovely me
morial windows in the Wft"
ington Cathedral honoring-hcse
esteemed men. ' . .
Mrs. Polk closed the cniaoie
meeting with prayer. .
After the meetin7 a. social
hour was enjoyed at which time.
Mrs. Polk served fter guests de
licious refreshments. These in
cluded Mrs. J- R- McLendon,
Mrs. W. L. Steele, Miss Maude
Moore, Mrs. Li . A. KLng. Mrs.
A. W. Forter. 'Mrs. W. It. Mc
intosh, and Mrs. Biggs.
. Mr. and Mrs. August Depros
per have moved from :Rocking
ham, their friends will regret to
learn. Mr. Deprosper was con
nected witth the local Carolina
Paper Mills. Even though they
were here for a short time, they
made many friends.
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