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Subscription Rates The Try-Corner "It's all in the way you look at it the flea is happy to see his children go to the dogs." One Year Six Months $3.00 $1.75 Outside county area $4.00 Single Copies 7c Each. Vol. 40 No. 13 8 Pages This Issue ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 7, 1957 ISAAC S. LONDON, Editor ERVK .180100 -.BAPTIST ctauM mm hebe tommy s, ray FIBSr EM iff3 : Vf h -m2SZZZl IN AFFECTIONATE f I fsS!5S iV ''-'"iiniMMCllNIIWII Hill II I m The "old" Baptist church at Rockingham now replaced Feb. 3, 1957, by the Haitdsome new $180,000 Building. cost $9400 and was Dedicated April Hi 1909 High School Basketball Rockingham" vs Rohanen This Friday at Rohanen On December 14th in the early part of the basketball season, Rockingham won rather decis ively over Rohanen on the Rock ingham court by 79 to 47 in the boys' game and by 60 to 33 in the girls' game. However, Rohanen hopes to turn the tables in "Rockingham this Friday night when the same teams meet in Rohanen gym. The girls game starts at 7:15. On February 1st Rockingham won over Laurinburg in both games played here Rocking ham boys 60, Laurinburg 46; Rockingham girls 58, Laurinburg 44. At Rohanen February 1st Ro hanen and Ellerbe split Ro hanen boys won by 63 to 39 but Ellerbe girls won by 45 to 30. On next Tuesday night, Feb. 12th, Rockingham plays on the Ellerbe court. Laurinburg plays Feb. 12th at Rohanen. The county tournament starts in Rohanen gym Feb. 20th. On February 5th in Hamlet the Rockingham boys won han dily by 67-33, but the Rocking ham girls lost by 48 to 53. On February 5th Lilesville came to Rohanen and took both games. Lilesville boys 66-64 and Lilesville girls won 54 to 46. Also on Tuesday night, Feb. 5th, Ellerbe boys beat Hoffman boys 40 to 27, and Ellerbe girls won over Hoffman girls 45 to 34. JAMES IN REAL ESTATE Papers of incorporation were filed this past week in the office of the Secrtary of State for the "W. D. James, Inc." to deal in real estate, with authorized capital stock of $100,000 and subscribed stock $3.00 by W. D. James, his wife Sarah and sis ter Janet Lindsey, all of Hamlet. Architect's Drawing of New First Baptist Church of Rockingham Costing $180,000 Completed for the Inaugural Service for Febru ary 3rd, 1957. At Left Rear can be Seen part of the $125,000 Edu cational 3-story building dedicated July 13, 1952. REMEMBRANCE This brick old church NEWS BRIEFS FROM HERE AND THERE G-HOG SAW SHADOW Saturday, Feb. 2nd, w,s cloudy in the early morning but sun shining most of the day. The groundhog saw his shadow, went back into his hole and thus pre dicts that we'll have mtch more Winter. However, this) present winter has been mild. The tem perature Feb. 2nd' was 60 as the (high and 48 as the low! Sunday was cloudy and raw, with low of 42. nigh of 52. Monday" Feb. 4, had a hight of 81! RHODES FOR M. B. TRAINING William J. Rhodes, or Hough Hardware, left Charlotte by air Sunday, February 3, 1957 for Minneapolis, Minnesota to at tend the Scott-Atwater mechan ic's training school for servicing Scott-Atwater m o to r p. This makes two factory tarined me chanics to service ScottAtwater motors now with Harvey Hough's hardware in Rockingham. SHORTRIDGE IN NORFOLK A new reader of this Mrs. F. R. Hufty Jr., o: paper is 610 W. 36th street, Norfolk (8), She wants to keep up Virginia. with the Shortridge series. She is the for- mer Nannie Shortridge, daugh-Short- ter of Ernest Warren ridge, and Ernest was the youngest son of old John Short- ridge and Mary Shortridge. McQuiston Bill: Have you seen one of those new instruments that can tell when a man is lying? Hank: Seen one? I 1 married one. BRIDGE, CANASTA, SETBACK n.nTOTV IIATTOr FFRDTIIRV 1 1 PARISH HOUSE FEBRt ARY 14 of the Woman's Auxiliary Episcopal Church will sponsor a bridge, canasta and J setback party Thursday night, February 14, at the. Pansn House, only 50c per person. Prizes, refresh ments and fun. Man Jailed For Seven Days For Appearing In Court Intoxicated And Later Pays $65 Fist. Many Heavy MOSTLY DRUNK DRIVING. - SCHOOL FUND BENEFITS ? County Court was In session In Rockingham February 5, 1957, ror tnree hours. The usual heavy docket but with most defendants pleading guilty. A few appeals after being fined but mainly to gain time in raising the money. Among the cases settled were: John Harry McGuire, 24, white soldier of Ft. Bargg, arrested in Rockingham January 24th for driving drunk. He paid the $100 fine and $36.64 court costs, and cannot operate a motor vehicle for twelve months. Patrolman J. B. Pierce had on January 12th arrested Joseph Hilery McPherson, white aged 31, on a charge of driving drunk. He was tried in County Court February 5th before Judge Wal ter Lampley, and with John Pittman as Solicitor, and he was given the choice of serving four months on the roads or pay $100 fine and court costs. He chose to do neither, but appeal ed his case to April 7th term of Superior Court with Coley Bow ers signing his bond in amount of $200. Lloyd Childers' place was one of the several raided by County officers last December 28th. The officers seized 78 half-pints of whiskey. He was tried February 5th and given six months on the roads or pay $200 fine and costs. He filed notice of appeal, with bond put at $250. On December 21st Patrolman N. A. Davis arrested John Glenn Hill, white aged 25, truck driver, for operating a motor vehicle while his license was suspended. Hill was also charged with resist ing arrest. He was tried in Coun ty Court February 5th. For driv ing with license suspended, he gets six months on roads or pay $200 fine and costs. For resisting arrest, he gets four months or pay $50 fine and costs. From both sentences he appeals, with L. G. DeWitt signing the bonds. Stacy Dunn, white aged 24 of Spring street, Hamlet, was ar rested by Patrolman C. L. Ritter on January 19th and charged with driving while drunk. Judge Lampley Feb. 5th gave him four months on roads to be suspended i if he pays a fine of $100 and costs. He appealed. On February 2nd the premises of Mary (Mamie) E. Wall, color ed, in Rockingham was raided by town police and a quantity of whiskey found. She was tried Feb. 5th and given the choice of four months in jail or pay $50 fine and costs. She appealed with Dan Spencer signing her bond in sum of $100. Robert McKenzie, colored, was (Continued on Page Five) for Hitting Wife with Fines February 5th :. '- - Your Donation's Needed 'for; XTHe directors 'of tfae9WJ$ drive are now winding up the various threads but there are still many coin boxes out, and pledges. Also, there no doubt are many throughout the county who have intended giving but have not done so. If such there be, you are asked to send or erive iyour contribution to Mrs. Bob Bryson or to Houston Black. The Hoffman area has done splendidly by the March of Dimes appeal. In 1954 that com munity raised $250. For the Jan uary, 1957, drive the community was asked to raise $300. They did just that and more. The total reported by Chairman D. M. Bryant is $367.62 or over $62 over the quota. A breakdown of the Hoffman donations shows: Hoffman wh. sch. . Hoffman col. sch. ... Morrison school Polio fiesta $148.81 44.48 . 38.05 . 89.40 10.00 - 5.57 - 3.31 18.00 Baptist church ... Methodist Coin boxes ... Other donations TOTALS $367.62 A deaf woman entered a church with an ear trumpet. Soon after she had seated her self, an usher tiptoed over and whispered, "One toot and out you go I" 'NOTHER GARRETT BABY Dr. and Mrs. John Garrett, of Walkertown announce the birth of a daughter, Nancy Jane, on Tuesday, February 5th, in the Baptist hospital at Winston. This is their third child. They have little John, Patsy and now little Nancy Jane. Dr. Garrett is the son of Dr. and Mrs. F. B. Garrett. Mrs. Garrett is spend ing this week in Walkertown with the family. DEANE'S NEW ADDRESS The new address of Atty. C. B. Deane now is "Room 208, 110 Maryland Avenue, NE., Washington, D. C." Announce ment as to his plans for locat ing in Washington is expected just any day now. Should Have Known Little Johnnie was saying his bedtime prayers in a low voice. "I can't hear you, dear," said his mother. "Wasn't talking to you," an swered Johnnie. If you're average that means you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top. Baptist Pastors at. .Rockingham W 1879 to 1957: WILLIAM T. JORDAN 4-24-187910-31-1880 TREZEVANT HARRISON 10-31-188012-30-1884 j. W. WILDMAN Jaiu 5, 1885 Nov. 22, 1885 B. H. PHILLIPS Dec 6, 1885 May 9, 1886 N. B. COBB Sept. 26, 1886 Feb. 3, 1889 LIVINGSTON JOHNSON Mch. 17, 1889 July 6, 1895 JOSEPH G. BLALOCK July 1, 1895 Apr. 16, 1899 'CHARLES L. GREAVES July 2, 1899 Dec. 1, 1901 .tz" K 1 I D. C. BRITT Nov. 24, 1901 Oct. 1, 1905 EVAN D. CAMERON Oct. 1, 1905 June 3, 1906 v JOSIAH CRUDUP Oct. 1, 1906 April 28, 1912 BRUCE BENTON Jan. 1, 1913 Mch. 26, 1944 f EDWIN F. PERRY Apr 2, 1944 Jan. 1, 1949 r : G: CARL LEWIS iAjnril 3,1949 till ? Lamploy To Ue Cordova P. JUL OFFICIALLY NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT President Eisenhower on Feb ruary 4, 1957, sent to the Senate the names of 36 persons to be selected as postmasters in the Carolinas. In the list is James F. Lamp ley, and he will in due time be sworn in. The salary for 1955-56 was $3880 a year. The Cordova postoffice was established July 14, 1899, the year after Steele's mill began operating. Jim McKenzie was postmaster for many years. Mrs. RoyfRatliff, the former Eliza beth Wrape, was postmaster from 1942 to resigning in Sep tember, 1954. Mrs. Floyd Lamp ley became Acting Postmaster, until an examination could be held and a new one appointed from the eligible list. (One of the requirements now is that the applicant must be a veteran and of course pass the mental and educational tests). James Floyd Lampley did this and so is now appointed. James Floyd Lampley was born April 21, 1922, one of nine children of Dargan F. and Mary Diggs Lampley. Floyd was in the draft of October 8, 1942, landed in Africa May 1, 1944 and was in the famous 91st "Powder Divis ion" in the Italian campaign as a Platoon Sergeant. He got home in late 1945 and on June 14, 1947, was married to Lucille Midgett and they have two daughters Arlene 9 and Terry Sue 4. Marriage Licenses Only five issued for entire month of January. The last two in January were to: Jan. 30 William Charles Eas on of Hamlet, 64, Mrs.losa Bell Strickland 56, of Hamlet. Jan. 31 James Hugh Wease 24, of Lincolnton, Miss Cynthia Ann Covington 21, of Rocking ham. Feb. 1 Harold Cleveland Bis sett 20, of Raleigh, and Miss Net tie Louise McQueen, born Feb. 21, 1938, daughter of James Carl and Beulah Jenkins McQueen of near Ellert.e. She now lives in Raleigh quite a pretty girl. Her parents, Carl and Beulah, have fifteen living children 6 boys, 9 girls. Said one deer to the other: "I wish I had his doe." Reminder Of $2,485 Frame Church Dedicated In 1884 And The $9,400 Brick Church Of April 11, 1909 j,Far Cry from the Humble Start April 24, "11879, of 49 Members. Church Now has U an Enrollment of 800 Members. ROCKINGHAM BAPTISTS This 800-Member Group Raised $73,189 in 1956 The members of the First Baptist Church of Rockingham have reason to be proud of their Church. An evidence, and a re sult of this pride, was on Sunday, February 3, 1957, when 850 peo ple crowded into the big new Sanctuary for the Inaugural service. It was the Opening (not the dedication) of this magnificent new $180,000 building by a congregation that six years ago had built a $104,000 Educational building, and since then had raised around $100,000 for this new Sanctuary. In short, only a debt of around $70,000 remains on a plant that is easily worth $450,000. Those Baptists are wide-awake. As is evidenced by the 800-membership as of Feb. 7, 1957, and a budget raised in 1956 of $73,189! Anniversary Wake Institute. Right here we are minded of a letter written by President Sam'l Wait, of Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute, 122 years ago. This letter was written March 4, 1834, to John Armstrong at Newbern, member of his Board of Trustees. In that let ter he mentioned that the Eap tists in Wake county, with a very few honorable exceptions, "are fast asleep." That might have been true 123 years ago of Wake county, but cannot apply to the Baptists of the Rockingham community now in i$57.v TSamTf Wait; -it fte a: coincidence that this Inaugural service for the new $180,000 church here should have fallen on exactly the same date -on which Wake Forest College got its start formally opened Feburary 3, 1334, with 16 students, five of them being from Richmond county. It started Feb. 3, 1834, as Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute, with the name changed Dec. 28, 1838, to Wake Forest College and with a possibility that in a few short years the name may again be changed to Reynolds University now that it has been moved (1956) to Winston-Salem and is the beneficiary; of the R. J. Reynolds millions. Size of New Church. This beautiful new building was begun Nov. 6, 1955, with a ground-breaking program (see picture inside). The building is 132 feet, 10 inches in length, and 58.6 feet wide. The copper-encased steeple of 100 feet high. The sanctuary proper is 72.8 feet in length, and 56.6 width. The ceiling it eliptical, and the height ranges from 34 feet to 29.6 in the center. The chancel gives 16 additional feet to the length of the sanctuary. The Inaugural Febv 3, 1957. Above describes the interior of the building, with seating capac ity of 850. It is the largest church auditorium in the county. By comparison, the new Kate Fin ley high school auditorium seats 963, and the L. J. Bell school auditorium 684. Also, by comparison, the old Baptist church that has served the community so faithfully since its dedication April 11, 1909, seated 375 by using chairs and the little-used gallery. A far cry from 375 who filled j the old church January 27, 1957, for the farewell service, to the 850 who packed into the new building for the February 3rd Inaugural. The service February 3rd be gan at 10:50, with the organist and choir leader at the new Allen electronic organ. This organ is being used for a 60-day trial period, after which time the Church will decide whether to buy for $5900 cash, or make out with a piano for the present until financial arms can be flex ed a bit more and $25,000 be raised for the type of pipe organ more in keeping with such a building. Mr. Lewis made several an nouncements at the beginning of the service. Of especial interest that 701 adults and children were at the Sunday School hour with contributions of $7500. Add ed to this was $2000 put in the plate at this morning service, (Continued On Page Four) HAVE BUILT FOR FUTURE Brother-in-Law of Ellerbe Lady, Dead Lloyd Smit Died Feb. 1st In Asheville, Burial Flint HilL Lloyd's. Smith, 74, died in an Asheville hospital February 1st, 1957, from heart complications. He was a brother-in-law of Mrs. The; funeral wa: held Sunday, February . 3rd, from Flint Hill Baptist Church r near Piheville, over in South' Carolina. Flint Hill church, by the way, was the "mother" of the First Baptist Church of Charlotte. Going to the funeral was Mrs. J. B. Hartley of Ellerbe, Mr. and Mrs. John Delmar Ussery of High Point, and Mr. and Mrs. John Wm. Gepre of Rockingham. Mr. Smith's wife was 'the -for-uer Martha Bennett and she died in 1942. Martha was the sister of Mrs. J. B. Hartley of Ellerbe, she the former Lelia Lightfoot Bennett. Mrs. Ussery of High Point, and Mrs. John (Anne Walker) Gore of Rock ingham, were nieces of Mrs. Martha Bennett Smith. Surviving Mr. Smith is one daughter, Mrs. Minot E. (Eve lyn) Stanton of Greensboro. PTA Valentine Party High School Feb. 15 Supper 5 to 7 Followed by Comedy Basketball Games- by Moms-Dau. Dads-Sons, and a Variety Show The Rockingham High School PTA is sponsoring a Chicken and Brunswick Stew supper on Friday night, February 15th, at the Rockingham high school. In addition to supper, a full evening of entertainment for the entire family has been plan ned. Supper will be served be ginning at 5 o'clock in the Kate Finley auditorium cafeteria and will last until approximately 7 o'clock. At 7, basketball games be tween the Moms and Daughters and the Dads and Sons will be played in the gym. Following the games will be a Junior High Variety Show in the Kate Finley auditorium which will be cli maxed by the crowning of the High School King and Queen of Hearts. Final event of the evening will be a dance in the High School Cafeteria. Tickets can be purchased from any high school student and are priced at $1.00 for the supper tickets. Children's tickets at the door for 50c. The public is cordially invited. NOTICE TO REGISTRANTS The following registrants of Local Board No. 78 have failed to return NC forms 26, and SSS forms No. 118. This is notice for them to give this matter their prompt attention: William Ray Jacobs Ernest Ray Floyd 9-29-33 2-25-29 5- 12-34 6- 17-34 Jasper Junior Ussery Carl Eugene Wright . Robert Pearl Bennett, c 8-28-35 Rev. G. Carl Lewis Pastor at Rockingham since April 3, 1949 Born Julie 2nd, 1912 Rev. George Carl Lewis, pas tor of the First Baptist Church of Rockingham since 'April 3, 1949, was born In High Point June 2, 1912. He was graduat ed from High Point high in 1930, received; his BA degree from Wake Forest in 1934, and his' Th. M. degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville in 1937. He was married June 14, 1937, to Miss Bobbie Medlin of Zebulon. They have two children George Carl Lewis Jr. born Dec. 3, 1939, and Mary Elizabeth Lewis born Feb. 11, 1953. Incidentally, his wife is a graduate of E. C. T. C, and in 1956 was elected a Trustee of Wake Forest College. JBf jcatecL April 11, 1909 THEN and NOW Here is how the $9,400 brick church was written up in the old POST in its issue of April 16, 1909 a fifteen-line item at bottom of the second column of page five. The dedication did not rate front page 47 years ago in quite a contrast to the way the Post Dispatch to da y, February 7, 1957, is covering the Opening of the new $180,000 850-seating capacity, church on February 3, 1957. . . . - . . Here is the Post item in 1909: Baptist Church Dedicated! "Rev. Livingston Johnson Sunday (April 11, 1909) preached the dedication ser mon at the new Baptist church. Twenty years ago next May the Rockingham Baptist church was Mr. Johnson's first pastorate and while here he made many life-long friends who are always glad to see him and hear him preach. The new church was crowded at both night and morning services." . .". Football Banquet The Civitan club is entertain ing the 1956 high school foot ball squad at a banquet in the cafeteria of the Kate Finley Auditorium high school tonight, February 7, 1957. Houston Black is chairman of the committee and the speaker will be Carl James, assistant athletic director at Duke. F. W. Bynum will be the Emcee. The awards won by the team and individual members will be pre sented.:;:;;' The 1956 team played ten game and won them all. Our boys rolled up 255 points to only 103 for the ten opponents. We won the District two conference title by beating Clinton in Rock ingham Nov. 16, 1956, by 13 to" 7, with 3,391 paying to see the game. In the game for the East ern title against Washington on Nov. 22 played at Clinton, our boys lost by 0 to 38. DEATHS George Cox Lloyd S. Smith Mrs.' George Ormsby Mrs. Madie Blackman "Bossie" - Nicholson, col. Luke Morrison, colored "Bosh" Ellerbe, colored L
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