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VOL. LXV
Last Confederate Veteran
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In Person Dies At Age 99
William Franklin Readc, Person
County's only remaining Civil War
veteran, died at 8:30 a. m. Sunday
at his home in the Mt. Tirzah com
munity after an illness of two and
a half years. He would have been
100 years old next Christmas.
Funeral services were to be held
from the home at 3:30 o'clock Mon
day afternoon, conducted by the
Rev. Frank S. Hickman of Durham
and the Rev. Floyd G. Villines of
Mt. Tirzah. Interment was to be in
the family cemetery near the home.
Active pallbearers were to be his
five sons, with nievres' and friends
as flower bearers.
Mr. Readc was born in Person
County in 1846, son of the late
Washington L. and Susan Burton
Roade. For 82 years he was a mem
ber of Mt. Tirzah Methodist church,
and was Sunday school superinten
dent for 30 years. He was a farmer.
In 1944 he was elected commander
of the North Carolina Division of
United Confederate Veterans. Until
a few years ago he regular attended
meetings of this organization. He
was a member of the Junior Reserve.
He lived through four wars.
He was first married to Emma
Moore, and after her death he mar
ried Pamela C. Wyche, who died
four years ago.
Surviving are six daughters, Mrs.
Lula Bowen of Roxboro, Mrs. Lizzie
Noell of Durham, Mrs. John W.
Umstcad of Chapel Hill, Miss Kath
erine Reade of the home. Mrs. E.
H. Wood of Enfield, and Mrs. J. R.
Reade of the home; five sons, R. P.
Reade and Dr. A. P. Reade of Dur
ham, W. R. Reaue of Greensboro,
Ben W. Reade of the home, and
Frank H. Reade of Durham; and
three brothers, E. W. Reade of Dur
ham, and C. G- and J. G. Reade of
the home. Also surviving are 18
grandchildren, 11 great-grandchild
ren, and two great-great-grandchild
ren.
Mr. Reade lived in Person County
. ’1 his life except tor the 12 liiouuis
he spent in the Army. He was a
farmer all this time except from
1873 to 1879, when he operated
Reade Hotel in Roxboro and ran a
tan yard on the side.
His home at Mt. Tirzah was built
in 1778 under supervision of General
Stephen Moore of New York, Revo
lutionary hero who fell in love with
the beautiful scenery of Mt. Tirzah,
a name meaning "Mount Beautiful",
which General Moore gave it. The
168-year-old structure still stands
and is considered one of the most
beautiful In the south.
Mr. Reade's first wife, Emma
Moore, was a great-grandniece of
General Moore.
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Loop Rood Bid
Rejected Again
. For the second time, the low bid
on the Roxboro loop road project
has been rejected as being too high,
and the project will be further de
layed until new bids can be received
and considered, it was learned Sat
urday.
The first low bid. in amount of
approximately $300,000, was received
in January and was rejected as
being too high for 2.2 miles of con
struction. The project was readver
tised and new bids accepted on
April 18, at which time Nello. L.
Teer Company of Durham submit
ted low bid of $332,474.10. This bid
lias also been rejected.
It is not known when the project
will be advertised a third time.
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Minstrel Show
Wednesday Night
Boys of Mrs. Sallie Vaughan’s
seventh grade room at Roxboro high
school will present “The Bandanna
Ministrel Show" in the high school
auditorium Wednesday night. May
22, beginning at 8:30. This show was
recently given as a chapel program
by 33 boys in the room, and It proved
to be so popular that it is- being
repeated for the public.
There will be a small admission
fee, and proceeds will be used for
boys in the room to go to Camp
Cherokee, Boy Scout camp near
Reidsville, this summer.
Larry Woods will be interlocutor, 1
and George Davis and Henry Walker
end men.
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Currin Becomes
Bethany Pastor
Rev. Joe B. Currin, one oj the
best known and most popular .min
isters of Roxboro, has been called as
pastor of Bethany Baptist church [
at Moriah. He has Accepted the call (
and will take oyer the work on the
second Sunday In July. ,
J. W. NOELL, EDITOR
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ADDITION FOR THE WHITE HOUSE ... The famous old
structure known as the state, war and navy building during
the early days of Washington. The building will soon be taken
over by the White House to be used as an annex for the
executive offices. The ginger bread architecture has made it
a curio and a landmark for years.
May 26 Designated
4-H Church Sunday
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DIES AT 99—William Franklin
Reade, Person County’s sole sur
vivor of the Civil War, died at
8:30 Sunday morning at his home !
in the Mt. Tirzah community. He 1
was in his 100th year.
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Salvation Army
Committee Is
Organized Here
Five Roxboro men have accepted
positions as members of the Person
County Service Unit committee of
the Salvation Army, it has been,
learned.
’ The committee, a new organization j
here, consists- of Dolian D. Long, i
Robert E. "Buddy" Long, James C.
Brooks, C. C. Jackson, and Earl j
Bradsher, Jr. First meeting of the
group will be held at 5 p. m. Tuesday
I in the Chamber of Commerce office.
The Service Unit committee will
advise the Divisional headquarers on
developments in the community,
that in any way may offer to the
Salvation Army an opportunity to
serve in a capacity beyond the com
mittee’s ability, either from a finan
cial, facility, or manpower stand
point.
The function of the committee is
to assist in emergencies and unmet
needs of the community, and as far
as possible to broaden the scope of
social service ministry and action,
according to Salvation Army offici
als.
Major Noblitt of the Salvation
Army visited Roxboro some time ago
to organize the local committee. It
is expected that Brigadier W. W.
Bounterse, commander of the Caro
linas Division, will come here soon
to complete arrangtments.
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Old Pipes
Henry M. Clay of Mt. Tirzah com
munity has been using the same
flues and piper in. his tobacco barn
[for 52 years, it was reported to the
( Courier-Times last week. The pipes
and flues were made by Charles
Pugh Ui 1894. .
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Next Sunday, May 26, will be ob
served as 4-H church Sunday in
many churches in Person County
and throughout the nation, accord
ing to announcement made today by
C. C. Jackson, assistant county agent,
and Miss Evelyn Caldwell, home
demonstration agent, leaders in 4-H
club work.
A suggested program for use of
4-H. members in their churches has
been prepared for the second year
by the Rev J. Boyce Brooks, pastor
of Roxhorp First Baptist (Jhurch.
'This suggested program has been
distributed to 4-H clubs throughout
the State.
In many churches, 4-H members
will give special music, poems, and
talks. In others, they will serve as
ushers, take up collection, placd
flowers in the church, beautify
church grounds, or participate in j
other ways. The four H’s stand for
heart, hands, and health. The 4-H
church Sunday emphasizes the heart
H, which pledges the heart to great
er loyalty.
Following are the names of 4-H
members elected as chairmen for ]
4-H church Sunday:
Callie Mae Clayton, Berrys Grove;
| Peggy Hawkins, Hurdle Mills Meth-
I odist; Alice Ruth Stewart, High
Plains; Eleanor Stewart. Edgar Long
Memorial; Rachel Whitfield, Rox
boro First Baptist; Margaret Dicker
son, Warren’s Grove; Patricia Cozart,
East Roxboro; Eleanor Barrett,
BrOoksdale; Alice Robertson, Long
hurst. Methodist; Mildred Hender
son, Longhurst Baptist; Janie Bla
lock, Helena Methodist; Frances
Jones, Mt. Zion.
Wilhelmina Wehrenberg, Bethel
Hill Baptist; Sybil Pentecost, Provi
dence; Imogene Gravitte, Olive
Branch; Florence Esther, High view;
Hilda Adcock, and Ann Williams,
Oak Grove; Eunice Carver, Theresa;
|Edna Garrett, Mt. Harmony; Willie
I Ann Lunsford, Trinity; Sara Jane
‘Hester, Salem; Sarah Hall, Clement.
Betty Jean Howard, Concord;
Ronnie Perkins, Lambeth Memorial;
Louise Zimmerman, Ephesus; Mal
colm Montgomery, Lebanon; An
nette Averette, Mill Creek; Clyde P.
Gentry, Jr., Allensville; Harold Den
ny, Sharon; Mildred Day, Rock
Grove; Barbara Jones, Cavel Baptist;
Margaret Layne, Cavel Methodist. 1
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Miss Wrenn Quits
Draft Board Post
Miss Jeanette Wrenn. chief clerk 1
of the Person Selective Service board,
resigned her position effective last '
Friday. Her approaching marriage,
which will take place on Saturday,
June 1, was given as the reason for■ ;
the resignation. j
Her duties have been taken over j
by Miss Olivia Garrett, formerly j
assistant clerk to the local board.
In submitting her resignation, Mis.: !
Wrenn said she has greatly enjoyed
her work and she appreciates the
cooperation which she received from
the public during the time she was
connected with the board.
Miss Wrenn is the daughter of j
Mr. and Mrs. William Alex Wrenn. j
She first went to work with the draft j
board on September 7, 1942, as a
typist. She became clerk November
1, 1943.
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Concert Given
Making their final appearance
under the directorship of Miss
Mary Earle Wilson, the Roxboro
high school band yesterday gave
a spring concert before a large
crowd in the high school auditori
um.
The program, consisting of sev
eral marches, overtures, and fan
tasies, was enthusiastically re
ceived. Solos bv Ted Smith, Mack
Abbitt. George Scott, and Juanita
Scott, all beginners, proved popu
lar with the audience.
All band members were in uni
form for the performance, for
Ihe first time.
Registration Still
Applies To Boys
Who Become 18
Even though registrants under 20
arc not now being called for examin
ation or induction, youths becoming
18 years old must still present
themselves for registration at the
local board, Miss Jeanette Wrenn,
until Friday chief clerk of the Person
Selective Service office, said last
week.
Boys becoming 18 who come in to
register should bring along either
one of their parents or a copy of the
birth certificate, Miss Wrenn said.
She further stated that all registrants
should continue to report any
change in family status or change
of address as soon as it occurs.
Adj. Gen. J. Van B. Metts, State
director of the Selective Service
system, recently sent the following
telegram to the Person board:
“The Congress has passed and the
President has approved legislation
extending the Selective Training and
Service Act as amended to July, 1,
j 1946, and including provisions pro
hibiting the induction of fathers and
restricting induction to registrants
20 to 30 years of age inclusive.
“Pursuant to the provisions of the
above amendment, Local Boards will
(not issue an order to report for in
duction or preinduction, physical ex
amination or forward for induction
or for preinduction physical examin
ation or forward for work of national j
importance any registrant who has!
not yet reached his 20th birthday. l
I “The liability of persons 18 to 05 j
|to present themselves for registra- j
tion remains unchanged. Registrants
eligible for deferment under existing
service regulations, including regis
trants 26 years of age and over and!
fathers of any age, shall continue to 1
be deferred. Call will be filled with i
men clasified in a Class available j
for service in the age group 20 i
through 25." j
The local board did not reveal the |
number of men in the County eligible J
for induction under these regulations, j
but the number is known to be small.!
Mrs. Collie Dies
In Local Hospital
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Mrs. Edna Stem Collie, 32, native
of Granville county and resident of
the Bushy Fork community, died
Saturday night in Community hos
pital, Roxboro, where she had been
ill with pneumonia and complica
tions for about one week.
Funeral services were to be held
at 3 p. m. Monday at Flat River
Primitive Baptist church, conducted
by tie Rev. Mr. Barrom of Burling
ton. Burial was to be in Burchwood
cemetery, Roxboro.
Surviving are her husband, Morris
Collie; one brother, A. A. Stem of
Durham; and an aunt, Mrs. Johnnie
Allen of Bushy Fork, with whom she
lived until she was married in 1935.
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Presbyterians To
Hold Bible School
Vacation Bible school will be held
at Roxboro Presbyterian church be
ginning Monday, May 27, it was an
nounced today. All young people are
cordially invited to attend. Classes
will be held daily from 9 to 12 a. m.,
with local teachers doing the in
structing.
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The other day Teague Kirby was going to Raleigh to a Lodge Meet
ting. He was to be initiated on the day he was’going to be in the Capi
tal city. The day before he left Roxboro a friend of his, or an enemy,
as a matter of fact it was William Morrell, told Teague to be sure and
not wear any underwear when he went to Raleigh; that certain forms
of the initiation would not permit underwear and that it would really
be in his way. Kirby was undecided what to do about the matter and
so he asked another close friend what to do. The other friend had Al
ready been through this initiation and so' he told him the truth. All
candidates were supposed to march down Main Street of Raleigh with
nothing on but their underwear. j , ,
HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT
Local Political Scene Gets Hotter
As Date For Primary Draws Near
Brooks To Speak
At Cavel Finals
Commencement exercises of Ca- I
Vcl school will be held in the school]
auditorium at 8 o'clock on Tuesday;
evening, May 21.
The Rev. J. Boyce Brooks, pastor
of tlie First Baptist Church of Ko:;-
boro, will be the speaker. He will be 1
introduced by Supt. R. B. Griffin. |
Twenty members of the seventh I
grade cordially invite their parents |
and friends to attend the exercises, j
Others taking part on the pro-1
glam include Jerry L. Hester, super- j
vising principal of the Roxboro |
schools; J. M. Dempsey and S. F. I
Marsh of the Collins and Aikman
Corp.; the Rev. J. N. Bowman, pas
tor of Ca-Vel Baptist church and
Rev. Alvin C. Young of the Ca-Vel
Methodist church. The salutatory
will be given by Jean Gentry .and
the valedictory by Amy Jane Pur
year. Marshals will be Margaret
Lane and Jimmy Warren of the
sixth grade.
'Lost Colony' Plan
For Children Given
For the first time, North Carolina
school children will have an oppor
tunity to see the state-sponsored
drama, "The Lost Colony," under
terms within the reach of almost
every child in the state.
Mrs. Richard Joshua Reynolds, ol
Winston-Salem, chairman of a speci
al children’s participation commit
tee, today announced that some ol
the barracks and other facilities at
j the abandoned ' Navy airport at
Manteo on Roanoke Island will be
! converted into dormitories to house
[ special groups of children this sum
mer. Under a program set up by
! the committee, local communities,
civic groups and other organizations
may sponsor bus trips to the Island,
where the children will be housed,
fed and given tickets to a "Los*
Colony" performance for a flat fee
expected to be around $3 per child,
plus transportation. Mrs. Reynolds
announced that some reservations
already had been made and antici
pated formation of dozens of groups
during the season beginning June
30th. 4-H clubs, Boy and Girl Scout
troops, and similar organizations
are expected to take advantage of
the low-cost trip.
At the same ume, John walker,
general manager, announced in
Manteo additional utilization of the
Navy’s large facility at Roanoke
Island, including the transformation
of the officer's quarters into a
dormitory for the cast, and the use
of part of the base as a permanent
summer camp for 4-H club mem
bers. Lost Colony will operate the
former naval cafeteria to serve va
rious groups using the base, includ
ing the visiting school children.
Under plans announced by Mrs.
Reynolds there will be one dormi
tory capable of sleeping 100 boys
and a girls' dormitory of 50 capa
city. Sponsoring agencies will be re
sponsible for transportation of the
organized groups to and from the
island, and each group must be ac
companied by responsible adult
leaders. Reservations must be con
firmed by Lost Colony officials,
Manteo, N. C.
For $3 each, Lost Colony will pro
vide cots, supper and breakfast, as
well as a ticket to the play. Groups
should arrive after lunch and must
leave the base before noon of the
following day.
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Closed Tuesday
The Veterans Service office in the
basement of the Courthouse will be
dosed Tuesday, May 21, according
:o Bob Whitten.
MONDAY, MAY 20, 1946 $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
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RADIO JOB—F. O. Carver. Jr..
who has resigned his post as pub
licity director for the State High
way and Public Works Commission
in Raleigh in order to accept a
position as news editor for radio
station WSJS in Winston-Salem.
Carver Accepts
Winston-Salem
Radio News Job
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! F. o. Carver, Jr., former associate
j editor of the Roxboro Courier, has
j resigned his position as publicity di-
I rector for the State Highway and
j Public Works Commission, Raleigh,
in order to accept a post as news
editor for radio station WSJS in
T Winston-Salem.
Mr. Carver, son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. O. Carver of Roxboro. submitted
His resignation May 15, requesting
that it become effective June 15. He
will asrume his duties at Winston-
Salem on Monday, June 17.
Station WSJS is owned by the
Piedmont Publishing Company,
which publishes the Winston-Salem
Journal and the Winston-Salem
Sentinel.
Mr, Carver reported that he was
| ,'very pleased and enthusiastic”
about his new work. He attended
Roxboro high school and the Univer
sity of North Carolina, and was con
nected with the Courier for about
eight years before he resigned in
j September, 1941, to become publicity
j director for the State Highway and
Public Works Commission. During
the war he enlisted in the Navy and
served as a recruiting specialist.
When, he was discharged a few
month:, ago, he returned to his posi
tion with the Highway Commission.
| City Mail Delivery
Going Smoothly
City delivery of mail, inaugurated
Thursday, is moving along nicely,
but persons Who wish mail delivered
at their residences should fill out
change of address cards. Assistant
Postmaster Victor E. Clayton said
today. *
No delivery will be made at a
home until a change of address card
has been filled out and submitted, 1
Mr. Clayton said. A resident may
continue to get regular mail at the
post office and have parcel post
delivered a his home, if he wishes;
but he must fill out a card to that
effect.
Carriers are making two deliveries
daily, leaving the post office at 8:30
a. In. and 2 p. m.
Some 75 post office boxes have
been turned loose by residents who
are now using city delivery, Mr.
Clayton said.
Anyone having any questions con
cerning city delivery is invited to see
officials at the post office for
Information.
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If the present rate of traffic fa
talities continues, 38,000 persons, will
be killed this year, according to the
National Safety Council,
I Political contests in Person county
are now entering the home stretch
with the Democratic primary slated
j for Saturday of this week. Registra
iion over the entire county has been
i heavier than it has been in some
time, and 3 large vote is expected.
Interest in the primary is not
centering in any one special con
test but in all. in the contest for
sheriff M. T. Clayton, incumbent,
has as his opponent Clarence Hole
man. Congressman John H. Folger
has as his opponents for the con
gressional seat from the fifth district
Thurmond Chatham, manufacturer
and farmer from Winston-Salem
and Joe J. Harris, Winston-Salem
lawyer. Six men are contesting for
the three positions ot county com
missioners. The six are W. H. Gentry,
incumbent, John Hester, incumbent,
R. D. Bumpass. Roy Cates, John
Jones and James Burch. For clerk
of court there are three candidates,
A. M. Burns, Jr., incumbent, Alex
Bass an* Lewis Wagstaff. Dr. A. F.
Nichols is unopposed for coroner. R.
L. Harris, candidate for the position
j of representative from Person coun
ty, is also unopposed.
All in all the contests appear to be
very interesting, and with heavy
voting taking place many contests
should easily be aecided only when
the last precinct is heard from.
Seventeen precincts in Person
county are to make their returns to
the main court room in the court
house and W. H. Harris, 111, chair
man of the Board of Elections, has
asked that all precinct chairmen
make a report of the counting of
votes to the court house in Roxboro
as early as possible. This coopera
tion, stated Mr. Harris, will be great
ly appreciated.
It is impossible to tell what time
ali returns from the county will be
in, but it is thought that all votes
I could be counted by 10:00 p. m.
Polls are to be open from 6:30
a. m. to 6:30 p. m. on primary day.
Timberlake Boy
Shown In Photo
Pfc. Ralph D. Timberlake is
shown in a large photograph which
j the Courier-Times has received from
, Army authorities at Halloran Gen
eral hospital, where the Person
county boy has been a patient for
treatment of a broken leg received
at Camp Washington in Fiance. Pfc.
Blalock, son of W. H. Blalock of
Timberlake, formerly was a can
noneer with the 243rd Field Ar
tillery.
Members of the family may ob
tain the photograph by calling at
the Courier-Times office.—
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Atom Bomb M. P,
On Furlough Here
Master Sgt. Robert A. Young, who
since April of 1943 has been serving
as a military policeman at the
atomic bomb project near Santa
Fe, N. M., is now spending part of
a 90-day reenlistment furlough here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
K. Young. He is accompanied by his
wife, the former Doris Spohr of St.
Louis.
Sg*. Young, who has been in the
Army for almost, four years, has re
enlisted for 18 months. He has been
connected with the atomic, bomb
project at Los Alamos, near Santa
Fe, ever since work started there.
He and Mrs. Young expect to
spend about two months here.
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School Closings
AU schools in the county will
finish their 1945-46 term on
Friday of this week, Supt. R .B.
Griffin said today. Cavel and
Longhurst schools will close
Wednesday.
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COMING UP ...
TONIGHT
6:15 Kiwanis, Hotel Roxboro.
TUESDAY
6:30 Dinner meeting of Person
District Scouters and Scoutmasters,
with O. B. Gorman as speaker, Hotel
Roxboro.
WEDNESDAY
6:45 Exchange, Recreation. center.
THURSDAY y
6:30 Rotary, Hotel Roxboro.
8:00 Rep. John H. Folger speaks
at Bushy Fork school.
FRIDAY
All County schools dose.
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AT BUSHY FORK—Congress
man John H. Folger will speak at
Bushy Fork school Thursday night.
May 23. at 8 o'clock. He will be
introduced by Mayor S. G. Win
stead of Roxboro. ”
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Bushy Fork Plans
Commencement;
Folger To Speak
Commencement exercises at Bushy
Fork school will get underway
Tuesday, evening. May 21, at 8
o'clock with a music recital by stu
dents of Mrs. Blanchard, according
Ito announcement by the principal,
| C. E. Mabe.
! Congressman John H. Folger of
j Mount Airy and Washington will be
i principal speaker at the graduating;
exercises Thursday evening. May 23,
at 8 o'clock. He will be introduced
by Mayor S. G. Winstead of
! Roxboro.
Sarah Jane Hester is valedictorian
ol the junior high class. Esther Jane
Long will welcome the guests. Supt.
R. B. Griffin will present certificates
to the junior high students and to
the, eighth grade students. Mrs.
Luther Long will present a cup to
the most outstanding eighth grade
I sudent.
J The public is cordially invited to
attend these txercises, according to
Principal Mabe.
Funeral Is Held
For Mrs. Darden
Mrs. Lillie C. Whitfield Darden,
64, died at Pittman hospital, Fay
etteville., on April 28 after a short
illness. She was wll known in Per
son and Sampson counties, having
taught school in both counties for
more than 20 years.
She was the daughter of the late
George and Bettie Colman Whitfield
of Lee's chapel in Person county;
Surviving are her husband, Jasper
S. Darden; one daughter, Mrs. Isham
R. Daughtry of Newton Grove; '
three sons. J. H. Darden.of Clinton,
B. L. Darden of Wilmington, and
M. H. Darden of Faison; one sis
ter, Mrs. Susie O’Briant of Dur
ham; and two brothers, J. A. and
J. F. Whitfield of Hurdle Mills,
Funeral services were held at
Plney Grove Baptist church, con
ducted by her pastor, the Rev. Nor
man Vaughn of Goshen Mehtodist
church, assited by the Rev. Fulton
Bryan of Wake Forest, pastor of
Piney Grove church. Interment wa*
in the church cemetery.
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Food Is Given
By Rotary Club
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Roxboro Rotary club held its reg
ular weekly meeting Thursday even
ing at Hotel Roxboro, with president
John Fitzgerald presiding. sf ‘M
According to announcement at tht
last meeting every member had been ,
asked by Mr. Jackson, who is chair- S
man of the committee, to bring at
least three cans of vegetables, or, if
they preferred, one dollar in Otufe
for relief of the starving nattoon
There was quite a liberal res&anae -
though we did not learn the exact
amount. . ’j j?*
D’Arcey Bradsher, a newly el*ota4||
member, was present for his initial |
meeting.
Joe Adair was in charge of
program, and he gave a briaf
description Os thft imUttng; Os Rota
nans at Elizabeth City, which Jut