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THE PRINTED WORD Is the only type of ad vertising that may be referred to again and again—at wiii. INVESTIGATE Granville' County has many business and farm opportunities. In vestigate, then invent. TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY <3 DXFORQ, N.C WIDOW Of CHATHAM FMfMD CHO/CF FOR POSTAL PLACE Mrs Ruth E. Webb Recommended by Rep. Thurmond Chatham as Successor to John A WMiams At Oxford Post Office The widow of the man with whom he scrvM in World War 1 has been reoEnmended by Rep. Thurmond Chatham to succeed John A. Wiliiams as Oxford Post master. Mrs Ruth Er win Webb has been recommended to the U. S. Post Of fice department by the Fifth Dis trict Representative as postmaster here. Mr. WHliamp. has fiied ap plications for retirement, to become effective May 31. "I Met certain that Mrs. Webb Dr. C Syiv6ster Green of Chape) HUH wiii deMver the commence ment address at Creedmoor High at 8 p. m. Triday. Schooi Frtncipat A. W. Taytor announced that the executive vice president of the Medica! Foundation of North taro iina, Inc- wiii be speaker for the graduation. A native of Kentucky. Dr. Green is a former editor of Durham Morning Heraid and was president of Coker Coiiege, Harts viiie. S. C- for soagi^ years- jHc served as Baptist mmister in H^r ham and Richmond/ He is a fluent speaker and intersperses his re marks with interesting experiences. Lee EHieft, 69, Diet in Hospitat Funeral Rites for Resident of Grassy Creek Com munity Heid Sunday Aucfy Lee Eiiiott. Sr.. 69. promi nent/farmer of Mountain Creek uity. died in Granviiie Hos pit/ at 5:30 Friday morning. Death Mowed an iiiness of severai weeks' tiara tion. / Mr. Eiiiot^ was a son of Colum bus and Louisa Frazier EUiott. He spent his entire iife in the com munity in which he was bom in Northern Granviiie county, and was educated in the schools of this county. The funeral was conducted at Mountain Creek Church, of which he was a member, at 3 p m. Sun day Rev Dennis Larkins, pastor, was in charge. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Nona Wiikerson Eiiiott: six daughters. Mrs. Euiaiia Eiiiott of the home. Mrs. Janie Btair, Mrs. Marie Mti ton. and Mrs. Inez Wiiiiams. *aii of Oxford; Mrs. Fannie Sue Latta of Creedmoor and Mrs. Ruby Hill of Rougemont; three sons. Aucey Lee. Jr.. Joe and Raymond Eiiiott. ali of Oxford: three brothers. John of Wiliiamsboro. Grover of Clarks ville. Va.. and George of Danviile. Va.: two sisters. Mrs. John Wii iiamson and Mrs. Ida Wiiiiams. both of Ciarksviiie. Va.; also 20 grandchildren. Active paiibearers were Robert Wiiiiams. John Lewis Wiiiiams. Al bert Williams. Tommie Frazier, Chariie Frazier and Joe Greenway. Rev. Roger WiHiams Chosen by Firemen Oxford firemen have reelected alt incumbent officers for the cur rent year and have filled one va cancy in the department, it was learned yesterday following the an nual business meeting of members of the volunteer unit. The members recommended that .the Board of Commissioners reap point James B. Powell to be chief and named to serve with him were the following: Dr. W. N. Thomas, surgeon; S. E. Wheeler, secretary, Roy T. Breedlove, treasurer, A. F. Cozart. foreman, and Basil Hart, assistant foreman. Rev. Roger E. Williams. Jr„ was elected chaplain, succeeding Rev. Norris Fellows, who has left the city. wi!! serve the people of Oxford in a competent and satisfactory man ner and will continue the high standards that have been so ac ceptably fuifiiied by the retiring pc j) master." Mr. Chatham said of the appointment. The iate Mr. Webb and Thur mond Chatham served together in nava! combat in Worid War 1. Their friendship endured through the years and when Mr. Chatham jchaiicnged the iate Rep. John Foiger for the Fifth District Con ' gressionai seat. Mr. Webb, a tobac , conist. worked energetically in' his behalf in this cbpnty. Mr. Webb rode the county night and day to teii Granviiie voters about the j man whom hundreds have since come to know and admire as their congressman. ! Mrs. Webb has two children, a j son and a daughter, in grammar I school. She has during the past j two years been a member of the school facuity here. ! "Naturaiiy I appreciate the con fidence that Mr. Chatham has ' placed in me. and I am happy over [ the prospects of serving the peoples of this community in the Oxford } post office." said Mrs. Webb. I The appointment is for life and } becomes effective after the nomi nation. to be made by the Presi-} dent, is approved by the U. S. Sen- j a6e. Chow! Groups To Present Concert Recognition to Be Given In dividual Members Thurs day Evening The Chora) Clubs of Oxford High School vi!) present their annua) Spring ..Concert Thursday night. May tT/'at 3 b ctock. hi the nigh schoci auditorium. Tlal? will be the eighth major concert of these ener getic young peop)e this year, and wUl climax a season during which their many activities have contrib uted much to the life of the com munity. This Spring s concert Will be the first of what is planned to be an annual "Award Concert", at which time outstanding chorus members! wiH receive recognition and pemta- ! nent awards for their work in pro- I moting the growth and function of j the department. These awards ! wiii be based not on!y on the per- j sona! growth of the students, but j on activity, ioyaity. enthusiasm. ! and the conscientious use of their i taients and ability. The nature of the awards, and the donors whose} interest and support make them j possible, will be made public Thurs day night, Virgil L. Alexander, di rector. said. Participating In the .concert will be the Boys Glee Club, the Girls! Glee Club, the Senior Mixed Chor us, and the Junior Mixed Chorus. ' At the piano for the Girls Glee! Club will be Miss Ernestine Dosher, t and accompanying the remainder of the evening wiii be Miss Peggie i Reynolds. The concert is presented as a community service, and no admis- l sion wiH be charged. The public is i cordially invited to be present. Members of the performing groups wili be entertained follow ing the evening's program by Mr i and Mrs. G. E. Bullock at an in- ; formal reception in the Home Eco nomics Cottage on the Campus. i .. ! Ctass Day Program At Wiiton Tonight Miss Lacy Steele to Spook at Grad- i nation Program Thursday Kvening ^ Classday exercises are on tap at Wilton High tonight as the schooi ; moves into its finai week. The program is scheduled for 8 i p. m. as is also that on Thursday ; night when Miss Lucy Steeie of the i Department of Bibie of Peace Coi- ! iege is to speak. Dipiomas and other awards are to be presented at the program on Thursday evening. Hev. Millard C. Dunn, of Dur ham. deiivered the commencement sermon Sunday evening. —.-*-: Seven F!at Tires Troubie City PD Oxford police were largely on foot during the week-tnd. Seven flat tires between Satur- j day noon and Sunday night kept { the black maria" idle much of the time A repairman finally lent two tires to officers in order to keep their ear operating. Road Offices Mere Tomorrow Residents of the county wit) be a Me to ptace their rood re quests dircctiy before division officials here tomorrow. fiighway Commissioner J A Bamwei) of Graham, and Divi sion tnginecr Tom Burton of Greensboro, atony with other highway officiais in the terri tory. wiii be here for a hearing am road matters at the court hou-e tomorrow. The session is to be heid m the coprt room from M):30 a. m. to 3 p. m. Dciegates from other counties in the district may aiso appear to present their re quests. Find Exercises At Oak Hit) On Thursday Night Rev. Dennis C Larkin of Ox ford to Deliver Common cement Sermon Graduation is siated for ctevcn members of the senior ciass at Oak Hiii High Schooi on Thursday evening at 8 o'ciock. Rev. Dennis C. Larkin of Oxford, is to deiiver the commencement ad dress. There is to be speciai music by the giee club. Chtidren in grades one through five wti) present an operetta, "The Wedding of the Flowers", at 8 ociock tonight. Tuesday. Seniors are to present their ciass day program. "A Littie Rose Bou quetWednesday evening at 8 (fciock. The traditional daisy chain ceremony, wiii be staged. The giee ciub. which appeared at the schooi Sunday evening in con nection with the commencement sermon, wiii be heard again at the graduation program. I Ear! !. Greene !s ! AttMent Victim I Funcra! Rttc$ Conducted i Monday Afternoon for Resident of Dexter Far! B. Greene, injured, critically iast Wednesday afternoon in an automobile accident on L e w i 4 "treet. died at 3:45 Saturday after-, i noon in Granvtilc Hospital. Deatit' } was ascribed to internal Injuries and cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral rites for the 60-year-old fanner, who resided in Dexter com munity, were conducted Monday afternoon at Stovali Baptist Church' because of renovations underway at_ Dexter church, of which he was a! member. Burial was in Dexter* church cemetery. .. The Rev. Ray Hodge officiated at the service, assisted by Rev. Orem Bradley, Stovall pastor, and the, Rev. E. G. Usry of Oxford. ] Mr. Greene was a son of Mrs. Ira IT. Greene and the late Mr. Greene t He had been active in the affairs of his church and community for many years. He was injured when he blanket! out when driving into the city last Wednesday afternoon. His car left the street and came to rest at the bottom of Panther Creek, several yards off the street. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Gussie Greene: four* daughters, Mrs. Norman Hicks and Mrs. Harry j Currin. both of^ Oxford. Mrs. F. K. 'fheliis of Rocky Mount, and Ann Catherine Green of the home^ three sons. R. W. Green of Creed ; moor, Vassar T. Greene of the home attd Earl T. Greene ,of the U. S. Air Force assigned to duty in !Texas: his mother, and a brother. jWilmot Greene of this county, and. ! eight grandchildren. Active pallbearers were Rev. Npr } man Hicks. Harry Currin and F. H. Beilis, sons-in-law. and S. S. Tay lor. Thornton Stovall and Marrow Stovall. Jit --^ Chamber of Commerce and Tobacco Ware housemen Pledge Cooperation in Pro ject to Exhibit Dairy Stock Oxford has boon approved as the stte for the Eastern North Caroiina Jnnior Dairy Stock Show to be hetd next OctobeO. probabiy on the Hth and 12th. Farm Agent C. V. Morgan said yesterday. Directors of the Granrlffc Chamber of Commerce have given their approval a nd a piedge of cooperation to the show, t" be boosted by S2.WM) in prises to be provided by the Hciit organization, of which the Leggett store here is a mem ber. Morgan said there are St conn ties in the division and the show wiii be staged in one of the iota! tobacco warehouses. Warehousemen have piedged their cooperation in providing space. Morgan said. The overai! pian caiis for a banquet to be heid for exhibi tors on the evening before the show, with a prominent speaker. "We beiieve this wiii be one of the finest programs ever un dertaken here to give impetus to the growing dairy business in Granviiie," the Farm Agent commented. GranviHe Native Given Promotion John S. Morris Appointed Supervisor of Construc tion for Stce! Concern Because of the expansion pro gram at Lukens Steet Company, Coatesville, Pa.. John S. Monls has been appointed to the position of supervisor of construction. Central ized Maintenance Department. Les ter M. Curtiss, generat works man ager. announced today. He is a son of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Mortis of Wiiton. Mortis, a native of Oxford, is a graduate of North Carolina State Coiiege with a degree of BS. in Civil Engineering. He has been as sociated with Lukens since January. HM2. serving in various staff and supervisory positions, his most rc-s cent one being supervisor of Main tenance cost control. Centralized Maintenance Department. Joseph C. Montoro has been ap pointed to the position of super visor of maintenance cost control to take the place of Morris. former Army Secretary Ken neth C. Royal! said In New York he once agreed with Gen. Dong las MaeArthar s proposals t o bomb Chinese Communist bases In Manchuria but testimony in the current Senate investigation made him change his mind There is more danger of war from bombing the Manchurian bases than f first thought, Roy al! said in an impromptu talk at a communion breakfast at the Church of the Heavenly Root. Fire and PoHce Forces Are Hosts Oxford Fire and Poiice Departs mcnts entertained Friday after , noon with a fish fry at Lake Ray [ at Which guests were city officials, both retiring and newiy eiected. and members of the Highway Pa trot stationed in this county. The skilled hand of H. J. Jackson and Si Puryear and a number of others worked ur preparation of the fine fish, fried corn bread, coffee and slaw served during the evening. The event was attended by around 100 persons. Contract Dtadiine Today Today, May 15. is the finai day for tobacco growers to ap- i j piy to the Production and Marketing Administration for a combination or division of ! tobacco aiiotments for the cur } rent crop year. Chairman Roy ! D. Jones said the Granville ; committee eduid not consider any such requests after today, j Women Wanted for Jobs A Navy Department civiiian recruiting representative is in ! Durham for two weeks to inter- I view and test young women for ' civiiian positions with the Navy j Department i n Washington. The recruiter is Mrs. Ruth ' Easiey Moore, who can be j found at the N. C. Emptoymcnt Service, 111 North Church St. She will be in Durham for two weeks. An unlimited numi^et j of clerk-typists and stenog raphers from this area are to be hired. Positions are open for permanent empioyment and for summer work of not less than two months, j. ^ J Superintendent Presented Wrist Watch i Oxford Schoo) Superintendent C. G. Credie receives from Supervisor Patsy Montague a beautifui Lord Eigin wrist watch which she pre sented in behaif of facuity mem bers and staff workers of Oxford sohoois at a dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. Credie interested on iookers are President Thomas B. Cnrrin of the iocai unit of North C a r o i i n a Education Association, tef., and Mrs. Credie. The presentation was made at the NCEA dinner meeting at Hqtei Oxford. Present for the sociai meeting were husband ot wife of members of the association. Mr. Credie is to retire at the end of June after having served as super intendent of Oxford schoois for 30 years. Uonciuding the gathering, with Mr. Currin presiding, deiegates made reports on the annua] state meeting of NCEA hcid iast month in AsheviHe. Those speaking were Miss Montague. E. T. Regan and Miss Ueien D Wiikin. Mrs. Otis Wright, newiy eiected president of the Oxford unit, was instaiied at the ciose of the meet ing. Members of the NCEA unit gave a rising vote of thanks to Mr. Cur rin for his services during the past year. S. Etam Curtin Passes at Home Ftthcrsjf Rites for Prominent Farmer and Churchman Conducted Saturday S. E!am Curtin, member of a .t.'omimat Granviiie family and a iAC-lcn- resident of the bounty. homeinear Enon Chureh <i^! l'hurspay. Hbhad^atf-1 fei;eti with heart* disease for severai mjihths. funera! rites were conducted at 3 p. m. Saturday at Enon Baptist churcti by the Rev. Ronaid Hicks, pastor, assisted by Rev. George T. Tunstaii of Petersburg. Va , a fomt er pastor. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Curtin, 62, was a son of tire tate William C. Currin and Leiia Elam Curtin. He was a member of Enon Church, a former superin tendent of the Sunday School and a member of the board of deacons of tile church. He also was a form er member of Oxford Rotary Club. Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Lena Mason Currin. a native of Virginia, two daughters. Mrs. Robert Bum pass end Mrs. Raymond Adcock, one grandchild, his step mother. Mrs. W. c. Currin. and two sisters. Mrs S. M. Cutts and Mrs. A. L. Hart, all of this community. Active paiibearers were Roy D Jones. Sam L. Knott. J. Thornton Yancey, Howard Hester. J. F. Cut tin and Roy T. Daniel. Bruce Dickerson Hurt in Accident Oxford Man Patient Granville Hospital with Fractured Ribs m Bruce Dickerson. 3i-year-old Ox ford t^tan. is a patient at Gran vilic Hospital, suffering with eight fractured ribs and possibly other injuries as the resuit of an auto mobiie accident Saturday night. The. accident occurred on the Virgiiia highway about three miles frem Oxfar.d about 10 p. m. James Maiioy. reputedly the op erator of the car in which Dicker son was riding, was severeiy shaken up. The Maiioy car was traveling toward Oxford. Sgt. W. C. Carter of the State Highway Patroi made an investiga tion. He couid not be reached yes terday for details A second car was involved but name of the operator was not available yesterday. Grocers to C!ose Grocerymen here ask that the pubiic remember that they will be closed Wednesday afternoons. This is the first of the weekly haif-hoii daya in which aii grocerymen are to be closed after 1 p. m. Leggetts To Be Open Leggett's Department Store is' to be open aii day Wednesdays. Mana ger J. W. Hubert announced yester day. We wiii be open aii day in order to serve customers adequate ly." he said. BEREA STUDENT NOT ABSENT )N M YEARS OF PUBUC SCH00UN6 _*_ Bernard Jones Soon to Grad uate with Unusual Atten dance Record and High Scholastic Average Bernard Aden Jones, a senior yat Berea High Schooi. in Granville ty. has ^not bten .yabsen^ Ais ^^t#eive y sf) of School attendance. . Bernard is the son of Mr. and A^rs. Coiiie R. Jones of Route 1. Rougemont. Bernard will graduate May 18. Upon his graduation date he will have attended 2100 days of public school; nine years of them, nine month terms; the first tlpce, eight month terms. Captain and pitcher on the base ball team, he takes sports seriously and also enjoys them as a hobby. He played forward on the Berea basketball team and was elected captain by his team-mates. He has ! held two other offices in high school; he was secretary of the sophomore class and vice-president of the junior class. As a senior he has participated in all senior activities, had a role in the Senior Class play, was voted by his class the Best All Round" boy and the "Most Conceited" senior. Bernard belongs to the 4-H Club and has been a substitute bus driver for two years. — BERNARD ALLEN JONES A member of Mt. Zion Church, he is a substitute Sunday School teacher. Bernard is a member of the North Carolina Nationai Guard and holds the rank of corporal. Besides playing bail. Bernard en- j joys movies. His favorite subjects in schooi have been algebra and geometry in which he has main tained an "A" average. 703 70 G7MDtM7F FROM S7X SCHOOLS ^47 CO^FHCF^fH7S Diplomas will be presented to 103 students in six high schoois of the county this week and next, County Superintendent D. N. Hix disclosed yesterday. The list of students who expect to graduate follows: Wilton: Ruth Jeanne Allen, Malda Gray. Helen Adcock Green, Joyce Wheeler Harris. Velier Hicks, Lucille Mitchell. Julia Mae Mon tague, Ella Grey O'Neal, Ann Rob ertson, Hixie Sanford. Lucille Tip pett, Mae Tucker, Jewel Turner, Peggy Wheeler, Nell Wheelous. Wiley Ayscue, Johnny Brummitt. Harold Gooch. Graham Harris, Jr.. Winston Parrott. Troy Preddy, E. G. Turner, Jr., Billy Wheeler. Creedmoor: Evelyn Brogden, Al ma Brown. Rachel Coley. Bobbie Grace Currin. Felcie Dickerson. Louise Ellington. Dolores Flowers. Emily Kate Hcckaday. Deneaize Horton. Pat Jenkins, Pattie Lou Keith. Alene Lloyd. Patsy Moss. Wilfred Adcock. Bobby Beck. Ber nard Estes. Currin Fulfer, James Russell Goss, Harold' Jenkine, Jackie Jones. Robert Lane,* Ken neth Richardson, Robert Rogers, J. H. Newton, William Mangum, L. P. Moss. Stem: Bettie Lou Bullock, Evelyn Ann Crews, Brenda D. Daniel. Sarah Mangum, Janie Gold Green, Mildred Jones, Dahpine Parrott, Rebecca Smith. Margaret Haskins, Betty Lunsford, Hubert Jackson, Ned King. Harry Taylor Daniel. Joe Fleming. Berea: Betty Lou Briggs. Ralph Albert Daniel, Robert Lenwood Owen. Roland Ragan. Bernard Al i tea Jones, William Dorsey Mangum, Jr,. McLendon Graham Morris, Freddie Neison Knott. Elmore Dabney Gooch. Jr., Edith Shiriey Mason. Edith Maurine Hilton, Iia Hazei Sherman. -Mary Elizabeth Hobgood, Doris Jean Bullock. Oak Hill: Elvin Hart, John Over ton, Shirley Overton. Robert Slaughter. Sam Williamson. Turner Winston. Rebacca Jones, Ruth A. Norwood, Charlotte Puckett, Foy Sizemore, Gertrude Yancey. Stovall: Rosa Annezillia Bigger. Aima Jane Boyd. Evelyn Coley, Foy Mae Keeton, Virginia Dare Calla han Keeton. Mary Madelene Loftis, Eva Parham, Rosa Anna Wilkerson. Lucile Virginia Williamson. Joyce Wilscn. Charles Kenneth Cutts, Jr., Babe Ruth Matthews. Charles Pa trick O'Brien. Lewis William Par ham, John Henry Wilson. Jr. -* Ciosing Begins )n City Tomorrow P.M. j Tomorrow. Wednesday, will see a j substantial number of retail stores' and offices in the city closed after 1 p. m. May 16 marks the inauguration of the spring and summer mid- j week closing program to be foil lowed by a large number of stores and shops, according to the Mer chants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. The Wednesday afternoon closing program is to be followed through the Summer months until school opening in early fall. Marine Sergeant Dies !n His Car Hody of Sgt. Charles S. Franklin Being Returned Here for Funeral Funeral rites for Sgt. Chartcs 3. Franklin, 24-year-old Marine com bat veteran, will be compieted upon arrival of the body from Quantico Va.. where the young man was found dead last Friday. Marine Corps officials are hold ing the body pending the completion of a military investigation and an autopsy. Death has been ascribed to carbon monoxide. The body of Sgt. Franklin was found in his automobile on a road seven miles west of Fr edericksburg, Va.. last Friday. Circumstances indicate suicide, but Marine officials have ordered a thorough investigation. Sgt. Franklin recently returned to the States from the battlefront in Korea. Surviving are his mother. Mrs. Jennie Franklin of Butner; six sis ters. Mrs. Hazel Perry,'Miss Esteiie Franklin and Miss Ada Ree Frank lin. all of Oxford; Mrs. Frances Gaddy and Miss Dorothy Franklin, of Raleigh, and Mrs:-Janie Lamm of Clayton; two brothers. Henry Franklin of Oxford, and Sgt. Clar ence Franklin of the U. S. Air Force. ' Dr. Rowiand WiH Head Liens Gab Annua! Election of Officers Staged at Meeting Thurs day Night Dr. Janies Rowiand was chosen, by his feiiow club members, at the meeting Thursday night, to head Oxford Lions Ciub for the year be ginning Juiy 1. He wiil succeed Fr ed Webb. Jr. The annuai eicqtion was he!d by the ciub ip the weekly meet: j of Jaons Ihufsday night' at Hotel Ox ford. -The eiecRon was substatitiaHy as recommended by tlie commfttec on nominations. Other officers are Bob Cunning ham. first vice president; John M. Royster, second vice president; Robert Hobgood. third vice presi dent: Graham Wright, secretary treasurer; O. P. Southeriand. lion tamer; Haroid Bradsher. tail twist er; Thomas Farabow. Hubert Cox and Paul DeMo. directors. Warrants Drawn Charging Murder Esther Satterwhite Facing . Charges in Death of Wii iie Cozart, Ezra Green A warrant charging murder has been drawn against Esther Satter white. 36. Negro woman, in the death of Wiiiie Cozart and Ezra Green, both Negroes. A warrant has been drawn charg ing J. B. Green with assauit on the Satterwhite woman with deadly weapon with intent to kill. The charges resuited from the death of Cozart and Green at Cheatham Hospital as the after math of a shooting scrape on Stent road, three miies west of Oxford, May 5. Esther Satterwhite is a patient at Cheatham Hospital. Bishop Penitk tu Be Here on Sunday Episcopai Leader to Have Evening Prayer and Con firmation Rites Ht. rtev. Edwrn A Penick. Bishop of the Diocese of North Caroiind, wi!i pay a visit to St. Stephen's Episcopai Church here Sunday af ternoon for service of confirmation. Dr. Penick is to preach and ad minister the rite of confirmation at 5 p. m., the rector. Rev. E. B Jeff ress, Jr., has announced. The pub tic is invited to attend the service and hear Bishop Penick, regarded as one of the states most scholarly preachers. -4-... Beginner: Day To Be Marked Friday Beginners Day is to be observed Friday at John Nichols School from 9 a. m. to 19:45 p. m., K. T. Regan, principal, stated yesterday. Chiidren who expect to attend Nichots school in the term begin ning in early fall are asked to visit the school on this occasion and join first graders in school experienced The usual clinical examination will be made and picinc dinner served.