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THE PRINTED WORD ts the only type of ad vertising that may be referred to again and again—at will. A-————*— FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1953 INVESTIGATE ; Granville County has many business and farm opportunities. In vestigate, then invest. VOL. 72 tBTAmjaHED IN TM TNAB tSM PUBLiaHaD TTntBDAT AND FRIDAY NO. 41 Whitney Award !s Won By An Oxford Teacher !srael Everett Glover to Con tinue Work Toward Ph. D. Degree . Israei Everett Giover of Oxford, has received an Opportunity Fe! iowship for 1933. the John Hay Whitney Foundation of New Yorx announced today. Giover is one of 52 young men and women, aii potentiai communi ty leaders, who won over $100,000 in feiiowships this year. He is an associate professor of mathematics at Langston University. Oklahoma. He plans to continue work on dis sertation for PhD. in mathematics from Oklahoma A&M Coiiege. Glover received his B.S degree from Johnson C. Smith University at Charotte. and his M.A. degree at the University of Michigan. He also attended the University of Ro chester. He has worked as an in SMOOTH Satin 190% Latex Rub ber base paint for waits, codings and woodwork, go easy to appiv. Dries to touch In twenty minutes, in 16 ioveiy decorator eoiors. Guar an teed washabie. Come in to see us and let us show you our eoiors. Carrington Supply Co. M 1 tf structor. associate professor, math ematician and industriai engineer. He has aiso done research with the Beii Ait-ci-aft Company and the Wright Patterson Air Force Base. He was recently elected vice presi dent of the Oklahoma section of the Mathematical Association of America. He was the first Negro to be elected to this position. Among this year's winners are Negroes. Spanish-Americans, Cht nese-Americans, Japanese-Ameri cans. Puerto Ricans. American In dians. a native of the Marshall Is lands and displaced persons. The awards for training and study are made each year to Amer ican citizens of exceptional prom ise who. because of arbitrary bar riers such as race, cultural back ground. or region of residence, have not Jtad the fullest opportunity to develop their abilities. Most of the award winners will return to their communities and with their new knowledge and ex perience. work toward the better ment of iocai economic, education al and social standards. CHURCH NOTES GOSHEN CHAPEL 8 p m. Evening worship by Den nis H. Hali. Jr. GENEVA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10 a. m. Church school. Alvis Cle ment. superintendent. 11 a. m. Morning worship. Ser mon by Dennis H. Hall. Jr. TM* H2 M MOO ****** M OO SHEAFFEKg IM* GEORGE CURRIN, lewder College Street , Dial 5538 Oxford, N. C. finalMt?firR<hM TRAM M AAtR EM Goodrich Siivertowns fit* fir* fhof M<HM OH HOW MM SALE ENDS MAY 30*" EACH * T!M* MOUNTED fME # COMVEN!EMT TEAMS AVAKASLE AM #?it#* #### Nt# ##M v##y *M Nf# wM#M# r#t###*#^ *!!!3 DMMMCt MUCK n*J5i ECONOMY AUTO SUPPLY HiHshoro Street mur m KMHnr] ST STEPHEN S EPfSCOPAL Rcy. Aiban Richey. Rector 8 a. m Celebration of Hoiy Com munion. 9:45 a. m. Church school. H a. m. Morning prayer and ser mon. 6:30 p. m. Young People's Service League. t PRESBYTERIAN^CHURCH OXFORD 9:43 a. m. Church school A. W Peace, superintendent. U a. m. Morning worship, ser mon by Dr James L. Price. 6:30 p. m. Young People's meet ing. Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Bryan, advisors. FfRST BAPTTST*CHURCH Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Worship H a. m. Sermon sub ject: "Trial and Triumph." The Training Union meets at 7 p. m. Worship 8 p. m. Sermon subject: "The Definition of Religion. " Wednesday 8 p. m. The Hour sf Prayer. Specie) Music At Meison Service; Finds Attended Quartet and Church Choirs Render Request Numbers at Baptist Church NELSON. Va . May 21. — Rev. J E. Sorrel! filled his appointment at Nelson Baptist Church at S o'cioc* Sunday evening. Special music for the evening was "All On the Altar." by the girls quartet. Be Ye Doers of the Word" by the Junior choir, and "Whispering Hope." adult choir, by request. Many patrons and friends from this community attended the bacca laureate service at Oak Hill school Sunday afternoon. This beauttfql service, dear to the hearts bf all was most precious to each as we saw this graduating class of men and women, and realized they were nearing the completion of their high school days, and will soon go forward tnto a new phase of life, some to college, some to business, some as homemakers. Whatever their life work may be. God grant that they never loae sight of their shining dreams for a better world, that each may live his or her Me so that each feliow traveler that passes them on life's highway will have a richer, fuller life for that pasing. Mesdames J. E. Sorrell, R. A. Nelson, and S. M. Nelson. Miss Ruth Sorreii and David Sorrell spent Saturday in Danville. Mrs. J. D. Carter and daughter of Finchley. Mrs. S. M. Nelson and Charles Nelson called in the W. P. Vaughan home a while Monday evening. Visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bagbey Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. James Parham of Oxford. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Sehen of Clarksville, and Mr. and Mrs. Ce phas Bagbey of Buffalo Springs. Littie Patricia Vaughan spent the week-end with Betty Newton Callers in the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Owens Sunday after noon were Mr. and Mrs Garland Griffin and daughter of Buffalo Junction. Mr. and Mrs. Fioyd New ton. and Mrs. J. E. Sorrell. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Clark called in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Winston on Sunday after noon. Rev. J. E. Sorrell participated in the baccalaureate service at Oak Hill High School Sunday afternoon, giving the invocation, reading the scripture and leading the closing prayer. Ira Lee Elliott visited in the W P. Vaughan home a while Sunday evening. Busy Program For Creedmoor Church CREEDMOOR. May 21. — On Monday at a p. m.. the Woman'a Missionary Union of Creedmoor Baptist Church held an interesting meeting. Tuesday at a p. m. the Young Woman's Class met at the home of Mrs Leonard Rogers. Wednesday at !:15 p. m. the G A s met at the church. At a p m. Wednesday at prayer service, the Him, "God Is My Land iord," was shown. Regular chotr practice was held after prayer ser vice. Last Sunday, Family Circle Day. there were 31 complete families nt the morning service, each famdy siting together. HE GOT *AROUND Scores of cities and towns can say ' George Washington slept here" because the Father of his Country was the most widely trav eled American official of his age, says the National Georgraphic So ciety. REPORTS GIVEN DURING CLUB'S ANNUAL DINNER The annua! membership luncheon of the Oxford Woman's C!ub was he!d at t p. m. Wednesday. May i! at the c!ub house. Mrs J. M Bia iock. president, presided A huge arrangement of oid-fasn ioned white roses centered ,thc speaker's table and assorted spring flowers were used in other decora tions in the ciub rooms Mrs. T. G. Stem. Sr., pronounced the invocation. Mrs. Btaiock pre sented the guests. Mrs. J C Shea rin of .Roanoke Rapids. i4th Dis trict president of the North Car olina Federation bf Women's (pdtts. and Mrs. L. C. Larkin, also of Roa noke Rapids. Mrs. T. J Currin and Mrs. Graham Wright, prestdeht of the Junior Woman's Club, spoke briefly of their recent attendance at the State Ciub Federation meet ing heid in Wiimington Mrs. George Bowes of Rocking ham. was the guest of Mrs J. F. Bragg, Mrs O. E. Foerster and Mrs. Aibert Hiii of St. Petersburg. Fla., were guests of Mrs. Wills Hancock, and Miss Hettie Lyon and MM. E. L. Parham were guests of Mrs. R. M. Ray. Sr Department chairmen made brief reports on activities in their divis ion during the year. Mrs. James Watkins told of work on the high school campus, where iandscaping has B6en done, shrub bery pianted and other work done at a totai cost of H.395. all of which has been paid for. Mrs. Watkins praised Mrs. H. D. Hedrick as her committee assistant. Mrs. Watkins, reporting for Mrs. Henry P Haii of the American Home Department, said the recent Hover show, sponsored by the de partment. had yteided $2i!72 in cash. The event was described as "a big success." Mrs. Joe. Baird said the biggest project of the Weifare Department was the TB Heaith Seat Saie. The income from this project, she said, was t3.040. the iargest sum ever received. She said the department had during the past year provided ciothing for severai TB patients at State Sanatorium and that Christ mas boxes were sent to such pa tients. The department aiso was responsibie for the canteen con ducted in connection with the re cent visit of the Red Cross Blood mobile The Education Department. Mrs. Edith Cannady said, sponsored pro motion for the American Heritage project here during the winter. She said pians are being made for a simitar project next year. Mrs George Duffy said the Mu sic Department had sponsored a visit of the North Carolina Sym phony Orchestra to Oxford and had raised $830 necessary to finance this project. The department aiso has purchased silver cups to be awarded outstanding musicians at high school commencement time. Mrs. B W Parham, reporting for Mrs. J. P Halt, chairman, said the Art Department had cooperated with art instructors in the Oxford See CLUB. Page 3 May Meeting Of Oxford C!ub He!d The Oxford Home Demonstration Ciub met May 15 for its monthly meeting. Mrs. Caivin Critcher. president, presided. Mrs. Sam Howard gave the devo tionai. Marketing was discussed by Mrs. Nat Burweii and Mrs. Wiikinson. Mrs. Joe Eakes gave a report on pouitry. and Mrs. Taiton Hughes toid about home beautification. Mrs. J. H. Tippett asked for book reports and several reports were given. Mrs. Wiikinson gave the demon stration on pickles. She showed us step by step how to brine cucum bers and then to make delicious Rtanntng op BuiM ar RcnaoBetT H takes a heap of planning to make a HOUSE a HOME, ftnd we are pro pared to give yon ekceiient service in this tegard. Remember that yoo can buy "Everything to Buiid With —From Cellar to Roof" at SAMUEL DAVfS HARDWARE fN CLARKS VfLLE, VA. Save op to !% from buying from them. O M ea frt t: P!L0T UFE INSURANCE (0. 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