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1963
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N. C. PRESS ASSOCIATION
GRANVILLE FORTUNATE IN
HAVING ROY BEARD
There are among residents of this com
munity a number of persons who have re
sponsible positions in public service.
They go about their duties with the
faithful regularity of an old Grandfather
Ciock, doing each day the tasks that are
required for a job well done.
One of these persons is Roy H. Beard,
road supervisor for the Highway Depart
ment in Granville County. Mr. Beard does
not "look" the 30 years that he has served
with the state's road builders, but his re
cord shows that he's been on the job that
length of time.
Those who see hjm about his daily work,
who have business with his department and
who have opportunity to observe the life of
Roy Beard, recognize him as outstanding.
He has a strong sense of pride and of com
punction which are always evident in the
discharge of his duties. The men to whom
he is responsible respect his judgment; the
men responsible to him respect his leader
ship.
As supervisor, Mr. Beard doesn't carry
in his hand the solution to all the county's
road building and maintenance problems.
He has rules and regulations under which
his work must be done, and for which he
is responsible. A partof his work is to in
terpret the highway program to those who,
by virtue of their lack of knowledge, some
times become critical of individuals when
their remarks are applicable to the system.
It was a lucky day for Granville County
that Roy Beard as a lad picked up the reins
behind an old mule pulling a scoop loaded
with dirt and began "hauling" on a pro
gram that has brought him to his present
responsible position. Mr. Beard can't build
super-highways around the county, but he
does a superior job of maintenance.
WHAT IS THE LIMIT OF TOUR MIND?
All of us live at a lower mental level
than we need to, keeping our reserve brain
power under wraps for use in times of emer
gency. How we can train our sensory re
sponses, our memory and our subconscious
mind, and learn to summon these powers at
will, is told by Ardis Whitman in a June
Reader's Digest article condensed from
Your nne.
The mental feats of certain individuals
seem prodigious to ordinary humans. A ga
rageman in New York can tell you the li
cense number of hundreds of cars in his ga
rage. A former steward on the Twentieth
Century Limited knew the names of hun
dreds of passengers, and learned new ones
on every run.
Such accomplishments may well be
within reach of all of us, the article says. By
proper exercise we can learn to utilize our
untapped reserves of mental power. At Dart
mouth's reading clinic students who nor
mally could read 230 woyds a minute jump
ed to 500 in a few weeks. An experiment at
the University of North Carolina indicated
that we may even be able to learn while we
sleep. A recording c% 15 words was repeated
30 times while a group of students slept.
Next morning this group could list the
words in proper order much more rapidly
than students who had not "studied" while
asleep.
Few of us have any trouble remember
ing what is important to us, the author
notes. Yotmgsters who cpmnot recall history
dates can easily keep tijack of the season's
baseball scores and batting averages
Every time we call a phone number
without looking it up we buttress our mem
ory. By forcing ourselves to observe how
things look in a room or garden, and to re
member them afterward, we train our sen
sory responses and learn to summon the
power of the mind at will. By keeping alive
a curiosity about other people and their
problems we enrich our own minds.
The subconscious mind should be de
veloped too. As it is believed to possess
knowledge which the conscious mind lacks,
it may sometimes provide the answer to a
question baffling to the conscious mind.
The more richly stored the conscious mind
is, the better the subconscious works.
SOLIDARITY EVIDENT IN
GRANVILLE SCHOOLS
Nearly 22 teachers and school staff
members are closing out their year's work
this week in schools of Granville.
For the past nine months, 5,000 boys
and girls have marched daily into class
rooms to take their places at desks and to
hear instruction and guidance made avail
able by the State of North Carolina.
The Granvilie County school system is
a mere fraction of The whole in North Caro
lina. It doesn't include the 3,000 boys and
girls who attend Oxford district schools.
Day after day, teachers have met their
classes. A majority of students have been
reasonably prompt in attendance and stu
diously attentive to their classroom and
t home-work assignments.
Now that the year has just about clos
ed. some of these students are aware that
they have not made the most of their time
and their opportunities are lost forever.
When one considers that some 88 school
buses l^ave transported 4,500 students daily
during the term, in Oxford and the county,
and no fatalities have occurred, it is a re
cord to contemplate, It is something to be
thankful for. It is. indeed, a praiseworthy
record.
Granville's Schools are closing a suc
cessful year. It was an ill wind that brought
disaster to the Oak Hill School, but school
officials and citizens of the district and
children themselves have taken the emerg
ency m their stride and have made the best
of the situation.
Granville may not have the best schools
in North Caroiina, but they are operated on
an alert, progressive basis, and have the
support of patrons in the overall program.
There is much of solidarity that is obvious
as the term ends.
THE TOWN PUMP
Just a little nervous . . . they alt go through
that area of planning when they begin piowing
in the fieid of matrimony . . . that describes
Miss Rebecca Knott . . . who on Sunday after
noon is to become Mrs. Hugh Thomas McKin
ley .. . their T dos" are to be heard at 5 p. m.
at Enon Church . . . the very church in which
Becky's twin. Rosalind. was married about 12
months ago HHss Knott came home a few
days ago from WMU Training Schooi, Louisviiie.
Ky.. to complete her planning . .
Miss Joanna Pittard is not quite so lucky
she's coming in each week-end . . and each
time finds plenty to be done . . . the same is
true of Miss Betty Hart . . . whose station is
High Point . . Joanna wit! get home on Thurs
day and wili leave again the following Saturday.
May 30, as the bride of Bill Dupree of Angier . .
this young couple should have no trouMe remem
bering their wedding day . . . the flags will al
ways be on display ... Bet will have a few days
in which to plan and prepare for her June 13
wedding . . . she too is busy in the High Point
schools . . . Miss Ann Cannady is finding every
day crowded with "musts" on her things to do
list . . . she is moving right on toward the
front of the line . . . Lucy Thorp. Ellen Marie
Riggan and a dozen or so others . . . they are
learning to keep step to "Here Comes the Bride"
. . . Miss Katherine Royster will arrive June 1
for her wedding on the 13th . . . at 12 noon . . .
gosh, but things are happening these days . . .
The farm boys had themselves a big time hewe
Tuesday . . . hardly had they got into Fleming
Warehouse before they had set themselves up a
beauty parlor . . worked harder and faster
than any hair curler you ever saw ... in fact,
after seeing what those boys and the lone girl ex
hibitor could do to an animal, one wonders why
they aren't in the business . . beginners have
to train on somebody's hair and those defense
less animals were the victims in this case . .
the animals don't have to sit under those things
they call dryers . . and don't have those things
wrapped around tneir natr and plugged into some
thing. either . the cattie method of hair-curi
ing seems so much more painiess than the con
ventionai method .... no teiiing where this
business of beauty cuiture wiii iead the worid . .
when every cattie man finds he must have a
beauty parior next door to his cow bam, that's
getting beyond the reaim of reason
It*U be late July or eariy August before Miss
Nancy Haii gets home from New York for a sum
mer vacation . . a few nights ago. Miss Haii
presented a studio recitai . critics gave her
a very fine review . . . she is finding her niche in
the big city . . . and now that she's on the lad
der. you can see her ciimbing higher but as
you know, iots of careers are sideracked by men
who just happened to comtr aiong . folks would
not have life any other w(y . events that are
anticipated and unanticipated . . they are great
things for stimulating life .'. for the little
things of life, keep an eye on Linden Avenue
and this is no reference to the room that J. W.
Ballou has added to his residence when the
girls in the family grow up. they must have a
place to entertain friends . . . Mr. Ballou has ^
shown himself to be a fine contractor won
der if Luther Davis has been over to put his o k.
on the Job . . . all of his countless friends m
Oxford are distressed at the illness of Robert
Hamilton as flne*a young man as ever grew
up in Oxford $
Like old home week . . . that's what it seemed
like in Toylo a few nights ago . . Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Evins were there, stopping at the Imperial
Hotel . . . they got in touch with some of their
Oxford friends and invited them in for dinner
the party included Miss Minor Boring, a teacher
in an American school Ed Fox and Freddie
Parham, the latter two with the Air Force in
Japan . . . needless to say it was a big night
fdr Mr. and Mrs. Evins . . . getting the low
down on life in Japan as it is kno&n by their
fellow citizens . . . and the temporary residents
of Japan learning first hand about what's gping
on here in Oxford . Mr. Evins went over to
sell tobacco for his company . . Mrs. Evins
went along for the trip . . . maybe her husband
pointed out the section of the Pacific in which
his carrier was sunk during the war when a bat
tle was underway . . . Evins and many of his
companions in arms were rescued by another
American vessel . . . now to see what's happen
ing along the beat . . .
What Others Think
How Education Costs Have
increased
To the Editor:
Many people do not know how
the cost of schoo] ciass rooms and
educating chiidren has increased
In i36 cost per ciass room $16,000
In 1936 cost per ciass room $16,009.
Cos? per pup:: .n 1936 was $80.26.
Cost per pupil in 1951, $213. These
are the figures for the UJS. and in
clude small towns and communi
ties.
In Granville County's school bud
get for 1953-54 an increase of
$112,103 appears. A targe part uf
the cost ot schools is used to teach
children to play. Very little teach
ing children how to work or how to
operate s business at a profit. As
Oxford has discharged many of its
best teachers, why increase the
school budget? And increase the
poor tatpayer's rate from 90c to
31g0' Merchants and people that
pay rent will also receive a rent in
crease It stands to reason that the
best teachers will teach In other
parts of N C. Of course many peo
ple that do not have children In
school do not care if we make wig
wams out of the school buildings.
However, t great amount of the
taxpayers money is tied up in
schooi buildings and buses. And
Oranviiie County is asking tor more
money. They should iay aside funds
to buiid a larger county home.
Many of us wii] end up in the
county home as we can not ilve and
pay these high taxes.
E. C. HART..
Fiannint to mma. <e atemadei?
ft taaea a heap at planning tn nmhe
a HOVSE a HOME, and we are pre
pared to give yoa exceiient service
in thia regard. Remember that yon
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THE MOMENT OF ACH!EVEMENT
four m/nutes to /our Ay tAe CAape/ c/ocA. Four years of effort
now crowned with success. This is the dioment of achieve
ment.
7*Aree minutes fo/our. The iHusion begins to fade. Here, out
side the ivy-covered waiis the future looms ^more important
than the past.
Two minutes to /our. A sense of fear. Can a dipioma guaran
tee happiness through at! the years to come?
One minute to /our. Futiiity! Education can't insure happi
ness. Life is a succession of uncertainties.
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four so/emp sfroAes o/ tAe CAape/ ciocA. The CAapei clock!
There is Mfe's one Certainty . God! And with divine Love
rewarding human faith, who need fear the uncertainties of
life or doubt to Rnd happiness under God.
Years of education are no substitute for minutes of spiritual search
ing. Diplomas are important, but the discovery of Faith is the real
moment of achievement.
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This series of Advertisements is contributed to the cause of the Church by the following Citizens and
Business Establishments:
LEGGETT'S DEPT. STORE
"Oxford'! Shopping Center*
THE WEBB AGENCY
Insurance With Service. Savings. Security
J. F. Webb. Jr.. Mgr -Wiliiamsbtw Street
MEDFORD MOTORS, !nc.
Tour
Dial 4151
male!
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TANNER ROOFING CO.
Roofing and Sheet Meta] '
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Phone 4419
ELLIOTT MOTOR CO.
Sates —Pontiac and Oidsmobiie —Service
Phone 3234 Oxford. N. C.
OXFORD GAS & APPL! ANCE CO.
(Ruiane)
Heating Contractors, Norge Eiectrica! Appiiances
Phone 3726 - Oxford, N. C.
J. B. MAYES, JR
Agent American Oii Co. For Granviiie County
Distributor Dowies Tobacco Curer
J. G. WHEELER & SONS
Piumbing and Heating Contractors
Day Phone 3123 Night Phones 5450 and 3060
CROSS AUTO SUPPHES
Phone 3221 Creedmoor, N. C.
HALUS DRUG STORE '
"Any Prescription .... Any Time"
Phone4Uland4112 t
Morton & Sherman tmptement Co.
^ Case Tractors and Equipment GMC Trucks
* Farm Sapplies of Every Description '
Phone 571S * Roxboro Road
OXFORD FURNtTURE CO.Jnc.
Where Granviite County Shops with Confidence"
Phone 3334 CoMege St.