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'Vf'.-",' THE PRINTED WORD ia the only type of ad vertising that may be referred to again and again—at will. ChanviHe pa any farm opp veatigate. FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1953 OXFORD SCHOOLS ARE TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 9 i PLANS HEAR!NG FOR MATTHEWS _? HP. HAZOt-O H VHDt fR-HL), chairman oi the House Un-American Activities Committee, is shown as he toid Washington newsmen that his group had decided to permit J. B. Matthews to testify. Veide is pointing to a newspaper photo of Matthews, who resigned as staO di rector of Sen. Joseph McCarthy's committee in the wake of his charges si pro-Communism among Protestant clergymen. (International) . Hew Divorce Cases At Opening Monday Judge Leo Carr of ton, to Preside Over Mixed Term in Granville An udusuai procedure is to be toUowed at the opening of Super ior Court here Monday with Judge civii court calendar, have been; set for trial at the opening of the one week term of court. Aa soon as they are disposed of. the court wii! take up the criminal docket. 3Ehe divorces cases pending are as follows: Willie Macon Daniel vs. Mattie Daniel; Henry Royster vs. Annie Marrow Royster; Lester Lee Richards vs. Bettie Lou ' Brogden Richards; Pearl H Crawford vs Wiliiam D. CrawfoM; Sylvester Chavis vs. Catherine Richie Cha vis; Thelma Hunt vs. Ben Hunt. A part of the day Monday and. all of Tuesday and Wednesday ha<e been set aside for the criminal ddcket. On Thursday, the court wlil return to the civil calendar. This will be the first time in sev eral years that Judge Carr has pre sided in Granville. W. H. Murdock of Durham, district solicitor, is to prosecute the criminal docket. Breeding Ass n Names Directors Alfred Dean, Jr., Appointed Inseminator for Granville Cooperative Directors were named and an in seminator appointed at a member ship meeting here Tuesday night of Granville Cooperative Breeding As sociation, Inc. The association is to begin business August 15 or ear lier. Alfred Dean. Jr., of Oxford, was appointed inseminator. The labora tory is to be set up in the basement of Dean's home on Grace Street. Since hm release earlier this year from military service, he has com pleted training at State College which qualifies him for. his work with the Grsnvtile Association. Mrs. Frances Reynolds of Reynolds Elec tric Company donated a used refri gerator for use by the association. The association will purchase se men from the American Breeders Service. Although dairymen of Hie county have carried the ball in getting me association set up, membership is open to the general public. The charge to non-dairymen will be $1 for the first eow and 25 cents for each additional. Dairymen pay $1 per cow or maximum of $20 for their herd. The service fee is to be *?- , Officers are to be named at a subsequent meeting of the board of directors. One representative each from Pine State and Farmers' Mu tual will serve in advisory capacity. Directors are Willard King. J M. Daniel, Ralph Green, James N. Daniel. Wilson Day. E. J- Hart. John D Mackie is acting secretary. The association has over 500 cows ,ted In its membership. Two Contracts On Reservoir Awarded Action Taken at CaHed Meet ing of Board of City Commissioners Two additional contracts tor the city's new water reservoir were let Tuesday afternoon at a called meet ing of the Board of Commissioners of Oxford. The board had earlier taken low of bonds to ect was in hand. Although the Bonds have not yet been sold-, the North Carolina Local Government Commission has assur ed the municipality that the bonds are "as good as sold." and told Mayor Hugh Currin that the city might proceed with its work. O. W. Godwin and Company. Inc., of Dunn, was told to go ahead with the'job of installing necessary pipe linking the reservoir site with the city's purification plant. This work is to be done at a cost of $24,766 Also given the go-ahead was Barnhill and Long of Tarboro, who will build ah earth-filled dam and construct necessary roads at a cost of $83,570. A third contract was awarded earlier to Barnhill and Long for clearing and grubbing the lake shore at a cost of $17,500. Prelimi nary work already is underway on this job. Ffsenhower Ho/cfs Hope for 77uce President Eisenhower held out strong hope yesterday, m the face of new doubts raised by President Syngman Rhee and his. foreign minister, that a Ko rean truce will be signed soon. With similar cautious assur ance. Secretary of State Dulles said the United States assumes that Rhee, "despite his misgiv ings," will keep his pledge not to obseruct an armistice be tween the United Nations for ces and those of Red China and North Korea. Meanwhile, a report from Seoul, Korea, said Allies were going ahead with preparations to sign ah armistice with the Communists despite ominous statements from Rhee. A few remaining details were being ironed out at a meeting yes terday at Panmunjon. TWO LAKE SITES ARE APPROVED FOR COUNTY QranvtHe Recreation Commission tras a commitment from the U. 8. Corps of Engineers that two tracts an Kerr Lake wiii be leased to the body for development and use by the citizens of the county for rec reations! purposes. Chairman C. O. Peed said the rnrps has informed him that Hi bernia and Henderson Point, two exceptionally attractive spots on the lake-side, would be made avail able to the Granville County body. Peed said the commission would meet soon to make plans for a field day which would be held at the two locations. On that occasion, citizens of the county will be en couraged to visit the spots. Boats will be available on the occasion, he said, for a look-see at the property. -jr.i',v,, . l Vocational Teacher to Be Emp!oyed with Local Funds—Ef j fort to Get Building to Be Continued— John A Myers Named Vice-Chairman Oxford school committeemen, In meeting here Tuesday night, set back the opening date to Sept. 9. The action was taken, Supt- C. W. Duggins said, in an expressed hope by board members that the late start would enable all children to show up for the first day of school. } An earlier date had been contem plated, Mr. Duggins said. However, {members of the board agreed tha' the extremely late crops in this area, and the need for children in farm work in late summer, would result in a curtailed attendance at the start of the term. "We hope," said Mr Duggins, "that beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 9, will be sufficiently late to enable all children to enter school on the first day and attend regu larly." In other actions taken at the July meeting, John A. Myers was named vice chairman of the board ,to function In absence from the city of Chairman J. P. Hall, and Superintendent Duggins was ad vised to attend the State School Su perintendent's Conference to be held at Mars, Hill College August 11-14. The need for additional class rooms in both white and Neg o schools was considered, along with the need for a vocational agricul ture building. Vocational Agriculture Mr. Duggins told the board that 43 students have registered for vo cational agriculture in the 1953-54 term. This, he said, reflects a whole- ) some interest in vocational agricul ture on the part of high school boys. The board authorized a contin uation of instruction in vocational agriculture, offered in Oxford for the first time last year, with the instructor to be paid wholly out of local funds. At the same time, the board directed that Mr. Duggins continue studies bn plans for fi nancing a vocational agriculture building with the expectation that the cost would be assumed by the Board of County Commissioners at the start of the 1954-55 fiscal year. Necessary plant facilities for the department would cost (15,000 to $25,000, the superintendent said. As to the need for rooms, Dug gins said facilities are needed for three seventh grades at the Orange Street School and for two addition al grades at College Street School. Arrangements will be made, said Mr. Duggins, for the agriculture teacher to offer instruction in in dustrial arts for one or two sec tions. Authorization for employ ment of a combination Latin French teacher and a part time li brarian for the College Street ele mentary library was given. COURT MRECTS OFFICERS TO RETURN WMSKEY TO CATESES Store of Men Off To. duction by U. S Tpfces Twenty-one Grariyille registrants some of them volunteers, left Wed nesday on order of the Local Draft Board, for induction and station assignment. ) Ten white and eleven Negro reg istrants wetp included in the group. In the group were the following: Robert Joseph Adams, Route i, Creedmoor; Louis Elliott Averett, Route 3, Oxford; Ear! Tayior Blackwell, Route 2, Rougemont; Ar thur Davis Wray. 220 Lee Street, Oxford; Jack Dempsey Jones, Route 1, Creedmoor; Sherman Newton, Jr., Creedmoor; John WiUiam Eiiiott, Route 1, Oxford; John Benjamin Brummltt. Delacroix Street. Ox ford; Thomas Coleman Dickerson, Route 1, Goldston, and Thomas Du vall (Jerry) Wright, Jr., Oxford, all White; Also John Melyin Jones Route 2. Oxford; Willie Lee Winston, Route 2. Oxford; John y. McCrary, Jr.. Route 1, Oxford; Ira Cooper, Route 2, Virgilina, Va.; Pervis eleven Chavis, Route 1, Oxford; Walter Bennie Oreen. Route 4, Oxford; Chariie Gilliam, Jr., Route 4, Ox ford; James Henry Cooper, Route 1, Rougemont; Elward Daniels, Rt 2. Oxford; Nicholas Parker, III, 206 Davis Street, Oxford; and Jeremiah Waller, Route 2, Oxford, all Negro. Additiona! Rain in County on Wednesday Another rain came to the county Wednesday night. Some sections of the county had more than the substantia! shower which teli in Oxford. Henderson had a down-pour lasting for 43 minutes. Tobacco is ripening prematurely, although many fields of the flue cured commodity are showing signs of new life and growing into mature plants. Producers are pulling only those leaves which would be lost if left on the plants. Search Warrant Used at Log Cabin Disqualified Because Officers Were Not Sworn on Hoiy Bible **—**—' Sheriffs officers this week found pe^ed^^Heggers. ^'^.7 Furthermore, their action was di rected by Judge Joe E. Bouidin. The order caine for return of ABC store whiskey to Allan Cates. 59, white, and O. M. Cates, 4S, white, operators of Log Cabin Ser vice Station on Highway 15. near Durham County line, after judg ment of non-suit was taken in Re corder's Court here Tuesday. The state was moving along with its case, charging the two defend whiskey and possesion of tax-paid whiskey for the purpose of sale. Prosecutor E. F. Taylor began presenting the case for the state. Deputy Archie Wilkins told of the search warrant and its service on operators of Log Cabin Station. He looked about, he said, and found a lot of bottles and ja*s that had the odor of whiskey. He said he did not know whether the warrant had been sworn. Taylor called Deputy B. L. New ton to the stand. It had been sworn, said Newton. "Was the Holy Bible used?" asked Taylor. "No sir." said Newton. It was then and there that the state's case brew up. Judgment of non-suit was order ed and Judge Bouidin directed that the officers return to the Cateses the ABC store whiskey taken from them at the place where it was tak- j Thus, Log Cabin was back in business, sanctioned by the iaw. Judgment of non-suit was aiso taken in the case of Chariie Thorn ton. 44. coiored, charged with ille gai possession for the purpose of saie. Justice of the Peace L. H. Da vis had faiied to swear the officers on the Hoiy Bibie.^ Questioned iater, Davis said he had an office Bible, but had ioaned t if at the time to Deputy Banister ! Royster with instructions to read it. i The Bibie has since been returned ' to Davis. I The court faiied to find probabie cause in the case of Otis Sneed, j 33. coiored. charged with assauit' with deadiy weapon with intent to kiii. Graham Downey, 25. coiored, paid a fine of $10 and costs for iiiegai possesion of non-tax-paid whiskey Josephus Crit Gilbert. 24. white paid a fine of $25 and costs for speeding 65 miies an hour with truck. ) John Simoff. 20, white, paid a ] a fine of $10 and costs for speeding 65 miies an hour. ! Lucy Smith Green. 28, white, paid a fine of $1$ and costs for speeding t 65 miies ad hour. Prayer for Judgment was contin ued upon payment of the costs in the case of Nathaniel Daniei Bur- . weii, Jr.. 20, white, charged withi driving without an operator's ii Edward M. Crews Mamed Member Of FHA Committee Salem Township Man Named by J. B. Siack for Three Year Tenure Edvard N. Crews, Route 5. Ox ford, this week was appointed by J. B Black, state director, to be a haember of the Fanners Home Ad ministration committee for Gran viiie County. He succeeds Roy W. Crews, who has completed a three year tenhre. C. H. Easton, iocai supervisor, said .Crews wiii serve with Otho D. Lyon, Route 2. Creednioor, and Cai vin T. Eakes, Route 4, Oxford. Lyon was appointed chairman, succeed ing the retiring member. Mr. Crews is a farmer and iong time resident of the Salem commu nity. His experience in developing a successful farm, Easton said, fits nun well for his new assignment in aiding other farmers to do the satpe. He will serve three years. Easton explained that the county committee must approve all appli cations for Farmers Home Admin-, istration credit before loans can oe made. When a real estate loan is being considered to buy. enlarge, or develop a farm, or to improve hous ing and farm buildings, the com mittee also determines how much the farm is worth as security for the loan. Advice of the committeemen is sought on good farm management and on the refinancing of Farmers Home Administration loans when borrowers build up'enough equity in their property to get credit from local banks or other lenders. Easton added. Farmers who can get pri vate or cooperative credit are not eBgible for loans from the agency. Ptunderers Wretk . iy?n4ows Smashed and Other Damage Done to Hut on , Hunt Tract There Is a, group of Girl Scouts in Oxford who are "hopping mad' at some Unknown person or per sons. Oxford police found at 4 a. m. Sunday that the Giri Scout Hut, on the Hunt tract, had been broken into, ransacked and otherwise dam aged. Poiice toid Mrs. Tom Huss, troop leader, and Mrs. R. W. Tayior, com mittee woman, that the break-in occurred between 11 p. m. Saturday and 4 a. m. Sunday. Wooden shutters on the windows were forced open and the window sashes were smashed after entrance was gained to the building.. Papers and records of the Scout troops us ing the hut were scattered over the floor. Repairs to the building w}ll ap proximate (30. The Giri Scouts, wholly dependent upon friends of Scouting in the city for mainte nance of their building, are ponder ing the financial dilemma. There isn't a cent in the treasury for pay ing the cost of repairs. Nothing of value is maintained in the building, but it does provide a central, convenient meeting place for the Scouts. Warrants tssued For The Former Operator Of Oxford Enterprise Around a dozen warrants have been issued here for Frederick C. Chason, former operator of Hi ! Top. who left here without notice the night of July 13. In several of the warrants, Cha son is charged with issuing worth less checks: Checks in the total amount of $261.9? already have turned up here and others may fol low. Chason allegedly had his posses sions hauled to South Carolina. C!ub Detegotion To Return Home Today Granville's 4-H Club delegation has spent a busy week in Raleigh attending 4-H Club Week at State College. Participation in the program at N. C. State by the 13 girls and boys from-this county was made possible by Oxford National Bank. "Were delighted to have a part tn making this special training available for the youths of Gran ville." remarked President R. K. Taylor. The youngsters and their leader, Mrs. SaTa Casper will return home today. JET PILOT KILLED—Second Lt. Gerald W. Knott, above, wearing full combat flying gear, was killed Monday in Korea. The U S. Air Force Photo was made as the Oxford young man was standing beside his F-86 Saber Jet. Lt. Knott was assigned to the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing. It is the assignment of this wing to patrol MIG alley in North Korea, protecting Fifth Air Force fighter bombers from attacks by the Russian-built MIG-15's. LT. GERALD W. KNOTT, JET PILOT, Son of Mr. and Mrs. J W. j While Engaged in Combat Flying Second Lieutenant Geraid W. Knott. 35. lost his life in Korea Monday, Juiy 20, while Hying an F-86 Sabrejet on a rescue mission Death resuited when his piane ex- ' pioded. Young Knott was a 1949 graduate . of Duke University, where he had ] p*--pared for a business career with t... AB degree with a major in busi ness administration. He entered the Air Force as a voiunteer in August of 1950 and had arrived in Korea tess than 60 days ago. A message informing them of their son's death came to Mr. and Mrs. Jt W. Knott of Goshen Street Tuesday afternoon. "It is with deep regret that I officiaiiy inform you of the death of your son. Second Lieutenant Gerald W. Knott," said the message from Maj. Gen. John M. McCormick, director of Military Personnel Headquarters. U. S. Air Force. "He died in Korea on 20 July, 1953, as the result of partici pation in Korean operations - - - please accept my sincere sympathy in this hour of grief." The message added that a letter, giving the family any additional details available, would follow. Knott attended Berea High and entered Duke after his graduation from high school. He received his wings at Williams Air Force Base, Chandler, Ariz., last December, and came home at Christmas on leave. At Chandler, he was a member of a graduating class which included trainees from Belgium, France. The Netherlands, and the United States. His first training was at Keesler Air Horce Base, Miss., where he at tended radar school. Before enter ing the pilot training program, he was assigned to duty at Langley Field. Va.. as a Tadar technician He visited his parents here during a furlough at Eastern and shortly thereafter reported to Camp Stone man, Calif., for overseas assign ment. Since arrival in Korea, Lt. Knott had continued training and also had been back to Japan for special instruction. He had written his par ents that he was eager to see ac tion. Clark Homer, just returned from , Korea, said he saw Lt. Knott a i short while before he left for the ! states. "H6 was looking fine, hap- ] py and eager to begin his combat missions." Horner said. Surviving in addition to the par ents are three brothers, Geoffrey. Bobby and Donald Knott, and four sisters, Mrs. Roy Daniel, Miss Va leria Knott, Miss Carol Knott and Miss Suretha.Knott, all of Oxford. Mr. and Mrs. Knott received a letter yesterday from General Mc Cormick which said Lieutenant Knott was flying number two posi tion in a flight of F-96 type^ downed pilot."A& they weh6 des cending. your Son's aircraft seemed to drift towafd and under his lead er until his aircraft crashed and exploded. The remainder of the night circled the area approximate ly 10 to 15 minutes but did not see any sign of life. Regrettably, his remains were not recovered." the general wrote. "In order that you may reeeive as much information as possible, we have arranged for your son's commanding office^ to write you a letter, which wlii explain in greater detail the circumstances of his death. We do not know just When you will receive this letter, but it is hoped that it wiil not be iong delayed," the general continued. "I am extremely sorry that his message does not lighten the grief of your home Please accept my deepest sympathy in your bereave ment," General McCormick con cluded. Wake Sheriff Sends Note of Thanks To Oxford Police Force A letter of thanks for the "won derful assistance" given by Oxford police in apprehensibn of two youthful bandits has been received by the department from Sheriff Robert J. Pleasants of Wake Coun ty. "This is a sincere 'thank you' let ter for the wonderful assistance which you and your men, Mr. H. C. Cooke and Mr. C. B. Woodlief. ren dered this department in the ap prehension of our two boy ban dits' ond July 14." Sheriff Pleas ants wrote Chief J. L. Cash of the Oxford police department. "This is a perfect example of co operation among law enforcement agencies. I honestly believe that these two young men would have sobner* or later killed someone in their efforts to rob nightly. How ever, due to the alertness of your office and your men. along with assistance of other law officers, we succeeded in our efforts whereas we otherwise might have failed in our dragnet. On behalf of myself and mem bers of our department, and the good folks of Wake County, we ex tend to you and your men a most heartfelt thank you'i" ^Sheriff Pleasants wrote. "If at any time we can ever be of service to you, or your department, pleade call us and we will do all we can." Fielding Walker upped his own record at fishing in Bogue Sound before leaving Beaufort Tuesday. The Oxford boy landed an eight pound sheephead a day or so after SUM Heavier catching a four and a half pound er last Saturday afterdbon. here August 15 to become pastor Reigelwood Baptist Church, nt Acme, in the Columbus ^ssociatif Reigelwood is a new church a it is to be partially supported for 1950. He came here from a field around Vtrgilina, Va. ! "in giving you my resignation, let me express appreciation to the people and pastors of Flat R'vet Association for their friendship and cooperation in ail that we have tried to do together.?' wrote Sam C. Ha!!. the Flat River Association, and to whom the resignation was tendered. "It has been a very pleasant rela tionship." "May the Lord Mess all of you richly as you go ahead in every good work. I trust you will not for get to pray for us," Mr. Rice's let* ter concluded. A review of the achievements in Flat River Association during the three years Mr. Rice has been here shows mar# gains. Mr. Rice has worked for general has assisted in tmpr dividual churches. Tungsten and Mt. Olivet also have been received into the association. Fields have been formed as fol lows: Sharon and Pleasant Grove; Peace's Chapel and Corinth; Moun tain Creek and Grassy Creek; Prov idence and Knott's Grove; Island Creek and Bullock; Tabb's Creek, Poplar Creek and Dexter. Mr. Rice also noted in his sum mary that "nearly an churches have made substantial improvements m grounds and buildings," with an investment of around $138,000 alone in new buildings. Three new Train ing Unions have been organized Sunday school enrollment is up by 823, church membership has in creased by 423 and two new broth erhoods have been organized. Mis sion gifts for all purposes have in creased by $12,700.88. The budget for association missions has been increased by $1,208 and nearly ail churches in the association are giv ing to the cause. Mr. Rice's log shows a total of 53,000 miles traveled in the dis charge of his duties. He has held 23 Sunday school study courses, 49 Training Union study courses, 51 WMU study courses and four broth erhood study courses. He also de voted two weeks to RA camp, two ' weeks to Sunday school enlarge ment, and a week to rural church, in cooperation with state leaders. Along with many conferences to promote the work, Mr. Rice held 150 prayer meetings, supply services and other special services, and was in revival meetings for six weeks. J. Y Crewses Return From Northern Trip Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Crews hare returned from a 2.500 mile trip dur ing which they spent two weeks as guests of friends on Grand Mana.i Island, off the coast of Maine. Mr. and Mrs. Crews made the trip by auto with overnight stops with relatives in Baltimore and in Hew Jersey. They described the scenery on the Canadian islands as
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