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Terming that may be referred to again and again—at will. * -'4--" VOL. 74 ZSTABH8HED aaraARtm OXFORD N C .JANUARY 11, 1955 ptrauiamcD runnoAT eauj*! INVESTIGATE Granville County has many business and farm opportunities. In vestigate then invest. NO 3 Oxford Owners Se!) Property in Vance Oid Farmers & Merchants Bank Building to Be Re stored as Banking House Owners of the otd Farmers and Merchants Bank building on Oar nett Street in Henderson, residents of this city, have soid the property to two Henderson men who have transferred it to Commerciai and Ipdustriai Bank in Henderson. The property was soid to Junius W. Ttiiery and E. O. Faikner for a consideration of Si.000 and other vaiues. Tiiiery is executive vice president of the Commerciai and Industrial Bank and Faikner is a director. In transfer of the prop erty to the bank, the two announc ed it wouid be used later as bank ing quarters. The buiiding was owned equaiiy and jointly by Mrs. Wiii J. Bob bitt. widow. of Watrenton; Dr. and Mrs. W. L Tayior of Oxford. Mr and Mrs. R. A Crews of Oxford, and the estate of the iate G. H. Faucette. aiso of Oxford, with Wa chovia Bank and Trust Company as trustee The budding was originaliy erect ed by the old Farmers and Mer chants Batik, which became de funct in 1024 It has been occupied by the Vance County ABC Store since 1935. Announcement has been made that a new bonding ts to be erected on Witiiatn Street, opposite the Seaboard Airline passenger sta tion, for use of the ABC store, which wiii move there as soon as the quarters are avaiiabie. Tiiiery a former Oxford resi dent. said a second story is to be buiit on the bank buiiding and it wii) be titwiy furnished throughout lor tti.e of die bank, which wiii transfer its location from the buiiding it now owns and where its quarterage located at Oarnett and Horner Streets. Joel T. Cheatham is president of the bank of which Tiiiery t. the executive vice presi Sewth Mode for Atleged Th^ves Fence Found Broken and Two Herds Mixed in Singie Pasture on Route 96 A combination of circumstances put sheriff's officers on the hunt earty Thursday night for suspected cattle thieves. Reports of gunfire in a pasture near Kinton Fork on highway 96 noth of Oxford, a man steeping in an automouiie at the side of the road and a broken pasture fence set off the hunt. Some of the Finch herd of cat tie was found in the pasture with cattie of C. B. Kciier. The steeping man. Jot Tucker, a brick mason, said he putted to the side of the road, wrapped himseif and went to steep when he discovered he was without motor fuei to reach home. He was unaware of any disturbance in the pasture, he toid officers. Sheriff Roy D. Jones and mem bers of his personnel searched the area without any trace of the at ltged thieves. Anyone Moy Be Listed On Co!endof, Mrs. S. J. Watkins^Expiains Any resident desiring may be listed on the Community Birthuay Calendar winch now is oeing offer ed by the local Parent-Teacher As sociation. Mrs. S. J. Watkins re minded yesterday. Mrs Watkins stated that an ef fort Is being made to contact each home with % child in school, but She said persons without children hi scnuoi n*u muicaied a desire for listing. "If these people will tele phone me. or send a post card. I'll personally pick up their listings j and the necesary fee." Mrs. Wat kins said. The chairman emphasized that} the calendars -will not disclose the ] year of anyone's birth. They sim uly record tne aay of the month on which the birth occurred. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS j Bom to Mr and Mrs. George j Chandler in Jacksonville, Fla., a i baby girl. Elisabeth Gray, weighing j six pounds. Dec. M. Mr. Chandler j is a native of this county. Born to Mr. and Mrs William i Eric O"Brtan of Thomdale Drive, a son. Jan. !, at Oranvtlle Hospital. Born to Mr. and Mrs W. T. Thaxton of Creedmooi. a uaukhter, Jan. 7. at Grativille Hospital. i Born to Mr arid Mrs. Richa'd T. Harris of Broad Street, a daughter, Kancy Carol, weighing Sh pounds.) Jan. 9, at Granville Hospital. LAUNCH MARCH OF DEMES—The Rev. Ronald D. Hicks, second from right, is shown as he conferred with some of his division chairmen here Friday night preparatory to launching the March of Dimes campaign in Granville county. Campaign supplies were distributed. Shown 1. to r., are D. N. Hix of the county schools, Mrs. George puffy of the Mother's March scheduled January 31, Mrs. O. C. Jenkins of Brassfield township, Chair man Hicks and Mrs. Sam Watkins of Oak Hill township. */ Mrs. (ora (.Currin interred Saturday Funeral for Widow of John Lewis Beasiey Conducted at Providence Church Mis. Cora Currin Beasley 77. who lived with her daughter, Mrs Waiter Lotigmire on Alexander Street, died at 5 a. m. Friday at Granville Hospital She was tne widow of John Lewis Beasley and had been in declining health for several mouths and critically 111 for two days prior to death. The funeral was conducted at Providei.ee Baptist Church at 3 p m. Saturday by the pastor. Rev. P. A. Cline, assisted by Rev. E G. Usry Burial was in Elmwood Cem etery. Mrs. Beasley was a member of Providence Bapfst Ciiurcn and at tended regularly and participated in the congregations activities un til she became ill. She was a daugh ter ol the late Reubin and Rebec ca Blackwell Currin and a life-long resident o. Granvthe County. Surviving are five daughters. Mrs. Longmne. aud Mi&. J. S. Hart of Oxford. Mrs. O. T. Wilson ard Miss Hessie Beasley of Petersburg. Va„ and Mis. W P Pearce of. Dur ham; two sisters, Mrs. W. R. Cole and Mrs. sV. W. Watts of Oxford; one brother, R. O Currin of Dur ham. and 10 grandisliidicu. Two Ministers Are Heard by Rotarians T. G. Powell Presented as New Member — John Norris Guest Junior Member Two ministers, the Rev. Irvin Adcock and the Rev. Ronald Hicks, shared the program hour at the weekly meeting of the Oxford Ro tary Club last Thursday night. The Rev. Mr. Hicks spoke of the current March of Dimes and the need of Gianviiie County support of the program to create addition al needed funds in the local March of - Dimes treasury and to support the program of the National Foun dation for Infantile Paralysis. T. G. Powell. Oxford tobaccoman and member of the Board of City Commissioners, was presented as a new member of the club. Past Pres ident Fred A. Woodcock did the in duction honors. John horns, a member of the se nior class* at Oxford Hi^li and co captain of the 1934 football team, was presented as the guest Junior notarial! for die month. - --+ Stovall Teacher Has Injured Right Arm Miss Mattie Mae Lyon of this city and a member of the Stovaii Bchooi faculty, is carrying her right arm in a cast as a resuit of a fail sus tained just prior to Christmas. The compound fracture of her arm and wrist made it necessary for Miss Lyon to spend a week in the hospi tal and another week in bed at home. Site now has resumed her teaching duties, but stiii is wearing a temporary cast on her arm. SCHOOLBOY GETS HNJUBT Roy Jones, a student at Oxford High, and a son of Oarland Jones. <s nursing an eye injury sustained at MaMtttoah ptay at the high schooi the past week. The injury was painfui but not serious. MARCH OF DIMES BEING ! LAUNCHED IN COUNTY The one tntent behind the March lot Dimes, which gets underway in the county this week, is to "make [it convenient for our people to con tribute. the Rev. Ronaid D. Hicks. I general chairman, told a meeting of his county and township organiza j tton here Friday evening. I The chairntan said that coutinu tng demands upon the county com tmittee for funds to meet costs of braces, treatment, care and other expenses incurred by the few cases of polio wht.h had occurred in Crmtvdie plus a contribution oi $t,000 to the Nattonai Fotutdatiun in Ueu of an emergency fund cam paign here iast summer, had brought the iocai treasury "to a dangerously iow ievei " In the past eight ye..rs. over $5,000 had been taken from titeioca. treasury to meet su-h expenses. The goal in tiranviiie tn the cur rent fund drive is $5,000. about $400 more than was contributed last year—the drought year—Mr. Hicks reminded. One-haif of the tund will go into the iocai treasury tnd the other half a hi go to the national Foundation. The townsnip cnairmen are using this week to orgotiize their com munity efforts. Meanwhiie. coin coHectors have been distributed, posters displayed and other prelim inary woik dole- toward getting the Granville drive underway. Some of the townships are to be worked through church organizations; oth ers through demohstrathm clubs. Grange and existing organisations. Special events, such as benefit ball games, suppers, cake sales and sim ilar undertakings are tc be encour aged around the county. Mr. Hicks told his committees. School chil dren. too. are to lend a hand the weekofJan 24. Mrs. George Duffy, president of the Junior Womans Club, is chair See DIMES. Page 3 C)ub Department !s Working on Program For Arts ond Crafts First steps art about to be taken {toward the possibie organization of an arts and crafts workshop in the city. Sparking the proposal is the Art Department of the Woman s Ciub. Mrs. Aiban Richey, department ! chairman says the projects encom passed in the program wiii be de I tertnined by the tnanifestation of ] tocai mterest. I Mrs. Richey at the present time is securing a stnad group of women to attend a training course in ce ramics to oe offered m Durham. ! Thereafter, these wiii become in structors for tocai students. There has been some show of in terest in woodworking and other crafts ai.d as tnciocai project ex pands. it may become possible to i set up a workshop here in the com- i tnuhity. Mrs. Richey s.ated. Mean- ! whue. she suggested that any per sons interested in the undertaking get in touch with ner. Demonstrations Set On Gas Treatment Of Tobacco Plant Beds Two demonstrations are schcthti cd Wednesday on gas treatment of piant bed a'ea. ' The fast ts to be heid at 10 a. m.! at the Robert Renn farm tn the Wiiton section and tire second at i:30 p. m. at the J. T. Wody farm tn the Herea section. Farm Agent C. V. Morgan said considerabie interest is being man- j ifested it: tne gas treatment pian, designed to controi weed and grass growth and nunatades. A similar demonstration Friday at tne James Howard farm at Tat River was weii-attended. Moigan said. PTA Meeting at Stem To Be Held Jon'y 19 The Parent-Teacher Association of Stem Schooi wiii not meet to- , morrow night, but wifi instead meet ! on Wednesday night. Jan. Mi The postponement was necessary be cause of the examinations being < heid at the schooi this week. County Commissioners invited to Schoot To Be Heid at Chapei Hi!) Members of the Granville County Board of Commissioners have been tnvtted to Chape) Hiii Tuesday and Wednesday of next week to a schoo) conducted by the Institute of Gov eminent Registration wiii begtn at the In stitute budding at noon Tuesday Ciasses are to begin at the ciose ol registration and continue through Wednesday aiternoon. The subject matter ol the meet ing is designed primarily for the newiy-etecteo county commissioners but aii county commissioners have been invited. A part of the institute oi Gov ernment's training program for county and municipat oificiais, the schooi wiii be concerned with the powers and duties of county com missioners in the fieid of county finance and property taxation and with me duties oi oununissioners in connection with the financing of public schools and weifare pro grams. On the agenda arc such subjects as the tax'ng power oi counties, revenue from non-tax sontccs in . iuditig gratits from the state and federai jovernments, and budget making and budget administration. Other .opics inciude the duties of county commissioners in connec tion with ihe listing. assessing coi iection and foreciosure of ad vaio retn taxes, with particular empha sis oii the vaiuatioi' anti revalua tion of property. Henry Lewis ant Aicx McMahon, assistant directors at Hie institute, wiii direct the instructional pro gram. Closing Posters Are Offered by Chamber Tne Wednesday afternoon cios ing is to be continued here tomor row after a successfui beginning iaat week, accordirtg to officiate of the Merchants Bureau of Chamber of Commerce. It waa a iso announ ced that a few door cards are avaii abie fron. the Chamber for mem ber merchants who desire these for posting, announcing tite midweek iostna. License Examiners Emphasize Courtesy O L Hairr and G. M Guy Note Improvement in Driving Habits Following too close. failure to use the hand signal, failure to yield the right of way and ignoring highway signs are some of the principal causes of accidents. Thats che wort? O. L. Hairr and G M Guy. local license examiners, ne passing along to applicants at the Lourt house. Both also are em phasizing the importance of prac ticing the simple rules of courtesy. Courtesy Is contagious." Guy re marked. Drive into a town or city where motorists practice cour tesy to pedestrians and other driv "r& and you'll find a town with a good safety record. I'd like to see ail of us become more courtesy conscious in our driving habits ' Hairr had a word for inexperi enced drivers coming for a license ex uninat'on. "Get a learner's per mit and practice driving in the company of a skilled operator for a month or more bciore tackling the examination." he suggested. Its easier to pass when this is done ' Their particular job is concern ed with seeing the competent driv c.. get licenses, but both Hairr and -^uy are striving constantly to en courage the use of safe practices on the highway and r"adway. Both said they had noted general im Hovement' nr traffic habits in then travels around the county utd state. 'Folks aie driving at etsonable speeds and with greater safety." Guy stated. Legion Pians Supper Meeting Friday Night There is to be a supper meeting of Ernest F. Hart Post No. 90. American Legion. Friday night. Jan. 14, at 7 u'mocK in the Legion Ciub. Dr R W. Tayior. post com hafder. yid pians would be com meeting foe the pre ten. nan of a minstrel on Thurs day and Friday. Jan. 27 and 28. at the high sciiooi auditorium. Pro ceeds oi the show. Dr. Taylor said, wiii be used lor the Legion's chiid welfare program. Jimmy WiMioms !s Reported Stronger A grc.!!. of friends iron. Hestef Chtnch community visited the Lev. and Mrs. Roger E Wiiiiams and fanuly in Hickory on Sunday. They found the wiiiiams' son. Jim my, able to be up some in his room and showing increased strength af ter his recent iiospttalizatton. The youth is suffering with lukemia. an iiiness diagnosed recently at Bap tist Hosp.tsi. Winston-Salem. Gir) Scout Leaders Attend Conference Local committees are continuing their efforts to cement Granville into the proposed area council of Girl Scouts. Representing the community at a planning meeting held in Dur ham last Friday to further the five county org mizdtion were Mrs. Bob Ray, Mrs. T. K. Huss, Mrs L. R. Creech ana Mis. R. W Taylor. Other counties represented were Warren. Vance. Oi ango and Dur ham. . Appliance Dealers See Lines for 1955 Local appliance declars are vet ting ready for introduction of the 19o5 lines to be announced soon. Mr and Mrs Harold Penny. Mr and Mrs. Maynard Belcher. Mr and Mrs. Elmo Ligon. James Brooks and Albert Abbott of Pen ny Purniture Company attended a showing of the Fngtdaire line neid iti Roanoke. Va.. mst Thursday and Piiday. InRalcignonFt^da^ ho llnt pomt Inn was shown and td*. iOihs attrtiding include Mi and Mrs. L. L. Whsoil of Wilson Tire Company Winstcn-Saiem Man Makes Ia!k Program and Operations Of GoodwiH industries. )n( . Presented Members of the Granville Cotui tyMentaiHelfhbociety.niaincot ing Fnd^y niglit at hi'- Coumumity House, got first iianu information on how job therapy is used to treat ) victims of nervous diseases. [ C.iairn.an Aib.ni Hiche.v presided over the meetiiig. at win-h James Harnnan ofWinston-Salein. was }the guest speaker. Mr. Hartman spoke of tne operations td L'ood wili Industries of Ameiica. Inc., with particular reference to the Winstoii-Salem program. He als - showed a inovte. Salute to Cour age." deputing the Goodwill opera tion. He emphasized the par', of occu pational therapy in rcstning health to persons suffering with nervous uisorders. Two Commissioners Join Oxford Board George !' Tarry ant! Thomas B. CurrintoSitWith Body Tonight Two :ewiy appoint'd foennis if)nc:^i(<rCxf<n*dK)tik oath of of fice &a!itrdaya.(nni!tg at City Haii withClcrkofGotirtA. y\ (..r.mani. r.adniinlsn-ringtncf-ath. Thet.v.i. GeoigeP Tarty and i'honiasP Curnn. wiiis L ..t.:itia' botrdtoint,htintiitrndar a.i't rynnfiingtobt-htidatGityHali ;.n8o'lt;ck. ItlayorW. Z Mn heil. Jr., a'so ! J Mulitrd. 1. G Powell. Ge-auei Daniel. L.K. Bn- dio\e andJ. M. Fatkiicr m the various ^.-steinnents. Following arc Lho eonnrittees witn tin first named intern in .^t. nrc being thainnan. finance. Medford lany. Powell nn: D uitl Stiett. PttACit. Brct-diovtuadCta rin. Town Proputv. Pieecitove Daniei.Cur:in and Powtd; Water. ra!«nr. iieefihve and Tarry; Ligiits.Poweil.Mcdfordaidfalk lar; Sewer and Piumbmg.Falkner. BreedioveiaiaiJanni; Salination Breediovf.CnrrinandFaikner:Bt .reittionanoPatis. Dai.ni. Tiny and Medford; Fdre and Police. Medford. Daniel and FaiknerJAu dit. Powell. Tarry and O,interin dustry. lalkntr. Daniel ai.d A!ed fora; Safety. Daniel. Curnn and iFalkner. SUPPORT OF PROGRAM OF UFE SOLICITED AT MEETING OXFORD PTA j An appeal for active support of the six-point legislative program fW North Carolina's United Forces for Education was voiced at tne Janu ary meeting of the Oxford Parent al eacher Association held Thursday night lti the high school audito rium. The speaker was Walter B. Som erville. principal of the high school who filled in tor C. W. Duggins. called away from the city oy death of his mother Mrs. Henry B Jen nings. Jr., president of the PTA. presided Briefly stated, the six point pro gram seeks personnei to implement the state's school attendance laws; state allotment of one special sub jects teacher for each 20 tacuity members; increased operational funds; a salary scale of $2,600 to $4,100 for A-certificate holders, and provision for an extended period oi employment of two weeks for all teachers. "It is impossibie for our schools to be staffed with adequately train ed. properly oriented and adjusted teachers uniess salaries are offered that will tend to keep the supply of teachers up to the demand.' Mr. Somerviiie stated. He adaed that "if our boys and girls are to be ptoperiy equipped we must do everything we can' to further the pubhc s^hucl cducatiuii system of North Carolina. Were doing much, but we need to do more to meet the obligation," The program of United Forces for for Education would require i $33,000,000 more in 1955-56 than' has been recommended by the State Advisory Budget Commission and $44,000,000 more for 1956-57. Mr. Somerville stated. He recalled that a survey made by the North Carolina Education Commission had shown that North Carolinians are willing to pay taxes necessary to provia? adequate public schools. "If we are to rais^ the educa tional level of North Carolina, we must Keep going forward . ed ucation must keep pace . . . with ihe strides oi progress made m ra dio. television, transport and in other progressive phases of our economy. Mr. SomerviHe stated. He cited income records in the state to show that counties with the highest average schoohng time for persons over 23 have the high est average per capita income and that counties with the smallest av erage income have the shortest av erage public school training ' In our day and time education is an economic factor.' the speaker stated. Miss Retta Parker of the high school faculty conducted the open- . mg devotionals. Mrs. Earl Rose. PTA treasurer, reported a balance j See PTA, Page 3 i WASHING MACHINE, TOO—Recently, one of the Public Ledger's Mystery Farm photos showed the family wash on the line. This time, the washing machine may be seen on the back porch. Two subscriptions are to be given for correct identification of the above home, somewhere in Granville county. Send a post card, or telephone the newspaper of fice prior to 5 p. m. Jan. 17. This is Mystery Farm No. 20. Jury Names Drawn For February Duty Names o) 78 GranviHe Men and Women Who May Sit on Court .htry Given Seventy-eight names were drawn the past week by the Granville Board of Commissioners for pos sible duty in the February term of Superior Court, which is to convene on the 7th. Forty-eight were drawn for the first week of the mixed term, with an additional 30 for the second work. Those drawn forth# second week will not be summonsed unless tt appears that the session will go into the second week. For the first week, those drawn are as follows: Parham Jones. Mrs. A L. Campbell. Mrs. Doris R. Lyon. O. W. Finch. T E. Cole. R D. Brooks. Mrs Ralph Currin. Richard Dean Holt. J. L. Clack. Rob ert Clegg. Jr . C R. Blackwell. Rob ert Hargrove. Thonlas Hines, R. L. Moss. S. C. Pariott. Howard T. Suit. Jones McGarr. Edward Booth Frazier. Richard T. Burwell. Bailey Cooper. M B Adcock. R. W. Clark. Richard Clegg. Watson Cur rin. E.E.Mangum. Jr.. Charlie Huff. W B Saunders. Mrs. H. B Jlesttr. Fred W Blackwell. Luther Boyd. A L Harris. *B T Hicks. Philip Crews. Willard W. King. F. G Fleming. B. M. Currin. Jr.. Gus Bailey. Jr.. Jame^ R. Brooks. Clif ton G. Adcock Thomas Royster. B P. Elliott. Miss Virginia Carroll, Edward Mangum. C. T. Smith Howard Daniel. C. F. Hobgood. R J Brooks ai d Horace T. Eliiott. Drawn for the second week the following: Mrs. $am Sidney J Milton. Robert Heicn Cozart Davis. Brooks A Mrs. R. Utnstead Currin Eugene] Cates. A R. Currin. Le; Jackso . Marshall L. Norwood, lire. N ^ Brummitt. E. R. Wilson, ^ Giliis. Lucius W. BulloJk. Hub Hicks. C. J. Watson, ^rs. A. Keels. T. H. Yancey. JalBg J. D. Wrerm. Euck Elliott. R. Day. Thomas D. Cicment. Cutts. Mrs.'I. E. Beck. W. S. Flem ing. Mrs. D. G. Blackweil. Arch L. j Taylor. Calvin Parham and T. K. ] Smith. Chevrolet Clinic Being Shown Here Equipment and Methods of Reconditioning Used Cars Being Demonstrated Chevrolet's modern "ctinic-on wheels" for reconditioning used cars and trucks can be seen in ac tion at Eiatock Chevrolet Company on Hiiisbot'u Street today through Thursday. Tins unit is one of a fieet of 16 now traveling throughout the coun try as a means of explaining and demonstrating at Cheroiet dealer ships the latest equipment, mater ials and methods for quality used car ana truck reconditioning, ac cording to W. T Yancey, general manager. Eight of the fleet are tractor trailer units, each carrying enough eqmpmet t to completely ' establish a reconditioning department. The remaining eight are specialty equip ped panel trucks recently added to .tie fleet, whicn carry a compact cargo of 1.660 pounds of similar demonstration equipment and rna t erials. Instructors in charge of the 16 mobile rtmics completed a most comprehensive course on all phases of reconditioning, qualifying '.hum o advise dealer personnei on latest reconditioning metnods and dem onstrate the most modern equip ment ana materials available. This travchng ciintc program is made available to Chevrolet deaier -h. ia as mother means of assuring buyers of top dependabiiity and ta.oes where the Chevrolet OR" <ymboi is displayed. Yancey said. Three Face Charge !n Theft of Meter Three teen-age Negro boys, two of them front Henderson, are being charged with the theft of a park ing meter from Coiiege Street here the past week. Acting Chief D. E White said the orokcn meter was found on a vacant iot about iiOO yards from the scene of the tneft. TRf youths shared fa cents in cash taken iron' the meter. White said he had teamed front one of the three. The thieves were identified as James Thomas Boyd. !7. and Cecft King. 15. both of Henderson, and [van Cash. M, Oxford. The two Henderson boys ate ut Jai! in Vance bounty charged with theft cf an tutomobii?. whtch they aiiegediy ransported across a state line.
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