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THE PRINTED WORD la the only type of ad vertising that may be referred to again and again—at will. VOL. 74 OXFORD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1955 PUBLISH^) TUESDAY AND P-RIDAV NO. 99 Hitchhiker Faces Charge h Death Of Zebuhn Youth Roanoke Raptds Man AUeg ed!y Placed Obstruction on Road to Get Ride A charge of manslaughter was lodged against a Roanoke Raptds painter. M-year-old RusseH Ma son Myrlck. after he alegedly had rolled a concrete base mailbox onto the highway near Louisburg so that someone would stop and give me a ride ' A car struck the mailbox, ca renned into a utility pole, killing one youth and Injuring another Investigating officers found the rural mailbox with a heavy con crete base in a ditch near the smashed auto. Deputy Sheriff Joe Champion said police had a wit ness who heard Myrlck say he had rolled the box Into the highway to stop a ride. David Barbee Jones of Zebulon. was killed in the crash and Wesley Lee Carroll. 23. of Youngsville. was injured. Both were soldiers station ed at Fort Myers. Va. Champion said a front wheel of the car struck the box In the early morntng darkness. Myrlck was at the scene when officers arrived and Champion said he had been drink ing A hearing on the manslaughter warrant is to be held in Franklin Recorder's Court next Tueesday Opportumttes Are Offered by Ceunty We!fore Department^ Agency Offering Assistance to Clubs itnd Classes Planning to AM Families at Christmas The Welfare Department is get ting more calls for needy families than it has of record to supply the requests. Mrs. D H Hall, senior j^pae worker, said yesterday -But.' said Mss. NMl. ' that does not mean there aron^t a lot of fami lies ar^ pld neopie about the city and equity trho are hot moat de aervtna of.*"—--* — nate ArOiRrMtances at Ohrytmas. There ara. Mrs. Hall aded. many opportunities among old people people who for one reason or an* other don't attend church or par ticipate In community activities as much as they did some yews ago. "These people. ' she said, 'are not cases' of the Welfare Department, but they are people who are grate ful fur thoughtfulness in the holi day season. They welcome visits from neighbors and friends. ' Mrs Hall -aid the Welfare De partment would like to keep tab on families and Individuals which churches, dubs and other groups are tasting for Christmas cheei. "It is possible. " she said, that we can help avoid excessive duplication. " The Welfare Department worker said she did not want to leave the Impression that there are no chari ty cases, or no deserving families "There are a lot of them, and there are others who are having to cut their Christmas very close this year because of reverses of one kind or another—crop failures, sickness and hospital expenses, and for other causes ' The Welfare Department. Mrs Hall said# will be Iliad to work with any who are planning to share their Christmas with others Retph W. Jones, 36, Succumbs in Durham Funeral service Hot* Ralph WB latd JOnea. M, resident of Durlmm. were held Thursday afternoon at Temple Baptist Church. Durham, with burial folowing in a Durham cemetery. He was the husband of the for mer Mias Frances Currtn of Row land. His death occurred suddenly Wednesday morning as he .suffered a heart seizure. He was associated with Durham Telephone Company. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Newton. Jr„ of Prospect Ave., a son, Ted Lewis. Dec. 4, at Gran vile Hospital Bom to Mr. and Mrs. George Bamuei Gresham of Route 2. Kit trell. a daughter. Carolyn Irene, Dec. 5. at Granville Hospital Mrs. Gresham is the former Miss Irene Hart. Bom to Mr and Mrs William Albert Harris of Route 2. Ktttreil. a son, Dec. 4. at Granville Hospi tal. Bom to Mr and Mrs. C W Thompson of Coggeshall street, a datmhter. Dec 7. at Granville Hos ptal. Mrs. Thompson is the former Miss Juba Meatagne , Dr. Ben Rose Lc AndCommitt jfo Visit Oxfor^Soon , * Committee on N a m e for New Coiiege to Make Re port on January 31 Dr. Ben Rose Lacy is head of the committee of the trustees of the consolidated Presbyterian Coiiege which is to visit Oxford some time next month. Dr. Lacy and his committee of five members wiii also visit GoiJs boro and Red Springs. Other com mittees arc to visit other communi ties among the i7 seeking to tand the new coiieg Meeting in Raieigh on Tuesday, the coiiege trustees named a New York iiim. Ward. Dreshman and Reinhardt, to conduct a three and a haif million doiiar fund-raising drive. The fund-raising effort is to be conducted targe!;' in the first six months of 1956 The board also Instructed the committee oil the name for the new coiiege to report January 31. Sug gestions for naming the new schodi it was stated, shouid be sent to Dr S. H. Fuiton. pastor of the First Presbyteri. n Chuiyn. Laurinbnrg. In other actions, the beard nam ed James K. Dorsctt. Raieigh at torney. as ifgai counsei and desig nated Raieigh as headquarters for the fund-raising effort The board is to hear the i7 towns seeking the new coiiege between January 31 and Feb 3. Two Cars Staten During This Week Wheeler Auto Recovered in Bedford, Va.—L. A A! , fen Car Stolen TReM Of two more cars in the community was reported to poiitr here this week** search continued for the sedan of J B. Ptttard. -Jr.. stoien from Lit tic wno hmn a twct here, reported that his 1951-modei My mouth sedan was stoien, aiiegedty by a man whom he had befriended Allen procured a poitce warrant charging W. M Cozart of near Richmond, with the theft. Alien toid poitce he had brought Cozart to Oxford a day or so before ioss of his car. Stoien Monday night from the front yard of the H O Averett home west of the city on the Stem road was a 1951 model Mercury which police located Tuesday In Bedford. VA. The car was the prop erty of Averett's son. W. Q. Aver ett. The Averetts went to Bedford Wednesday to reposses the car. Feed and Groceries Not Yet Returned Somebody's conscience may be come painful before the end of the holiday season. The party who drove away from a parking iot here the past week with a bag of feed and some MS worth of groceries has not levuated himseif. according to B. Q. jCtark of Granviiie Feed Store The items were loaded onto a wrong car and trailer by an em pioyee of the store who followed di rections of the purchaser. The pur chaser learned too late that she had given incorrect information. Ciark said he had a gift at the store for the person who probably is holding the merchandise to be returned on the next trip to the city. $3,200 Given For Orphanage Project The annua] Thanksgtving-Christ mas fund drive for the Oxford Or phanage as of yesterday was $800 [Short of its $4,000 goal, according to O. T. Bakes, who with W. H. Year gin is co-chairman of the project. Bakes said yesterday that $3,200 has been turned in. "We hope that before the ciose of the campaign, the additions] $800 needed to bring contributions in baiance with the goat wtii be in hand." the co-chair man said. Benefit Supper To Be Served Tonight Arrangements have been com peted for serving around 400 per sons at the barbecue supper at the Credie Bchooi iunchroom this eve ning from 5:30 untii *!:30 o'ciock The supper is a benefit affair for the Oxford Parent-Teacher Associ aton. A turkey is to be given away as door prise. YOG! ALSO A MOST VALUABHHM* TOC) MMA, Yankee catcher named the moet vaiuabte piayat gtthe American League for the third time in Bve years. Bn da that some Off hia beat fane are right at the home piate in WoodciitT, M. J. They are his tons Timmy and Larry, and they're mighty proud. finUradtteaa!) _ *_.___——-. i'.' -— Purchase Orders Being Redeemed Reports on Practices Want ed by GranviHe County ASC Office Application for payment for seed, limestone and ferttitber on certain Oranvilie County farms are behtg forwarded to the State Office of the Agriculture! gtabtilzation and Conservation service, accordtng to GieiprTHofdague. efdM Oert-or rocai ARC office. ' ' ceived any of the three items siiouid report at once to the office in the Farm Buiidmg as to u^c ut the products sc that payment can be approved. Purchase orders which were ss sued and not used shouid be re turned at otn e to the ASC office nett. Montague added. A report ot ait practices carried out under the program is needed at once so the use peiaom.ti can ciose out the iit'i ACP program year. Montague expiantett. Refiecfors, Turn Signais Required By New State Law Highway patrol officers in this area are busy acquainting motor vehicle operators with 1965 legisla tion which affects their operation. Required on pick-up trucks, irre spective. bf size, Patrol Corpora! J et. Rawis noted yesterday, are two reflectors, one at t^ie right and one at tile ieft, on the rear, in addition to the cunventionai tail tot and stop .ight. - Another new requirement affect ing truck operators. Rawls said, is that turn signais be instailed on vehicles longer than 14 feet and on vehicles on which there is a greater distance than 24 inches from the center of the steering wheel to the left, side of the truck, or where the body extends beyond the 24-inch distance. Cpi Rawls said he or any mem ber of the patrol would be glad to give information to truck operators regarding legal requirements for their operations -w-— i Oxford Man Chosen For Order of Arrow An Oxford Boy Scout ieader. Maurice Peebles, lias received an invitation to became a member of the ieadership organization. Order of Arrow. Peebles, whose work is with Troor 686. sponsored by the Young Men's Class of Oxford Baptist Church, plans to attend the initiation cere mony at Camp Durant in the spring. Cierk's Office )n temporary Quarters Painters are at work in the of fice of Clerk of Superior Court A. W Graham. Jr , and pending com pletion of the work. Mr. Graham and his staff are in temporary quarters ip the commissioners' room down the corridor on the north aide of the court house. Committees Named nee J M. Fatkner to Hea4 Ticket Safes Committee for Affair Dec 22 Committeemen to hand!d detaiis 3f the many arrangerteatk neces sary f r the suoCessfui t ante witich the Sirine Ciuh is pj.uutinyherc < Wednesday night. Xov A)j satmounced yesterday ^o Currin Ot' aeH^mi chaimran with F. E. Young at am bassador Macy Falkner is chair man *f ticket sates and on tile com mittee with him are Dr. Hai Pit ta rd. Dr. R. W Tayiot. Richard Hatnme. Sidney Harris. Ratp Box wood. James Catiett. W. W. Whit ficid, Aiien Cross. G. B Caidweii and Mmshaii Parham A. K. Critcher heads tt.e adver tising committee and serving with him are C. E. CoMe. Pat Flanagan. Har. Curt. Mike Hight and Bob Smith. Thomas Currin atso heads the concessions committee, on which he is to be assisted by J. G. Wheeier, Jr., and V W. Tayior. R M. Currin. Jr. is chairman of the armory committee. Working with him are George T. Eakes. Doc Forsythe, B. L. Jfightower, E. T. Regan and John N. Watkins. Jr. Jim Thornton and His Country Style Band are to furnish music for 'he pre-Christmas party. Seven From Area Sent For Service Seven persons were forwarded Monday for induction by the armed farces. As named by Locai Board No. 39. the seiectees were Tom Thornton. Jr ^ Route 1. Rougemont; Harvey Thomas Howard. Route 4. Oxford; Horace Graham Dement. Creed moor; Buriey Benton Adcock. Rt. 3. Virgiiina: Henry Norman Thorpe. Jr Rt. i. Oxford: Herbert Har grove, Rt 1. Oxford, and Dan Ed ward Woody. Rt. i, Oxford. Briggs Family Moves into New DweHing Mr. and Mrs. Herman Briggs moved Wednesday into their new home on the Oxford by-pass The home first constructed on the route, is of brick and stone with hatf-hasement and centra! heating piant. It includes three bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen and porch in addition to baths. It is of ranch styie. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs have three children, Donnie. Marvin and Dar ed. PATIENTS MAT WORK The State Hospitals Board of Control, meeting Wednesday in Raleigh, said that patients at State Hospital at Goldsboro could continue picking cotton in the fields of Wayne County farmers. The board, however, set up new rules and regula tions which will insure the safety and welfare of the pa tients. Orphanage Gtee Ctuh to Present Program Sunday Christmas Seiections to Be Featured in Program at York Rite Chape! The annua) Christmas program of the Oxford Orphanage Gtee Club is to be presented at 7 30 p m. tn York Rite C ha pet. Miss Virgnua McQuern. director of pubiic school music at tire Or phanage. has planned a program featuring Christmas music with ap peal to an audience of all ages. The Glee Club consists of approx imate^ fO male and female routs. Miss Mary Ann MoSwatn will be accompanist for the program. yrs. Bessie Scher Buried at Oaytcn Oxford Orphanage Cottage CounseHor Found Dead Monday Afternoon Mrs. Bessie Holt Scher. a cottage counsellor at the Oxford Orphan age. was found dead in the bath room of her cottage iate Monday afternoon. Death of the 62-year oid former resident of Ciayton was attributed to natural causes. Mrs. Schers death occurred on the eve of her departure for a va cation from her duties. When she failed to respond to caiis of the re lief counsellor, entry was made into her apartment and Mrs Scher was found sitting on the floor of the bathroom, where she obviously was stricken ill. She had been employed at the Orphanage for the past two years. The funeral was conducted at 2 p. m Wednesday from Home Me morial Methodist Church in Clay ton. conducted by the pastor. Rev. Russell Caudill Burial followed in Maplewood cetnetery there. Carolina, and a member of First Baptist Church and Eastern Star in Smtthfield. where she formerly re sided. Surviving are a daughter. Mrs. John 1. Barnes. Jr., of Clayton, a sister, Mrs Harry Whitaker of Swansboro. Ky.; three brothers. D. H. Holt of Fine Level. Paul Holt of Swansboro. and Jack Holt of Loris. S. C. and three grandchildren Grange Members Schedule Party Santa to Bo Featured at Christmas Tree on Eve ning of Dec. 20 Oxford Orange members, in meet ing here Tuesday night, made plans to take Christmas cheer to some community famiiy during the holi days and aiso pianned the organiza tion's own Christmas party Grange Master Aivis Ciement presided. Ten officers of the organ ization were on hand to assist with the formalities. The Grange family party is to be heid on Dec. 20 with a Christmas tree and exchange of gifts. Santa wiii be present to greet Grange children. Mrs Seth Glover, lecturer and program chairman, presented E. A. Mayes. Jr., who gave a reading. The Second Table " Mrs. Dorothy Wilkinson presented Mis. Brodie O'Brian, president of the Granville Home Demonstration Club Federa tion, who told of her recent visit to United Nations. Mrs. Fielding Knott served re freshments in the social hour which concluded the bi-weekly meeting. Dr. Murdock Named For Hospita! Post Dr. James W Murdock, who for the past several months has been acting superintendent, this week was appointed general superinten dent of all state mental hospitals. The appointment came at a meeting of the State Hospital? Board of Controi held in Raleigh. Dr Murdock had been in acting capacity since resignation of Dr David Young. Dr. Murdock, a resident of But neer. formerly was superintendent of the Butner hospital. Hk T-MOTTK CHOSEN At the annual meeting of the Southeastern Junior College Athlet ic Association, held in Miami peach, Florida, on November 29. the presi dent of Presbyterian Junior College. Dr. Louis LgMotte. was elected vice president of th* association. A!RBORNE PLANE TESTS DEFUEUNG A C-!23 ASSAUtT TRANSPORT drops its starboard naceHe fuei tank in an Air Force test near Hagerstowh. Md.. to determine the effect at different weight ioads. air speeds and attitudes The ability to dis card the fuet pods has been found to increase Hight safety during emergencies which arise in combat training. (JnternatioTMt!) Christmas P!ans Made hy jaycees Benefit Movie to Be Pre sented at Orpheum Thea tre December 21 Oxford Jaycees have drafted pians for distributing Christmas cheer to many aged and infirm as weU as distressed famiiies in the community during the approaching Christmas season. That was the word yesterday from John . O Maettie. who with Hugh M Currtn is serving as co chairman of the Jaycee project. To support the undertaking. Manager George puffy gpf the Or Dec. 2'. Admission to the cinema sfope movie, featuring C'rrk Gabie and Ijatie Rnsseii. wiii be by con tribution of food, toys and clothing which the Jaycees wiii use . for their Christmas project. Mackle said around ten famiiies wouid be taken food basktts and that an additional i5 to 20 famiiies wiii be aided by joint action of the Saivation Army and the Jaycees. Highway Commission To Study Aitemate Routes on Jan'y 26 North Carolina Highway Com missioners are to hold a special meeting in Raleigh on Thursday. Jan. 26. to discuss and consider the recommendations of the chief high way engineer regarding deletion of certain alternate highway routings. Two of the alternate routings to be considered are located in Gran ville and adjoining counties. One is on 15-A between Creedmoor. Ra leigh. Fayettaviiie and Laurinburg: the other is on i58 from the junc tion of U. S. i and 158 north of Henderson to junction of U. S. 158 in Granvilie County west of Hen derson. In revealing that the meeting is to be held. Chairman A. H. Gra ham stated that the commission would give ail groups interested in the alternate routings an opportu nity to express their opinions at that time. The aiternate or A" routes have generally been es tablished on the old routes through the heart of towns where a high way improvement has been made bypassing the town. Graham stat ed. Boy Scouts To Have Guntess Rabbit Hunt The Young Men's Class of First Baptist Church, sponsor of Boy Scout Troop 686. Will sponsor a gun icss rabbit hum Saturday afternoon for the approximately 34 members of the troop Members of the troop are asked by the class leadership to meet at i p. m. at the Baptist Church. From there they wili be taken to the scene of the hunt; in which 25 dogs are to be used. Given stations, the boys wiii at tempt to kiii rabbits with sticks as the bunnies are driven past by the dogs. Wi !ton oi Stova!) StovaU and WUton boys and giris wiii piay a basketbaii game tonight. Friday, at 7:30 o'clock in the Sto jvaii school gymnasium. IB Sea! Progrem stated to C!ub Mrs. A. D. Leon Gray Speak er at Weekly Meeting of Oxford Kiwanians The role of Granville County people in control of tuberculoss Through the purchase of TB seals each Cihrstmas Ivas portrayed by Mrs. Leon Gray at a meeting of he Kiwanis < Club here Tuesday night. Mrs. Gray Is chairman of the Welfare Department of the Wo man's Club, sponsor of the annual Sale in this community. Bhe re lated that a part of the funds ob* tailed from prior annual sales had the cost of X-ray Craavll&r for employment of a health educa tor in the Granville Health De partment. A movie prepared by the Nation al Tuberculosis Association was presented, showing the develop ment of the seal sale on a nation wide basis and depleting some of the control work being carried on for the eradication of tuberculosis. During the business meeting, a former club member. John N. Wat kins. Jr., was welcomed as a re turning member. Ordination To Be Conducted Sunday An ordination and installation service for newly elected deacons and elders will be conducted at the Oxford Presbyterian Church at i! a. m. Sunday. The Rev. Thomas T. Traynham, pastor, is to conduct the service. Seven deacons to be installed are Graham Currin, John Suit, Dr. ^Janies Tarry, Wilson Comer. Ralph Bos wood. Jmmy Jones and L. S. Bryan, Jr. The elders are D. H. Hall. Jr., H. B. Jennings, Jr., and E. G. McSwain. Cotton Referendum Scheduled Tuesday By GLEXX MONTAGUE The cotton referendum is to be heid Tuesday. Dec. 13. On that day farmers will be given an opportuni ty of voting in a referendum to de cide the ievei at which cotton wili be supported next year. Fortners wiii vote on the 13th for marketing quotas and marketing penalties next year aiong with the highest available rate of price sup port or they can vote against quo tas. This wiii consequently bring the support rate down next year !o 50 per cent of parity. This year a 50 per cent toan rate wouid have amounted to approximately 10c per pound on 15-16ths inch middiing )n most sections of North Caro iina. It 2-3 of the voters vote in favor of marketing quotas we wilt have See REFERENDUM. Page 4 NEW PLANE EXPLODER The Navy's new Seamaster. a huge jet seaplane with a speed of 600 miies an hour, ex ploded in flight Wednesday and fell In shattered pieces in to the Chesapeake Bay Three empioyees of Glenn L. Mar tin Company of Baltimore, the Plane's buiider, and a navai of ficer were aboard when the four-engined craft broke up in a test flight. Youth Convicted Of Assautt Upon Woman on Street George Thomas Eiherson Given Term of Two Years Suspended by Mayor Arrested here Sunday night after a resident of New Coiiege Street compiained that she had been as saulted by a youth intending to commit rape. George Thomas EI kerson. il. was convicted in May ors Court Monday morning and given a suspended road term. Eikerson's arrest foiiowed an in vestigation by Assistant Chief Na than White and Officer Dicker son. Mayor W Z. Mitcheii sentenced the youth to a road term of two years then suspended the sen tence on condition that the de fendant remain of good behavtor and report to the chief of poiic or mayor one a month to show good behavior. A Negro woman. Hazei Nichofr. said she was attacked as she walk ed toward home Sunday nght oar tying severai wetners which ah - had purchased a short time earth. at the bus station She identifk i her attacker as a youth she hi i seen ieave the bus station whi. a she was being waited upon. Returning a short white iater o the bus station in company wi fi officers, she pointed out Ethers, a. who dashed away oniy to be ar rested iater and identified by tide woman White in custody, the youth admitted that .he had assaulted ta* woman with his hands and by making improper advances. Tub!e Top Hiding Ptnce for Booze Saphonia Harris, 28, Facing Triai in Mayors Court Here This Morning Th- t^dtBonat - festive boon) in ^ Re home oi SophitMto Granville Street residents turned out to be Tuesday night a iibuor cache. The Harris woman was charged witii iiiegai possession after a n id ing party of police officers ioca od six jars of booze cieveriy conceated m a trap beneath a removable table ieaf. In the party were Chief D. E. White. Assistant Chief N. E. White. Bryson Dickerson and C. B. Wocd iief. Stores Open Tonigh? In accord with a schedule adopted by the Merchant# Bu reau here, Oxford store# are to be open tonight. Friday, until 9 p . m. Hides 10 Yean BMAIO KAMO. M. e Jepeneee eoidier who hee been hithne ** in e Borneo junkie TiUtfe tar M yeere. errivee in Hoe# Knag on hie wey to Tokyo. When Me unit wee wiped oMt by the ABiee he wee toid: "Dont eurrender— hide out* Thie he hee been &X eince the end ed WoeM WeT