VOL. 7t ESTABLISHED IN THE YEAR IS3I TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY NO. 13 INVESTIGATE Oranville County has many business and (arm opportunities. In vestigate, then invent. Office Machines Tahew Wednesday Adding Machine and Type writer Stoien from Whit Hetd Office Officers, with an assist of the State Bureau of Identification, con tinued their efforts yesterday to locate person or persons who enter ed the office of Whitfieid Lumber Company here last Wednesday night and carried away office machines. Chief of Police O N. White said the loot included an Allen Wales adding machine and a Remington typewriter in addition to a smaii Tru-tone radio Entrance to the frame building was gained through a wide window, which was forced open and the exit was through the door to the build ing The Whitfield office is located near the end of Pine Tree Ro^d June (yews !s To Present Recito) Senior at East Carolina to Sing at Austin Auditorium Tomorrow Night June Crews of Creedmoor, sopra no. and Lloyd Ralph Chason of Rocky Mount, ciarinetist. seniors at East Carolina College, will appear in recital at the college Wednesday. February 13. at ! p m in Austin auditorium. The public is invited to attend. The two seniors are among a small group of students chosen by faculty members of the music de partment to appear in honors re citals this year Miss Crews' selections will Include * With Verdure Clad" from Haydn's "The Creation. " two songs from the Schumann cycle Frauen Liebe and Leben." "Depths fa Jour" frtan Carpentfer s 'Louise,'' and a group of numbers sung In English. Her accompanist will be Martha Pond, senior from Hamlet. Mr. Chason will play selections for ciarinet by Bach and Mozart He wii! be accompanied by pianist Joan McKenzie, Wiimington, senior, and by a string quartet. Miss Crews, a pupil of Dr. Bwood Keister of the coiiege faculty, is a member of the coiiege choir and vice president of the iocai chapter of Sigma Aipha Iota, honor society for women musicians. She has been soiolst in campus performances of Handei's "The Messiah" and has had leading roles in several operet tas presented by the Student Gov ernment Association. This year she is among those chcpen to represent East Carolina Coiiege in the na tional yearbook Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Coiteges Her parents are Mr and Mrs. Reid Crews of Creedmoor WihMit* C)ub To Moot Friday For Dimwer, Hanning Reactivation of the Granviiie Wtidiife Club is planned here at a supper meeting Frit^ty night at the Credie Schoot Charies Barber, president of the group, said a stew supper wouid be served at 7 p m. and tickets are now being offered members, former members and the interested pubiic at ti.25 An especiai invitation is given the iadies. Barker said, and chiidren are invited Tickets are on saie at the Oxford Hardware Store Benny Furniture Company. Oxford Livestock Market and by C O Feed Totton Hughes With Life iasurance Co An Oxford man. Taiton T Hughes, has joined the sales organization of Home Security Life Insurance Company. Durham Hughes spent the past week in the home office of the company for orientation and training Prior to entering the insurance fieid. Hughes was with Perkinson Currin here for a total offive years He served tor two yea^ in the Army. Mrs. Hughes is connected with the Granviiie Health Depart ment Fire Damage Smaii A cigarette which toppted from an ash tray, tending on an phoistered chair, igniting the fabric, brought firemen to White Way Restaurant about S:30 p m. Saturday. The Maze wgs on the second floor residentia! area Manager George Keen said damage was smaii. HEART AND ART—Governor Luther H. Hodges views drawings of the heart made by the third-grade class of Mrs. Hiida Willoughby of Coats School. The Governor congratulated Mrs. Willoughby on the recovery she had made from a heart operation and from rheumatic fever, and endorsed the Heart Fund Drive, being conducted throughout the state during the month of February, with Heart Sunday falling on February 24. L/F Z.egis/afive P/an, Cone/ f/eefion Given Support /.oca/ P7^ Saucom Speaker At Feh. Me$t!ng Study Course Being Planned for Oxford School Commu nity—Other Matters Han died Thursday Resolutions endorsing the legis lative program of United Forces for Education and steps leading toward a bond election in Granviiie Coun ty were adopted unanimously at a meeting of the Oxford Parent Teacher Association here Thursday night. Mrs. T. G Stem. Jr . president, presided at the meeting, held at the local school. The Rev. Herbert W Baucom. Jr . was speaker for the gathering, preliminary pians were adopted for study courses to be held here in the next few weeks Mrs Wiils Hancock is chairman of the organization's iegislative committee. The resolution set out that the program of United Forces caiis for i substantial increase " in teacher aiaries and in adopting the reso 'ution. members pledged themseives to "actively work" for enactment of t he principal features by the Gener al Assembly now in session In the second resolution, the as sociation endorsed the proposals for a bond issue to provide more ade quate physical faciiities for the public schools of the city and coun ty; asked that the Board of Trus tees of the Oxford School and that the Board of Education for Gran ville County take a similar post tion in asking the Board of Coun ty Commissioners to call a special election on bond issue proposals when it has been determined the amount needed to meet the pres ent emergency. The Rev Thomas T. Traynham. pastor of the Oxford Presbyterian Church, gave the devotionais A tribute to the founders of the Par ent-Teacher Association was read and an offering accepted to be sent to headquarters. The offering amounted to M4. Miss Neit Jean Scott, art teacher, who joined the faculty severai days ago. was given a wetcome. Special music, a vocai soio. Biess This House." was rendered by Bon nie Loti Currin with Miss Peggy Waldo as accompanist Mr. paucom emphasized the im portance of spiritual guidance and character education in influencing the itves of maturing youngsters. The parent, he said, should strive to grasp the problems of the child as a means of cementing love, ap preciation and understanding. Mrs. Stem said the study courses are being planned on three levels: parents of pre-school age children, school age children and adolescents. Time and place of the studies will be determined when the enrollment has been completed. Persons desir ing to attend either of the groups .are requested to get in tot^ch with Dr. WiMiam Noe! Addresse: Lions Report on Growth and Ex panded Activities Detaii ed for Civic Group Dr WiUiam Noel of Henderson, former president of Occoneechee Council of Boy Scouts of America, toid members of the Lions Club here Thursday night that Scouting is malting big forward strides m this area Joe Edwards. Scout executive in the three-county Northern area, presented the guests, Spurgeon Oas ! kins, council executive, and Dr. j Noel. The program included the show ing of a number of slides depicting scenes and activities at Camp Du rant. Occoneechee Council Camp m Wake County, and the Kerr Reser voir Explorer Base : T S Martin, manager of Ray j lass Department store, w as pre ! sented as a new member of the club. Architect To Draw Specifications For New Schoo! Lighting Frank B. Simpson. Raleigh archi tect. is scheduled to inspect Berea Stem. Stovall and Wilton schools tomorrow, preparatory to drawing final plans and specifications fot complete new lighting installations in the four schools The Board of Education will ad vertise the four projects next month, scheduling instaiiation of the main services, switch paneis. etc . for the eariy spring, with in stallation of other wiring and class room fixtures to get underway im mediately upon the close of school on May 31 Johnny Welch Mokes Top Grades at State j An Oxford boy. Johnny Welch, a member of the freshman class In it he school of engineering at N. C. State Coielge. Raieigh. during the ! first semester, recentiy concluded, made a grade of A on each of the seven subjects for Which he was en roiied. An honor student at Oxford High. Welch is the son of Mr and Mrs J. T Welch of WHliams I boro Street. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. B Eates. a son. Lee Carson. February 7. at Oranvilie Hospital. Mrs. Estes Is the former Miss Virginia Lee Landis They have two other chii dren, a son and a daughter. Lester GiMAin Heard by Masons AtLwHes' Night Past Masters Recognised and ! Awards Presented at Meet ing on Friday Wight The open secret* of Masonry were unfolded one by one here Friday; night by Lester OUUkin of New Pern recorder of Sudan Tetnpie of the Shrine, as he addressed mem t^*rs of Oxford Lodge No. 122 and , their guests at the organization s annuai iadies night dinner The gathering was at the Wo mans Ciub with E T. Regan, a past master of Oxford Lodge, pre- ; siding Spertai features of the ever ning was the presentation of 25-' year membership certificates to O. . D McFariand. M E. Parham. W . W Parham R W Tayior and John C Wiliiams. The presentation was by Charles Harris of Roxboro a rising Grand Master of the North Caroitna Masonic Lodge. Past Mas ter C V Morgan presented to Wai- ) ter Gordon, who has just recentty ; compieted his tenure, a past mas ter's Jewei. The invocation was by W M Hicks, the welcome by J. E. Rawis and the response by Mrs L- E. Tu ten John W. Speed. 20th District Deputy. Mrs Speed, and Deputy; ! Grand Master Harris and Mrs. Har- ) rts of Roxboro. guests. were pre- i sented by Regan. A new-eomer to the iodge. George Ruff, and Mrs ; Ruff, were aiso mtroduced. i Past Masters present and recog nized inciuded W. E. Warren. A j S Harris. A. D. Leon Oray. C V. Morgan. T O Poweii, W. S. j Gordon. J J. Medford, Ralph Bos- ! wood. V. W. Tayior. T B. Ourrtn.) M G Taiton, Jr.. W. M Hicks and Marsha!! T. Parham. ! Giiiikin. presented by Bupt. Oray. said "Every degree in Masonry is a guidepost to direct the individuai down the highway of iife " He emphasised that mem^wtipp is by petition and that met&tefiLip j is indicative of horn* of A: *Mi viduai. He toid of the spiritsui vai- ! ues which live in the hearta of men: of the'ioan funds which are maintained by Masonry to assist' forthy students tn getting an edu- j cation, hospitais. orphanages and many other activities of the broth .erhood. t _-_ ^ _ AM Ri$k insurance Again OHered Here By Federa! Agency ) Ai! risk federal crop insumce is ; being offered to fanners tn Gran } viiie this year on a first come, first' served basis for the h mi ted num ber of poiicies to be issued, accord ing to the iocai agents. Mrs. Fran ces Reynoids and Ethan A: Mayes j Mrs. Reynoids said the number of avaiiabie poiicies in the county for 1957 is iess than for the pre vious year. Therefore, the applica tions wiii be accepted at the office j in the agriculture buiiding and pro I cessed on a basis of first come, first served Because of uncertain conditions tn tobacco production this year. Mrs. Reynoids noted that the aii purpose coverage may "save the day" for some producers who sus tain heavy tosses by planting va- [ rieties which are not disease re- j sistant. Wiibert WMkerson Given 90-Day Term A Granvtiie County Negro. Wii bert Wiikerson. convicted in May ors Court the past week, was given a 90-day prison term for robbery. Wiikerson. 35. aiiegediy held a knife at the throat of Henry Ro gers white he went through Rogers' pockets, relieving him of $iO Originally charged with armed ! robbery, the defendant was convict ed of the iesser charge before May or Hugh M. Currin. Eahes Retained By Chamber as Prexy For Another Year Harofd Penny, Graham Wright and Fannie Owen Reeiected at Meeting Director!! of Granviiie Chamber tf Commerce, meeting yesterday af emoon. returned to office for a iecond year as president George rhomas Bakes, iocai business man rnd churchman Aiso retained for another year were Haroid Penny, furniture deai -r. as vice president, and Graham Aright, treasurer. Members of the board of direc ors to serve this year inciude Stan fox, J R. Frazier. R E Jernigan md A. 1. Park, newiy elected, and foe A. Watkins. W A Mitchiner. Suster Wiiiiford. Fred A Wood :ock. W S Jones. C H Brewer. 3 C. Haii and Ciement Yancey Miss Fannie Owen is secretary oi he chamber. She was reeiected at he board meeting yesterday. President Eakes named commit ees to serve the chamber during his year M^TvVa!ter% MS Buried in County Resident of Route 1, Creed moor, Passes at Age 70 Af ter Long Hiness Mrs Rosa Keith Jones. 70. widow )f Waiter Jones, died at 2:20 a m frtday at her home on Route t. Wake Forest. Death came after a *ngthy iiiness The funerai was conducted at 1:30 p m. Saturday at Feiiowship Baptist Church by the Rev R R Puiiey. pastor. Buriat was in the Keith famity cemetery Surviving are five sons. Ciarence, Cleveland. Ezra and Edward Jones, til of Route 1. Wajte Forest, and Joe Jones of Creedmoor; tout Jaughters. Mrs Willie Duke.. Route 5. Durham: Mrs Worth Aiken. Mrs Atkins Aiken and Mrs Robert C. Sandiing. aii of Route i. Wake For est: one brother. Luther Keith o! Northstde; two sisters. Mrs Eibert Keith and Mrs. Clyde Lioyd of Route 1. Wake Forest: aiso 24 ;randchiidren and nine great pandchiidren Grandsons served as active paii searers for the funerai Fina! inspection For Heating Want Mew Boiler and Equipment Mow in Use at Oid Build ing of Credie Schooi Finai inspection was made yes prday by architects and schooi of tictais of the newiy instaiied heat ng plant in the old building of the Jredie Schooi. The equipment was instaiied by Roy W. Norris Piumbing and Heat ng Company of Kinston at a cost )f around $li,000. The contract in :iuded extension of heat from the mit to the auditorium just back of he main building formeriy used as t gymnasium On hand for the inspection yes erday were representatives of the trchitects. Haskins and Rice of Raieigh, and schooi officials, in luding Sup't C. W Duggins. Schoot Saturday Saturday. Feb 16. will be a school day for students in the Oxford schoois. according to Sup't C W Duggins. In a haif-day forenoon ses sion. students and facuity mem bers wtii make up the day iost on Jan. 16 when schools were closed on account of iced roads and streets Counfy fournomenf 7o Be P/oyed Mexf Wee& of ran Vi He Unit wiii hold their annual basketbali tour nament for boys and Kiris teams on Monday. Wednesday. Thursday and Saturday. Feb. 18. 30. 31 and 33. at the Oxford Orphanage Recreation ! Center. L C Adcock, chairman of the Principals Athietic Committee, reported that orphanage authorities had granted use of their gymna sium for the tournament, which wiii be tne seventh consecutive tourna ment piayed here in Oxford involv ing boys and girts teams from Be rea. Creedmoor. Oak HIM. Stem, ^Stovaii and Wilton. The contests are being scheduied on nights which wtii avoid conflict with the reguiariy scheduied games of Oxford Orphanage Preliminary contests will get underway at 6:30. the championship round wilt be ptayed on Saturday night, with a girts game beginning at 7:30 B P Terreii of Henderson and Homer Wadford of Raieigh. NCAA Conference officiais, wiii officiate. Terreii has worked six of the iast seven tournaments ptayed here Principals are scheduied to meet next Saturday morning to pair teams for tournament piay. Reporf Sconc/o/zzec/ Says L B. Newfon County Home Superintcn dent Says He ts 'tnno cent" tn Advocating P!an to Draw Socia! Security The chairman of the Board ot County Commissioners said yester day that James Temple. field rep resentative of the Social Security Board, a week earlier toid commis sioners he wouid approve the plan which County Home Superinten dent Lee B Newton had piaced be fore the board for consideration, en abiing Newton to continue his du ties at a reduced saiary white draw ing sociai security benefits. The board chairman. George D Morton, quoted Tempie as saying it wouldn't look exactly right" in view of the fact that no reduction was to be made in the duties of the home superintendent. the report of the board's action on his appearances before the commis sioners at the February meeting last Monday "scandalized" him. He denied vehemently that he had sought to pul into effect the plan by which he might draw social se curity while continuing his county home duties without prior authori zation of the board Newton said he had personally contacted the chair man and Commissioner T M Dan j iel prior to the Monday meeting and had gotten their approval. Morton said he suggested to New ton that no action be taken on the proposal until it could be consider ed at a regular meeting of the board The chairman said the board acted in accord with Newton's ad vice and request, ordering the 1$163 monthly salary reducted to MOO with the provision that $32 50 be allowed for travel and the remain ing $32-50 be paid into the school fund. A short while later when Temple was called into the meeting for as siHap.es l&af the 'action taken by the board at the request of Newton was in accord with SS regulations, the board rescinded its action Temple, according to the clerics See REPORT. Page 7 Stove!) Minister Arriving Tomorrow Rev. Curtis Knowles to Con duct Initial Service Sun day at 11 o'clock When they arrived Wednesday to occupy the parsonage at Stovall Rev and Mrs. N Curtis Knowles will find the residence immacu lately clean. Painters have repainted the in terior of the dwelling and floors have been refinished. Mr and Mrs Knowles are arriving from Wells Chapel, near Wallace, where Mr Knowles has been serving his first pastorate. Mr. Knowles will on Sunday morning conduct his first service at Stovall Baptist Church, where he is succeeding the Rev Oren Brad ley. who left last Aug 31. R^v Paul Oillesnie has been serving on a supply basis for the past several months Improvement of RFD Boxes FFA Project Look at your mail box; every body else does." residents of Stovall .area are being told by FFA Club members of Stovall They are calling attention to mail boxes with a purpose. They want to get them looking better by seeing that they are well-kept and easily approached. For those who desire them, rein forced mail box posts can be pur chased from the FFA Club to re place the broken or fallen down ones now in use. Those offered by the club boys have a round base and are movable. They are offered with or without the FFA imprint on each side. Dog Warden Makes Report for Month ! Warden A)an D Woodiief, coun ity dog collector, told his bosses, the Board of County Commissioners meeting here Monday, that he had during January picked up 90 stray dogs This number, his report said, brought the totai since he began work iast spring to iJSH. Woodiief said that vaccination work wouid begin shortly upon ar rtvai of new vaccination tags, which wiU be easliy identifiable biue. ! The warden said he drove the [county truck i.S3i miles during the month and paid tli.30 for gasoline. SPEAKER—H reatrie MRcheH. iay missionary on furlough from the Korean Mission of the Presbyter ian Church U.S . wii! speak at Oxr ford Fresbyterian Church at 7:30 tomorrow. Wednesday, night. A graduate of Washington and Lee University. MitcheH was in the in surance business in St. Louis, Mo., before becoming a missionary. Pres byterians and the interested pubiic are inv!ted to hear Mr. Mitchei! Postmaster Wi!! Forward Gifts To Heart Fund Drive Mai] your 1951 Heart Fund con tributions to "H-E-A-R-T," care of Postmaster. This is the word from the Post Office Department which again is assisting the Oranvilie Heart Com mittee in making it simpie for resi dents of this area to contribute to the annua] Heart Fund drive The drive, which supports the nation wide fight against the heart and Mood vessel diseases, will be con ducted throughout this month, ac cording to Dick Harris and Gra jham Wright, co-chairmen. "Contributions received by the postmaster wili be credited to the town indicated by the post mark.' according to Harris "We are deeply grateful to the Post Office Department for hand ling this kind of Mail again this year. " he continued. "It is a most valuable service to the Heart Fund and the community, making it pos sible for those who have, not been reached by collectors to support the drive with the least possible incon [ venie nee." Postmaster John D Mackie. in advising Heart Fund leaders today of the department's willingness to cooperate, said: "It is an immense satisfaction to play this role of intermediary be tween Heart Fund supporters and the drive itself because I deeply ad See HEART. Page 1 Stovall Students May Compete For Ruritan Awards Students in Stovaii High Schooi enroiied in Future Homemakers Ciub or Future Farmers Ciub art eiigibie to compete for awards which witi be made at the ciose of the schooi term President C V Tart of the Sto vaii Ruritan Ciub said yesterday the organization woutd present certifi cates to the outstanding boy and giri in FFA and FHA ciubs in the ninth throtjph the i2th grades ft is the intention of the ciub, Tart said, to reward effort and good work on the part of students. Appliance Dealers To Map Sales Plans Eiectricai appiiance deaiers in this territory served by Caroiina Power and Light Company are to meet in Henderson on Friday. The Vance meeting is one of a se ries being heid tins week by the company to map sates pians for 1957 , The 1.200 eiectricai appiiance deaiers in ;Ute area served by C P and L. Co. expect to seii oyer $37, 000.000 in appliances, topped by iaundry equipment, ranges and wa ter heaters, this year. LEONS CLUB NOT TO MEET ON THURSDAY NEGHT There is to be no meeting of the Oxford Lions Ciub this week Pres ident C W Duggins said yester day the organisation is caiiing off its weekiy session to give Rotartans use of aii the ciub house here for .Rotary Ladies Night; - BuMets Frustrate Gasotine Thieves At Waiters Home Deputy B L Newton Contin ing Search for Men Who Stole From Schoo! Bus With .22 calibre rifle buiiets iwhixzing over their heads, "second nighter" gas thieves escaped by rawling across a muddy field in the Dickerson section of the county ! fast Friday morning. Behind the gun was Citfton Wal I ters. who had prepared for the re iturn of thieves who the night be ' fore had drained the gas tank of ! the schooi bus driven by his son, Cecil The gunfire sent the thieves on their way Friday morning be fore they had compieted their mis sion The gas theft was discovered on Thursday morning when the bus could not be started. The vehicle had been parked on the road, ad iacent to the Walters home, be cause of an impassable driveway. The Walters car was similarly parked Deputy B L. Newton, who has spent hours on the investigation since Sheriff Roy D Jones was no tified oi the incident, said he found prints of a metal can adjacent to the gas tank on the bus. The fir ' pipe on the tank was muddy and there were tracks leading from the scene. A check indicated that about 25 gallons of gas had been taken. When the Waiters dog set up a howl shortly before daylight Fri day. Walters went to his porch with gun in hand He heard soft noises about the bus but in the misty darkness, could not discern any figures He fired over the bus and then heard the beat of feet tn the muddy earth, he told Newton. Recalled to the scene. Newton and Walters tracked the thieves across an open field, where they had crawled on hands and knees, I dragging the can. Also picked up was a six-foot length of rubber [hose which may become an impor tant clue In the search. Church Grounds To Be improved StovaH Ruritan C!ub Offer ing Piaque For Best Work During Year Church buildings and grounds in Sassafras Fork township may soon begin takipg on a new appearance— one of attractiveness and beauty. The Rqritan Ciub of Stovaii has announced that at the end of this year, an attractive piaque wiii be presented to the church which does the best job of improving appear ances Oiiver Davis is chairman of a committee named by Ruritan Pres ident C V. Tart to plan the proj ect. Presently, "before" pictures are being made to show the condition of the grounds and need of land scaping improvements in these Cemeteries, where they are adja cent to the church, are to be in. ciuded in the improvement pro gram . / Ministers or board members de siring to enter their church tn the competitive effort shouid get in touch with Mr. Davis. C. A. King Dies ^ in Winston-Saiem Graveside Funerai Conduct ed Monday Afternoon at Durham Cemetery A graveside service was heid yes terday afternoon at Durham for Ciaude A King. 72. former Oxford resident, whose death occurred in Winston-Saiem at 8 a. m. Saturday. Death was at the home of King's daughter. Mrs O Bruce Pfaff. King formeriy was engaged in the restaurant business here on HiHs boro Street He was married to the former Cora Hester, who died Feb. 14. 1935 After leaving Oxford, he spent severai years in Durham be fore going to Wtnston-Salem. Surviving in addition to hie daughter is a sister, Mrs. Pete Buliock of Oxford. Oxford Moo HwM For High Point Pb An Oxford white mAh, Doc New ton. 29. was arrested here Bunds# at the request of High Point PoiiTA Department. High Point poiice reported New ton was wanted there on chargee eg careiess and rectiesa driving, and driving without a iioenae. i , —