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VOI^ 76 ESTABLISHED IN THE TEAR IM1 FEBRUARY 26, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY prVESTIQAT* Granville County has many business and farm opportunities. In vestigate, then invest. NO. IT Tires And Toots Taken From Garage Mechanic, State And (aunty Goods Taken hy Thieves PoMce Get SB! AM in Search for C)ues at GrgnviUe School Bus Garage, Enter ed During Week end Loot, with a totai value of $900 to $1000. was hauled away by thieves who entered Granville C'punty school bus garage during the week end The break-in and iarceny were discovered at $ a. m. Monday when George Dement, foreman at the shop, appeared to open the buiiding to begin the week's work. Police Officer C B. Woodlicf in itiated the investigation and caiied for finger print expetts ftom the State Bureau of Investigation, who arrived yesterday morning and be gan the careful search for finger print evidence. County Supt D. N Hix said en try to the building was gainet by breaking a lock which held a small er door in a big sliding door to the main shop. ' The stolen property belonged to individual mechanics, to the county and to the state, Hicks explained. Ltnwood Currin and Olin Royster, mechanics, lost their chests of per sonal tools, which they are required to own for employment at the ga rage. Also stolen was a full **ox of tools acquired from Army surplus, valued at $100 and three new tires, two 8-22-9. and one 9-22-5. all tube less. with a value of $150. Other loot included a heavy duty jack Army surplus, and miscellaneous large wrenches Negro (harged !n Attack on Father A 20-year-old Negro farm boy who conked his father over the head with a chunk of wood Sunday morn ing to halt a physical attack upon his mother was being held in Gran ville jail Monday without privilege of bond. In jail is Junius Satterfield and in Duke Hospital, in critical condi tion. is the father. Lonnie Satter field . Sheriff's officers are continuing their investigation of the affair, which occurred on a farm north west of Oxford Sunday morning See ATTACK. Page 8 AWARDS NfGHT—Samuel E. Wheeler, second from left, is shown as he presented to Tommy Steagall the most valuable player trophy at the awards night dinner given Oxford gridmen Thursday by Ruyster Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Frank Bullock, Jr., received the WOXF sportsmanship trophy presented by Pat Flanagan. Shown 1. to r., are Flanagan, Wheeler, Steagall, VFW Command er Ed Fox and Bullock. 7ommy Sfeaga//, fran& 8u//ocA /4warcf W/nners Neat Yeargin and Dan Aver ett Named Co-Captain of Oxford Schooiboy Team for This Year Chosen by teammates at Oxford High, Tommy Steagaii received at ihe annual banquet for members of the schoois footbaii squad—the awarded annuaiiy. by p. D tfo Most VaiuaMe Piayer" trophy Fariand of Durham and Samuei E. Wheeier of this city. The. award was presented Thurs day evening when B. S. Royster H' Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars entertained at the FVW ciub east of town. The presentation was by Wheeier. Aiso presented at that time was the Sportsmanship Trophy, an award of Radio Station WOXF. and presented by Manager Pat Fiana gan to Frank Buiiock, Jr. Announcement was made during the dinner by Coach Roy Smith See WINNERS. Page 8 $7 C. o? C. Memberships For Women Morc/ing /deo G. T. Rakes Installed as Pres ident of GranviHe Organi zation for New Term at Annua) D)nner Business is good, si though a iittie spotty in some areas, North Caro lina's famed story teller, Edmund Harding of Washington, toid a Chamber of Commerce audience here Friday night at the organiza tion's annual dinner meeting at tended by Granville's leaders tn business and industry. See CHAMBER, Fage H Four-Room Home On Lanier Sh Burned A four-room frame home, owned and occupied by Emma Eitiott. on Lanier Street opposite Mary Potter Schooi. was virtuaiiy destroyed by fire Friday morning Mrs Eiliott discovered the fire as she was leaving her home on an errand. Flames quickly enveloped the entire structure and gutted it before brought under control by firemen. Heart Fund From Community $600 Heart Sunday contributions to the American Heart tund collected here during the month sweiied gifts to MOO. co-chairman Dick Harria. <4 the Granville organization reported ' Monday. Citizens have been generaiiy hetpfui to this Cause, giving both their means and their time to this [life-saving endeavor." Harris re ! marked yesterday. "Both myseit .and co-chairman Graham Wright are eiated at the cooperation given [in this undertaking " ' Where families were absent Sun day. the Heart Fund workers ieft envelopes for use in mailing con tributions to the fund Harris said he was especiaily grateful for the publicity given the : Heart Fund program by WOXF and {the Public Ledger. Juniors to Stage t Comedy Here Friday < —-— j Members of the junior class at Oxford High, chosen for their spe ciai talent and ability in dramatics., will appear in the presentation Fri- [ day night at 8 o'clock of the three act comedy. The Birds and the Boys. " Woven into the plot is an inter esting story which unfolds in amus ing manner with the development of comical situations, according to ! Dorothy Williford, publicity chair 'man. Miss Lorena Averett is di recting the production The class has secured royalty rights from a Chicago publishing [house. Admission will be 75 cents < for adults and 85 cents for children. AT CHAMBER DINNER—Seated at the head table of the annual dinner meeting of Granville Chamber of Commerce last Friday night were, 1. to r., Edmund Harding, Mrs. H. D. Hedrick, Mr. Hedrick, President G. T. Bakes, Mrs. Eakes, Clement Yancey and Mrs. Yancey. Judge and Mrs. John A. Hyers were out of camera range/ Big Crowd Greets WOXFot Opening; Gov. Hodges Heard New Remote Control Equip ment improves Quality of Broadcasts An estimated 900 persona visited offices and studios of Oxford Broadcasting Corporation Sunday as WOXF opened formaiiy the new broadcast studios and offices at !H Littiejohn Street. Governor Luther Hodges topped the iist of dignitaries greeting the station and its listening pubiic Ur an aftemoon-iong program which inciuded Mayor Hugh Cwrin of Ox ford. Mayor I. E. Harris of Creed moor. Mayor Giles Crutcher of Stovall and Mayor Sidney Ingold of Stem .and many others promi nent in the civic and -reiigious life of the community. The invocation was by Rev Ron aid D Hicks, who this week is leaving for new duties in Kings port. Tenn. Recorded greetings were aired from staff members of WHNC and WHVH. Henderson; WPTF. Raleigh; WTVD - TV. Durham; WRXO. Roxboro; WDNC. Durham: WRAL. Raleigh, and WRAL-TV, Raleigh. A former staff member, George Corkum, and Mrs. Corkum sent telegraphic greetings from Florida. Flowers were received from Brid gers. The Flower Shop. Jimmie's, Bryan Fiorist. and Ashlin. Thomas and Knight, the firm's accountants Durham. See WOXF. Page 6 Me!on Production To Be Discussed Here on March 12 Jim Graham and State Col lege Marketing Specialists ta Participate in Planning, Production of a minimum of 300 acres of watermetons for organised marketing in the Capitai Area is the goai for Granville County this year Farm Agent C V Morgan said festerday that opportunities in wa termeion production would be set out at a public meeting to be heid in the Ag Building assembly room at 2:30 p m March 12. Manager Jim Graham of Raleigh Farmer's Market and marketing and horticulture specialists from State College will be on hand to answer questions and to suppiy such infor mation as they can to prospective producers The projected watermeion pro duction program is a part of the overaii program to offer to iand owners and farm families opportu nities for recouping income tosses that may resuit from curtailed to bacco production. Those getting into the program. Morgan, explained, witi be asked to grow a sufficient acreage to pro duce melons enough to deiiver a targe truck toad at one time. Finer (aroiinn Program on Tap in City Tonight Dr Ha! K Pittard to Preside At Dinner Meeting At Womans Ciub Community leaders, at a dinner meeting to bo heid at the Woman's Ciub at 6:45 p. m. Tuesday, will de termine whether they want to spark the Finer Carolina program here this year A number of changes have been made in the set-up. moat important of which is the beginning and clos ing dates for the community provement program for this year, according to Dr. Hai K Pittard. who s to serve as emcee for the meet ng. With a number of major business and civic undertakings planned here for this year; the belief has been expressed that Oxford would be able to qualify for a major prize in the cash being distributed by Carolina Power and Light Compa ny in support of the improvement program in its territory. Stem. Stovall and Berea have set up their organizations for the cur rent year. WHton Gfonge A regular meeting of the Wilton 3range Is to be held at 7:30 p m Wednesday in the Orange building, scoordiqg to Garland it Catlette iohn Cassidy has arranged an agri cultural program for the session GRANVILLE'S 1957 CHAMPS—Stovall High scored a 50-49 victory over Stem High here Saturday night to take the Granville County Championship. Shown, front 1. to r., are Horace Thomas Gill, Lee Roy Beam. Gerald Stovall and Ray Jones, co-captain, Roy Jones; second row, James Lumpkins, Donald O'Brien, Billy Pendley, Billy Newby and Coach T. G. Stovall; back. Taylor Boyd,-Marvin Newby. Kay Starks and Wayne Newton, squad manager. ' COUNTY CHAMPIONS—Members of the W tlton High School girls' basketbail squad, which Saturday night defeated Stovall 50-3 5, are shown with their coach just aftet their victory. Frqnt, 1. to r.. are David Poe. school principal and coach. Joyce May, Billie Griffin, Becky Horton, Emily Currin. and Janie Harris; standing, Sue Jean Jen kins, Sue Gooch, Nancy Blackley, Sara Whitfield. Frances Long. Edna Rose Adcock, Julia Dorsey, Ann Montague. Judy Crutchfield. Janie Long, Sallie Long._ Stovat! Boys, Witton Girts Win Championship Contests Piayed at Oxford Orphan age Recreation Center Sat urday Night StovaU High School boys squeatt ed through to a 50-49 victory and the 1957 county championship in basketball here Saturday night just after Wilton girls had blasted the hopes of Stovali girls in a 50-35 de feat. It. was the first county champion ship for a Northern Granville boys' team in severai years Stovall boys will enter the Dis trict 3. Class A piayoff which be gins at Rocky Mount Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2 in the se nior high school gymnasium. The tournament is to take place in the same place on March 6-9. Stovali is the oniy Granville team to enter the playoffs. Stovali will engage Littleton at 7:30 p m Saturday. March 2, in the tournament preliminaries Wilton's smooth functioning girls' team had little difficulty with Sto vall which had gone into the con test with a superior record and high hopes of victory Becky Horton with 21 took game honors with Crutchfield in close pursuit with 19. Mary Ann Tingen with IS was best for Stovall. The line-up: pos Wilton 'ISO! StovaU (35) F Crutchfield 19 . Tingen F Horton 2! . Taylor 2 F Harris 6 Marshal! 13 G Griffin White G Currin .., Culbreth G May . Crowe Substitutes: Wilton—Blackley 4. Gooch. F. Long, Jenkins. Monta gue. Dorsey. Adcock, J. Long. S. Long. Whitfield; StovaU — Burch. CampbeU 3. Score by periods: Wiiton ...16 !3 i3 9-<50 StovaU .. !4 5 7 0—35 Boys Game / The 1696 . champions from Stem battled valiantly to overtake an early'iead posted by the Stovall boys and not until the final three minutes of play did the defenders sneak into the lead—and then only for a matter of seconds. With the score tied at 46. a free throw put Stem in the lead, but a poised Stovall team. fighting through the dying seconds of the See TOURNAMENT. Page 8 ---+ Awards Presented By Tobacco Body In behalf of Oxford Warehouse Association. John N Watkins. Jr., market supervisor. Saturday night presented handsome trophies to county basketbal) champions for 1957. Watkins and County Superinten dent D. N. Hix congratulated the winners and expressed appreciation for the fine sportsmanship that was manifest throughout the tourna ment. which began Monday night of last week. We are happy to cooperate in making these awards possible." Wat kins said as he presented the two feet high trophies to co-captains of the championship teams. Each of the team members and also the runners-up team members received j individual basketballs. } The entire series of games was played in the Oxford Orphanage Recreation Center and each of the contests drew a full house. This was the second year the Orphanage has made the facifity available to Oran ville school boys and girls add be cause of the large, well-lighted gymnasium, more persons are able to attend the game than is possible in any other location. WOXF with the sports staff. Fat The series was broadcast by Flanagan. Hart Curl and Bob Smith in charge, assisted by A1 Ooodwin doing the play by play and Wil liam Lytton doing the statistics. Broom Sde And Ladies Night On Lions Catendar A T. LHes Presented as New Member of C!ub at Weekly Meeting Oxford Lions, in meeting here on Thursday night, drafted preiimi nary plans for a ' clean sweep" broom sale next month, accepted a new member and developed plans for participation in the state con vention of Lions to be heid in May m Asheville. Dr. John Watson, a member at the club, spoke briefly about the blood bank being established at Granville Hospital. "Blood," he told his civic club brothers, is one of the most important items in medicine " , His remarks were followed by a number of questions which he an swered . The new club member. A T. Liles, assistant manager of Leg gett's Department store, was pre sented his membership pin by James Catlette, who was commend ed by President Duggins for his good work in securing additional club members. Preliminary plans for the club's annul ladies night were discussed during the meeting. Oxford High Ploying Garner High Tonight Nparing the cfose of its ^ason, Oxford High wiii piay Garner here tonight. Boys and gtris wtH be in action in the doubie header. The area boys tournament is to be heid at Southern High of Dur ham on March g-9; the gtris' tour nament at Roxboro High on March i3-16. Achievements Of Mt. Zion Baptists Dedicated Sunday Rev R D Hicks, in Fins) Service Challenges Congre gation to Move Ahead This is not the end. but the means to an end. the Rev. Ronald D Hicks toid the members of hts Mt Zion congregation in a ieavt taking sermon Sunday morning in a chaiienge to move ahead. Your achievements are prepara tion for greater undertakings of the futuae. God's caii to this church to day is to move forward." Mr. Hicks said after congregations! leaders had reviewed the eye-opening achievements of Baptists in Berea community during the seven and a haif years Mr. Hicks has been the 'pastor. ^ The congregation*'that fitted the pews and aii chairs which couid be ! moved in. with eyes moist and many faces tear-streaked, seemed reluctant to leave the handsome house of worship and many crowd ed around the puipit to clasp the minister's hand and reassure hint of their love and good-will. Taking his text from Joshua H):l, Mr. Hicks found parallels between the life of Joshua and the people whom he led and the experiences of the Mt. Zion congregation. As pastor of this church. 1 de serve no credit whatever for what has been accomplished." the min ister said. "People of the church and community and God deserve the credit. God has been with us in the past and he will be with US in the challenges and the opportu nities of the future." The price to be paid by the con gregation, in the forward move with God. the Rev Mr. Hicks continued, is "unity—united action with the new pastor: spirit of sacrifice—with blood, sweat and tears, if people are willing: and prayer and dedica tion in doing the greatest job in the world" to which God has ceiled his people. The sermon he delivered Sun day morning at Mt Zion was h^a iast in that church before ieaving Thursday for Kingsport. Tenn., for a new fieid of work. Sunday night was his finai service at Enon, the other church in his Fiat River As sociation fieid. Mr Hicks recognized key leaders in church organizations which had {served in the greatest period in the history of the church. The frame building has been brick-veneered, a brick Sunday school building added, the interior refinshed and a new front steeple added. Sidney Sherman of the building committee reported that the par sonage. completed the past year, represents an investment of )!0.680, with Mt. Zion and Enon each con tributing tt0.340. Buiiding commit tee members serving with Sherman were C P Critcher. Wiiiard King. Harry Currin. Thomas Hobgood and Daniel Hunt. William B. Jones, chairman, made the report for the committee on the Education Buiiding in the absence of Roy D. Jones. Rev. Mr. Hicks made the report for the committee on remodeling the church auditorium. Mr Hicks read a service dedicat ing ail achievements of the congre gation and W B Jones gave the dedicatory prayer. } Miss Beatrice Ciayton, in behalf of the WMU, of which she is preai ; dent, presented the pastor with a {handsome vase of fiowers. J. S. Rudder in behaif of members of {the congregation, presented two jiarge packages containing gifts for the pastor and his family. BtRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Bom to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Rusher. Jr . of Wiimington, Feb. 2?. a son, Edward Arnteii Rusher. HI. ; weighing seven pounds one and a haif ounces, at James Waiter Me tmoriai Hospitai. Mrs. Rusher is the (former Miss Betty Baird of this etty. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Joe M Baird, Jr. . Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hight. Jr., of Washington. D. C.. a daughter. Feb. i7. in a Washing ton hospitai. Born to Mr and Mrs John A I (Jack) Nties. Jr., a son. Robert Puryear. at Eagie Rock^ Caiif . where tisey are residing, Friday. Feb 22 Mrs. Nties is the former Miss Jeannette Wiiiiams of this city, whose mother. Mrs. John A. Wiiiiams is with her. Orphanage Ta Ctase Season This Weak Oxford Orphanage boys and gbrR conciude their basketbaii scheduio with games tonight and Friday. Tonight's game is at Southefn hr Durham and the ftnai game ia whir