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INVESTIGATE Granville County has Many business and farm opportunities. In vestigate, then Invest. VOL. 77 EBTABLIBHEO IN THE TEAR MM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1958 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY OXFORD, n "T O S NO. 84 !N PLENTIFUL SUPPLY—Herbert Ruffin. Wiibur Whitfieid. Otis Banka. JOr Bey L. Nobhn and Jimmy Adcock, in that order, taik over pians for speeding the saie of tickets for the Shrine sponsored footbai! yame at Raieigh Nov 8 The Shrine Crippled Children s Hospita! at Greenvilie, S. C , whi benefit Tickets are offered at $2 each by any member of the Oxford Shrine Ciub Ruffin is promotion hatrman. Whitfieid is president of Oxford Shrine Cinb. Bonks is Potentate of Sudan Tempie, and Nobiin and Adcock are co chairmen of ticket sales here. Scout Committee At Berea Mamed . . Grange Executive Committee Entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Critcher Further impetus was given to organizational pians for a Boy Scout unit in Berea Community at a meeting of the executive commit tee of the Grange held last Wed nesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Critcher. Grange Master Edgar White presided at the meeting. The Grange Committee to handle details of the Scout sponsorship consists of Watson Curs-in. Hay ^ood Coley. KSHHf'Ugntei, Wat Baird. Marsh CuTrin, Ben Thorpe. Melvin Adcock. Brendel Wilkins. Wallace Blalock. Jr., and Bunny O'Brian. John Daniel has been named Scoutmaster with Archie ' Wilkins as assistant. Daniel was on hand for the meeting and explained the operation of a Scout troop, the plan of organization and the sys tem of training and advancement. Mr. and Mrs. Critcher served re freshments at the close of the meeting, -.. Marsha!! B!yfhe New Manager Suburban OperaHons !n Oxford Marshall Blythe, a Charlotte native and more recently a resident of Jacksonville, has been named manager of Suburban Rulane Gas Company here, succeeding R. E. Jernigan. Blythe has been manager of the Jacksonville operations tor his company for several years. He pians to bring his wife and two children, John, 17, a high schooi senior, and June, 13, to Oxford as soon as he has found housing. Mr Blythe is a member of the Episcopal Church, his wife is a Presbyterian and the two children attend the Methodist Churoh. Mr Jernigan, Suburban manager here for several years, is a director of the Granville Chamber of Com merce, active in the Kiwanis Club and also in West Oxford Baptist Church. B!RTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ragland of Raleigh, a daughter. Delta Louise. Oct. 11, at Rex Hos pital. Mrs. Ragland has returned to her home, but the little daugh ter will remain Id the hospital for some time. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. House of Butner, a son, Oct. 19, at Granville Hospital. Bom to Mr and Mrs. Charlie Williams Beal of Stem, a son. Oct. 17. at Granville Hospital. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Green Thaxton of Timberlaite. a son, Oct. 17, at Granville Hospi tal. Bom to Mr and Mrs. Lewis Blackwell, Oxford, a daughter, Oct. 16. at Granville Hospital. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Garland Godsey of VlrgiUna. Va., RED. a daughter. Oct. 16, at Granville Hospital. Bom to Mr and Mrs. Roosevelt Nelson of VlrgiUna, Va.. a daugh ter, Oct. 16, at Granville Hospital. Born to Mr and Mrs. John Richard Brummitt, a daughter, Oct. 15, at Granville Hospital. Muc/c/Ze He/cf Mere 7*o Spor/: Sow/ Confes/ Wilbur Whitfield's fez - wearing offensive team huddled Friday night and began a series of forward passes, iine piunges and end runs wiiile the defensive squad prepared to bioclt out any resistance to winning a ptaque which Sudan Temple of the Shrine is to award the dub With the best effort in promotion of Shrine Hospitals and other endeavors of the organization this year. Here 16 deliver the bait was -^ ' New Ford Attracts Host of Viewers J. J. Medford Reports High Favor of PubMc with 1959 Models Ford for 1959 is here with the autombbiie of good taste and eco nomy of operation. J. J. Medford of Medford Motors. Inc., observed yesterday as he recounted that the largest crowd in recent years had viewed the new modeis in the com pany s showrooms on Roxboro road. The styling theme is good taste, a resuit of consumer demand for more elegance and dignity in auto motive styling as opposed to gau diness or extremism. Medford stat ed tn extolling the virtues of the new cars The 1959 Ford engines offer greater operating economy and improved engine performance in the normal driving ranges. 30 to 70 miles per hour. "Ford recom mends regular grade gasoline in all standard engines, which has resuit in a saving of up to one dollar a tank full. These benefits have been achieved in part by a slight horsepower reduction," Medford stated. "It is necessary to see and drive the Ford for 1959 to fully appreci ate its luxurious ease of handling, beauty and power," the dealer de clared . Ho) K. Goode to Be Berea PTA Speaker The Or'obsr meeting of the Berea Parent - Teacher Asaoctation is to be heid at the schooi at 7:30 tonight. Tuesday, with Hai K. Ooode, Director of Training at Butner Training Schooi. as speak er. In announcing the principal feature of the program. Mrs. Roy W. Breedlove, chairman, expressed hope tfiat patrons of tl& school, whether members of the PTA or not, would attend. "It is a real opportanity to hear this outstand ing speaker," she said. Goode has been in his present position at Butner for the past year. -— Dr Thornton To Bo Presbyterian Speaker ——-i— Dr Richard H. Thornton wit! be the speaker at the Presbyterian Church Wednesday night for the congregation's continuation of the study of Luke His topic is to be "Parables of Luke.** The gathering convenes at 7:30 p. m. Herbert Ruffin, chairman of the hrine game to be played tn Rid dick Stadium Nov. 3 between State and CaroUna Freshmen. He was accompanied by Headiinesman Otis Banks. Potentate of Sudan Tempie. and a plunger for moves to benefit nstitutions Mice Oxford Orphanage and crippied children's hospitais. The piay began at a Shrine Ciub dinner meeting heid at Dr. R. L. Nobiin's cabin As the piayers took their places, on. the stdeiines. it was diaciosed <Wtt D) ' WobMn alread, had kicked Off the ticket - seiitng game. After disposing of iOO of his own tn ah after - breakfast effort. Dr Nobiin went into a huddle With Jimmy Adcock and they arranged signals that brought Mrs. Dermont Hedrick into the cheering section. M a burst of en thusiasm. Mrs Hedrick added about 50 more to the saies score for the Oxford club "She is the best f ever saw. " Dr Nobiin saiB of Mrs. Hedrick's salesmanship. Potentate Banks, suddenly turn ed statistician, told the club that funds gained from the sponsorship of such games as that to be played 'n Raleigh helps to keep open the Greenville. S. C. Crippled Chil dren's Hospital. He toid the club that 300.000 children have bene fited from treatment in 17 such hospitals since 1922, and that the annual operating cost is $6,000,000. hatf of this sum from assessments and the remainder from such un dertakings as the ball game. Ruffin told the squad that be sides the football game, there would be splendid entertainment for all patrons. There is to be a street parade at H a. m. and colorful half - time activity. He also an nounced that Pat Flanagan of WOXF would air the game with a play - by - play report to go on a radio network. Prior to the huddle. AS. Harris was busy with his program selling. At a bucks signature. Harris had procured a long listing of names to be included in the souvenir pro grams to be offered at the game. He still is on duty this week, ac cepting a dollar or more for each signature. Each member of the squad earli er had received four tickets and President Wilbur Whitfield urged that they get those into the hands of persons who would attend the game. In a brief business meeting. President Whitfield named a nom inating committee consisting of A. 8. Harris, chairman, Dr. Hal Pit tard and C. H. Brewer. Knott's Grove To Hove Dedication On Suhday, Nov. 2 The dedication service for the newiy completed Sunday Schooi buiiding at Knott's Grove Baptist Church wi!i be at H a . m. on Sun day, Nov. 9. Jones McGarr, chair man of the buiiding committee, reminded yesterday. In an- eariier announcement, the date of the program was erroneous ly set out as Sunday, Oct. 96. The program wiii be one week inter than that. The pastor of the church is the Rev. H. G. Zerof and the speaker for morning wor ship wiii be the Rev. E. O. Usry. GrunviKe Street House Damaged By Sunday A. M. Fite Graham Currin Sustains !n jury —Thomas Prourrty Heavi!y Damaged A pr: - dawn fire here Sunday did eonsiderabie damage to a frame r"sidence on Granville Street ) ccupted by Lorene Green and owned by Dr. W. N. Thomas. Firemen r ported that the flames , apparently ori*! nated in a room j which had been added back of the home and swept through the body of the house before brought under control. Graham Currin. a member of the f re department, sustained an iniury to his back and a cut hand while engaged in f ghting the flames. Firemen reported that the loss was the heaviest resulting from an in-town fire in severai months. The call came in at 2:15 a. m. and the last of the fire equipment returned to the station at 4 a. m, Five (hitdren in Two Curs injured Car Driven by Hickman Edi son Crews of Henderson Hit by Another Five persons were injured, three of them whits, when two cars col lided approximately one and a half miles from Oxford on the county home road at 2 p. m. Sun day. Highway Patrolman D. P Dar den. who investigated, said a 1951 mode! Ford driven by Isaac Eddie Thornton. 20. Negro. Route 2. Ox ford. struck the rear of a 1953 model Mercury driven by Hickman Edison Crews. 34. white. Raleigh Road. Henderson, as Crews, a salesman, was making * rtghtfturn fro mthe road into a drive-way. Thornton had been traveling be hind thd Crews car and the impact spinned the Crews car around throwing three children from the car to the surfaced portion of the road They were shaken up Two children riding with Thorn ton were also shaken up. the offi cer reported. The patrolman approximated damage to the Mercury at 275 and" to the Pord at $175. Distressed Families Get Home Furnishings Two distressed families, victims of fire, were given material assis tance through the Kelp - a - Home program of the Intermediate Wo man's Ciub and the Granville Wel fare Department the past week. The deprived famthes were given springs and mattresses, dishes cooking utensils. pillows, sheets and other items of home furnish ings. inciuding a baby bed and mattress. The items given previously had been coiiected through the Help-a Home program and stored untti needed. Persons with items for do nation to the program are invited to cati Mrs. Eugenia Hart. Mrs. H p Hall. Mrs. T. J. Currin or Mrs. Tot Uoyd. Mrs. Lucy T. Jones ^ D!cs !n Rest Home Mrs. Lucy Thomas Jones, who has iived alone for years just off Goshen Street near the intersection of Ivy Day Road, died at II p m. Saturday at Henderson Restorium She was 96. Mrs. Jones sustained a hip frac ture in a fail about a year ago and never fully recovered The funeral will be conducted at 11 a m. Tuesday at the G. T. Eakes Funeral Home by the Rev. J D Young, pastor of Oxford Methodist Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Surviving are a eon, A L. Jones of Miami. Fla . a niece. Mrs S. B. Chalk of G<^dsboro, and a nephew. Robert L. Jones. oUpiaad, Fla. Fair Exhibit Btihg Shown in This City Items of antique furniture .dis played at State Fair ldst week in a prise - winning exhibit of the Oranville County Negro Home Demonstration Council, are on dis play In the window of Oxford Hardware Company and will be there for the next few days, Miss Mary Irene Parham. Negro Home Agent, said yesterday. She invited ! the pubiic to see the display which (earned a blue ribbon and $250. HIGH SCHOOL ROYALTY—Miss Caiiie Frazier, a senior at Oxford High, was Friday night crowned Home - coming Queen by President Fieiding Waiker of the Student Government Association She is shown wi h her court during inter mission of the home-coming dance. At right is Miss Foiiy Manic), maid of honor, and her attendants, ! -r., in background are Misses Betty Howard, Diane Saunders. Linda (urrin. LeeLee Haii. Liiiian Mc Fariand and Cynthia Watkins Their escorts shown ciockwise are Cnaries StovaH. Wiihur ! ongmire. ] Ray Wiiiiford. Bi"y Daniei. Donnie Hawks, BH!y Fra/ier, € harics Bei cher and Jimmy Frazier The queen's bouquet of red roses was presented by Chief Cheerleader Chariotte Easton at halftime of the home-coming game ASC Deiegates To Meet at 10 Today Election of County Commit tee Scheduled in Ag Buiid ing Assembly Room Chairmen of the several commu nity ASC committees in Granviiie wiU convene here today to eiect a aunty -*comm!ttcc'. The chairman, of each of the community committees. elected earlier this month, aiso is delegate 'o the county convention. To be ejected at today's meeting jt 10 a. m. in the County Ag Budding assembly room will be the chairman, vice chairman, regular member and first and second alter nates. The county committee names the office personnel. The county committee now con sists of C. L. Jones, chairman: Tariie Yancey, vice chairman, and Herman T. Sherman. First and second alternates are Raiph Green tnd Bryant Garner. Drivers Charged After Sideswipe Vehicles Ditched After Co! iision on Goshen Road Sunday Afternoon Two cars were ditched at 4:15 p. m. Sunday on the Goshen Road. *.6 mites west of Berea, near the Rufus Huff farm, when they were nvoived in a sideswipe accident. Each of the drivers invoived. Wiiiiam Gus Keranakis. 27. white. Route 4, Oxford, and Herman Gooch. 48. Negro. 1000 Drew Street. Durham, were charged by Patrol man D. P. Darden with driving to the left of center. Keranakis. traveiing in a 1955 modei Chevrolet sedan, was travei ing north and Gooch, traveiing in a 1953 - mode) Pontiac, was travei ing in the opposite direction. Damage to the Chevrolet was estimated at $175 and to the Pon tiac. 9150. *-+**"-1 George Thomas May George Thomas May. 4i. a native of Granvii.e County and a resident of Route 2, Chatham. Va.. died in a Danviiie hospitai Saturday. He had been a patient four days. The funerai was conducted at 2 p m. Monday at Eethei Hii! Baptist Church. Roxboro. the Rev. Mr. Wiliiams. pastor, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. May had undergone an operation at the hospitai several days prior to his death. He was born in Granviiie County July i3. 1914, a son of the iate Ernest M. and Eva Pleasants May. Surviving are hts wife. Mrs. Hettie Yancey May: a daughter. Mrs. W. D. Biack. Route 1, Rox boro; two spns. Wiiiiam T. May of the U. S. Navy stationed in San Juan. Puerto Rico, and Ernest L. May of Roxboro; a sister. Miss mm* May of Oxford: a brother. Marvin May of Lumuertun; also aojprand-hddren. Friday to Be Hotiday !n 3 Oxford Schoots Friday is to be a holiday for students in Credie, Nichols and Oxford High Schools in this city. Classes are being suspended. Sup't C. W. Duggins explained to enable all faculty members who desire to so do to parti cipate in the district meeting of the North Carolina Education Association to be held that day in Raleigh. __+ Materia! Progress Noted by Speaker Power of Team Creativity Haiied as Great Achieve ment by DuPont Man In this century, more material progress has been achieved than in a!) history combined. AlvisS. Proc tor toid Rotarians and Lions Ciub members in a joint program here Thursday. This progress, the Southern Dis trist representative of the E. I OuPont Company Extension Divi sion stated, is also reflected in the social, culturai. educational, agri cultural and industrial develop ment. Froctor. a native of Grimesland in Pitt County, and a former teacher in the Greensboro Schools, was presented to the club by Pro gram Chairman J. W. Boring. The speaker's topic was "Progress Un limited." Guests for the meeting were Irvin Fox with his father. S. H. Fox; H. D. Hedrick with Judg B. K. Lassister; Dr. R. L. Noblin with G. T. Eakes: Tom Johnson, a guest of the club: and E. C Mitchiner. of Henderson, a visit ing Rotarian. The century's progress. Proctor asserted, has come at the hands ot "educated people" who have con tinued the search for more knowl edge and newer and better ways of doing things. "Pure knowledge left in a vacuum or filed away is worthless." he stated as he related how an insecticide, has been deveioped See PROGRESS. Page 6 Seeding Dates For County Extended By Action ASC Office An extension of the time allowed for sewing of smaii grain crops and and rye grass for cover was approv ed by the Granviiie County Agricul turai Stabilisation and Conserva tion Committee the past week. The new closing date is Nov. i5. Garland A. Catiett. office man ager. announced following a meet ing of the committee The action of the county committee is subject to approval by the State Commit tee. Oct. 31 is the ciosing date for seeding crimson clover under the ASC program, Catlett reminded Fescue seeding, a new practice for Granville, will be approved to Nov 15. The date wks extended in hat instance to encourage those vho desire to piant it with wheat, according to Catlett. Chariie T. Dixon Dies in Hospitai Funera! to Be Conducted at 3 P. M Tuesday at Ox ford Church Chariie Thomas Dixon. 38. far mer of Route 4. Oxford, died at 10 p. m. Sunday at Veterans' Admini stration Hospitai, Durham. He had been sick for seve"ai months with ieukemia. . , '< The funera! wiil be conducted at 3 p. m. Tuesday at Oxford Presby terian Church by the pastor. Rev. Thomas T. Traynham, assisted by the Rev Foster D. Smith, pastor of Hebron Presbyterian Church Buriat wiii be in Granviiie Memori al Park The body wiii be taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Dixon was bom in Granviiie County, a son of t^e late Charlie W. and Maggie Yarborough Dixon. He was a graduate of Berea High Sehooi and during Worid War II. was assigned to duty in the Aleu tian Islands and India. He was a member of Hebron Church and the American Legion ^ Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Ciayton. a son. Meivin T. and a daughter. Faye Dixon, both of the home; two brothers. Ernest of Route 4. Oxford, and Marion of Roxboro: four sisters, Mrs. Nancy D. Woodiief and Mrs. Burley El iiott. both of Oxford, and Mrs. Bunyon Brann and Mrs. Gladys Lunsford, both of Roxboro. Active paiibearers named are Nat and Clyde Woodiief. Wiliiam apd Hubert Lunsford, Coieridge Dixon and T. C. Eiiiott. J. D. George To Address Dairymen At^ Dinner Meeting Members of Granville County Artificial Breeding Association will convene for a dinner meeting at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Oxford Motor Inn. J. D. George, director of the Artificial Breeding program at N. C. State College, Raleigh, is to be the speaker. Fred Hobgood, secretary of the organization, said the county's dairymen, would be told of newest developments in the Artificial Breeding program. Flans are also afoot to extend the membership and service of the Granville County unit. Cancer Unit !s To Meet Thursday Night Members of the Granviiie County Fieid Army for Cancer Controt, and the interested public, wili convene at S p. m. Thursday at Hancock Memoriai Heaith Center for an educationai program and to iay preiiminary pians for the * annuai fund raising effort next spring. Mas. R. W. Harris of Dickerson, has assumed presidency of. the Granviiie organization, succeeding George D. Morton. She has been assisted by Mrs. Gafiand Averett in planning the program for the *hur day night meeting, which is o inciude the showing of an edu cat.oaai film on eancur con.roi. 4-H Cub Youths Phn Achievement Day Meet Thursday Presentation of Awards to Be Fottowed by Picnic Sup per and Recreation Exhibits of 4-H C)ub work, pre sentation of awards earned by ciub members during the past year and an address by Nancy Crocker of Vance County wiii feature the annual 4-H Ciub Achievement Day program here Thursday afternoon and evening. Assistant Agents Bettie Harris and W. B. Jones are to meet with the youngsters in the first fioor assembiy room of the Ag buiiding at 4 p. m. for the program. William Gooch .of Stem, newly elected president of the Granviile County 4-H Club Council, will preside. Miss Crowder is district winner in the 4-H Club speaking program. She will present her winning speech. "Four Square Living." Picnic supper prepared by the club members will be followed by a program of recreation in the second floor social rooms. Samue) R. Levenng Heard Here Sunday United Nations Sunday Ad dress Given at Oxford Baptist Church The United Nations has been a paramount factor in maintenance of worid peace since its organiza tion 11 years ago, but for It to con tinue its effectiveness ,it must be given new and additional powers, Samuel R. Levering of Ararat, Va.. toid an audience Sunday night at Oxford Baptist Church. Mr. Levering was speaker for a community observance of United Nations Sunday heid at the Oxford baptist Church. He was presented by John D. Mackie in behalf ofy** the iocal church and—etale-gto^p sponsoring the appearance. The speaker, who has worked for a number of years as a volunteer in organizations promoting world peace and understanding, said he is convinced that the United Na tions must be endowed with greater authority to cdeat* International regulations and with power to deal with offenders in disarmament agreements. Market Tops 77 Mif/ion Pounds Average of $61.25 Paid for Two and Ha!f Million Pounds Sold in Week Oxford tobacco market sates for the season the past week topped the ]7 mittion pound mark and pushed the season's average to $58 09. The i week's average was $61.25. Market Supervisor John N. Wat kins, Jr., termed the week's opera i tions the best of the season and said the continuing demand for quality tobacco, is inducing pro } ducers to get it on the auction floors. Auctions ending Friday topped ! two and a haif miliibn pounds— j 2.508.352 pounds sotd for over one and a half mittion dottars, $1,538. 468 40, and the $61.25 average was the best attained this year. Sates total 17.148.902 pounds for an average of $58.09 to yield $9,961,524.40, the market official announced. -+-,— Scouf Contributions Now Over $1,200 For Oxford, Soys Wright Granville's contributions to the Boy Scout program through the past week topped $1,200, Graham Wright, auditor, reported yester day. Wright said a number of cards are outstanding, either in the hands of the captains or individual contributors who are yet to make an accounting. Thos. Franklin Tuck Thomas Franklin Tuck. 35, of Nelson. Va.. died Friday. The fun eral was conducted at 2 p. m. Sun day at Nelson Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Doris Taylor Tuck; three daugh ters. Sarah Kay. Barbara Jean and Patricia Ann; a son, Richard Harper; his mother, Mrs. John Harper Tuck of Nelson; three sis ters. Mrs. J W Gurley of Wen dell. Mrs. Mary Parker of Stovall. I and Mrs. Timmy Thomas of iciarksville, Va.
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