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, . t .. ...... THE PRINTED WORD ^ is the only type of ad vertising that may be referred to again and again—at will. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY INVESTIGATE Granville County has many business and farm opportunities. In vestigate, then invest. VOL. 78 ESTABLISHED IN THE YEAR I S3! OXFORD. N. C NO. 74 Township Leaders For ASC Etected County Committee to Be Picked at Convention Friday, Sept. 28 4 total of 524 votes were cast Thursday in the election of Town ship Committeemen and delegates to the County Convention of the Agricultural Stabilization and Con servaticn organization for Gran ville County. Newly elected committeemen will take office Oct. 1. The first named in each township list is the chair man and he will serve as deiegate to the County Convention Sept. 25 at which the County ASC commit tee will be elected by ballot. The Township and County Com mittee serve for one year. The second named in each of the fallowing J^sts is the vice Chair man. the third is the reguiar member and the fourth and the fif h are first and second alternate members, respectively, of the town ship committee, according to Gar land L. Catlette. County ASC office manager, who stated that the tAal vote this year was 141 greater than for the previous year Brassfield Township — T. W. Allen. Jr.. I. L. Jenkins. Alton Dix on. W B Bragg. H, L. Green. Dutchville Township — Baxter Aiken. Ralph Green. Joe Bullock. W. W. Whitfield. George Washing ton. Ftshim Creek — Jack Dickerson. W W. Thomasson. Roy Blackwell, Willie Brooks. Ernest Sneed. Oak Hill — Jack Adcock. C. Hes ley Clark. D. J. Hite, G. L. Wright. Sr.. J Frank Clark. Oxford — Bill Day. Joe Baker. ) Morten Burwell, C. M. Dean. ) Crawford Hester. Salem Township — WUson Day. H Harry Currin. Garland Jones. Wil K lie Ray Adcock. Douglas Barker. ^ Sassafras Fork — Calvin Eakes. ^Howard Currin. Roger Currin. ^Maurice Davis. H. T. Gill. Gooch. Ernest Clayton. L W ck. Julian Daniel Walnut Grove — Nat R Baird H. M. Puckett. WUliam Cur Floyd HuH. Nelson Currin. kt Aid Trammg ^ To Bo Offered !n ^ak Hi!! Community McLaurht to Bo instructor . for Bod Crow First L AidProtram 3ak Hill Community Asso oet Thursday night, sident. Floyd Eiiiott. pre jevotional was given by ck. A skit on Civil De given by Judy Wiltiams. Hdcock. Sarah Jean Laws tie Elliott under the di [Miss Cieion McLaurin. aurin aiso gave an ^talk on how to prepare kit and she aiso gave each member on Civil ^voted to have a Red Course taught at the _Iouse by Miss Mc [ first c!ass wilt be he!d wili be seven ctasses. Lurday night at 7 un Ali interested per sted to attend. ciai hour, refresh fed. -ting wiilbe heid Knocks reaof Fence tquired i952 model d by Lueious Chavis, d. Negro, was heav hen it left the road at I am. Sunday. 100 feet of farm Wiiiiams 27. Negro, Officer W. T Fei awav Patrol that he he vehicie and that :epinthecar. farm and overturn the right front. Me four fenders of the M Scouts at State Pork of the Stovail Boy by the Rufi t community, heid outing on Labor at Hanging Rock Stokes County. L. Johnson and accompanied the for vator have irman. to the than any other WALTER F ANDERSON Wa!ter Anderson To Address Men's C!ub At Methodist Chirch A Raicigh man who successfuiiy combines enforcement work and relig'ous activities will be guest speaker for the September u.nner meeting of the Methodist Men's Club at the Oxfr-d Church on Wednesday at 7 p. m He is Waiter Foster Anderson, director of the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation, and a member of Fairmonth Methodist Church. Raicigh. where he aiso teaches the Wesiey Bible Ciass. His Oxford tcpic witi be "Crime is Big Business. " A native of Davie County. An derson is a .former chief of Win ston - Salem Police Department and a former president of the In temationai Association tf Chiefs of Police. He tins been director of the State Bureau of Investigation since June 1957 He had earlier heid the same position and aiso has heid a number of assignments in the Methcdist Conference and in state affairs. Revive! Services To Open Thursday Durham Minister to Preach at Stovaii Methodist Church at 7:30 PM Revivai services wi'-i begin at Stovaii Methodist Church on Thursday. Sept. 17. and continue through Sunday morning. Sept 20. Worship will begin each evening at 7:30. The Rev. Aiison Simonton of Glendale Heights Methodist Church in Durham witi be guest preacher. ^ In addition to his pastoral duties : Mr. Simonton is secretary of Evan gelism in thf Durham District. Mr. Simonton grew up in Covington, term., and prior to coming to the ministery edited a weekty news paper He is a June graduate ot the Divinity Schooi of Duke Uni versity. ; : Speciai music is planned and wit! be under the direction of Mrs. Waiter Young, piarnst The public is invited to the services. Stovai! Fire Trucks Are Radio Equipped Stovall's fire trucks are now radio equipped. Two way communications through the Granviiie Rescue Squad base stat'on. serviced by the Oxford Poiice Department, already is in service on one of the Stovaii trucks and like equipment is being install- } ed on the other. The Stovaii Fire Department is; furnishing its cwn communications equipment. Mrs. WiHie Lee Currin Mrs. Bessie Cannady Currin. ; widow of Willie lee Currin, died Friday night at her Durham home after several months of iilness resuiting from heart disease. The funeral was conducted. Sun day in Durham and burial took place at 4 p m. at Enon Baptist Church Cemetery. Nephews were the pallbearers. The Rev. Henry B Anderson, pastor of Grace Baptist Church Durham* was in charge of the service. Mrs. Currin was born in Gran ville County, the daughter of the late John P and Corrina Brad sher Currin. She attended the public schools of Granville County and also Oxford College She had resided In Durham since 1926 She had been active in the work cf her church until stricken ill. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. J. Howard Crabtree of the home; a sister. Mrs. D. H. Currin of Ox ford, and several nieces and nephews. .. Regionnt Meeting Of WMS to Be Here in Oxford Sept. 24 State. Regional Presidents to Participate on Morning, Evening Program A reg'onai meeting of the Wo man's Missionary 'Union of the Nor;h Caro.ina Baptist Ccnvention wiii be heid at the Oxford Baptist Church on Sept. 24 with the F.at Rivrr Association's WMC organi sations as host, accruing to Mrs. B. M. O'Brian. Associationai Su ; pemtendent. Mrs. Charies Maddrty. regianai president, has planned. the pro gram. featuring two speakers. Mrs ,V. K. McGee of Winston-SaiCm. State WMU president, and Miss '.tar-orie Jones of Garner, mission ry t* Ghana. ' ' Mrs. C'Brian stated that there w it be two tdentica) meetings, one n the morning and the other at night, planned so that every person derir'.ng to do so may attend one or the other The forenoon meet ing is scheduled for i0:30 and the evening session for 7:30. Mrs O'Brian stated. (aunty Tax Book S%t Authorized Sheriff Roy D Jones Takes Over Coiiection of 1959 BO County Levy County tax books changed hands j the past week with authorization cf the Board Of -CoUhty Commis- ' sioners. Shrrtff Hoy D Jones has taken -vor from County Auditor I. W Buttock the 1359-60 books with 4334.050 02 to be roiie-tfd. Auditor Buiirck's office had tanked 4i47. 962.75 in pre-payments on the ievy for the current year. As Sheriff Jones received the new books, he turned pack to tpe Auditor's Department the 1954-59: books shewing a totai of 4365,000! roiiected Cr itecting the baiance due by property owners of the county is one of the current ob jectives of Auditor Buttock. StovaM Firemen Service Two CaMs Two tobacco barns in the county were hit by fire Friday afternoon, one on the Jack Peace farm in Dexter Community and the other { on the James Morton farm in the edge of Stovaii. About 300 pounds of stripped tobacco, piaced in the barn to order in preparation for market, was' destroyed on the Peace farm in a fire that aiso consumed the barn Feace is a Henderson resident. The Morton farm ire occurred at 5 p. m The barn was saved, but contents and roof of the buiidmg were destroyed Chief MG Puckett. F. C Boyd. Jr., and Wiiiiam Knott answered the Dexter cali. Puckett. Boyd and Linwood Hutson handted ope rations at the Morton fire. GronviMe Board Puts OK on Fund Changes The Board* of County Commis sioners. meeting here the past week, approved for the Granviiie Welfare Department termination of one biind aid ease, increases for three and reduction for one . The effective date is Sept. i Three cases were increased a ; totai of 432. on for 44. one for 4i0 and the third for 414. One case; was decreased from 4116 to 470 and one. who had been receiving $41 monthiy. was terminated. Nathan C. Turner A farmer of Route 1. Franklin ton. Nathan C.Tumer.65. died at i0:30 p. m. Friday at Veterans Hospital. Durham. He had been! ill for two months. j The funeral was conducted at 9 ! p. m. Sunday at Banks Methodfkt Church by the Rev. Morris Byers. . pastor, assisted by a former pastor. Rev D M Sharpe. Burial was in the church cemetery. The deceased was bom in Gran vilie County, a son of the iate P i H. and Bettie Morris Turner. He was a veteran of World War !, a member of the American Legion, the Junior Order of United Me chanics and of Hgpks Methodist i Church Surviving are three brothers, L. j G Turner of Chpae City. Va.. C M Turner of Henderson, and Dr J. V. Turner of Wiison; one sis ter, Mrs. O. B Moss of Richmond. Va . and severai nieces and ne phews, ' ' Market Report Tobacco from tht!9S9 har vest is streaming to market Sates through Friday, mark ing theendot nine sate daysin the season. Oxford warehouses handled 5,999.995 pounds of ieaf for S3J99.59t.t5 to average 553.80. tn vuiume and average t he market is running weii ahead ot tho previous year when in eight days rf suites 9.977.895 pohnds had been roid for St - Hy'a9."C for an average ot Warehouses were fifed durmg the week - end it) preparuttsn for a fui! saie Monday. Graaviite Group At Campbe!) Meet Movement Launched to Fro vide Facilities for Four Year Program Morn than a dozen from Oxford "nd Grnnviiie County attended the Baptist State Convention's citizens dinner meeting held Friday at Campbell College to initiate steps to deveioo the college into a four year degree-giving institution Prospects for the economic and cuttura] devetopment of Eastern North Carotina are tremendously encouraging. Congressman Graham A. Barden of New Bern, told the gathering representing 52 Not'h Caroiina counties. Barden spoite m support of a two - miiiion dollar campaign to matte the 72-year-oid schoo! in Harnett a senior college. The OranviUe County deiegation incittded Rev H. W Baucom, Jr., a trustee of the coiiege, Mrs. Bait com. Rev and Mrs. Aibert S. Lamm. Dr. and Mrs R. L. Noblirt Miss Rebecca Manrss Mr. and Mrs. Wiiiiam A. Mttchiner. and Mr. and Mrs. Mac Satterwhitn, aii of Oxford; and Mr and Mrs. Dar lon T. Greene cf Creedmocr. Dr. Dougtas M Branch. netY' elected genera] secretary of Baptist State Convention, gave "hearty , and complete endorse ment" of the Campbei! movement Names Drawn for Oct. Term Superior Court Thirty names were drawn, at the September meeting of the Gran viiie County Board of Commission ers. for duty in the October term ot Superior Court to be heid here. Those to be summoned are Thomas D. Ciement. Wiiiiam B Breedlove. Macey E. Evans. R. M Wilkinson. A. G. Mtadows. James H Harris. R. G. Owen. Jonah T Miitcn. Mrs. touise Ford. Alton Dixon. E. N. Bean. J. L. Hayes. James T. Pruitt. H. T. Osborn. JT . Durward Burnette. Mrs. Ruth D. Dean. Haroid Gooch. E. Parrott Jenkins. Daniei Jenkins. Curtis Thorpe. Richard Wheeier. James B. Moss. I. L Jenkins. Frank Watts, F. W. Biack weii. Graham L. Matthews^ T. K Smit!i. Sidney Miiton. Vernon M Finch and E. B. Wtikins Stove!! Ruritons Prepare for Show Stovaii Ruritans have commenced signing taient in Granvtiie County for the ciub's annual taient show to be staged in the Stovaii High Schooi auditorium on the evening of Oct 2 "Those who have attended or participated in the ciub's taient show, in the past are aware of the fine entertainment and the won derful talent that we have been abie to drum up for the occasion.' re marked F. C Boyd. "We are lootcing fofward to a repeat performance, " he added Those who dance, sing, mimic, pantomime or otherwise entertain before the footlights are asked M get in touch with J. L. Johnson at Stovaii High or F. C. Boyd at the Wiitiams-Breediove store here. Mrs. Raymond EHiott Awarded MA Degree A member of the Oak Htii High School fatuity has successfully combined the career of home maker. stiff and mother and teacher. Mrs. Raymond Elliott, a Mere dith College graduate who is in her 10th year as a member of the Oak Hill faculty, where she is sixth grade teacher, during the summer completed work and re ceived her Master's Degree in Ed ucation at Duke University. Mrs. Elliott also was. ope of eight Duke students chosen for member ship In Alpha Tau chapter of Kappa Delta -Pi, honorary educa tion fraternity. One-Third of PTA Membership Gop! Reported Attained Approximately cne - third of the membership goal of the Oxford Pit rent - Teacher Asociationfor this year has been attained. Mrs. Thomas J. Currin, chairman, said yesterday Mrs. Howard Cox. of the mem betship committee, at the close of Friday s enroiiment, reported a totai cf 464 members. The mem bership fee is if The chairman reemphasized that he rreanixanon this year is en deavoring to meet its entire bud get- of $1,503 by membership fees. "But most of all.' we need the sup p [ ting ideas and work of every adult patron of the Oxford schools." Mrs. Curtin stated It's easy to join." she. said. "Send $1 for each person to your child's teacher or to the principni <f the Sthooi nearest you. and come to the next meeting.' Tour^ Car Hits Truck on Roadway A New Yerk state resident, head ing, south, wnsdeiaytd here over the week - end v.'htt) her car struck a truck which aiirgediy blocked her path on highway 15 south of Oxford Sunder afternoon. The truck operator.^ktnt Watkci Newcomb, f.9. white. Route 1. Ox ford, was charged with driving under influence of an intoxi^ri by the Investigating Highway Patrol Officer W T. Felton. Felton said Newcomb, driving a small truck, was making a right turn into a residential drive when he stopped wifh the truck block ing a part of the road A Stude baker. driven by Grace Brieriey ot Troy. N. Y.. smashed into the truck. Carnage to the New York car was estimated at $75 and to the truck driven by Newcomb. $100. Ag Building Repairs Asked by Home Agent *&5pa&s anct improvements to the: Granville County Agriculture Building were asked at the meeting ] of the Board of Commissioners heid the past week The board had a bid front a Hen derson concern offering to repiace ! pertain windows and to make re pairs to others and to paint the ! exterior of the Ag buiiding at a } cost of $1,084 At the same time. Home Eco- , nomics Agent Dorothy Wilkinson was requesting repairs for or a replacement of the heater^ in the; assembiy room and a safety guard around a ventiiating fan installed in the window of the quarters. She aiso noted that an interior wail is deteriorating and requested neces sary repairs. Oak Hill School To Close Cannery Today Regular operations of Oak Hill School cannery will be completed teday, Tuesday, and for the re mainder of this year, the cannery wfll be open only by appointment ! Director Ben Neat announced Mon day. Neai said the cannery had bandied about 6.000 cans of food during the summer for patrons frit" the northern section of Granviiie County. Traffle Point System To Be Studied Tonight A meeting cf public officials is to be heid at? the court house at 7:30 p. nr tonight. Tuesday for consideration of the point system of traffic ottenses being put into effect by the North* Caroiina Motor Vehicles Division. The session has been caiied by State Highway Pa- ; troi officers assigned to this area of tire state. MOTHER AND iS!X tHfLURFN RULED A farm mother and hersfx chiidren were kiiied Friday whetr a freight train siammed into their station wagon within sight of their classmates and school in Waseca. Min% Bodies of the victims were strewn over a HA) foot section cf track. The tragedy Stunned the students and tacuity of Haorcd Heart Schooi OiL MRM WWS FAfR TRADE F!GHT The Pure OU Company has won another found in the at tempt to force a Chariotte service ataiirn operator to abide by Fair Trade prices eatabiiahed by the company. Superior Court Judte J. B- Craven ordered a tempor ary reatrainint order against Wayme Lour continued in ettect untii the eaae is heard before a jury at a iater term of court Shr/ne Donee Fr/cfay M/g/if fo Draw 7 /iror)g Virtuaity every ^member of the Oxford Shrine Ciub has been as signed responsibility in connection with the annual benefit dance to be heid at the National Guard Armory here Friday n ght. Sept 19, according to Brent Currin, chairman. Currin said- advance saie of tickets to peopie of the community, vi'ith a goodiy number in the hands of Shriners and their friends from neighboring cities, indicates a con viviai gathering from 9 p. m. to 1 a nr. Russ Cison's Orchestra. which features a popuiar giri singer, win provide tile music. For those mak ing table reservations in advance, there will be plenty of room. Cur r n said ^Re urged that those de siring tabie space arrange this not iater than tomorrow. Members of the ciub wiii handle tabie service, refreshments, check rooms and other detaiis The con cessions committee consists of J. G Wheeter. chairman, C. R Wheeier. Leon Gedown. B L Hightower, George Currin. P. A. Leveque. S. B Knott and P. M Ezzeii Ciiftou Pittard is chairman of the. important ticket committee and with him in that assignment are Jimmy Adcock. Aden Cross. S H. Fox. Will Hicks and W. W. Whit field . Table reservations should be made by ticket hclders through Leonard Creech at Williams Drug or Prent Currin at Men's Shop. C. g. Fittard also will assist With re servations. Doc Forsyth heads the table committee, which also is charged with providing decorations and chairs. Assisting him are T. B Currin, Ralph Boswood, James Catlette. Marshall Parham. Camer on Hobgood. Hillman Hicks. Frank lin Gill. W L Vaught. G. T. Eakes. R M Currin. Ben Lewis. M, E. Parham, Bob Ray. J M. Faikner. Ralph Kay. A. S. Harris and J P. Harris. Jr. J J Meoford heads the door committee and working with him are W. E. Warren. E. T. Regan. J C Adcock. L E. Rudisill. Vernon Taylcr and J. B Haney. A. N. Critcher heads the publi city committee and L. R. Creech. T C. Jordan. Jr.. C. H Brewer. Joe Hamme and Dr R W. Taylor are active assistants. Ed Cobie is chairman of printing. Creech and R. M Currin are members of the steering committee. The advisory committee consists of H. D. Hedrick. Dr. R. L. Noblin. Rev A D. Leon Gray and Dr W. L. Taylor. SS Information Given Rotarians Mrs. Nina Matthews Speaker ht Weekly Meeting of Ox ford Civie Body Ninety miUion Americans have the protection of scctai security benefits at the end of their period of gainful empioyment, Mrs. Nina Matthews of Durham, toid mem bers of tHe Rotary Club here Thursday night. Mrs. Matthews is director of the sccial security program in the six counties of the Durham district and she or some representative of her office has been coming to Ox ford weekly for the past 21 years, she totd members of the ctub Mrs. Matthews appeared on a pregram arranged by J. D. Kear ney. chairman. She said 1.700 re tired workers in Granvitie bounty now are being paid $66,000 monthiy in benefits accrued through parti cipating in sociai security during their years of gainful employment. T. B. Rose of Henderson, was a visiting Rotarian and three visit ing Cuban tobacco men were guests ofDr. W.G. Woitz. Bethe! Homecoming Draws Around 250 Former Pastor Garry Shelton Speaker for Worship at 11 AM. Homecoming services Sunday at Bethe] Methodist Church brought cut an attendance of !50 or more persons. The Rev Garry Sheiton. a for mer pastor, addressed the gather ing at tl o'clock on the topic "The Immeasurabie God. " The Rev. F. R. Randolph, pastor, stated that former members, friends and visitors came from over a wide area. Picnic dinner was spread at noon. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Born to Mr and Mrs. "dames C. Overton og Oxford. Route 2. a son. September 12, at Granville Hospi tal. *. . ' Mr. and Mrs. Aitop Dixon ot Frankiinton. Route 1. announce the birth of a daughter September 12 at Granville Hospitai Born to Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Eudy of Creedmoor. September 12. a son. at Granvlile Hospitai. Born to Mr and Mrs. Jack Eliis of Stem, a son. September 14. at Granvilie Hospital. Born to Mr. and Mrs James Marshall of Wendell. a soh. Thomas Eliis. at Rex Hospitai. Raleigh, Sept. 3. Mrs. Marshal! is he termer Miss Theima Clark of Northern Granville County. BEER LfCENSE APPMCAtfON APPROVED BY BOARD The Board of Granvlile County Commissioners has approved the application of Albert W Wheeious. trading as Wheeious Service Sta tion, Route 1, Creedmoor, for a beer license. County Board To Take Bianket Bond Thirty Emptoyees of County to Be Included in Overaii Coverage The Board of County Commis sioners is moving toward blanket coverage of bondabie county em ployees in lieu of individual bonds except in instances where indivi dual bonds are required. Appearing at . the September meeting of the Board of Commis sioners, T, H, Speed, speaking for Granville Insurors' Exchange, told the cpmmlssioners that bond cov erage for 30 county employees was avaiiable in the amount of $5,000 each for an annual premium of $167.93. or $70 more than presently is being paid for $1,000 bond each on 15 employees. A further saving of $63 96 is available on a three year policy. Speed toid the group. The commissioners voted to ac cept the bianket coverage, effective at the beginning of the new pre mium year. Dec. 5. Scout Cooks Good, Stew Supp!y Sotd Demand for brunswick stew sotd here Friday by Jos. J. Satterwhite Ship of Sea Explorer Scouts ex ceeded expectations and the suppiy was exhausted before aii customers Ship officials said yesterday any one hoiding a ticket could get a refund by contacting Howard Har reii. Jr However holders who de sire may present their tickets at the next stew held by the organi zation and get the merchandise. "We are very sorry that this occurred. We had no idea that so many persons would appear We are grateful for the generous pa tronage. but we are embarrassed that we could not fulfill our obli gation to ticket holders." Skipper W. T. Feiton remarked. Ten Stove!) Scouts Become Second C!ass Ten members of the Stovaii Boy Scout Troop, sponsored by the Ruritan Club of that community. Sunday morning were presented Second Class badges in a court of honor heid at the StoVati Baptist Church. J L. Johnson presided and pre sented the Scouts He commended the Scouts and their leaders for their -progress. Scout Master Pete Culbreth presented the awards. Scouts attaining the higher rank were Michaei Cash. Bobby Burch. Glenn Frazier. Gene Stovaii, Bill Norwood. Thornton Stovaii. Jr., Ray Shotweli. Tony Boyd. Herman Tingen and Wayne Hudson. MISS BEATRfSE COBB BCRfEQ AT MOBGANTON Miss Beatrice Cobb, for 37 years secretary cf the North Carotins Press Association, died Friday at Duke Hospitai. Bar ham, of aeate lnkemia. She re turned a few days prior to entering the hospital from a tour of Europe. She was puhitsher ot the Morgsnton News-Herpfd. Stronger Academic Program in Schook Asked by PTA Chief Dr. E. L Moore Addresses First Faii Meeting of Ox ford Organization Proposals for strengthening the academic program in the Oxford schcois were presented at the first faii meeting of the Oxford Parent Teacher Association heid Thursday night in the Credie Schooi audi torium with Dr. E. L. Moore, presi dent. presiding. During the business meeting, which preceded the address by Dr. Mocre. the organization's ti.500 budget for this year was adopted, new teachers were presented, schooi board members were introduced and plans for the year's programs considered. Mrs. W. W. Muiien conducted the devotional. Miss Evelyn Breedlove gave the secretary's report and Sup't C. W. Duggins reviewed the faculty changes made during the summer, totaling 22. Principals of school units presented new person nel Mrs. Charles M. Barker. Jr., made the treasurer's report and John D. Mackie. immediate past president, presented the budget. Mrs T J. Currin appealed for two memberships from each school pa tron family in the Oxford district, stating that attaining this goal would provide necessary finances for the organization this year. The meeting was concluded with a social hour in the school library arranged by members of the hospi tality committee headed by Mrs. H. K. Ptttard. Newcomers to the faculty received and Mrs Bruce Sloan poured punch. Nuts and cookies were served. In presenting "A Parent's View on Education." Dr. Moore noted the increasing value of training in math and science in a strong cur riculum in the public school pro sfram He rglateCb how science, through application of new princi ples. had controlled a tobacco dis ease problem which in the 1920's and earlier threatened the econo mic weil - being of Granville Coun ty. Dr. Moore stated tt was his ob servation that science teachers at the Oxford High School had re mained "one or two years." ai though the school had fostered science fairs and that students had distinguished themselves by their accompiishments. Putting Oxford on the fringe of the Research Tri angle. he said this community stands to benefit in a targe way from this project in the future. "It is our responsibility." he said, "to see that our children are properly trained to take their proper piaces in research He quoted from a re cent editorial from the Public Ledger calling upon citizens of this area to make a self examination to } determine whether they are fol lowing a constructive course in developing educations], recreation al. agricultural and other opportu nities. ; ,. He called upon parents to assist in meeting the discipiine problem which he said exists at the Oxford High School and to give support to the testing and guidance pro grams being introduced in the ' schools. ' Where parents are sympathetic with the program and are familiar izing themselves with the needs, they are "demanding and getting better schools." Dr. Moore said as he urged patrons to "get behind the schools and support plans for more adequate curricula and better teaching. Jas. Tayior Facing Charge of Assauit -V James Tayior, Negro, about 40. was released under bond of 0300 yesterday for appearance in May or's Court here Sept 3! on a ! charge of assault with deadly weapon, inflicting serious bodily harm Florence Holloway was taken to Shaw Memorial Hospital Saturday for treatment of a head wound allegedly inflicted by Tayior. She has since been released from the hospital. Stem Graduate Off For Wingate CoMege John Lewis Wilkins of Stem, left Sunday to enter Wingate Junior Coilege near Wadesboro He is a graduate of Stem High School and won the agricultural accomplish ment medal DELAB and outstand ing citizenship medal. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs John Wtlklns of Stem.
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