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GranviHe County has many business and farm opportunities. In vestigate, then invest. as* NO. 21 ... AWARDS FOR TOP BAtRYMEN —From !eft, A. f Park of Pint { Stote presents to John K. Nohno, AMs AHen and W Jy. feed, the tatter two of CroeHmoor, bronze ptaques, whieh are ta.be engraved. setting out tcp honors in miik production at their dairies during the past year. For detaiis, see the accompanying story. Leon Stone Joins WOXF Radio Station Native of Henderson to Work in Sates and Announcing Personnei A Henderson native^ Leon W. Stone, has ioined the personnei of Oxford Broadcasting Company. Inc., as an announcer and salesman. In that capacity he succeeds Jim Tew, who resigned to enter the insurance business in his native Clinton. Stone has been in radio lor sev eral years and comes to Oxford from Elizabethtown, where he has been announcing and seliing. "I'm extremely happy to be back into _ hadb facili ties offered by The atones, Leon and Reba, and their two sons. Michael 9 and Da vid 7, and daughters. Jackie 5. and Robin 1, are residing on South Country Ciub Drive. They moved here Friday from Elizabethtown. Stone is a World War H vet eran. They are Baptists and water sports are their favorites. Stone also is an aviation enthusist. FormerOxford Woman Succumbs in Rateigh Mrs. Mae Tenney White, 79, a former resident of Oxford, died March 6 at her home in Raieigh. The funeral was heid in Raleigh and bufiai was in the cemetery at Chapel Hill. Mrs. White was a native of Chapel Hili, a graduate of Greens boro College. She was a registered nurse and was superintendent of Mary Elizabeth Hospital, Raieigh, and for a long period held a simi lar pcsitlon at Granville Hospital in this city. She had been active in the Epis copal church. U. D. C.. D. A. R., Garden Club and . Golden Age Club. She had helped many col lege students through N. C. State by providing free rooms at her residence. Four sisters survive. Mm. White was an aunt of Mias Esteiie White of this city, who attended the service, _ r . . , Your Pre-Schoo/ Cht/cf Hoping Your Child to Become Self Sufficient for ^ / School Experiences BY HOPE H. CCEMK (First Grade Teacher in Credit 8eheol) The first day of school! What a weaith of meaning and magic there is in that phase. But :mber that no magic wiH make children suddenly grow up as MMjy step into first grade. What happens then, as aii through life, will be the logical outcome of all that has gone before. Our child's first year In school can indeed be magic if we have lf-suffictent run- ehiM's The Schedute Fre-schooi conferences for white and Megro chiidren be gin in Cranviiie March 15 and wiH continue on ached uie through May 3. Dr. W. F Wht iess of t^e Cranviiie Heaith Department said the series wonid begin at 9 am. in des ignated schoois with the excep tion of Berea, which is to be at i pm. tomorrow. Wednesday /4ffa;n New Aivts Alien, w. L. reeq ana John y. Nelms Receive Plaques tor Outstanding Records ^ Top producers receiyed awards,' financial and Operations reports were made and ttuye directors named at the annual meeting M Grpnville Milk Producers Associa tion lreid Thursday night at Moun ..-- . E!mer R. Dement Funec^i for Veteran of WorM War !! Conducted at 3 P M Sunday Elmer R. Dement, 40, Oxford carpenter, died suddenly at 5 p.m. Thursday as he was stricken with a heart attack while at work on a, budding on the Haywood Smith farm, Route 2, Virgilina, Va. He resided at 103 West Street. The funeral was conducted at 3 pm. Sunday at the O. T. Eakes Funerai Chapei by the Rev. J. D. Young, pastor of Oxford Methodist Church. Burial was in Peace's Chapei Baptist Church Cemetery. He was a native of Granville County, a son of the late C. R. Dement, a miiler, and Mrs. Corin na Oakley Dement. He was a com bat vetran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, the for mer Ida Dickerson; two daughters, Juanita and Dorothy, and a son Michaei Anthony, aii of the home; Six brothers, Logan, C. R. Jr., and Hurley, aii of Oxford, Rowland of Durham, Alonzo of Atlanta, Ga., and Grady Lee of Abeiine, Tex.; five sisters, Mrs. A. L. Twisdaie of Route 2 Wake Forest; Mrs. J. M. Morgan of Washington, D. C, Mrs. O. M Authur of Berryville, Va., Mrs. Hartweii Tally of Oxford, and Mrs. Doc Wade of Tampa. Fia. Active paiibearers named were C. W. Dement, A. A. Daniei, North Dement, W G. Dement, Herbert Lee Dement and E. T. Dementi tain Creek Community House. Each of the several guests and persons on the. program alluded to the warm hospitality, progress of the community, and the fine meal served by women of Mountain Creek Development Association. Robert Davis, president, presided. Returned to office as directors for a tendte of three years each were Davis and C. W. Alien, Jr., and elected to succeed Elmer Raskins vas L. T. Mize, Jr. Haskins has disposed pf his dairy interest. The Bport of the nominat organization that 879 hows had been bred artificially during the past year, 185 of them with special semen, and 88 family cows. Leonard Overton reported 17 Granviiie County herds are on Dairy Herd Improvement Associa tion program and that his agency might serve an additional number. Marvin Sanger of the state office of DHLA, recognized Granville producers whose herds had topped the pack during the past year, and fine State's A. 1. Park presented engraved plaques to each. G. Alvis Allen of Creedmoor, toute 2, took the lion's share of production honors. His five-year old prize cow poured out 17,900 pounds of milk with 570 pounds f butterfat in 305 days for honor n that area of competition, pnd n high herd average milk per cow. See DAIRYMEN Page 3 will be on hand for to be concluded by Board Mi!k Producers To i^ere Friday Ugore and J D. George State CoHege On Program me annual meeting of producers in the Oxford milk shed is to be heid here Saturday, commencing with a iuncheon at 11:45 am. at the National Guard Armory. Pine State is to be host for the gather ing, which wiii bring about 150 dairy operators and milkmen to dre festive board. Greeting the assembly will be J. D. Kilgore, Pine State president, who wiii present the sales outlook for the 12 months ahead, according to A. 1. Park. Pine State Field Manager for the Oxford territory. Also appearing will be J. D. George of State College, whowili present a special program on use and care of the milking machine and mastitis control. There will be an actual demonstration at the meeting. ' ' Producers from Granville, Vance, Warren, and also Mecklenburg County. Va., the session, mid-afternoon. Granville County Board of Kauatization will convene on Mon id SE SOLD AFR!L 2S ._ -% Tuesday. April 25. has been des ignated at date for sate cf Gran ville Comity School improvement bonds totaling M,250,000. , Arrangments for the sale have been made through the North Cars, clina Local Government Commit sicn of s^hich W. E. Easterling is the director. Authority to issue the bonds wai given the Board of County Com4 missicneis by vote of Granville people on Dec. 5, 1959. The funds will - be used toward cost of construction of faculties for Granville County and Oxford school children. < ^ d (hartie G. Leach Buried at StovaM Funeral Conducted Sunday foi Retired Sawyer, Na tive of Davie County A native of Davie County who had resided in Granville County for 30 years, Chariie G. Leach of Stovaii, died at 10:30 am. Satur day at Granviiie Hospital. Leach, a retired sawyer, was 73. He, had been in declining health for some time. ' The funeral was conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Stovall Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis B. Knowles and the Rev. P. D. Mid gett officiating. Btinal was in the Stovall Cemetery. Mr. Leach had been employed for many years by the H. B. Wil liams Sawmill Company at St^ vp, iving are his wife, Emory Leach, of the sons, ^arvin, C. F., Wi! Norman Leach, all if and a step son, Denny Od of ^Hendersoh; three Grady WMHR Adedck, of Oxford; two broMprs, W. 1. Leach of Martins ville,4Va.. and J. F. Leach of Saiis burw a sister, Mrs. L. P. Hopkins of Martinsville, Va.. 17 grandchild ren^ and five great-grandchildren. M:ttve pallbearers were Paul and Francis Munn, H. B. Williams, John Owens, Arms tod Wilkins and John Owens, Armstead Wilkins and Sid Adcock. Mrs. Satterwhite Diesln Hospita! Funeral for Wife of L. P Sat terwhite to Be Conduct ed at 3 PM. A Stovaii resident, Mrs. Eths! Wiison Satterwhite, 63, wife of L. P Saterwhite, died Sunday at GranviHe Hospitai foHowing a iengthiy iiiness. The funeral wiii be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Stovaii Bap tist Church by the Rev. N. Curtis Knowies, pastor, assisted by Rev. Oren Bradiey of Mt. Airy, a for mer pastor. Buriai wiii be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Saterwhite was a member of StovaU Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons, James and Sidney Saterwhite, both of Stovaii. and ,a brother, L. L. Wiison, of Oxford, and a sister, Mrs. Irene Wiison Jones of Siier City; aiso four grandchildren. Active paiibearers named were Haroid Wiison, James A. Wiison, Lester Hough, Herbert Wiison, Ernest Wiison and Ciarence Wii son. , ... Ctinic on Forward Program Sthodnkd O. J, Hagier of Baptist State Convention to Direct fight Program The Baptist Forward Program wii! be examined and discussed in a ciinic to be conducted Thursday and Friday night at Butner Bap tist Church. O. J. Hagier of the Baptist State Convention is to be the director. "The Best Way to Finance Your Church" wiii bo presented. "Pians wiil be discussed to fit every size church membership and various working conditions apd chqrch locations," Arch Cree. Fiat Biv^r Association promotion secretary, stated ' He said "every aduit member of our church" BOOSTERS CUB LEADERS — President John R. Perktnson. sealed second front right, is shown with the men who wiM hetp de veiop a higher spirit of enthusi asm for a Greater Granviiie County. Shown from t -r , are Met Coieman, W. T. Yancey, Fcr kinson, Wiiiiam Jenkins; stand ing, John D. Maekte, Sam Wat kins, T. Morgan Maniet, Joe Caphar, Maurice Feebies, Frank W Bniiock, Rev. Bob Shepard, Dr. Jchn W Watson and J Gra ham Hunt. They took office at an organizationai meeting here iast Wednesday —Staff photo coUfSTMJtrnoKf SITE visual) —GranViHc County business tend ers are shown during a visit iast Wednesday afternoon to the site cf a sheii factory buiiding being erected by Granviiie Deveiopers, inc on a 15-acre site west ot town. J. F. Harris, Jr., a director of CranviUe - Oxford Manning Commission, W. T Yancey, Con structicn Superintendent C. M. Hamiet of George W. Kane, hie., and Louts Hutchinson.prestdent of GranviMe Deveiopers at right, discuss progress on the contract. The group iater visited the To bacco Station. —J. B. Ciay photo Winners Named !n H.S. Science Fair Exhibits at Oxford High At tract Large Number of Visitors A "Mgger anti better" Science Fair at Oxford High the past week attracted a iarge attendance and winner in the senior and junior divisions will take their projects to N. C. State Coliege, Raieigh, for further competition March 25. The fair was stated under au spices of the Oppenheimer Science Ciub with David Giiiespie as gen era! chairman. Faculty advisors were <3. C. Richardson and Steve Wooiard. Each of three, sections of the Fair -had two divisions. Winners in the biological division, Senior Sec tion were Bill Anderson, with an experiment on disease streppocco sis, and Howard Harrell, Jr., with an experiment on the fruit fly Physical winners were Charles Peed, whose experiment was to show the conductivity of solutions, and Linda Latta with a rock col lection. < Junior Section winners were: Biological, Robert Hill, assisted by Meyer Dworsky; Ioia Peed and ! Carolyn Thomas, the latter assis See WHINERS Page 8 * (ivitnns Set Date For Party at Lake Oxford Ctub to Be Host for Family Party Afternoon ofAprH9 A famiiy party for Civitans of Zone 10 will be held April 9 at Satterwhite Point with the Oxford Civitan Club as host, Barney Ber nard, president, announced upon return from Durham where he par ticipated in the North Carolina Civitan Council meeting. Two other Oxford club members, Bailey Breedlove and Frank Sharp, attended the Durham deliberations, held at Jack Tar Hotei with 14* <ril 9 party is to be large but with a business mcet ivitans and entertainment Loss o/ $72,000 From Broker House, C/i/cAs Fire at 2 a m. Monday destroyed a two-level broiler house on the farm of Vestal Surratt at Berea, entailing a loss estimated at $12, 000. . ECC Abmni Ptan Dinner Marth 29 Reservations for County Wide Meet May Be Made with Mrs. Brent Meadows There is to be a dinner meeting { -of East Carolina College Alumni ; Association in Granville County' i here March 29. ! Mrs Mabel Harris of Wilton. ' president, said the meeting is to be ]hetd at 6:30 at the Woman's Club iwith tickets available by advance I reservation at $1.55 each. Mrs. i Brent Meadows of this city is the ticket agent. To be shown at the gathering is a film dealing with recent struc tural additions to the campus and other changes of interest to stu dents and former students. Inclu ded are plans (or future develop ment. -.--+-, New Operator Here William (Blue) Sharber of Eliza beth City, has taken a iob with the Oxford Public Ledger as linotype operator. He comes to his news paper job here directly from the Printing School of Chowan College at Murfreesbro, filling a post thdt has been open for several weeks. He is single and has taken a room at the home of Miss Annie Belle Smith on Coliege Street. F A.ToddotWi!ton Dr. Furney A. Todd of State Col iege will address the adult farmer class of the Wilton High Vo-Ag Department at 7:30 pjn. Thursday. Farm Agent C V. Morgan announc ed Monday. The Extension Serv to Mr Surratt, who disclosed that a nominal amount of insurance was in force on the property. Fireman Charles Parrott made quick response to the cail, using the recently acquired new Interna tional truck equipped with water and pump. Aided by Oscar Adcock, Biiiy Mangum and Floyd Huff, the firemen were able to prevent spread of the leaping flames to other prop erty. ' Mr. Surratt said he saw the fire from his window when he awoke at 2 a m. Flames at that time were leaping through the roof. Detrnyno Church Signs Architect Eugene Savage of Raleigh, to Serve Association's New est Congregation The congregation of Deirayno Baptist Church on Sunday author ized employment of Eugene Savage of Raleigh, to draw plans for a church or such building as the congregation may desire. Employment of the architect was a step ahead in the over-all plan ing for the Flat River Association's newest church. The nature and size of construction are yet to be determined by the congregation OC which the Rev. Tom Jones is pas The building planning consists of Bob Ray, 1 The biaze had gained such head way when discovered by Mr. Surratt that Berea firemen were faced with a futile battle. The houqp had beep stocked with 10,000 chicks threfT days eaplief and when last checked Sunday night, the gas-fired brooders were found operating in good order, according District FieM Day for Scoots To Be HeM Soon Competitive Events to Be Conducted on Creedmoor Schooi Campus --- - Hal Goode, vice chairman in charge of Boy Scout activities of the John Penn District, has an nounced a District Boy Scout Field Day to be held Saturday. March IS, at 3 p m. at the Creed moor High School Athletic Held. Scouts from each unit in the District, their parents and friends will enjoy friendly competition in 14 events. In addition to the 130 yard dash, relay race and broad and high jumps, there will be VoUjf ball, kickbail, horseshoes as well as novel events such as the three legged race, sack race and potato race. Since school in the District wtU be in session of March IS, scouts are urged to make transportation arrangements in advance so they will be abie to arrive at the con test promptly at 3 pm. —---V——-* Farmer Meetings in County Stated Witchweed Slices Are Being Shown High School Vo Ag BY C. v!^ MQBGAN (Granviile Agriculture Agent) .,/ Virgil Thompson is winding up Tuesday a two-day visit to Onsa viile showing slides of witchsHM and control methods to vo-ag boy< in the several schools. Thompson is with the U A- O** partment of Agriculture Pest Con trol Division. ' Weathers Coast*)?. ' discussions on farm management Ail farmers of the 'community are invited. Other events have been schedul ed for the remainder of March. On Monday, March 30. A D. Wor sham, Agronomy Extension Spec ialist, will be at Stovall High at 7:30 pm. to discuss chemical weed control in crops. On Wednesday, March 32. John H. Harris of Extension Horticul ture. will be at Oak Hill High at 7:30 p.m. to discuss landscaping and in this connection will show an interesting set of siides. It is sug gested that farm families attend together to plan the part each may have in home and grounds im provements. ' . ! ( Saturday, March 36, aii cattle men in the county will have op portunity to vote in the cattlemen's referendum. Polling pieces will he announced. The program is in ef fect and producers wili decide hy their baiiot whether it is contin ued. If the vote is favorable, there wiii be an assessment of tenants a head on ail cattle slaughtered. On Wednesday. March 33, T. C. Blalock, Extension Dairyman, will be at Oak Hill High at 7:30 to dis-, cuss herd replacement and the new feed testing program All dairymen in the county are urged to mark A; Car Overtit A OranviUe man was and his car demoiished - p.m. Friday when the mac moor and overturned. Jack Boyd, who was atone, was brought to Hospital tor treatment t
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