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THE PRINTED WORD is the only type of Ad vertising that may be referred & again and again—at will. VOL 80 INVESTIGATE Granville County baa many business a n d farm opportunities. In vestigate, then invest. TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1961 Ox/orc/ Sfuc/enf Chosen /-of Sfuc/y /n Sco//onc/ JOHN T. WELCH, JR Dr. Wayne Martin Finaiist in State Spoke Competition Oxford Dentist One of 10 in State Running for Jay cee Award An Oxford dentist and an active participant in Junior Chamber of Commerce affairs, Dr. Wayne Mar tin, has been named one of 10 fin aiists in state competition for the Jaycee Spoke Award. President Neison Daniei of the Oxford Junior Chamber was ad vised yesterday that Dr. Martin, in recognition of outstanding work in the Oxford organisation daring his first year of membership, in addi tion to other civic activities, is in the running for state honors in the Spoke Award ' Dr. Martin will appear at the State Jaycee convention in Ashe viiie May 19 and the state winner wiii be named At that time. The state winner of Mi# Spoke Award will compete in Atlanta. Oa.. iater in the spring for national honors. Dr. Martin was presented the Oxford ciub award at a recent meeting of that organization. "We are extremely proud of the contribution that Dr. Martin has made to the Jaycee program here, at the district and state levels. We are extremely hopeful that he wii! emerge as a state and then a national winner." Daniel com mented. -—a. Oxford Gift Ends Busy Stay in N. Y Fun Galore Shared by Cath erine Duffy and Mother as Magazine Guests Miss Catherine Duffy yesterday completed her fun-filled visit to New York, with a stop over in Washington, during which she caiied upon Mrs. Lyndon B. John son, presenting the Vice President's Wife with one of her caramel cream roMs. That was just the start of busy days arranged for her by Seven teen magazine after the Oxford High sophomore won national honors with a cream roil in a rec ipe contest. Prom Washington Miss Duffy, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. George Duffy, contin ued to New York, arriving there Wednesday night. Senator Sam Ervin also greeted Catherine and was photographed with her, as was Mrs Johnson as the cake was presented. Mrs. John son was hostess for a ooffee hour honoring her young guest. Seventeen had arranged every thing. including a new hair style, dinners, parties, shopping trips with plenty of free time for shop ping. sightseeing and all the rest— with the magazine picking up the tab in every instance. There were eight hostesses at her book and call. Mr. Duffy and Catherine's twin brother. Paul, drove up for the See GIRL Page 4 Ed Currin injured Ed Currin, employee of Halifax Paper Company, sustained a com pound fracture of the heel In a fall at the Oxford Woodyard on the Seaboard tracks here Wednesday. Mr Currin was at work on pulp being loaded on a flatcar he accidentally fell, landing heel. He is a patient at John T. Welch. Jr., Graduate Student at N. C. State, Chosen as First Partici pant in Co-op Program John Tunstall Welch, Jr., of Ox ford. outstanding North Carolina State College graduate student, has been setccted as the first partici pant in a new cooperative program between State Coliege and the Uni j versity of Glasgow. Glasgow, Scot land [ Welch who will receive the mas ter's degree in applied mathematics this summer, wili spend the 1961-92 academic year in study and re search at Giasgcw University. He wiii work under Dr. I. N. Sneddon. Simson Professor of Applied Math ematics. who was visiting lecturer I at State College earlier this year. Dr. John W. Ceil, head of the De partment 'of Mathematics at State College, made the announcement of the new cooperative program and Welch's selection. Weich is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Welch of Wiliiamsboro Street. Ox :ord. The cooperative program will be sponsored jointly by the State Col lege Department of Mathematics and the Department of Engineer ng Research. Dr. Cell referred to Welch, who had a 3.92 averag out of a possible 4.00 when he was graduated last spring with a BS. degree in engi neering mathematics, as "definite ly tne of our most excellent stu dents." "We look forward to his return from Giasgcw and to his continu ing research activity here at North Carolina State College toward Ms Ph D. degree." said Dr. Cell. Welch currently is assisting in re search dealing with the mathe matical aspects of military pro grams. He is a member of Phi Eta Sima, reshman honor society; Phi Kappa Phi. national scholastic society; rnd Pi Mu Epsilon, mathematics ronor society. MMtife (tub To Meet 7:30 Tuesday 1 u t c h Barbecue Chicken Supper Planned at Na tiona! Guard Armory Granville Wildlifers expect to dove along toward completion of 'heir reorganization at a supper neeting to be held at the National luard Armory at 7:30, Tuesday, At an earlier meeting, Biii Day "as named president and J. T. Oakes was instailed as secretary nd treasurer. Membership was fixed at $2.50 for farmer members nd $5 for non-farmer members. Seven directors, one from each district, are to appoint three to five delegates from their territory. Directors are Fred Currin Oxford; James Bennett. Wilton; Arthur Durham, Creedmoor; Tom Goss, 3tem; C. F. Knott, Berea; Charles Hart. Oak Hill; and N. W. Weldon, Stovall. Plans are for the club to meet monthly. The session today is to be a dutch barbecue chicken supper. Henry fall and Charles Barker are in harge of the preparation. .. ' ^ovoi! Firemen At Mayor $ Home Stovati firemen were ea)!ed out -tt. 6:45 ajn. Friday when the in erior o( a chimney at the home of \4ayor and Mrs. Gties E. Crutcher 'aught fire and threatened damage o the residence A dense Mack smoke broke brought openings, pouring smoke nside the residence and also out <ide. Firemen M. G. Puckett. F C. oyd Jr., and Pete Cuibreth were :nong those answering the caii. Crutcher, stii! s h ak i n g with right at the threat to his home, aid folks were eertatnly nice in teiping save our property. They ven caiied from Granvtile Rurai ire Department to ask if they otdd be of he!p. We appreciate it all." , ----a Hetd in Aiomanco An Aiamance County man, Ern est Chavis, was apprehended here the past week on a warrant charg ing assault with deadly weapon Chavis is alleged to have shot an other in a rural area near Gra ham before fleeing to hit former tome here. Chavis, Negro, was re umed to Alarpance to face trial. KAY CANDACE BCRWELL Kay Surwei) To Sing in Pageant Oxford High Senior Among Entries in Jaycee Pag eant May 27 Ad attractive Oxford High sen ior. Kay Candace Burweii, who sings dances and plays, is among the Grnnviiie County giris who wiii . ompete the evening of May 27 for the title of Miss Oxford Miss Burweii. daughter of Mr. end Mrs J. Morton Burweii of Route 4. took baiiet for a year, has been a piano pupii for over five years and studied voice for two years and presently ts a member of the high school chorus. Her taient, naturaiiy, is mustc, and for the taient portion of her pageant appearance, she wiii sing, hopefui that her contraito soprano voice wiii catch the ear of attentive judges. Miss Burweii is five feet four, puts her neat figure into a stze nine dress and measures 34.23.35. top to bottom. She has tight com piexion, dark brown eyes and red dish hyown hair. She is an enthusiastic sports fan. iikes to participate in basebaii and expects to attend Louisburg Col lege for two years and gain her de gree at the University of North Carolina with a major in science. Mrs. W. B. Tarry, Sr., Winner of TY Prize Mrs W B. Tarry, Sr.. Route 5. Henderson, was winner of first prize, a portable tv receiver, and Roxie Crews, 409 Tayior Street. Ox ford won a radio here Saturday af ternoon near the conclusion of May Hay. a trade event in which 32 Ox ford merchants participated. Tiiden Martin. - chairman of the merchants committee, reported that about 17.000 tickets were dis tributed during the three-day event. J. R. Frazier and J. R. Per kinson were in charge of the awarding of prizes in front of the court house. "This was one of the most suc cessful such events we have under taken here." Martin remarked Monday after getting reports from participants. Wednesday Banking Hoiiday in Oxford Banks of Oxford wiii be ctosed Wednesday May 10. in observance of Confederate Memorial Day. -:--4--.—— First flight on earth probably was made by an insect. City Official To Take Office 7:30 Mayor and Four Commis stoncrs to Begin New Terms in Oxford Service Mayor T. C Jordan and four commissioners wii! be given oath of office for new tenures at tonight's i meeting of the Board of Commis sioners of Oxford. The session is to be he!d in the grand jury rcom of the court house commencing at 7:30 p.m. Jordan wiii take o-rth for a two year term as successor to himseif. Commissioners J. W. Boring. O P. Tarry. S. B. Knott and Louis Hutchinson wii) begin new terms ot i four years each. Other members of the board ar T. O. Poweii. L. E. Breediove and eorgeE. Daniei. -- --! Dress Revue la Be He!d Thursday Club Giris and Demonstrt tion Members to Have Their Show May 11 j The 4-H Ciun and Home Demon istration Ciub eounty-wide dress j revue contest is to b$ staged at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Crcdie Schooi auditorium. I About 20 4-H Ciub and six dem onstration club members had pre registered for the contest. More may enter before the event. Participants are asked to be on hand at 6:30 for judging. Miss Bet ty H. Parrott directs the 4-H phase of show Mrs. Dorothy Wilkinson the seniors. Nei! Yeargin Named Oxford Man to Be Business Man ager of Cuiiege Yearbook An Oxford student at Hampton Sydney Coiiege. Neil Yeargin, has been chosen for a student post atl the coiiege for 1931-62. N Yeargin. son of Mr and Mrs. W H. Yeargin of this city, has been eiected business manager of the coiiege yearbook. The Kaieidoscope. Officids Coming For todies Might Masonic Lodge to Entertain Friday Night with Din ner at 7 o'Ciock Ladies and veteran members of Cxi rd Masontr. Lodge No. 1i2 wiii be iointiy honored here Iriday night in the organization's annuai iadies' night at the Masonic Tern pie. Dinner hour is 7 p.m. North Caroiina Masonic Grand Master James W. Brewer cf orecn viiiewdi make the principal address at the dinner, at which O. B. Breediove of this city and Samuei Cohn of Baitimore. formeriy of Oxford, wiii receive 50 year mem bership certificates, and W. H. Pryon of this city and E. 1. Lartg :aii cf Kinston, formeriy of Ox iord wiii receive quarter century . mbcrship certficates. Grand Secret try Charies A. Har s of Ra e gh. is to be on hand to 'nip confer tire honors, according a L. E. Tutpn. master Of Oxford odge, and presiding officer for the buner. (brgcd tn Larceny of Chech .Vii'te Ne!son Bttiiock, 24, Charged with Taking Check from RFD Box A Negro farm hand of Route 5. Wiiiie Nelson Bullock, 24. arrested here Saturday as he attempted to cash a check, was ordered heid 'or Granvriie Supertor Court after Mayor T. C. Jordan. Jr., found probable cause on two charges in city court Monday. Buiioci: was charged with iarceny and possession of a check front the mail box of Dorsey Dement who irves on Route 2. near the western city Unfits, and forgery of an en {krsement on the check ^Bullock was arrested* by Officers T H. Johnson and C. B. WoodUef on a tip-off from the station. Bond for Buiiock's appearance in Superior Court was fixed at $500. GRANVtLLE PARTiCtPATtON !N CONFEDERATE FESTIVAL ARRANGED BY (OMM!TTEE Lelia McFarland Picked by UDC s to Be Confederate Beiie with Biii Hicks as Escort Granville Grays Chapter of United Daughters of the Confeder acy wii! sponsor participation of Miss Liiiian McFarland, Meredith Coiiege freshman, as the chapter's "Confederate Belie" in North Caro iina's Confederate Festival in Ral eigh May !9 and 20 Miss McFarland has chosen as her escort, William Minor Hicks, Jr., a freshman at the University of North Carolina. Chapei Hiii. GranvUie Grays is one of more than 45 chapters of the UDC in the state entering a Confederate Beiie in the Festival. The Beiies and their escorts are to be presented the night of May 20 at a gaia cos tume bail at Wiiiiam Neai Reynolds Coiiseum at State Coiiege. What's more, the, G r a n v i i i e County Centennial Committee wili! nave representation in the Festival Parade on May 20. which is to be followed by military demonstra tions and displays at State Fair grounds. A number of other activities, at the !oca! ieve). are in the plan ning stages, according to Mrs. Edith F. Cannady, chairman, whp is supported in her efforts by Mrs. Sen Barnes, secretary. W. M Hicks Miss Mary Shotweti. Mrs. Richard Harris and Tom Johnson. Miss Shotweii conferred the past week with School Superintendents D. N. Hix and C W. Duggins with reference to emphasis on the Con federacy in N. C. History studies during the schooi year ahead. Stem High Schooi juniors this year used a Southern theme in their entertainment of seniors, and some civic and social ciubs are scheduling supporting programs. The ball, from 9 p.m. to 1 am. will also include a Grand March See FESTIVAL Page 6 MARSHALS TAWM* — Mae ot Oxford Htgh wore topped tfM toy *Hw"an to oonotoMy to bo *M*t d! ^hdMhtp. Bund* Odptpd. th* Mddnp "Md, prp^ dded. Tht MW eBM ** CM*e. Tbw tapped, L-r.. dtp S*w* DMdd, Bd*p WMwn, WM br* Sheartu. Annette Cuittretn, f Mnnret Cnobe. Nnncy Fambnw, P!oyd C*rm)ch*e!. Sonny Mw comb, and BM! Andenton. (Stnif Photo) FLOWER SHOW THEME—An oil painting of Mrs. An drew Jamieson, to whom the show was dedicated, and a iarge book, "This is Your Life," presented the theme of the show last Friday at the entrance. F/ower Show ^ffracfs ^4/mosf f,000 Viewers Almost t.000 ftower iovers turned out Fr iday afternoon and night to pay honor to Mrs. Andrew Jamie son, whose life was the theme of the 1961 Spring Fiower Show heid in the Recreation Center of Oxford Orphanage. The theme "This is Your Life," UMAnnwMtm — Artnur * of Oxford as chairman of the aiumni membership committee of the ciass of 19M for the Biamond Jubfiee Year of State CoUege has been announced by Koy H. Park of fthaca, N. Y., Aiumni Asso ciation President. Park, manager of Oxford piant of Pine State Creamery attended the ciass officers reunion iuncheon at State May 5. Park is active in reitgious and many civic affairs here. Oak Hi!! A!umniTo Moot Saturday For Supper and Program Aiumni of Oak Hiii High Schoo!* witi meet at the schooi Saturday at 6 p.m. Picnic supper at 5 is to be foiiow- j ed by an interesting program at 7 { p.m. according to Mrs. Mabei j^akes Eiitott. president. "Aii aiumni. former teachers and ! friends of the schooi are invited o ocfne and bring picnic basket or the supper." Mrs. Eiitott stated. —.-+ Tobacco Association Here Picks Officers .... * Julian C. Adcock was elected president. C. H Watkins, vice pres ident. and John RE. Watkins, Jr., secretary and treasurer of the Ox ford Warehouse Association at the organisation's annual meeting here the past week. Watkins a iso wili serve as secretary and treasurer of }the Board of Trade and supervisor of sales. caught the eye ond attention of show persons as they entered the door. Beneath an oil painting of Mrs Jamieson was a iarge open book. "This is Your Life." symbo iizing a roie of service with flowers to family friends, neighbors and the community over a long period. Mrs. Janies Rowiand was gen eral chairman of the show. She expressed elation at the turnout of exhibitors, viewers and the expres sictis of interest from hundreds of people from town and county and from nearby communities. Top Winners Mrs J. P Harris received the Tri-Color Award, the highest scor ing bine ribbon in the arrangement section, anrd Mrs. Bob Bryant won the Sweepstakes Ribbon, awarded for the greatest number of biue ribbons in the artistic exhibit. yMrs. J. H. Lf Myers received the Award of Merit for her white clem atis. adjudged the most outstand ing horticultural exhibit. Mrs. Royster Wiggins received the Sweepstakes Ribbon awarded tc the exhibitor with the greatest number cf biue ribbons, in the hor ticulture exhibits. The exhibits filled the entire low er floor if the Recreation Center and there was a steady flow of visitors from the' 3 p.m. opening until the 9:30 closing hour. Gard eners reported an evident up-grad ing of the quality of the exhibits over earlier shows staged in the community. The Judges The ten judges for the show came from Henderson. Chapel Hill and Durham They were Mrs. George N. Tucker of Henderson. Mrs. F. H. Edmister; Mrs. R. W. Work. Mrs. Roy M Homewood. Mrs. Carl Pegg, Mrs Dudiey Cowden, and Mrs. An drew Shearer, all of Chapel Hill; Mrs Harvey P. Ross, Mrs. K. N. Moseiey and Mrs. Richard New comb, ali oi Durham. -^-e Mrs. Bt F. Fombow --- Mrs. Irvin Jones Farabow, M. iife-lcng resident of the Taliyho Community, died Saturday at Hen derson Restorium. The funeral was conducted at 3 p.m. Monday at Taliyho Baptist Church by the Rev. plenn Patton assisted by the Rev. Vernon Tyson of Raieigh. Burial was in the church cecetery. Mrs. Farabow was Hie widow of Benjamin F Farabow. Surviving are two sons. Ford F. Farabow of Charleston. S. C- and Thurman Farabow of Oxford. Active pailbeartrs namad were C. & Parrish Elmer Haskins, Raiph Whitfield, Cameron Hob good, L F Gotten and W B. riardy. Schoo) ChorusTo Present Program At S Wednesday High Schoo! Chorus to Be As sisted by Junior High Singers The spring concert by the Oxford High Schoo] Chorus, under the di rection of Mrs. Fred Webb. Jr., wi! be presented at 8 p.m. Wednesday tn the schoo! auditorium. Assisting in the program to bo rendered by the 70 voices of the high schoo] group wi!! be the Jun ior High Chorus of 52 voices, di rected by Mrs. Miliard Bennett. There is to be no admission charg ed and schooi patrons and the in terested pubiic are invited. Accompanists wi!! be Mrs. C. G. Daniel, Jr., Miss 6ettie Wi!son and Miss Brenda Gupton for the high schoo! chorus, and Miss Patsy 83 iington for the junior high group. The varied program wi!! tnciude sacred, popular, loik and patriotic songs. A special feature of the program wit! be "The Ba!!ad of the Alamo" from the current movie. The Al 4mo." by the High School Chorus and six soioists Clarence Lemons, Jerry Hedrick. Tommy Carver, Winston Pruitt, Richard Brooks, and Vernon Morton, with Billy Seate playing a guitar accompani ment. Also featured will be the Gorl's Ensemble, the Girls' Sextet, the 13oys' octet and soloists. Peggy wcodlief, Emtlie Adcock, Van Wood rnd David Gillespie. In connection with the program, annual awards will be made. In cluded will be the Senior Woman's Club Silver Cup to the chorus member who has made greatest contribution to the work of the organization during the year. The presentation will be by Mrs. Har dee Averett, chairman of the Mus tc Department of the Club. Mrs. 3resty Dickerson will present the Music Award hf the Fine Arts De partment of the Junior Woman's Club. There wil be other awards made for outstanding service to the jhurus during the school year. -+. farm Credit Trend Up, Mackie Ctaims Farm Relations Man Speak er for Meeting of Stem Ruritan Ciub The size of the average bank :oah for farm purposes increased by five times in the decade 1940-1960, and the trend is continuing up ward, John D Mackie, farm rela tions representative of Oxford Na tional Bank, told members of the Ruritan Club at Stem last Wednes day night. Mackie spoke on a program ar ranged by Tom Ellis. Howard Clay ton, club president, presided. During the business meeting, club members gave further atten tion to their plans for construction of a club hut, which also would serve as a community center. Mackie told the club that farm economists are predicting that farm operating costs will increase by 40 per cent in the next iO years. As larger loans are made to few er farmers. Mackie said banks must of necessity require more in formation from borrowers as to their capital and production poten tial. Borrowers, he said, must also become more proficient in manage ment of their operating capital. *-—+-—— Two Set: Twins Aye Among New Awivoh Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee Jones of Durham, twins, a daugh ter Rosa Lee. and a son, Thomas Lee, May 4, at Granville Hospital. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fras ier of Virgilina, a son. Frankiin Winfred, May 6 at Granville Hos pital. Bom to Mr. and Mrs Elijah Beal. Route S, Oxford, twins, Art? nette Marie and Lynette Jane, May 7, at Granville Hospital Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Hilly Hay White of Butner, a son. May 1, at Granville Hospital. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Jos Hilly Hicks of New Collage 6treat, Ox ford, a son, Joe Biliy, Jr.. May !. a<? Maria Barham Hospital. Hen derson Legion Be There is i of the Arne
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