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THE PRINTED WORD is the only typeof ad vertising that may be referred to again and again—at will. VOL. 80 INVESTIGATE Granvilie County haa many business and farm opportunities. In vestigate, then invest. PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1961 38 Unused Store And Garage Burned On Rood So. of Town George W. Wright Approxi mates Loss in Buiidings, Contents at $20,000 A retail store and garage budd ing on the east side of highway !5 three miies south of Oxford were destroyed by fire tarty Wednesday morning. The property, owned by George W. Wright, had been rented the afterneon before to a minister from Hiiisboro whose name Wright oouid not reeaii and who had ptauned to take possession Friday. Wright estimated hts toss at $20. 000, inciuding buiidings and equip ment inside the buiidings. The store had been ctosed since January 1 and the garage aiso was not in use Living quarters were inciuded in the store, according to Wright, and furnishings therein were consumec in the fiames. Wright said tourists passing aiong the highway awoke him at 1:30 a m. "I couidn't get in to get a thing from the building," he said. Corinth Community Fire Depart ment and Granville Rurai Fire De partment raced to the scene They came fast aqd did efficient work in preventing spread of fiames to oth er property, inciuding my home," Wright commented. The ruins stiii were smouidering at neon Wednesday. Wright said he had no insurance on the property. -4-: Awards Presented Chorus Members At Wedn'day Program Entertainment at High School Auditorium Brings Large Attendance The Chorus of Oxford Htgh. un der the direction of Mrs. Fred Webb, and assisted by the Junior Chorus under the direction of Mrs. Miiiard Bennett, sane before a fuii house as the organization presented their spring concert Wednesday at the high school. The program, which ran the scaie of musical interests, brought gen erous applause from the audience. Particularly outstanding were the numbers by the special groups and the work by the aohAsts. Officers and librarians of the chorus receiving awards from Mrs Webb were Pat Carver, president: Emilie Adcock, vice president; Pa tricia Seate, secretary: Annette Culbreth, treasurer: Tom Hoyle, Barbara Hagans, Judy Hart and Vera Schmit, librarians. Betty Wilson, who has served the chorus as ah accompanist and worked with the organization in other capacities, was presented the silver cup awarded annually by the Oxford Woman's Club to the Out standing Chorus Member. The presentation was by Mrs. Hardee A Averett. Mrs Grady Dickerson in behalf of the Fine Arts Department of the Junior Woman's Club, presented pins to senior members in appre ciation of their work with the chorus. Receiving these awards were Bilt Boyd. Paulette Brame. Guy Breedlove. Albert Capps. Ro bert Carter. Pat Carver. Judith Currin Clarence Lemons. Judith Ligon. Kay Gamer. Stanley Green way. Jimmy Hester, Kendall Par ham. Patricia Seate. Julia Smith. Caswell Spencer and Carolyn West. President Pat Carver presented gifts of appreciation to Mrs. C. G. Daniel. Jr., and Billy Seate. Drinks on the City Cortnth Community firemen can bring their big red fire horse to town for free drink Through Commissioners 6. B Knott. Fireman E. Tl. Averett, Jr., of Corinth sought permission for firemen of his community to tii. their tank when fighting fire ad jacent to Oxford "ftll save us time in going to a pond to refiii," Averett toid Knott, who in tum tpid the board City Manager Fred Parham and Fire Chief Allen Cozart, sitting in on the board meeting, said city already has in effect a poiicy per mitting rurai fire companies to re fiii their water tanks. There is one stipulation: They must bring their own wrench, es pecially designed for hydrant use, to avoid damage to the Ore plugs. I STUOENT ANNUAL OUT—Ann Stovati, seated center, proudiy dispiays a copy nf the t961 stu dent annua) at Oafcrd Hi^h. Oa onian which she edited. Linda Liiiy. seated ieft, was business manager, and Mrs. Ben thorp, right tacuity advisor. Statt members standing ieft to rtght are Charies Peed, Jenny Ltnd O Brien, Sam Currin, Doris Pooie Watkins, associate editor; Linda t urrin. Gwen Knott, Jane Btaett weH. Kay BurweM. fefttty Aver ette, Naney Hoftan, Jndy Hart. Mary WeHs Ruff. Annette tnf breth, SaHy Thomas, BU) AnAr son and Lea Lea HaH Rfghf-Way Secured For Consfrucf/on o/ Rood Oxford Board Approves Use of Portion of Air Strip; George E. Daniei Reeiect ed Mayor Pro-tem Mayor T. C. Jordan and three commissioners were reharnessed with authority Tuesday night to represent voters of the city in handling municipat affairs., Cierk of Court A. W. Graham Jr. gave to Mayor Jordan oath of cfftce for a new tenure of two years and to Commissioners J. W. Bor ing. S. B. Knott and touts Hutch inson oath for tenures of four years each. Commissioner G. P. Tarry, out of town, wit! take his oath at a iater meeting. Busy Session In a first order of business, com missioners chose George E. Daniei for a new tenure as Mayor Pro-tem of the city, an office he has held for severai years dating back to the tenure of Hugh M. Currin as Mayor. Daniei is chairman of the finance committee. Commissioners initiated action to bring the city's municipat election date in tine with a majority of others in the state. City Cierk Tom Ragiand was instructed to contact the county's legisiative representa- j tives and request necessary legis lation which wouid fix date for the municipai eiection on the first Tuesday in May of alternate years instead of the first Monday as now provided. Road Rights Approved Commissioners, acting at the re quest of Louis Hitchinson, granted to Mayor Jordan authority to ex- i ecute with the State Highway De partment a right-away-agreement for use of city owned property in opening a new outiet between the See ROAD Page S Oxford Civitan Gets Zone Post Barney Bernard to Serve in Zone 10 of N C. District for Year Ahead — Barney Bernard, who is presi dent of Oxford Civitan Club, has been elected Civitan Lieutenant Governor of Zone iO of the North Caroiina District for the 1961-62 year. He aiso will complete the term of David Humphrey, formerly of' Raleigh, who resigned upon leav ing the district. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard left Thursday for High Point and Mr. Bernard will attend a twe-day cab inet meeting of Civitan zone and district officers. The affair is to be concluded Saturday night with a bail. Bernard was nominated for the post at a meeting held recently in Raleigh. Attending from Oxford in addition to Bernard were Bailey Breedlove Wilbert Carter. Grady Dickerson. Joe Elliott, Ai King and Hubert Squires. / Recim! a/Oak Hi!! Piano pupils of Mrs. H. C For lines will present their spring re cital at Oak Hill School, May 16. at 6 p.m. The recital will also in clude the Virgilina music pupils of Mrs Forlines. Neg!ect Drawing Proper Wi!! And Leave Headaches Kiwanians Hear Ta!k by At torney at Weekly Meet; Gasorama P!anned Legai headache: can be avoided for one's family and heirs -when a, professionally drawn will is left by a property owner to guide distribu tion of holdings at time of death. Attorney E. F. Taylor told mem bers of the Ktwanls Club in a meeting here Tuesday night at the Woman's Club. Taylor told members of the club that members 'f the legal profes sion are sometimes falsely accused of influencing persons to make a will "so lawyers can charge a fee" for handling the estate. He stated, however, that the estate usually is faced with a larger iegai bill for professional services when the de ceased has faiied to make a proper wiii—one that wilt meet the tests of iaw. During the business meeting, Lee Carter of the Kiwanis finance com mittee presented to the ciub a pian for a one-day gasorama with Ki wanis backing. The pian, he said, is for members of the ciub to seii tickets for gasoiine at S3 each, re deemable at a local gas station on a given date. Club members will take turns in helping to pump the gasciine into patrons cars. Over 340 Farms !n Cram Sign-up Benefits in Excess of $23,356 to Be Paid Granviiie Producers Corn and grain sorghum pro ducers on 340 farms in Granviiie , County fiied forms tnrough May 10 indicating their intention to par ticipate in the 1901 feed grain pro gram, C. L. Jones, chairman of the County Agricultural Stabilisa tion and Crnserva'i.m Committee. ..nnounced Thursday. In an effort to increase farm in come and to stop buildup of feed grain supplies, tne program pro Sese FARMS Page 6 Joe Cutts to Work Pott Time in CoMf. Joe Cutts a versatile tobacco! man. plans to spend next winter in ! California as a saies representative of Rhoads Manufacturing Co. Cutts ! said he would go to Ba%6rsfieid at I auction season, reporting there Feb. 1 for work until the start ol the new auction season. Mrs. Cutts j will accompany him and the two will return to Oxford by July I.! 1962. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Burnette of Route; 1. Oxford, a daughter. May 9, at Granville Hos pital. Mrs. Burnette Is the former Miss Judith Kay Greene. the end of the tobacco MESS HELEN RKOWN , -4 Heien Brown To Give Pantomime Oxford High Student to Ap pear in Jaycee Pageant iiere May 27 She comes from KittreU, attends Oxford High and tikes dancing and swimming. That's Miss Helen Brown, an other contestant for the Miss Ox ford crown to be awarded at the conclusion of a taient show here the night of May 37. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wiliie Brown and between studying far finai examinations, she has been giving time to devel opment of a pantomime skit to be given fer the Jaycee show Her ambition, other than win ning the titte of Miss Oxford, is to graduate, enter college and pursue a career In business. Queens Crowned!!! Baptist Ceremony Eight Giris Attain High Hon or in Auxiliary Program at Church Fight giris were presented as Queens in a Giri s Auxiiiary cor onaticr. service Sunday evening at the Oxford Baptist Church at which others who have advanced in the training program were given r"Pivmttion. The queens were Diane Cannady. Sandra Dickerson Patsy Fiiiington, Mary Heien Hancock, Brenda Caroie Jones. Caroline Mitcheii. Betsy Suitt and Gayneiie White. Mrs. E. R. DeMent, director, presided and made the introductory remarks. The pastor Rev. H. W. Baucotn. Jr., and Robert Sutter, minister of music, assisted in the service. Maidens presented were Lily Comer. Nancy Critchcr, Virginia Lee Dickerson. Mary Lou Freeman. Anne Ghcison. Oebby Peebies. Beth Prt! tt, Ceceita Pruitt, Elizabeth Watkins and Susan Watkins. Ladies-in-waiting were Linda Cannady Patricia Corbett. Martha Lynch Betty Gray Tatiey and Diane W od; and Princesses Mar garet Baucom, Pamela Pruitt. Sa rah Snead and Caroiyn White. Oak hHHJSefvice The Rev Oien T Cain, chaplain if the Oxford Orphanage, wilt sup ply the pulpit at Oak Hill Presby terian Church at 11 am Sunday, May M. ** Warehouse 03ero}ors OfMid HcBe^Ptcn Meeling in This City Middle Belt warehouse operators will have their annual associations) mee'ing here May IS. Oxford Warehouse Association will be host. The forenoon business "meeting is to be held at the Golf Club house and the luncheon to fo low will be at the Woman's Club. In addition to election oi off cers, warehousemen wll discuss the'r operations thair ideas or op ntng dot s for the late summer au.tions and such other business as may be brought to attention of mem bers. the business meeting is planned for 10 13 with President Walter tone of Durham, presiding. Other officers are C R. Watkins of Ox ford. vice president, and Brooks Turner of Heriderscn. secretary reasure.. Around 100 participants are ex pected for the iuncheon. Maggie L Garrett Buried Thursday Grassy Creek Church Section Resident Succumbs En Route to Hospitai Miss Maggie L. Garrett., 7a, who resided with Mr, and Mrs. Johnnie Ciark of Route 2. Virgtiina. Va.. died about 8 p.m. Monday en route to Granviiie Hospitai after suffer ing a heart seizure The funerai was conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Grassy Creek Bapttst Church by the Rev. Cien Hott, pastor. Buriat was in the -hurch cemetery. She was a native of Granviiie. a daughter of the iate John W. and Aiice Lcftis Garrett. Surviving is a sister. Mrs. Lee J. Yancey of Ox ford; a brother. Hammett Garrett of Neison. Va.,two half sisters, Mrs. Thornton Sizemore and Mrs. y-cody Sizemore, both of Nelson -jid a half brother, Mike Carpstt Riso of Netson. Active paiibearers named were ifsrshaH Yancey, Ray Garrett. Doug Sizemore. Etvtn Garrett. George T. Winston, and Basii Gar rett. Members of the Fred Pittard Bibie Ciass of Grassy Creek Church were the honrary paiibearers. --- Primitive Baptists To Convene at Stem The semi-annuai aii-day meeting wiii be heid Sunday at Gooch Memorial Primitive Baptist Church at 8tem. Eider J. H. Smith whc serves as pastor of the Gooch Church group, wiii be in charge. Also expected to attend and participate in the service are Eider A. B. Ayres of Wiliiamston and Elder P. E. In gram of Martinsville, Va. The gathering is expected to draw a targe attendance of mem bers and the interested public, ac cording to denominational leaders. Rain Comes to Area Neatly an inch of ram feii here Tuesday and Wednesday with the heaviest down-pour catty Tuesday night when a guiiy-wasiier swept most of the county fntertnittent hewers and drizzie continued through the night Tuesday and nay tnd night Wednesday, with signs of eieuring appearing Thursday. QHKENS AND CBOWNBEAK EKS — Btht Otrts AuxHtary members received crowns in * recotnition service Snndny nicht ei Oxford BepMat Church, do sunattny them as GA Queetm. From teft, at back are Mtanc Cannady, Carattne M i t c h e) t, Patsy EMtngton, Sandra Gtcker son, Betsy Suttt, GayneMe Whtte, Brenda Car ate Janet and Mary Heten Hancock. Crownbearera from teft are Cora Sue ^urrin, Mary Netaon rhomaa, E'atne Currtu. Mttttc Bette fowett, Kathy L)nch. Martha HU ton. Biit Jon^a and PatrMn Mane**. JAYCRF C! HCKRS — Bob Cur rtn. center is the ness president fth Oxford Junior Chamber of ( < mmerre. mthh;m ! -r . are Woody Chambers, treasurer: A! fred MH!er and Hr. Wayne Mar tin vice presidents, and Brad Mo*ton, secretary—Jaycee photo A Hb! nc! device At ^**wc!* Hen A\ny Pin Point Trouble Fewer sniffers here have caiied nheip in effort to pin-point the ource of uitpieasant odors at the North Oxford sewer disposal piant. Mayor T. C. Jordan. Jr.. Tuesday light toid commissioners that an ngtnrerof the S'ate Stream and anitat'on Commission had visited he eity and spent severai hours thriving the probiem at the North 'xf rd piant. Jordan said Fngineer West toid him that instf.iiatiOn of one addi- } ionai piece of * eouipment wouid ; tin-point the troubte and furnish ciue to sciution of the probiem. The Mayor said he has asked } or patience on the part of com- } ia ning residents. . There was some mention of a taii tack at the sewer piant to vent he unpleasantness high in the air, weil away from sensitive nostrtis. Firemen Called Ot^ A short-circuit in an electric ange rceptacie at the home of <Jr. and Mrs. James B. Poweil early \tesday night was spotted before ire damage resuited. Firemen were aiied when smoked was detected 1 the house. 3^ Cmh Over jaycee Duty !nsta!!ation Held at Meeting of Organization Here Monday Night Bobby Currin took over Jaycee reins from retiring president Nel son Daniel at the organization's annual installation ceremony Mon day night at the Woman's Club Ladies were guests f^r a dinner meeting of Jaycees. Watson Sherrod, Jr., of Enfield vice president of State Jaycees in the ninth district, installed Currln and Alfred Miller and Dr Wayne Marttn vice presidents; Brad Morton, secretary:. W T. Cham bers treasurer; Bob May. Bobby Bradsher. Jerry Johnson and Wat kins Boyd, directors. Before stepping aside. Daniel read the annual report of Jaycee tctivities for 1960-61. He also pres ented to G Tingley Mooie an ex hausted rooster's certificate in ap urectation of his long period of work and service in the organiza tion. President Currin presented Dan -e! with an engraved plaque in ap preciation of his leadership of the See JAYCEES Page 6 Confracfor De/au/fs, Ctfy /nff/afes ^cfvon The Board of Commissioners of Oxford Tuesday night approved procedures which arc Underway to press for completion of a sever iine extension to serve an industrial area on the southwestern outskirts of the city. There has been no work on the o<) awarded to a Kinston firm. Fatkner-Waiiare. Inc., for M2.COO. ince the contractor scvetaitnot.ths ago advised Oxford authorities the Kinston firm was unabie to com plete the job. Faikncr-Waiiace had been paid tpproxnnateiy $9,000 of the totai ost of the contract when work ,vas suspended. A Durham attorney representing Continents) Casualty Company, bondsmen for Faikner-Waliace. has ttdvised W F. Freeman Co., city engineers, that steps are being taken to get the job completed. The original contract provided for a !25 daily forfeiture for over itime required to complete the job. undertaken at city and county ex pense for the purpose of providing } utilities fur the ,industrial area aforementioned. Commissioners in dicated at their Tuesday night [meeting they wouid press for pay .ment cf the forfeiture. : City Manager Fred Parham said .yesterday that around 80 additionai {feet of pipe must be instaiied, six I manhoies constructed and backfill ing compieted. It may also be ne [ctssary he said, to redo some of i the work presumed completed, i Continental Casualty had a con tractor here Wednesday studying the situation and Attorney E. K. Powe of Durham advised city offi cials that efforts would be made to get the job resumed promptly. It also is repotted that Falkner Wai'ace is indebted to three local suppliers of materials for the Ox ford job. WiMiife (tub Sets AnnuniMembership Charges, $2.50-$5 June Dutch Dinner Meeting to Be Heid at Enon Com munity House June 6 - Approximately 100 were signed Tuesday night as members in a sec ond meeting of Granviiie County wildiifers for reactivation of their ciub. Aithough iate afternoon rains posed a problem for outdoorsmen engaged in preparation of a chick en barbecue supper, the wiidiifers bagged it as part of their iuck and went happiiy aiong their way. Cooks Henry Haii and Charies Barker came through with cued hicken. but the supper was later than had been anticipated. The men had not anticipated stormy weather when they began their utdoor cooking. During the business meeting, an annuai membership fee of $2.50 was approved for farm dweliers engaged in farming and $5 for non farm dweiiers. Ip another business action the ciub approved a recom mendation that the North Caroiina .Viidiife Resources Commission be petitioned to open deer hunting season for Northern Granviiie, irom Stovaii to the Virginia .tine, -imuitaneousiy with the hunting eason in adjacent Virginia ter itory. J. T. Oakes, earlier named sec retary-treasurer of the ciub, asked reiief from the secretariat duties and Wiiham Cush was named club secretary. The next meeting is to be heid tune 6 and wiii be a dutch dinner at the Enon Community House. x-Oxford Woman injured in (rush trs. John M M. Gregory, ?r., Patient in Richmond Hospitai A former oxrora resident, Mrs. John M. M Gregory, Jr., was in jured and five vehicies damaged n Richmond, Va., iast Friday when t asphait-iaden truck smashed nto the rear of a vehicie stopped ojr a trafic signai. Mrs. Gregory was taken to Med ica! Coiiege of Virginia Hospitai. where she is being treated for a vhipiash spina] injury. Witnesses said Mrs. Gregory puiied her station wagon to the curb started to waik away and coi tapsed in the street. A Virginia State Highway De partment truck, struck the Greg ory car and hounced onto the side waik. It fiattened a parking meter, a street sign and a sapiing before stopping inches from windows of a shoe repair shop and a separate saddie shop. There were three other drivers in the mix-up, which tied up traffic at the intersection of Beimont and Cary Streets in Richmond. Mrs. Gregory pians to come to the home of her father, Andrew Jamieson, when she is abie to ieave the hospitai. Mr. Gregory is at the present time in Engiand. Cub Scouts Ptun FieM Day in City Units From AU Sections o! County to Participate in Saturday Events Cub Scouts of the John Penn District, embracing aii of Granviiie County, witi join in a fieid day at th? Oxford High Athietic fieid Sat urday from 2 to 4 pm. Both individuai and team events have been pianned and there wiii be a prize for the winner in each of the individuai events. One boy from each Den may participate in: 90 yard dash sack race, broad jump, and potato race with five from ehch Den eiigibie to participate in/the basebaii dis tance throw. / Team events wiii include reiay race, three-iegged race, tug-of war. horseshoe pitching and kick ha!!. Ribbons wiii be Awarded winning Dens in team events. Bid Opening Tuesday Bids on the new schooi budding for Mary Potter are to be opened at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the office of the board of Oraded Schooi Trustees on Broad Street. The building is to be financed out of funds obtained hum saie of boaSs voted here ia Qoottnbst g
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