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THB PRINTED WORD b the only type of ad vertising that may be referred to again and again—at will. VOL. 80 TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1961 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY NO. 53 ESTABLISHED IN THE YEAH 1881 INVESTIGATE Granville County has many business and farm opportunities. In vestigate, then invest. EB—E. V. Strother, left, is tae new president of Oxford Lions Ciub. Oth shown, l.-r., are Grover Saunders, J. G. Wright, W. W. Mullen, M. S. Walter Hughes, Jr. XMBt Jf. MtAL Tnket ueu neut tunes Mew Duties; His StKtessor Chosen Ag Teacher at Oak Hi!! Joins Fersonne! oi Centra! Caro !ina Exchange Ben J . Neal a member of the! faculty of Oak HIM High School for nine years and active !n adult farmer programs, community de velopment associations and other community building enterprises, has resigned his work at Oak Hill' to accept a position with Central j Carolina Farmers Exchange. In his new duties, Neal will work in poultry field service. County School Superintendent D. N. Hlx yesterday disclosed "Neal's resignation and at the same time announced that Jesse R. Butts of Route 1, Clayton, has been chosen for the vacancy. Butts, a native of, Pitt County, entered upon his duties at Oak Hill yesterday. For the past four years he has been at Cleveland high School in Jolmston County Prior to that he was for seven years situated in Lenoir! County. He plans to bring his wife and four sons to the county in late summer. ^ Affairs During his stay at Oak Hill, Neal was married to Ruth Norwood and they have two daughters, Lil lian and Elizabeth. He has served as president of the Vlrgfllna Burl tan Club and Is a director of the Captltal Area Development Asso ciation. Neal was largely responsible for organization of three community development associations In his section of the county; Mountain Creek. Old Oak HU1 and Amis Chapel, and the two former have been prize-winners in local and area competition. Neal is to be In Durham during this rponth for training In connec tion with his new duties to be preformer In Granville and Person Counties MW RONEY GETS JOB Governor Sanford has picked Ben &oney, Rocky Mount oil deaier. to be secondary roads officer in the State Highway Department. The governor said he would recommend that the commission name Roney for the post. Honey has been on the job since February studying the relationship of the High way Commission with local of ficials , concerned with secon dary roads. ; farm f/ancf Murdered; (T()rii/3(3r);cr) /n Custody Melvin Jones, 39, Charged with Shooting Bost Thompson, 50, White Latter Siept—Two Earlier Feted on Pigs Feet and Drank Whiskey Together A 39-year-old Negro farm hand. Melvin Jones of near Creedmoor. was In the Granville jail Monday on a charge of murder after admit ting to Sheriff Roy D. Jones that be fired a rifle shot into the head of a sleeping friend with whom he earlier in the night had dranlc whiskey and feasted on pickled pigs feet. j Best Thompson. 50, Negro, was found dead Sunday morning in the room he occupied m a tenant house two miles east of Creedmoor. William Walker notified the FFA Chapter Here Was State Honors Oxford and WHton Chapter Members at Camp Tom Brown for Week --- x Oxford FFA Chapter placed seventh in the state ievei crops and livestock Judging contest heid Wednesday in Raleigh. The participants were Robert Whiriey, Billy Pittard. Marshal! Floyd and E. B. Huff. Participants in the dairy judging event were Jesse Currin. Bobby Woodlief, Danny Bowling and Durward Hester. The Oxford Chapter has won cash awards in the state crops con test for the past seven successive years. Richard Brocks, president of the chapter, and E. B. Huff were the official delegates. Several FFA members left yes terday for Tom Brown Camp. Asheville, to spent several days. Counsellor Robert Hiii is with the group. Wilton chapter representa tives made the trip with the Ox ford members, traveling on the lo cal activities bus. / RIDDLE MAMED JUDGE Harry Lee (Chic) Riddle, Jr., who in his student days came to Oxford a-courting, and waa iater married to the iate "Baby Jane" Hunt, has been named a special superior court judge. Riddle was a top campaign as sistant to Governor Sanford. The governor said he was hap py to have "a man of Riddle's iegai training and experience" for the post. Riddie wiii be 47 in September. He is the son of Mayor and Mrs. H. L. Riddie, Sr. of Morgan ton. He presentiy is county attorney and earlier had served as solicitor and judge of Burke County Record ers Court. . Congress has passed President Kennedy's biii to boost Social Security benefits for 4,430,000 Americans and permit men to draw them sooner. Under the new act. which the President has signed, men, if they accept smaller benefits, may retire at 03 instead ,pf watting until age 95; minimum benefits, are in creased from $39 to 940 a month; and requirements for. /entering the program are / eased. land-cwner. Mr. Smith, on whose premises Thompson resided, after entering the room Sunday morn ing and finding the body. Smith notified Deputy Sheriff B. L. New ton, who in turn caiied Sheriff Jones. Sheriff Jones said his investiga tion developed the fact that Meivin Jones and Boat Thompson were to gether in the first haif of Satur day night, and that they thank together from whiskey which Mei vin Jones provided. When they returned to the Thompson residence around mid night. Jones toid tiie sheriff, the two of them sat on the porch and feasted on pickled pigs feet, al though the two had battled earlier in Creedmoot after Thompson is alleged to have "drunk up" the iiquor which Jones provided. Meivin Jones, after the sheriff's investigation ied to him, stated that he was about to leave tne Thompson premises. Thompson re marked to him: "Go on home and go to bed. When you are sleep. I'm going to kill you.'^ Jones began brooding over the threat, and remembering the trou ble the two had experienced earlier in the night, Jones said he walked to his home, a mile away, secured his automatic rifle, walked back to the Thompson place and ilred. Thompson was found lying on his stomach, a bullet wound In the back of his head. Sheriff Jones said he believed Melvin Jones shot Thompson at ieast twice. Two cartridge shells were found on the floor of the room along with one dented cart ridge which had not been fired. Meivin Jones contended, accord ing to the sheriff, that he did not recoiiect shooting but once, but he did remember that the rifle Jam med. Melvin Jones said he returned to his own/ home and went to sleep after the shooting. Coroner Grover Saunders and Deputy B. L. Newton assisted in the investigation. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Born to Mr. and Mm. Robert Gradine of 146 East Richmond Ave., St. Paul. Minn., a aon, Gary James, weighing six pounds, five ounces, June 30. Mrs. Gradine is the former Miss Ann Fincn. daugh ter of Mr and Mrs. O. W. Finch of Route 3. The Gradines have two other sons, Bobby, 3, and Kevm, i6 months. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Keith. Jr., of Creedmoor, a son. Stanley Bryan weighing six pounds, one ounce, June 30 at Granviiie Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Keith have another son, Thomas Ashiey, 3. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. George Parham Coghiii, of Winston-Sal em, a daughter. Martha Wei is, June 34, at City Memorial Hos pital. Winston-Saiem. Bom to Et. and Mrs. E. H. Har ris,, Jr.. / son. Edwin Hawkins Harris, HI. June 33. at Watts Hos pitai, Durham. Mrs Harris is the former Miss Betty Watkins of Ox ford. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 8. M Watkins of Route 4. P!ane Loners... FieM, Takes Off On Prison Camp Road A Florida man, headed south in a smati two-ptace piane. made an emergency landing in a bean fieid on the C B Keiier fartn south of Kenton Fork catty Thursday after noon and was off again a short white tater after his fuet tantc had uetu Hied. The pitot. Eugene Lindsey, ac-y companied by his wife totd severe! : specta.ors who gathered that he came down when his fuet suppty became dangerously tow. He taxied his piane to the edge of the Laid, aujhocn. .o highway 99. and by teiephone obtained a deiivery of necessary fee. irom McCracken Oii ompany here. Assisted by the highway patroi. -inusey taxied on to the highway and headed north to the Kenton Forks intersection, and thence onto the Prison Camp road for his un eyentfui take-off. 0. J. Pruitt, 83^ ^D!es m Hospita! Funerai to Be Conducted at 3 P. M. Tuesday at Hester Baptist Church O. J. Pruitt, 83, Granville coun ty native and resident of Virginia tor many years, died Monday mcrnlng at Johnston - WiUis Hoa- ' pitai. Richmond, following a period of declining heaith. The funerai wlli be conducted at 3 p m. Tuesday at Hester Baptist i Church by the Rev. Paui C. Mat tox. Buriai wiii be in tite church j cemetery. ' f Mr. Pruitt was a son of the iate J. B. and Lucy Currin Pruitt and had resided most of his aduit iife in Virginia. His wife, Mrs Addte Knott Pruitt, preceded him in death 17 years ago. and for the past bWo years he had made hts home with a daughter, Mrs. Tom Moore, in, Alberta, Ve , anrt jwg in addiBim to Mrs Moore ^are two sous, Braxto4 of Richmond, Va.. anrd Waiiace Pru itt of WMson, Va.; a aister, Mrs Roy Dean of Oxford, and two brothers. Chariie C. Pruitt of Ox ford. and Wiii C. Pruitt of Stiver Spring. Md ; also seven grand chiidren and five great-grandchil dren. J. T. Witson, 34^ Facing DC Judge TaHy Ho Township Resident Charged with Possession and Transporting Suspicions of officers about an automobile they met last Friday night in Tally Ho Township proved weii founded. The driver, John Thomas Wil son 34, Negro of Tally Ho Town ship. was charged with illegal pos session, possession for sale and transporting after sheriff's men found 14 Jars of whiskey In the 1952 mcdel Butck Wilson was op erating. Wilson posted bond of $300 for appearance July 11 in GranviHe Recorder's Court. Deputies A. R. Currin, J. C. Cash. B. L. Newton and Tayior Jackson participated in the apprehension. Civiton Officio! !$ Ciub*$ Mow on the Go His duties as a district officai of Civttan Internationa! are keeping Barney Bernard of the Oxford C!ub on the go. Thursday night fie was at Wii ton to instaii officers there and on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard ! were guests of the ButnerCivitan Club for dinner and installation of ) Joe Eason as president at Little j Aoom in Durham Tuesday even ing. Bernard visited Bunker Hill Chib at Fuquay Springs. Several days earlier. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard and Mr. and Mrs. Hillman Brummitt returned from Toronto. Canada where they at tended the international conven tion of Civttan. They were among 173 Tar Heels on hand for the con vention end helped to bring the attendance award tb North Caro lina The Bernards did sightseeing In New York and visited relatives in Rhode Island. HOME FROM SOIJTH CAROLINA Mrs Lillian Crowell has returned from a visit of 10 days with Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hight and two children in Charleston, S C, and stop-overs with her sons. Billy and R C.. and their families, in Fay etteville. 3—253 ROTARY INSTALLS—J. B. Haney, cente . accepts the gavel, symbol of his new of fice, from C. G. Credie as Oxford Rotarians installed offices Thursday night. Shown, I.-r,, are R. T. Green, Haney, J. T. Oakes and T. B. Currin. -!-'- A.-——--^—3-# - * - . Ftofa Macdonoid Graduate Joins Staff of Church Miss Mary Anna Weils of Ral dgh. yesterday entered upon her iutles as church secretary and di rector cf Christian Education at the Oxford Presbyterian Church. 3he is a 1961 graduate of Flora Macdonald College. Red Springs. A here her major was in Bible and Christian Education. Miss Wells is malting her home in Oxford as the residence of Mrs. Sam W. Baird on Raleigh Street. At Flora MacdonaM Miss Welts yas a member of Epsilon Chi So ciety, the French Club, Ciassicai Club and secretary of that organi :atlon her freshman year, served on the staff of various college pub- j [lcations and as a Prayer Band Leader. 0!d Oak Hi!! Unit Pians for Barbecue Members of the Oid Oak Hiil , Community Development Assocla- j Mon, meeting the past week, com pleted plans for the benefit barbe cue supper to be served <tt the com munity building on July 15 in late afternoon and early evening Plates are to be $1 each and tickets are available from members of the association. Horace Elliott, president, presid ed. Pians also were made for "lay ing by" the community's acre of torn, which is growing nicely. Ben Neal reported on activities within the Capital Area Develop ment Association. The program included devotion als by Judy Lane Williams, prayer by Mrs. Sidney Greenway, a song by young people, reports by Mrs. Taylor Laws, secretary and by Mrs! A. N. Daniel, treasurer. Mrs. Henry Elliott won the door prise. WiMHte C!ub T<T Mee^ Next on 18th The July meeting of the Gran ville Wildlife Ciub, earlier schedul ed for July 5 at Mountain Creek Community building, is to be held on July lg at 7:90 pun. Officials of the club learned that because of the July 4 holiday and participation by members in com munity revived meetings, anticipat ed attendance would be sharply re duced for a July 5 meeting Important business is to be con sidered at the session on Tuesday, July la, when the dinner is served by the Mountain Creek Develop ment Association. ' ','7" D. Aiken Passes at Age 58 Funeral to Be Conducted at Fellowship Baptist Church at 2:30 Tuesday A resident of Southern Granville, drs. Lizzie Keith Aiken. 58. died tt 4 a m. Sunday at her home on toute i, Wake Forest, after an in ters of several months. The funerai wtii be conducted at i:30 p.m. Tuesday at Feiiowship 3aptist Church by the Rev. R. R. htiley, pastor, assisted by the Rev 2. H- Norris of Wake Forest. Buriat will be in Oak Grove Memorial hardens. Durham., The body wtii 3e removed from Hhe home to the :hurch 30 minutes ^trior to the ser -i*'i4r< member of Fei owship ciiut.17 Surviving in addition to her hus aand, Meivin D. Aiken, are four sons, Fienton. Worth and Wiiiiam Morris Aiken, aii of Route 1, Wake Forest, and James Waiiace Aiken of Durham; five daughters. Mrs. Wiiiard Ciark and Mrs. Edward Morwccd. both of Route 1, Wake orest. Mrs. Goldie Matherly of Durham. Mrs. Gordon Whitman of Green Castie. Ind., and Mrs Win iow Neai of Okinawa; one sister. Mrs. E. J. Sandkng. Sr., of Route 1. Wake Forest, and 16 grand chiidren. Paiibearers named are E. . J. Sandiing. Jr., C tell on Keith. George Riggsbee. Roy Keith, Grover Keith and Biiiy Aiken. -+-! Revive! Underway At Enon This Week Rev. Edward H. Daniel Doing Preaching for 8 o'Clock Services Revivai services are in progress this week at Enon Baptist Church and wiii continue through ^Friday. The Rev. Mward H. Daniei is bringing the message each evening at 8. Mr. Daniei is a native of the cpmumnity. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy T. Daniei of Route 1, Ox ford. "We wish to extend a cordian in vitation to the public to come and worship with us," remarked the Rev. W. 1. Johnson, pastor. Creedmoor Officials institute Schoo! Mayor W. A Parri.sh and Com missioner Worth W. Emory o! Creedmoor, attended the Schooi for Mayors and Counciimen heid at the Institute of Government in Chapei Hiii June 25-21, The Schoo! covered the fuit scope of duties of Mayors and Counciimen and was designed especiaity for Mayors and Counciimen just eiected to office. JFK MAY MAKE VISIT A repcrt that South America is slipping backward economic aUy amid rising discontent, may spur President Kennedy to make a trip to that area of the wor!d. U. N. Ambassador Adiai E. Stevenson gave the report to Kennedy Friday after a survey trip to fO South Amer ican capitals. Stevenson said Kennedy would iike to attend the Inter-American Economic and Social Council conference now scheduled to begin at Punta del Este In Uruguay on l July H j. B. Haney Kew Ratary President Officers instated at Dinner Aieeting of C!uh on Thurs day Evening J. B. Haney, who has a 14-year record of perfect attendance. Thursday night became president cf the Oxford Rotary Ctub, suc ceeding Dr. W. Q. Wditz. Others installed by a former president. C O. Credit, whose membership dates back 38 years, were J. T. Oakes vice president ahd program chairman. T. B. Cur rin. secretary and treasurer, and R. T. Green, sergeant-at-arms. Oakes wiil r^hchi h*t for the Rev. J, D. Young, who is on lea ve from <fub membership The chib's new director are (George Worhuck Carl Page and b. R. Moore of Henderson and Bud Tuttie of Ral eigh were visitors, the iatter with 3. T. Eakes. As he relinquished his duties, Dr. Woitz expressed appreciation for the fine support of members com mittees and officers given him dur ing the year and reviewed work of the ciub in promoting intemationai reiations. work with crippicd chii dren and other activities. J. W. Boring presented to Dr. Woitz a goid. diamond-centered past president's emblem as a token of appreciation and "in iove and respect" for the diiigent service and excellent leadership of the past year. Credie toid the retiring leader "You have made us an excellent president." He recalled many of his Rotary experiences and the doors of friendship the organization had opened for him in Oxford and elsewhere in this state and nation. In presenting Mr. Haney as a potarian, Mason. Shrine and Dea con, Credie said he "has a desire to be a good president. We must foi iow his ieadership" to continue the good works of Rotary. , Mr Haney toid members of his club he wants an enthusiastic membership and he said at the end of his tenure, he wiii be host at a steak dinner for members who have not missed a meeting. The key to Rotary interest and success, he said, "is not what Ro tary can do for you. but what you an do for Rotary." Job Picture For Area Said Spotty — -—i The job picture in Oxford-Hen derson- area remained spotty dur ing June, according to W. Haii Brooks, manager or the Henderson office of the Employment Security ] Commission. The Henderson office serves Granviile on an itinerant basis. The office had over i.100 active applicants for work at the end of the month and deported only 54 Job openings. Over 226 were re ferred to jobs during the month up front i24 of the previous year Thirty five placements were report ed. , -—-— None for GronviMe The State Highway Depart ment Friday advertised the bids on 25 road projects in 21 coun ties across the state. Involved are more than 90 miles of road work. None of the work is in Granville County. Midgett Goes To Chape! H<!);!owan Commg to Circuit One Change Made in Gran ville by North Carolina Methodist Conference One new minister was assigned to Granvitle during the Methodist Conference in Durham. Tiie Rev. R. L. Ossman came to Oxford Circuit, succeeding the Rev. P. D. Midgett. who gqes to Aiders gate in Chapei Hiii. A native Towan. Mr. Ossman has for severs! years iived and woriced in Phoenix, Ariz. He was admitted to the North Caroiina Conference the past week and pians to move Friday with his wife and 30 months oid son to the parsonage in Oreen Acres which the 'hfidgetts are va cating. Mr. Midgett has eompieted five years as pastor of Saiem. Herman, Stovaii and Marrow's Chapei Churches. He came here at the time he began ministerial training at Duke where he earned his degree i year ago. He earlier had been associated with his father hi the utiiity business at Engiehard. The My tta have three sons and a daughter. Aidersgate is on the Chapei Hiii by-pass. It was organized about six years ago and Mr. Midgett is to be second pastor for the 223 Corinth Firemen Make Two Batties Parker Residence on the Eat on Farm at Peace's Chapel Destroyed Saturday Services of the Corinth Commun ity Fire Department have been in greater than usual demand for the past twe fvseka. Larsaat. Jaas . fsna .JHaa in tha community occurred Saturday when a six-romu frame house a mite east of Peace's Chapei Church was de stroyed. Corinth firemen rushed to the scene and exhausted their sup pui of water in an attempt to save the home. Firemen prevented ioss of a smokehouse and other adja cent property. The Rouse was owned by heirs of John Eaton and occupied by Levi and Annie Parker and their two foster children. Removed from the building were the deep freeze, re frigerator, stove, and a bedroom suit. Other contents of the home were destroyed. On June 23. Corinth firemen went to the home of Marie Eaton, where an electric stove was de stroyed by a boit of lightning which damaged eiectricai instaiiationa. The damage occurred about H a m. The house, situated south of Lake view Farm on highway 96, did not catch fire. ^ -.-9 Funera! Conducted ^ ForMrs.E!!ingtont Resident of Vance County s and Mother of Oxford Resi- 3 dents Buried Monday Mrs Nannie Harris Ellington. Si, widow of W. O. Ellington and a re-ident of Route 3. Henderson, died at Granville Hospital at 1:15 p.m. Sunday after a long period of declining health. The funeral was conducted at 4 pan. Monday at Harris Chapel Methodist Church, of which she was a life-long member. The Rev. Johnnie Lewis, assisted by the Rev. Paul Moss, officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs J L Van Dyke of Henderson and Mrs. D. S Fuller. Jr., of Ox ford: four sons. S. M and Brooks Ellington of Henderson, Herman S Ellington of Durham and William Ellington of Oxford; three sisters. Mrs. Rufus Daniel of Henderson. Mrs Mattie Sowell and Mrs Lucille Harris both of Raleigh; two broth ers. Frank P. Harris of Greensboro and Thomas L. Harris of Winston Salem; also nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. ' Active pallbearer* named were D. S. Fuller, HI. Stanley M. Ellington, Jr.. Billy O. Williams. Alvin H. Nuckles. A1 Van, Dyke and M Ct Boyd MARILYN HAS SURGERY Marilyn Monroe, one of the screen's most glamorous beau ties, had her gaii Madder re moved Tuesday in a two how and fifteen minute operation m a New York hospital. Recovery is repwted as normal,
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