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BETHEL HILL SCHOOL HEWS The sixth Grade presented an Easter program Friday morning. This program was dedicated to the memory of Louie Sue Long, a sixth grade pupil whose death occurred in March. The music pupils of Mrs. A. G. Billiard, assisted by a chorus of high school girls, and a group of second grade children will give an Interesting musical program Wed nesday evening In the school au ditorium. Mrs. Bullard has taught piano here for four years. Her work is rery successful. Easter is always a time for fun. Easter eggs are hid and the children spend a joyous playtime searching for the eggs. Prizes are awarded to the child finding the most eggs. Easter Monday was a school hol iday. J o Parent Teachers Asso. Meeting At Bethel Hill Mon. The Bethel Hill School held its last P. T. A. meeting last Monday evening. This meeting was planned for April 1, but due to inclement weather was postponed. The pres ident, Mrs. W. B. Humphries, pre sided over a brief business session. Mr. Wehrenberg, historian, read an account of the work dole by the organization during the two years It has been active. A program illustrating ^ork done by "The Method of Teaching" was presented each grade in the Ele mentary School, in an attractive manner showed some feature of work done during activity period. At the close of the program Mrs. Humphries cordially invited all the patrons and friends of the school to help make the P. T. A. a greater success another year. Officers for the school year 1935 and 1936 are Mrs. W. B. Humphries; ? President, Mrs. E. F Wilbome; Vice-president, Miss Starling, Sec Treasurer, Mrs. W. R, Hayes; Re porter; Mr. Lewis Cannon; Hist'ian. f\ , Bethel Woman's Club Met Apr. 17 The Bethel Hill Woman's Club met with Mrs. R. B. Woody on th# 17th of April. Mrs. R. B. Griffin and Mrs. Lil lian Day were on the program and gave two instructive papers. Mrs. Griffins' subject was: "The Mean ing of the Renaissance," and Mrs Days, "The Renaissance and Mod ern Architecture." The club was glad to have with them Miss Mary Creath, of the Bethel Hill School faculty. Mrs. Woody, assisted by Mrs. Clyde Woody served sandwiches and cof fee with a sweet course. Sallie Brooks Carver Club Reporter VIRGINIA CAROLINA A V-C Fertilizers FERTILIZER OF THE BETTER KIND .... ASK FOR IT AT Planters Warehouse, Roxboro, N. C. <J. D. PERKINS AND NORWOOD NEWMAN) S. W. Ashley, Timberlake, N. C. Taylor Long, Semora, N. C. C. R. Thomas, Milton, N. C. George Dixon, Dixon Store B. L. Evans, Roxboro, N. C. Virginia Carolina Chemical Corp. Greensboro, North Carolina Rotary Club Holds Regular Meeting The Roxboro Rotary Club held Its regular meeting at the new com munity house Thursday night. The club members and their guests were served with a delightful supper by the Ladies Missionary Society of the Baptist Church. After the reg ular business of the meeting was attended to the program was turned over to Mr. Gordon Hunter. Wnat Roxboro 's new Chamber of Commerce c?a do to promote the best interests of Roxboro was the subject of the program. Every mem ber of the club present was called on to make some suggestion. Some of the suggestions made were: to encourage a stronger co-operative spirit between the business and pro fessional men and the officials of the town; to take an active interest in securing the completion of high way No. 144 and In the bulding of the Hurdle Mill road; and to make a determined effort to get a golf course for Roxboro, and to have one or more farmers as guests of the Club each meeting. Guests of the club for the evening were Misses Clara Raynor and Christobelle Gates, O. B. Gorman. Reidsville and A. E. Tye, Greens boro, N. C. o HURDLE MILLS SCHOOL FINALS The remaining programs at Hur dle Mills School are as follows: 1 Music Recital April 26 2. Sermon, by Dr. Charles E. Brewer of Meredith College on April 28. 3. Class Day Exercise April 30 4. String Music May 1 5. Graduation address by Mr. Daddy of the State Department of Education May 3 All programs to begin at 8 P. M. o ? Roxboro Route One News Items Master Roy Porterfield of near Hurdle Mills spent last week-end with his aunt, Mrs. Ira Moore. Mrs. Ira Moore and children spent lpst Sunday rith her i?ar?nts, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Slaughter. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Vance Wynn of Mebanft a baby girl on April 4, named Betty Ellen. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Mrs. Wynn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A C. Slaughter. Mrs. A. C. Slaughter is spending several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Wynn, at Mebane .It is hoped she will return home soon. Little Miss Peaco is spending some time at Mebane with Mrs Vance Wynn. She will return home soon, we hope. Blue Eyes. ? o A sale of 1,000 bushels of Irish potatoes was made by Haywood County farmers last week. This Paper Is Cooperating With Stale Press To "Sell" State To Own People Joining wU-h scores of oth*r Caro lina. newspapers, this publication will shorUy Inaugurate a series of advertisements prepared by The Carollhas, Inc., with a view of arous ing Carolinians to a greater know ledge and appreciation of their states and stimulate development by means of carrying the Carolina message to the world. Present plans contemplate launch ing the campaign with a full page advertisement to be followed by quarter page ads at Intervals of one w$ek. The space will be con tributed by this newspaper in fur therance of the aims of The Caro lina^, inc., a non-profit, non-pro motional group of citizens of North and South Carolina Interested In advertising the sceaic, historical re creational, agricultural and eco nomic advantage of the Carolinas. Plans for the program in Caro lina newspapers were outlined to the North Carolina Association last summer and at its most recent meeting, and the movement has the whole-hearted endorsement of D. Hiden Ramsey, of Asheville, pres ident, and the Press Association. Nearly three-fourths of the approx imately two hundred daily and weekly newspapers in North Caro lina have agreed to participate In the program. Funeral Services Held For James Ear! W i I b u r n < Funeral services were conducted Thursday April 18, 1935 at Clem ent church for lltt'o James Earl Wilburn who died Wednesday morn ing at 7:30 following an attack of measles, pneumonia and pleurisy. James suffered six long weeks. He is survived by his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Wil burn of Bushy Pork, five sisters and four brothers as follows: Ryland Wilburn of Bushy Pork. Mrs. S. B. Woody, Jr., of Leasburg, N. C., Willie Jennie, Esther, Mary, Dollie, Lam berth and Lewis. Also a half sis ter Mrs. S. T. Ashby and two bro thers, Linni and Claude of Blue Field, West Va. Pall Bearers were: Maynard Gen try, Bennie Woody, Raney Baynes, Talmadge Wowen. Flower bearers were Maggie Ash by, Mebin Ashby, Harvey Ashby, Robert Ashby, Laura Ford, Geneva Woody, Delma Ashby, Corine crab tree, William Warren, Floyd Clayton, Margaret Crab tree, Frank Clayton. Rev. L. V. Coggin and Rev. V- E. Duncan were in charge of the ser vices. Leas' Bethel Choir was in charge of song service. Little James Earl was laid to rest in the church cemetery by the side of his little eight year old bro ther who died in 1923. The grave was covered with beautiful flowers and also some on the crave by his side. ? o Charles Oaslin of Pfafftown, Forsyth County, his cleared 12 acres of his farm woods damaged by sleet last year and saved over 40 cords of good fire wood. All the brush was used to stop gullies. Agricultural Students Enter State Contests Ttiree agricultural students of Bethel Hill high school, accompan ied by A. Q. Bullard, teacher of agriculture, attended the district public speaking and livestock judg ing contests at Raleigh last Sat urday. Robert YTilkerson, ninth grade student, represented Bethel Hill in the public speaking contest and won third place in the district. Joseph Hall and Henry Woody were members of the judging team Both of these boys made good score* In judging dairy cattle, swine and beef cattle. Joseph Hall's score was only ten points below the high score for the district. Other boys making the trip were: Fred Mitchell and Christe Pox. < APRIL 30th-MAY 1st jjouse1"*/6 S HEAVEN comes to Roxboro COMMUNITY HOUSE r. ENTERTAINING EVERY MINUTE f NEW ^ RECIPES GALORE DOZENS OF TIME SAVING k IDEAS I J DIRECTED BY CAROLINA'S COOKING AUTHORITY IMA ' Miss Nell Scott J Promptly at 2 o'clock the curtain will rise on the first two thrilling sessions of the Woman's Club Kitchen Cooking School. Roxboro homemakers are efficient homemakers, but regardless of their proficiency, much that is now in the art of home management will be* brought to them during these sessions. Keeping house electrically will be revealed in actual practical demonstrations? _ Every woman is interested in - economy and now, thanks to the "no-extra-cost" electric ity plan and the new bargain rates, keeping house elec trically is a real, true economy. Don't miss either ' ~ i 0 ?*' session. . Miss Nell Scott is at her best in showing you all the marvels of electric servants. She turns the theory of electrical home-making into practical, workable plans to make the housewife's tasks a de lightful experience. Yoif are cor dially invited to hear her in these interesting, helpful demonstrations. SPONSORED BY THE WOMAN'S CLUB Carolina Power & Light Company ?
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