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Chapel Hill
MEN.IN SERVICE
Lt. Craig Phillips, who was on
an LST in the European war thea
ter taking part in the invasions of
Normandy and southern France,
is^here on a 30-day furlough with
his wife and his parents. Captain
Guy B. Phillips. Jr., of the Army
Air Forces stationed in Tampa,
Fla., has been here for a visit with
his parents also.
Seaman Marvin M. Clark, who
is stationed at Alameda, Califor
nia, is here for a short visit with
his parents, Mf. and Mrs. J. W.
Clark.
Jack Lasley, petty officer 3-c,
instructor at the Naval Ordnance
school in Memphis, Tenn., is ex
* pected this week for a visit with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Lasley.
PERSONALS
—Mr. and Mrs. Harry McMullan
of Raleigh were here with friends
over the weekend.
Professor and Mrs. Lewis Pat
ton of Duke University were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Cof
fin Sunday,
Lt. Irvin Newson of Ahoskie,
who recently returned from Epg
4 land, spent some time here Mon
, day with Garrett Jernigan, a stu
dent in the University, and at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parker.
Lt. Newsome has just received the
Distinguished Seryice award, for
completing 30 flying missions ov
er Germany.
Mrs. James Fowler is a patient
in Watts hospital recuperating
from a broken leg.
Misses Edna Taylor and Eliza
beth Adams of Sweetbriar college,
were weekend guests of Vliss Betsy
Anne Bowman.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Fowler
and family of Durham visited Mr.
Fowler’s mother, Mrs. J. T. Fow
ler, here on Saturday. ~
Mrs. James E. Pullen had as
her guests, her sons, Sgt_ William
E. Pullen of Las Vegas, Nevada,
Lt. and Mrs. Fred Pullen of Avon
Park, Fla., and Mrs. Burkley Pul
len of Eagle Rock, Va.
Mrs. W. C. Clark, her daughter,
Jane, and son, Jiriuny.have gone
to Philadelphia for a visit with
relatives while Lt. Clark is in Pen
sacola, Fla. •- < -- 4
Joyce Ferguson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ferguson,
of The Glen, Chapel Hill, has pneu
monia.
Buy War Bonds
Loan Coauuttees
Meet In Durham
The Veteran Agriculture Loan
committee from Orange county
met with committees from several
other counties for a one-day con
ference in the Washington DuRe
hotel in Durham last Monday to
discuss veterans’ privileges under
the farm section of "the G. L BUI
of Rights. - . v__
The Farm Security Administra
tion has recently been authorized
to appoint committees in each
county to act for the department
of agriculture in helping return
ing veterans get loans to purchase
farms and farm -equipment.
Those from Orange county at
tending the meeting were: Robert
E. Hughes, T. M. Riley, and T. E.
Hinson. District F.S.A. Supervisor
T. F. Royster presided, over the
conference. • '
New Bethel
Mrs. WiUie Gray is able to be
out again after an operation at
Wats hospital.
Miss Lula Wilson Adsited h^r sis
ter, Mrs. C. U. Nichols, Sunday.
Miss Alma Dean Miller is work
ing at Belk’s store in Durham*
Miss Trynis McBroom spent the
weekend at home.
Miss Margaret Gates spent the
weekend with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Coley Laws spent
last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
B. R. Laws._
Mr. and Mrs. C.. R. McBroom
visited Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gates
Tuesday night in Roxboro.
Miss Frances Nichols of Duke
spent the weekend at home.
Mrs. Ada Rogers is sick in bed
at her home.
Miss Effie Laws spent the week
end at home. *,
Pete McKee of Chapel HiU spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. R. McKee. ' ’
Mr. and Mrs. VaUey Robinson
and Travis McBroom visited Mr.
and Mrs. Coy MiUer Friday night.
SPEAKS Otf CANCER
Chapel Hill.—Mrs. George E.
MarshaU, state commander wf the
field army of the American Can
cer Society, addressed a group of
Chapel HiU women at a joint meet
ing of the Community club and
the Newcomers’ club Friday af
ternoon. ..
She followed up her talk on can
cer by showing a moving picture
“Choose to Live” which pointed
up her plea for preventive meas
ures in dealing with this disease.
Your Utilities Company
Is Proud to Have A Part
In Forwarding War Pro
dactioa and More Efficient,
More Economical Living!
You can help insure better service and help to conserve «
vital war materials by calling our service men only
when it is unavoidable.
Do you have spare fuses on hand? In
many cases you can quickly restore
your service by testing and replacing
a blown-out* fuse.
For continued satisfactory service, take
doubly good care of your cords and
appliances these days.
Carrboro
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MEN. IN 8ERVICE
Marion Clark, Storekeeper 2-c.,
and Mrs. Clark came from the U.
S. Naval Air station, Alameda, Cal.,
Tuesday, January 30, fpr a two
weeks leave here with relatives.
Marion was storekeeper for the
Navy Pre-flight school in Chapel
Hill for 2 years before being trans
ferred to Califdmia. His wife is the
former Mias Margaret Liner of
Hillsboro.
Preston Hogan, USN, stationed
in Norfolk, Va., spent the last week
end here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Curtis- Hogan, in the Orange
church section. John Kirkland, al
so of the Navy, who has had ma
ny months of sea duty, is on leave
with relatives near Orange church.
A message was received last
week by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dil
lehay stating that their son, Sgt.
Austin Dillehay, has arrived safe
ly overseas and is in France.
Pfc. "Wade Meacham of Fort
Bragg visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Meacham, in the
Mann’s, Chapel section last week
and visited relatives in Carrboro
Sunday.
Sgt. C. T. Markham, Jr., A. F.
T. A. C., of Orlando, Florida, has
just returned to his base after a
10-day furlopgh here with his wife
and family.
A message received- by his wife
and children last Friday states that
Pvt. Raymond Pickett has arriv
ed safely ocerseas and is now in
France.
Lloyd Senter, Chief Ph. M., in
the Maritime Service, stationed in
Denver, Colo., is on leave here
with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. P.
L. Senter.
Cpl. Howard Johnson of South
Dakota came home on furlough
las*. Saturday, and will be here un
til February 14. He is with his mo
ther, Mrs. Lula Johnson on Greens
boro street. - —
Seaman James Home of Little’
Creek, Va., is visiting his wife,
his children and other relatives
here.
James Taylor, 1st. Sgt., who has
been overseas 3 years, is home on
furlough with relatives and friends
here. , ■ * .
Carl Crittenden, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Crittenden, came home
January 28. He ha3 been serving
overseas three years. After a 21
day frUlough here, he will report
to his army base in Florida for
further assignment. His brother,
Redoy Crittenden, who has been
in the army, is here also. ,~
James Wright, Jr., USN, is here
on leave with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Wright,Sr. Misses
Estelle and Corinne Azzart of
Boston, Mass., came with him for
a visit here.
Pfc. Carey Sapp is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Robert Thomas, and
family.
Bill Durham, USN, .is home on
leave with relatives here.
BEATRICE KAYE PATCH
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Patch of
Washington, D. C., announce the
birth of a daughter, Beatrice Kaye.
Mrs. Patch is the former Miss Es
telle 'Upchurch, daughter of Mrs.
W. L. Upchurch, and has been here
with ‘her ■ mother for some time.
PERSONALS1 r •' "
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Childress and
children visited Mrs. Childress/
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Clark,
out on the Hillsboro highway ov
er the last weekend. They visited
other relatives in Carrboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Sims,
Foye Mae and Mrs. Emma Boone
have just returned from Ports
mouth, Va.
Miss Wanda Lou Gibbs of Dur
ham visited relatives here over
the last weekend.
Miss Eleanor Myr«es Williams,
R. N., from Watts hospital, Dur
ham, spent Saturday and Sunday
here with her mother, Mrs. Nellie
Williams. ^ * ._>_- .. :_ ;j_
Mr. and Mrs. James Clark of
Durham were visitors here on last
Sunday, Jan. 28, and attended the
birthday celebration on that date
given in honor of Mrs. Marvin Iv
ey and Hurburt Meacham held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivey.
Mrs. Lillie Ray, who has been
very ill at her home on Weaver
street, is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Braxton and
Maxine, also Mr. and Mrs. T. L.
Perry and Viola, all of Graham,
Rt. 2, visited Mr. and Mrs. Lennie
"Braxton on Greensboro street ov
er the last weekend. Mr. Lennie
Braxton has been very ill at his
home, but is now improving.
Miss Doris Bradshaw of the nur
sin staff at Rex hospital in Ral
eigh spent the past weekend with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Bradshaw. „
Mrs. Ira Ray of Jamestown spent
last week visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Alda Taylor Pate of Ohio
and her daughter, Lucille, of New
York, visited Mr. and Mrs. Hur
bert Hackney for several days last
week. • .
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Lanning. and,
Jane were recent visitors in Tho
Mrs. Maggie Bell Faucette
Mrs. Maggie Bell Dodson Fau
cette, 65, wife of S. L. Faucette
of Route 1, died at her home, Tues
day momingvfollowing a week of
illness. She had been in declining
health for the past two. years.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by four sons, R. A
Faucette of Portsmouth, Va.; Sam
uel^ Hubert and Garland Faucette,
all of the home; three daughters,
Mrs. Jesse Cook and Mrs. Annie
Bell Cook, both of Durham, and
Mrs. Fannie Pope of the home;
four sisters, Mrs. Bessie Pearson,
Mrs. O. P. Couch and Mrs. Mamie
Couch, all of this county, and Mrs.
Nettie Atkinson of Alamance.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Chest
nut Ridge Methodist church, three
miles south ofsEfland. The Rev.
S. F. Nicks and the Rev. E.» H.
Measamer will officiate. Burial will
be in the church cemetery. *
Charlie Pendergraft
Charlie W. Pendergraft, 87, died
at the home of his son, Hugh Pen
dei’graft, Route 3, Chapel Hill,
Monday night. Mr. Pendergraft
had been ill for the past six
months.
He is survived by t>ne son, Hugh
Pendergraft; . one step-son, Sam
.Mincey of Alamance county; two
step-daughters, Mrs. Robert Ma
nor of Cha£el Hill and Mrs. Bynum
Teeney of Norfolk, Va.; one sister,
Mrs. Will Manor of this county;
eight grandchildren and fourteen
great-grandchildren. *
Funeral services were conducted
in the Walker Funeral chapel
Wednesday" afternoon at 2 o’clock
with the Rev. Charles F. Hudson
of Durham in charge.' Burial fol
lowed immediately in the Orange
Methodist church cemetery, two
miles north of Chapel Hill.
Nephews, nieces, and grand
children served as pallbearers and
floral bearers. ' v '
New Hope
CHURCH NEWS
Miss Florence Root, a mission
ary from Korea, will teach the Wo
man’s Bible class at New Hope bn
Sunday, February 11, at 10 a. m.
All the women in the community
are invited.
The young people’s league met
at the church last Sunday. An im
pressive devotional was led by
Christine Cates. Members present
were John Freeland, John Cates,
Betty Lou Tapp,* Ruby Freeland,
Norma Poe, Sarah Freeland, Jane
Cates, Virginia Nunn, Horace Po
well, Christine and Helen Tapp.
PERSONALS
Tom Ray, a retired blacksmith,
passed away at his home at the
Bill Sharpe place Friday, February
second.
Mesdames Herbert Johnson, H.
R. Tapp, Louis Freeland, Lily R0
chell, and John Ffeeland shopped
in Burlington, Tuesday of last
week.
People affected by ’the slowing
up of activities in the.Carrboxo
Munitions factory*were Daisy Per
kins and Eleanor Craig.
Mrs. Jim Durham has had an
operation in Duke hospital and
has recovered sufficiently to be at
home again.
Members of the REA in this com
munity who attended the annual
meeting in Hillsboro, Saturday,
Feb. 3, were Foster Tapp, Clarence
and Eugene Blackwood, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Pulley and Mrs. W. S
Nunn.
6. F. Beasley
GENERAL HAULING
‘ Box 26
Hillsboro, N. C.
Cedar Grave
PARTIES
The juniors of Aycock high
school gave a surprise party Sat
urday night to the senior*tlass in
honor of Buck Liner who is en
tering the army Friday. The party
was held at the Liner home.
Miss Mary Alice Boland and
Miss Hazel Tate had a birthday
party at the Boland home Wednes
day. ' ...
STILL IN HOSPITAL ' »
John Finley still remains in the
hospital At Duke where he has
been ill for six weeks. R. E.
Hughes, Mrs. Della Allison and R.
L. Oliver went to see him last
Sunday.
FUNERAL FOR W. M. MOORE
William M. Moore, formerly of
this section, who was killed at his
home in Caswell county Wednes
day, Jan. 31, by a falling tree, was
buried Thursday at "the Cedar
Grove Methodist church. He was
the father of Dr. H. W. Moore of
Hillsboro.
MEN IN SERVICE
Aubrey Terry, son .of Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Terry, who was woun
ded in France recently, has re
turned to the States and is in a
government hospital. He hopes to
visit home soon. He was wounded
in the leg when shrapnel hit him.
Memorial services for Glenn
Kennedy, who was killed over7
seas, were held Sunday at 2:30
with the Rev. S. F. Nicks, Rev. J.
C. Williams and the Rev. K. F.
Duval, -officiating. —,
Relatives of Gordon Liner have
received a card from him some
where in a German prison camp.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woods of
Hillsboro were guests of the Rev.
and Mrs. J. S. Cook last Sunday.
Miss Mary Ruth Ward spent
Wednesday night with Patsy Ellis.
Mr. an3 Mrs. Percy Allison and
daughter, Donna Kaye, have just
returned from Shelby after visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Allan for more
than a week.
Miss Elizabeth Hughes of Me
bane, and Miss Betty Hayes of
Durham spent Friday night with
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hughes.
Mrs. Ellis'Dorsett'and Mrs. Per
cy Allison and daughter, Donna,
were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Murphy Wednesday.
Dnrfcaa Bank 8
Trust Co/
HILLSBORO
CHAPEL HU.L 8TUDENT8
COLLECTEQ $585.65 FOR
MARCH OF DIMES DRIVE
Chapel Hill, Feb. 7.—8tudent«
of 6hapel Hill public school#
collected a total of $585.65 dur
ing the recent "March of Dimes”
drive.
Orange County Training school
students contributed $258.80 and
the white school children gave
$326.85.
HONEYCUTT TO PRESENT
PAPER AS a part of series
OF COMMITTEE REPORT8
Chapel Hill, Feb. 7.—Due to the
cancelling of its annual conven
tion by request of War Mobiliza
tion Director James F. Byrnes, the
American Association of School
Administrators will publish the
reports of its cofnmittees.
Among these reports will be one
by A. W. Honeycutt of Chapel Hill,
chairman of the regional geogra
phy, committee.
OPERATION FOR MRS. MANN
Carrboro, Feb. 6.—Mrs. T. N.
Mann, who underwent a maor'op
eration in Duke hospital two weeks
ago, was able to come home last
Sunday. She had to return to Dur
ham and on last Saturday morn
ing underwent a very serious op
eration on her right eye.
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MRS. BROWN’S BROTHER
HAS HEART ATTACK
Lucius L. Glascock, protni
Greensboro citizen and brothi
Mrs. Nate W. Brown of Hillsl
succumbed at his home last v
following a heart attack. He
vice president and secretary of
Glascock Stove and Foundry c
pany of Greensboro.
HUGGINS TO SPEAK
Carrboro.—M. A. Huggins,
general secretary of the State B
tist Board, will be the guest spe
er at the eleven o’clock mon
service next Sunday at the Ci
boro Baptist church. Everybod
cordially invited to hear him.
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