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VOLUME 54
COOLEEMEE, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1961
Lester P. Martin, Jr.
April 11
Services
Rev. John McAllister will
be the priest-in-charge at the
9:30 A. M. services on Sun
day, April 16, at the Church
of the Good Shepherd.
Davie Woman To
Be Awarded
Honorary Degree
Weekly Report From The
General Asscmby In Raleigh
The House of Representa
tives went about its business
in a quiet and dignified man
. ner this week but the fire
works were provided by the
Senate.
The Senate, by an over,
whelming vote, defeated an at
temptknown as the Currie
bill to reapportion itself, thus
violating the clear mandate
of the North Carolina Con
stitution. In effect, this means
the Eastern section of our
State will continue to domi
nate the Legislature to the de
triment of the more heavily
populated Piedmont.
By contrast with the Sen
ate action, several weeks ago
the House' of Representatives
reapportioned itself in accord
ance with the requirement of
the State Constitution. There
were no dissenting votes but
it is admitted that our task
was not as difficult as that
of the Senate. Four Counties
lost a Representative and four
gained one.
In other legislative matters
this week, Major Charles A.
Speed appeared before a joint
meeting of the House Com
mittees on Courts and Judi
cial Districts and Roads and
Highway Safety. Major Speed
veteran of 26 years on the
State Highway Patrol, said
a uniform system of traffic
courts, manned by young, well
trained attorneys who would
put emphasis on driving cor
rection and not punishment,
is the greatest need of high,
way safety.
Mr. Charlie Tomlinson paid
both the House and the Sen
ate a visit on Thursday. In
addition, at least two classes
of Davie County school child
week. Unfortunately, the
House of Representatives had
adjourned before they arrived
at the Capitol, but I under
stand that at least one group
saw the Senate in action.
NOTE TO TEACHERS:
When you bring your class
to visit the Legislature please
ask a Page to notify your
Representative and your Sen
ator in order that your class
may be extended the usual
courtesies. Otherwise, your
class might not be recognized
from the floor. A Sea of
bright young faces in the gal
lery looks about the same,
whether from Davie or from
one of the other 99 coun
ties. Alfco, teachers, the Sen
ate and the House usually
convene at 8:00 P. M. on
Monday, at noon on Tues
day, Wednesday, and Thurs
day, and at 10:00 A. M. on
Friday. Usually a session lasts
from one to two hours. If
you will contact me prior to
your visit I will try to be
on hand to help in any way
possbile.
Lester Martin, Jr.,
Representative
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Officers Elected
For Resuce Squad
Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Davie County Rescue Squad
met for the second time on
Monday, April 10, at the Davie
County Office Building in
Mocksville. A delicious cover
ed dish supper was enjoyed
by sixteen members after
which Mrs. Fannie Gobble of
Salisbury talked on "How To
Get Organized" and led an
interesting discussion.
The officers of the newly
organized auxiliary were:
President - Mrs. Clarence
Keller of Mocksville; Vice
Pres. - Mrs. Andrew Spry of
Cooleemee, Sec.-Treasurer -Mrs.
Dale Brown of Mocks
ville. . .$
Mrs. Walter II. Woodson, Sr.,
local philanthropist, will be
awarded an honorary degree
at the Catawba College gra
duation exercises on June 5.
She will receive a degree of
Doctor of Humane Letters.
She is a resident of Box
wood in Davie, and has an
outstanding record of public
service in North Carolina. Her
philanthropy covers the whole
range of human and civic in
terests. Mrs. Woodson was educated
at the Fairmount Seminary
and Mary Baldwin College.
She has served as a member
of the Salisbury Young Wom
en's Christian Association un
til it merged with the Young
Men's Christian Association.
She is also a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Row
an Memorial Hospital and an
active supporter of the ori
ginal construction of the plant
and its expansion projects.
MEMBERSHIPS
She is a member of the
Board of Trustees of Mary
Baldwin College, Board of Vi
sitors of Davidson College, a
trustee of the Davie County
Library, and an annual mem
ber of the American Museum
of Natural History and Metro
politan Museum of Art. She
is a founder of the Salisbury
Chapter of English speaking
Union, and a contributing
member of the Rowan Mu
seum. Mrs. Woodson is also a
member of the Salibsury
Woman's Club and the North
Carolina Society for the Pre
servation of Antiquities. She is
an active member of the First
Presbyterian Church of Salisbury.
Pre-School Clinic
Cooleemee Pre-School Clinic
will be held on Friday, April
28, from 9-12 A. M. and 1
3 P. M. at the Cooleemee
Recreation Center.
"Miss Davie County" Beauty
Pageant and Talent Show To
Be Spectacular Attraction
Cooleemee, N. C. The re
sults of the advanced ticket
sale for the ANNUAL "MISS
DAVIE COUNTY" BEAUTY
PAGEANT and TALENT
SHOW, co-sponsored by the
American Legion Post No. 54
and the Cooleemee Lion's Club
on Friday and Saturday nights
April 21 and April 22 in the
auditorium of the Cooleemee
School, indicate tremendous
interest in this two-night spec
tacular attracton.
Forty - seven contestants
have already entered these
two events with a similar num
ber expected to enter before
the expiration date at the
end of this week. The winners
in each of these events will
receive $50.00 for first prize,
$25.00 for second prize, and
$15.00 for third prize.
Anyone interested in enter
ing these contests should con
tact the committees in charge
of these two events: Harold
Foster and Bob Ho(yle, in
charge of the ANNUAL "MISS
DAVIE COUNTY" BEAUTY
PAGEANT; and L. G. Scott
and George Schladensky for
the TALENT SHOW.
As an additional incentive
for the sale of tickets, a $250
paid vacation will be awarded
to the person with the win
ning ticket at the drawing on
Saturday night. Ticket holders
for each night of the two per
formances are eligible for this,
grand prize and need not be
ptesent at the drawing to win
it.
Tickets for adults can be
purchased from members of
either of the co-sponsoring or
ganizations. However, child
ren's tickets can be secured
only at the box-office at the
Cooleemee School on Friday
and Saturday nights.
Mr. Miles A. Carpenter,
President of the Cooleemee
Lion's Club, and Mr. Tom
Vogler, Commander of the
American Legion Post No. 54,
in discussing the ANNUAL
"MISS DAVIE COUNTY"
BEAUTY PAGEANT and TA
LENT SHOW, said, "We are
well pleased at the unusual
amount of interest shown by
the pubic for these two per
formances. There is every in
dication now that we will have
a packed house for each of
the two attractions.
already entered in the AN
NUAL "MISS DAVIE COUN
TY" BEAUTY PAGEANT are:
Miss Bobbie Joann Seaford,
Miss Judy Baxter Carter, Miss
Peggy Jean Howard, Miss Ju
dy Elizabeth Gaither, Miss
Sadie Carolyn Barnhardt, Miss
Linda Sue Bowles, Miss Syl
via Ann Hamilton, Miss Jen
ny Elizabeth Stweart, Miss
Judy Sharon Phipps, Miss
Bienda Faye Spry, Miss Glo
ria Jean Nesbit, Miss Doro
thy Ann Cornatzer, Miss Bar
bara Ann Dunn, Miss Eliza
beth Pearl Ridenhour, and
Miss Nancy Sue Kimmer.
The entries in the TALENT
SHOW will provide a variety
of entertainment: dances, singing-
both solo and group
skits, pantomine, ventrilo
quists, musical, etc. These en
tries, thus far are: Miss Cin
dy Jordan, Miss Denise Scott,
Miss Gale Blanton, Miss Drea
nia Osborne, Miss Susan Brin
egar, Miss Frances Webb,
Miss Vickie Davis, Miss Pat
Beck, Miss Jane Mills, Miss
MaryWhirlow, Miss Quentina
Steele, Miss Mary -Louise
Smith and Miss Dale Graves,
Miss Gwendolyn Brooks, Miss
Frances Webb, Miss Dare Win
free, Miss Wanda Jean Bar
ber, Danny Correll, Miss Ann
Sain, Miss Fay Howard, Miss
Rosemary Garner, Miss Pat
Garner, Miss Shirley Daywalt
Miss Beverly Foster, Miss
Patsey Deadmon, Miss Betty
, Zimmerman, Miss Dwaynet
Swicegood and Ronald Byrd,
David Cook, Tommy Richard
son, and Barry Spry.
"In addition to the first
rate show that the people
will see, the entire net pro
ceeds will be divided equally
between the co-sponsoring or
ganizations. The Legion's
share will be used for the im
provement of the Legion Mem
orial Park. The Cooleemee
Lion's Club will use its share
for the installation of a light,
ed baseball field at the Coo
leemee baseball park.
The contestants who have
F.H.A Week
This is national F. H. A.
week, April 8-15. The Davie
chapter is observing it by
daily projects,
Monday: The F. H. A. girls
present red roses to the teach
ers. Tuesday: Members wear F.
H. A. colors, red and white;
and wear name badges that
they have made.
Wednesday vA coffee for the
teachers.
Thursday: Sunshine baskets
will be given to invalids and
elderly people.
Friday: School improvements
will be made.
Saturday: State H. A.
Convention will be held in
Raleigh, N. C
Monday: The F. H. A. club
will have a club luncheon
and evaluation.
Each member is encouraged
to carry on an individual proj
ect such as making personal
or home improvements.
F. H. A. Reporter
Linda Foster
A Letter
Of Praise
Since I was the nearest SAC
Wing Commander, I was call
ed on to take charge of acti
vities associated with the re
cent crash of a B-52 in your
community. As such, I feel
that I can speak for Colonel
George W. R. Zethren, the
Commander of the Wing at
Dow Air Force Base to which
, this aircraft and crew belong
ed, and for all the military
units involved at the scene,
in expressing our deepest gra
titude for the outstanding as
sistance afforded us during
this most difficult and trying
period.
Rescue and recovery teams
from the Army, Coast Guard
and Air Force were in unison
with their high praise of the
immediate response from the
citizens of Davidson and sur
rounding counties. The gener
ous outpouring of friendship
and a genuine expression of
sympathy and desire to help
was in evidence at every turn.
The multitude of people who
turned out to help was a won
derful testimony to your
sympathy.
We of the military have al
ways felt a close bond of
friendship and understanding
between ourselves and the
people of North Carolina and
have been made to feel won
derfully at home by the hos
pitality and warn gestures
that have greeted us on every
occasion. This incident has
tragically served to strength
en that relationship.
There were so many people
involved in giving every con
ceivable form of help that it
would be impossible to thank
every one. I only wish it were
possible to personally thank
each of you who worked with
us. Rest assured that my per
sonal thanks would serve as
but a small measure of the ap
preciation we feel for the cit
tizens of Davidson County.
A special note of apprecia
tion is extended to the Civil
Air Patrol, Civil Defense, She
riff's Department, Salvation
Army, State Highway Patrol,
and the many amateur radio
operators who were of such
great value. I must add that
I have never observed a more
efficient and cooperative She
riff's Department than the one
commanded by your Sheriff
Cox. Their assistance was tre
mendous. The people of Da
vidson County can certainly
be proud of Sheriff Cox and
his fine Department. Further,
I would be doing a disservice
if I did not mention the out
standing generosity of your
local Salvation Army. They
were on the scene within a
very short time and for sev
eral days and nights they
handed out hot coffee and
sandwiches to the hundreds
of people involved in search
and recovery. The expense in
curred by them on this occa-
See LETTER Last Page
Report Of Davie County Census
Of Church Membership
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READY FOR WILKESBORO BATTLE: Seeking his first NASCAR Grand National
Circuit championship, Ned Jarrett, shown at right with his mechanic, Bud Allman,
and his 1961 Chevrolet, is rated as one of the top drivers entered for the Gwyn Sta
ley Memorial 250-mile NASCAR Grand National Circuit late model stock car race
at North Wilkesboro, N. C. Speedway next Sunday afternoon, starting at 2 P. M.
Time trials are slated for Saturday. Jarrett won the NASCAR national sportsman
ch-npionship in 1957 and 1958.
Rev. Charles P. Burchette
Revival To Close
Sunday
Revival Services continue
through Sunday at First Bap
tist Church. Sunday Morning
Worship will be held at 10:30
A. M., instead of the regular
hour of 11:00 A. M as the
Revival comes to a climax
at that hour.
Attendance at the special
services this week have been
most gratifying even in spite
of some incliment weather. A
goal of 301 has been set for
attendance at Sunday School
on Sunday at 9:45 A. M. The
goal for . Sunday Evenng at
Training Union, which meets
at 6:30 P. M is 98. Sunday
Evening at the 7:30 P. M.
Worship Service the Ordin
ances of Baptism and the
Lord's Supper will be observ
ed Rev. Charles P. Burchette
ser. Jr., pastor is doing the
preaching during the services
and Mr. David Early, Minister
of Music at North Winston
Baptist Church, Winston-Salem,
is leading the singing.
- The public is cordially invi
ted to attend the remaining
services which will also be
held on Saturday Evening at
7:30 P. M.
With the reports now avail
able on about 47 per cent of
the recently completed reli
gious survey of Davie Coun
ty there are 4275 church
members reported in the coun
ty. The county-wide survey in
cluded 29 churches already re
ported with a total of 214
census takers visiting in 1933
homes. The total count for
these was for 6,299 individu
als, of which 1944 belonged
to no church. However, of
these 1944, there were 786 un
der 12-years-of-age.
Of the church members, the
county survey revealed the fol
lowing church population:
Methodists 2087
Baptist 1316
Presbyterian 303
Moravian 179
Church of Christ 115
Pentecostal 97
Church of God (two groups)
63
Pilgrim Holiness 37
7th Day Adventist 13
Roman Catholic 11
Episcopal 12
Jehovah's Witness 5
United Church 5
Primitive 5
Friends 5
Hubcaps Stolen
Four hubcaps were stolen
off the 1959 Mercury of Bus
ter Brown, while he was park
ed in the Erwin Mills Park
ing lot one night this week.
The theft is being investi
gated by local officers.
Local People
Mrs. Lila Wagner spent the
Easter holidays with her dau
ghter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Baggett at Peters
burgs, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Boger
will spend the week end vi
siting her niece and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scott in
Goldsboro.
Mrs. Pete Myers is sick
at her home on Route 4,
Mocksville.
Eighth Grade
Makes Annual
Trip To Raleigh
By: Mrs. George Apperson
On Thursay morning, April
6th, at the chilly hour of six
o'clock three Greyhound
coaches could be seen pulling
away from the Cooleemee
School, carrying 91 excited
8th graders and three teach
ers. They were on their way
to Raleigh an event eagerly
looked forward to all year
and made possible by their
own efforts with their suc
cessful Magazine Sales last
September. ,
The day had been careful
ly planned in advance in or
der to see as much as possi
ble beginning with State Fair
Arena, Reynolds Coliseum and
State College Campus, Hall of
History and the Governor's
Mansion, followed by lunch at
the S. and W. Then on to the
Capitol and a disappointment
the General Assembly had
just adjourned, however, they
were able to see the Legisla
tive chambers. From Capitol
Square to the North Carolina,
Museum of Natural History
and then on to Chapel Hill,
the campus of the University
of North Carolina and the
Morehead Planetarium. After
seeing the Easter program,
The Great Awakening, a tired
but happy group of children
boarded the buses for the re
turn trip home. Arriving a
bout 8:30. A long day but
a day long to be remember
ed. The following teachers made
the trip: Mrs. George Apper-
See TRIP Last Page
Duke Power Co. Awarded Citation
Duke Power Company has
been awarded the Edison Elec
tric Institute's number on ci
tation for helping its custom
ers five better electrically.
The plaque was presented
to Promotion Manager Henry
H. Orr at EEI's annual meet
ing in Chicago. The citation
reads: "Presented to Duke
Power Company in recogni
tion of its outstanding pro
gram fostering the electric
way of living."
Duke Power, which serves
its residential customers at
rates 20 per cent below the
national average, based' its en
try in the annual contest
mainly on its educational pro
gram on electrically - heated
homes.
In 1960, Duke connected
2,301 total electric homes,
more than twice the number
added in 1959. One hundred
and 17 belong to Duke Power
employees. Duke Power in
stalled a special rate in 1958
which is available to total
electric homeowners.
In the 20,000 square mile
area served by Duke in the
Piedmont Carolines there are
over 4,000 total electric homes
Duke competed for the EEI
award with electric utilities
from all over the nation.