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VOLUME 54
COOLEEMEE, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1961
Changes in High
School Courses
ions Club and American Legion
onsor Two-Mi Entertainment Adp,ed
lew (lame
To Sp
In a two-night performance
which promises to be the en
tertainment highlight of the
year, the FOURTH ANNUAL
"MISS DAVIE COUNTY"
BEAUTY PAGEANT and TA
LENT SHOW will be presented
to the public on Friday, April
21 and Saturday, April 22, at
8:00 P.M. in the Cooleemee
School auditorium.
Co-sponsored by the Amer
ican Legion Post 54 and the
Cooleemee Lion's Club, 19 en
tries in the Beauty Pageant
and 51 entertainers in the
Talent Show will complete in
the beauty and talent con
tests during these two attrac
tions. The prize winners in
each of these two events will
be awarded $50.00 for first
place, $25.00 for second place,
and $15.00 for third place.
Out-of-town judges have been
secured to judge the different
events. For a complete list of
the contestants, please turn to
the full-page advertisment in
this paper.
Contestants in the ANNUAL
"MISS DAVIE COUNTY"
BEAUTY PAGEANT will ap
pear in evening gowns and
bathing suits in each of the
town performances. One-half
of the entertainers in the Tal
ent Show will perform on Fri
day night, April 21, and the
remainder will appear on the
following night
In addition to the money a
ward for first place in the
Beauty Contest, the winner
Trill receive a cup and a rib
Ion and. will officially be
crowned on Saturday night
as "MISS DAVIE COUNTY''
of the current year by Mrs
Jerry Anderson, the former
Miss Dianne Smith, who was
"MISS DAVIE COUNTY" in
1960. Former winings of the
Beauty Pageant in addition
to Mrs. Anderson, are: Mrs.
Kenny Jordan, the former
Miss Linda Hendrix in 1958;
and hv Miss Betty Hendrix
in 1959.
The entire proceeds of the
two-night performance will be
divided equally between the
co - sponsoring organizations
and will be used for two
worthwhile civic projects: The
Legion's share will go to the
improvement of the Legion
Memorial Park, on which the
Legion has already spent se
veral thousand dollars. The
Cooleemee Lion's Club have
dosienated their share of
the profits to the installation
of lights at the Cooleemee
Baseball Park.
On Saturday night, April
22, the drawing will be con
ducted for the free $250.00
paid-vacation, which will be
awarded to the holder of the
lucky number. Adults who
have bought tickets for Fri
day or Saturday night's per
formance are eligible to win
the grand prize and need not
be present to win it.
Mrs. Sexton's Class
Visits TV Program
The Second and Third grades
of which Mrs. Giles Sex
ton is the teacher, were guests
on the Clown Carnival prog
ram on Channel 9, Charlotte,
N. C. last week. Twenty
eight members of the class
and three other children guests
enjoyed seeing "Joey The
Clown" perform. The children
were accompanied by Mrs.
Sexton and parents who furn
ished transportation to the
program. The Second grade
went on Thursday, April 13,
and the Third grade went on
Tuesday, April 11.
Recreation
$Ji MCT,v,Ty
v . . .
A ' ay Fred Pierc
BOWLING Erwin Mills
Men's Bowling Team was de
feated by Hess Phillips 66 3
games to 1 Monday night. Bill
Shoaf had a 212 and 555 for
high game and game sets.
Erwin Mills No. 1 lost 3
games to Savings Supply while
winning 1 Tuesday night. Lou
ise Scott had a 171 for high
game, and Mariola Crawford
437 for high game sets. Erwin
Mills No. 2 defeated Menden
hall Olds 3 games to 1. Chick
Alexander had a 164 and 421
for high game and game sets.
SOFTBALL Erwin : Mills
Men's Slow Pitch Softball team
held their first workout Tues
day night. Any persons desir
ing to try out for the team,
report to the ball park Friday
afternoon at 5:30.
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
April 24-29
MONDAY Erwin Mills
Vs. Salisbury Post-6 :45 Wood
leaf Lanes.
TUESDAY Story Hour
9:00-11:00, 1:30-3:30, Erwin
Mills No. 1 Vs, Erwin Mills
No. 2 Vs., Troutman Vs. Davie
County - 4:00 P.M.
THURSDAY Clinic 9:00
11:00 - Employment Security
1:00-2:36.
FRIDAY Pre-School Cli
nic - 9:00-12:00 - 1:00-3:00
Erwin Mills Vs. N. C. Finish
ing Co. - 7:00 P.M. Cannon
Field.
SATURDAY Teen Age Pi
rate Jamboree 7:00-10:00 P.M.
Irs. Clarence
Charles
Mrs. Edna Trivette Charles,
44, of Mocksville, Route 1,
wife of Clarence Charles, died
at 11 A. M. Tuesday at Davie
County Hospital. She had been
seriously ill one week.
She was born in Davie
County to Thomas F. and Mar
tha Flynn Trivette.
Surviving are her husband;
six daughters, Mrs. Gaither
Whitaker of Mocksville, Route
2, Misses Martha Lee Trivette
Shirley Trivette, Mary Alice
Charles, Alice Faye Charles
and Debbie Charles, all of
the home; a son, Billy Ray
Trivette of the home; five
brothers, Burton Trivette of
Mocksville, Route 5, and Ar
thur Trivette of Mocksville,
Route 4, John and fTerry
Trivette, both of Boonville,
and Linnie Karr Trivette of
Harmony; five sisters. Mrs.
C. C. Pain of Mocksville, Rt.
5, Mrs. Bryant Turner of
Mocksville, Mrs. Betty Belle
Reavis and Mrs. Emma Jean
Renegar, both of Yadkinville,
and Mrs. R, J. Jones of Mocks
ville, Route 2.
The funeral was conducted
at 3 P. M. Thursday at Union
Chapel Methodist Church by
the Rev. C. M. Dodson and
Dr. William Long. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Bowman Gray
Stadium
Stock Races
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C
Glenn Wood predicted he was
in for a "hot chase" before
last Sautrday's season-opening
modified and sportsman stock
car race at Bowman Gray Sta
dium. And that's the way it
turned out the field chas
ing Wood.
"There are some fast cars
here tonight," said Wood af
ter Perk Brown of Leaksville
set a one-lap record of 17.45
seconds in qualifying tests,
eclipsing Wood's old record
of 17.47. "There's a bunch of
cars under 18 seconds."
But Brown was forced to
the sidelines by a broken value
head, leaving Wood on the
pole wth a qualifying time of
17.73. Wood led all the way
in the 40-lap main event with
his "back seat driver" modi
fied Ford.
Last week's win was Glenn's
sixth modified- sportsman tri
umph at the quarter-mile as
phalt track in nine races since
he introduced his novel racer
last July.
Fifty-one cars 23 modi
fied and sportsman and 28
hobbyists were present for
the opening of weekly stock
car races at the stadium. Race
Directors Bill France and Al
vin Hawkins have scheduled
another six -event program for'
Saturday at 8 P. M.
Pee Wee Jones of Winston
Salem kept his modified
Chevrolet in hot pursuit of
Wood all the way, finishing
four car lengths back in sec
ond place. Ed Clifton of Rural
Hall was third, Buren Skeen
of Denton Fourth, and George
Dunn of Raleigh Fifth.
Jones and Brown won 10 -lap
inverted modified and
sportsman heats.
Leon Russell of High Point
won a 20-lap feature for hob
by drivers. Hank Thomas of
Winston-Salem and Shorty Rig
gan of Dobson won 10-iap
hobby heats.
Suffers Heart
Attack
Miss Margaret Skinner and
Mrs. Tullie Alexander spent
Sunday visiting Rev. and Mrs.
L. G. Roberson and family
in Clinton, N. C.
Mrs. Larry Nichols suffered
a heart attack Sunday while
she and her husband were
visiting friends in North Wil
kesboro. She was carried to
Wilkes General Hospital and
will have to remain there for
three weeks before returning
home. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
McDaniel visited her on Mon
day evening.
Local Man's
Father Hies
William Caleb Downum, 78,
of ldpO Glenwood Avenue,
Salisbury, died Tuesday night
at 9:15 at his home. He had
been in declining health for
four years and seriously ill
for the past week.
A native of Rock Hill, S.
C. he was born June 6, 1882,
son of the late John F. and
Mary Suther Downum. He was
educated in the Charlotte city
schools.
For forty-eight years Mr.
Downum was employed at the
Cone Mills in Salisbury. He
retired in 1955. He was a
member of Coburn Memorial
Church and the Sons and
Daughters of Liberty No. 55.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Bertha Leach Downum,
whom he married on March
7, 1912; one son, William F.
Downum of Cooleemee; two
daughters, Mrs. Henry T.
Simpson of Salisbury and Mrs.
J. B. Simpson of Route 3,
Salisbury; two sisters, Mrs. J.
C. Ellenburg and Mrs. J J.
Overman of Salisbury; four
grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted Thursday afternoon at
4 o'clock at the Summersett
Funeral Chapel by the Rev.
Harold Simpson, pastor of Co
burn Memorial Methodist
Church. Burial was in Rowan
Memorial Park.
Changes in the course of
study at the Davie County
High School have been adop
ted by Davie County Board of
Education following recom
mendations by a faculty curri
eolum committee.
One of the foremost chang
es adopted was to require 17
units for all pupils for gradu
ation. This would become ef
fective for the graduating class
of 1964 and is based on rec
ommendations by the State
Board of Education. At the
present time only 16 units are
required for graduation. It is
also recommended that a pupil
pass 18 units before being
recommended for college.
The otner changes in course
of study for the Davie Coun-
ty High School are as fol
lows: Require all ninth and tenth
graders to take five subjects.
Band to count as one subject
for tenth grade pupils. Four
years of band to count as one
unit.
World History be required of
all tenth grade pupils.
Recommend that all college
preparatory pupils have one
year of typing as an elect
ive. Drop Problems of Demo,
cracy and teach Economics
and Sociology each year, since
much of the material over
laps. Offer a course in Advanced
Science for pupils in grade
12, if possible.
Drop the course in Drama
tics and replace it with a
course in Advanced Composi
tion and Appreciation of Lit
erature. This to be offered to
pupils planning to go to col
lege .
Offer a course in Typing
II to pupils who have shown
promise in Typing I. Grades
should be at least "B".
Combine Clerical Practice
and Secretarial Practice into
one course called Office Prac
tice. Cover material usually
taught in the two separate
courses and incluue instructi
on in use of office machines.
Recommended that all col
lege prepartory pupils take
Physics and Chemistry and
both if possible.
Make Advanced Algebra a
complete year's course.
Teach Solid Geometry and
Trig one-half year each for
one unit credit.
No pupils will be allowed to
take less than four courses,
training shall be in addition to
Band, chorus or driver's train
ing shall be in addition to
four regular courses.
Recommend that seripus
consideration be given to add
ing two years of Spanish to
the course offerings as soon
as possible or practical.
The name of the local high
school has been changed from
the Davie County Consolidat
ed High School to the DAVIE
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
The Davie County Board of
Education took official action
changing the name at their
regular meeting; last week. The
change was made in the in
terest of shortening the name.
Weekly Report From The
General Assembly In Raleigh
150 Year Old
House Torn Down
An old house said to be
around 150 years old was re
cently torn down on Mocks
ville R. F. D. 4, just above
W. A. Ellis Store on the
Grimes Davis property on
highway 601, according to
some of the history of this
old place which was known
in the early days as the Wil
lie Smith place was raided
once by the Yankee soldiers
and meat and other food was
taken during the civil war.
This old structure was fram
ed with ail four by four with
twelve by twelve sills, the
fooring was made of two
inch heart forest pine. The
corner pieces were hewn logs
which ran the full height of
the two story structure, all
pieces including the floor joist
were morticed together.
Pfc. Edwards
Attending Trans.
School
FORT EUSTIS, VA. (AH
TNC) Army PFC Chester
G. Edwards, son of Mrs. Edna
V. Brown, 1440 Curfman St.,
Raleigh, North Carolina, is
attending the reconnaissance,
utility and cargo helicopter
maintenance course at The
Transportation School, Fort
Eustfs, Va., The course is
scheduled to end May 12.
Edwards is being trained to
adjust, inspect and replace
assemblies of reconnaissance,
utility and cargo rotary - wing
aircraft.
"Hie 25-year-old soldier is a
1954 graduate of Hugh Mor
son High School in Raleigh.
His father, Johnny O. Ed
wards, lives in Cooleemee.
Holy Cross
Church Elected
To Membership
North Carolina Lutherans
approved the proposed merger
with three other national
Lutheran bodies at their three
day convention at St. Mark's
Lutheran Church in Charlotte.
On Tuesday new congrega
tions elected to membership
were Holy Cross of Route 4,
Mocksville, Gloria Dai of
Salibsury, Messiah of Burling
ton, St. Thomas of Charlotte
and Our Redeemer Evangeli
cal at Greenville.
Presbyterian
Women Hold
Birthday Meeting
The Women of the Pres
byterian Church observed the
Annual Birthday meeting of
the organization on Sunday
night at the church.
Mrs. James Ridenhour, presi
dent, held a short business
discussion. The meeting was
then turned over to Mrs. Gri
er Waller, who with the as
sistance of Mrs. Otis Pennin
fer, Mrs. Andrew Spry, Mrs.
Bill Athey, Mrs. Lawrence
Miller and Mrs. Lester Ellis,
presented an "On the Spot
Broadcast" from the Congo
and Taiwan. The birthday of
fering for 1961 is to go to the
Republic of the Congo and
Taiwan.
Mrs. Lawrence Miller, the
hostess, served dainty pimento
sandwhiches, potato chips, pic
kles, cookies and iced colas
to the twelve ladies present.
Missionary Talk
On Monday, April 24, at
7:30 P. M. Rev. Gene Hamby,
will give a Missionary talk
and show colored films at
the Liberty Methodist Church.
The public is invited.
Rev. Hamby was received
with such great enthusiasm,
that he was invited to re
turn for this engagement.
Lester P. Martin, Jr.
Davie School
Supt le-Elected
The Davie County Board of
Education held their organi
zational meeting last week and
re-elected J. B. Cain as chair
man. The board also re-elected
William T. Bird as county
superintendent for a two year
term and named the various
school committeemen, S. W.
Furches and G. R. Madison
took oath of office for six
year terms.
The board appointed school
district committeemen as fol
lows :
Mocksville: J. K. Sheek, Jr.,
Glenas McClamrock and G.
Aubrey Merrell.
Farmington: J. W. Seats,
Luther West and , Johnnie
Sparks.
Smith Grove: Harley Smith,
Kenneth Butaer, and John M.
Fere bee.
Shady Grove: John M. Bow
den, Jr., Robert Lee Seaford
and Alvin Hartman.
Cooleemee: Foy Cope, E. D.
Hoyte and B. E. Stewart.
William R. Davie, L. G. Wall
ace, T A. Blackwelder, Jr.,
and Mrs. R. II. Hayes and E.
R Pope.
Davie County High School:
Gordon Tomlinson, Mocksville;
C. B. Seats, Farmington; R.
R. Everhardt, Cooleemee; and
Eugene Bennett of Advance,
Route.
In other action the board
also eliminated the annual
March of Dimes as one of the
approved charitable drives par
ticipated in by school children.
This was done because the
board felt the school children
should not be required to par
ticipate in too many drives
The two drives approved for
participation by the school
children were the Crippled
Children's drive and Junior
Red Cross.
Mr. L. C. Dedmon and Mr.
Don Wall attended the fall
showing of men's clothing in
Charlotte on Tuesday. They
were representatives of the
J. N. Ledford Co.
Attend FHA
Meeting
Twelve girls and their ad
visor from Davie County High
School attended the Future
Homemakers of America State
Convention at Saturday, April
15. It was held in Memorial
Auditorium,' Raleigh. There
was a total of 3,815 people
present at the convention.
The following people attend
ed the meeting: Doxie Bear
den, Ann Boger, Linda Boger.
Linda Douthit, Ann Draughn,
Linda Foster, Theresa Fos
ter, Myrtle Gobble, Carol
Nash, Kay Rintz, Lucy Tem
pletan, Jane White, and Mrs.
Betty Still.
The two outstanding fea
tures of the program were a
talk, "Strengthening Spiritual
Values in Family Living," by
Dr. Albert Edwards, First
Presbyterian Church, Raleigh
and a talk by Mrs. C. Lee
Revell, Revell Finishing School,
Columbus, Ga., "How Pretty
Can You Be?"
This was the week of the
big vote. The Joint Appropri
ations Committee, composed
of half the membership of the
General Assembly, by voice
vote went on record as fav
oring the 70 million dollar
additional appropriation for
the public schools. The burd
en now shifts to the Finance
Committee - composed of the
other half of the General As
sembly - to find the addition
al revenue to finance the pro
gram. To date there have been 16
tax bills introduced, from
which the Finance Committee
must choose. The latest tax
measure, sent forward this
week by Rep. Austin Jones
of Ashe County, would levy
a one - cent tax on each five
cent purchase of chewing gum.
It would require merchants
handling the product to file a
monthly report with the Com
missioner of Revenue showing
how much gum had been sold
and submitting the appropriate
tax. Jones estimates the tax
will produce 2.5 million reve
nue during the next biennum
Thus, another item is added
to the growing list of tax pro
prosals which have directed
levies at everything from elec
tricity to tobacco . . . and
now chewing gum.
These proposals have one
thing in common - they are
all efforts to raise revenue for
the educational program with
out the necessity of a sales
tax on food and drugs. p
Speaking of the tax on food
and drugs, figures released
this week regarding the esti
mated revenue to be collected
from each county under Gov
ernor Sanford's tax program
and estimated additional ex
penditure for public schools
within each county during the
1961-63 biennium indicate the
following.
If the uniform sales tax is
enacted Davie County will pay
in $228,444 in additional taxes
and will receive $241, 193 ad
ditional money for schools. In
other words, if the uniform
sales tax is adopted, Davie
County will receive $12,754'
more than it will pay. Qn
the other hand 41 counties,
will contribute more than they
will receive.
No figures have been re
leased regarding other tax
proposals now before the Leg
islature. The General Assembly this
week enacted into law the bill
setting up Governor Sanford's
H:ghway Commission. It pro
vides for a Commission .f
18 members, a full time
chairman and a director of
secondary roads.
There will be one commis
sioner for each of the 14 high
way divisions, one commis
sioner will be a liaison man
with federal road authorities,
two of the commissioners will
be appointed at large and will
be used by the Governor on
special assignments. The 18th
member will be a man ver
sed in problems peculiar to
the eastern section of the
State, such as water ways,
bridges and ferries.
It is to be hoped this new
highway bill will bring the
Highway Commission closer to
the people and there will be
no repetition of secondary
road petitions getting "lost".
The Legistlature was visited
this week by 46 eighth gra
ders and their teachers, Mrs.
Lucille Cornatzer and Vestal
Potts, from Shady Grove Sc
hool. Also Patrolman Roy Bla
lock, in Raleigh on business,
stopped by the House of Re
presentatives. SERVICES AT
GOOD SHEPHERD
CHURCH
Rev. J. L. Martin will be in
charge of the 9:30 A. M. serv
ices at the Church of the
Good Shepherd Scunday.
April 23.