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FOL. NO. 59
PROPOSED BUDGET
CHURCH CHALLENGE
Double Funeral
Services
' Held Friday
Cooleemee—Double funeral
\ services were held Friday at
3:30 P. M. in Eaton's Funeral
Chapel in Mocksville for two
Cooleemee relatives who died
1 within an hour of each other
Wednesday January 5.
Mrs. Luna Frances Wof
ford, 74, Davie Street, died at
8 P. M. in Rowan Memorial
Hospital. Charles Cleveland
Wofford, 72, of Joyner Street,
* died at 9 P. M. at his home.
Mrs. Wofford was the sis
ter-in-law of Mr. Wofford.
A native of Davie County,
Mrs. Wofford was the daugh
» ter of the late William and
> Marry Etta Beck and was
born January 2. 1892. She was
married to the late Jess Wof
ford who died in August 1964.
She was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Coo
leemee.
Survivors include two
daughters, Miss Mamie E.
Wofford and Mrs. Margaret
Brinegar, both of Cooleemee;
two sons, James Wofford of
\ Cooleemee, and Lawrence
Wofford of Raleigh; three sis.
' ters, Mrs. Sam Latham of
Mocksville, Mrs. Grady Lewis
of Winston-Salem, and Mrs.
Elton Martin of Route 3, Yad
kin ville; four brothers, John,
Will and Robert Beck, all of
Boutie 5, Mocksville, and Pink
l Beck of Yadkin ville; two
grandchildren.
A native of Davie Coun
ty, Mr. Wofford was the son
of the late Ruben and Eli
' zabeth L. Wofford and was
born March 10, 1893. He was
married to the former Maude
Bivins who survives.
He was a member of Cool,
eemee Methodist Church.
Survivors in addition to the
widow, include four daugh
ters, Mrs. Earl Braxton of
' Kinston. Mrs. Eugene Hellard,
Miss Betty Sue Wofford, and
Miss Gail Wofford, all of
Cooleemee; one son, Charles
t Wofford of the U. S. Air
Force; one brother, George
Wofford of Mobile, Ala.; and
two grandchildren.
George Bailey,
Rt. 2, Advance
, MOCKSVILL -- George Far
ris Bailey, 63, of Route 2,
Advance died at his home
Thursday January 6 after suf
fering a heart attack.
A native of Davie County
he was born April 24, 1902
and was the son of the late
Samuel and Mittic Jane Sni
der Bailey. He was a retired
farmer.
Survivors include the widow,
Mrs. Mamie Bowles Bailey;
i five sons, Mitchell, Wiley, and
Mark Bailey, all of the home.
J. W. Bailey of Cooleemee, and
( Farris Junior Bailey of Rt.
6, Salisbury; four daughters,
Teresa, Terry Lynn of the
home, Mrs. Ruby Harris and
Mrs. Jeannette Green of Jack-
L sonville, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs.
Brownie McDaniel of Char
lotte, and Mrs. Boone Crotts
of Lexington; three brothers,
Odell and Sam Bailey of Coo
leemee. and James Bailey of
Spencer.
Funeral services were con
* ducted Sunday at 2 P. M. in
Fork Baptist Church. Burial
was in (he church cemetery.
Gospel Singing
Church Of God
On Sunday, from 2:00 til 3:>
30 P. M. there will be one
and one-half hours of old
fashioned gospel singing by
quartettes and other groups at
the Church of God, North
Cooleemee. The Chordsmen
Quartette of Rock Hill, South
Carolina will be there and
f they expect to have a group
it from Burlington and Moores-
Tilla.
The public is invited. Rev.
L C. Morris is pastor.
lira. Edna Howard is aick
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The members of Jerusalem
Baptist Church voted last Sun
day to adopt a challenging
budget of $7,693.40 for the re
mainder of the church year.
The budget will enable the
people of the church to have
a greater part in spreading
the gospel of Christ around
the world. The church is ex
periencing an increasing in
terest in the Forward prog,
ram of Christian Stewardship.
This program is recommended
by the Southern Baptist Con
vention.
Special stewardship lessons
will be taught in the Junior,
Intermediate, Young People
and Adult Sunday School
classes next Sunday. These
special lessons will teach the
Bible doctrines of steward
ship, tithing and sacrificial
giving.
A special feature for this
Sunday night will be Church
and Denomination Night. This
is a vital part of the steward
ship campaign, and the people
will hear a program on the
history and development of
Jerusalem Baptist Church and
the Southern Baptist Conven
tion.
Willard Foster, local resident,
will testify next Sunday dur
ing the morning worship as
to what tithing means to him.
Mrs. J. C. Grubb will give her
testimony that night. Other
testimonies have been given
by Mrs. Richard Beck, and
Mr. Felix Williams
Final Rites For
Walter J. Miller
Of Cooleemee
COOLEEMEE - Walter Ju
lian Miller, 75, of 7 Center
Street, died at 1 P. M. Friday
January 7 at Rowan Memo
rial Hospital. He was a retired
textile worker.
Survivors include his wife,
Adelaide Vogler Miller; a son,
Waller J. Miller, Jr., of Kan
napolis; a daughter, Mrs. Jim
my Jordan of Ccoleemee; a
sister, Mrs. Frank Penninger
of Route 1, Woodleaf; a bro
ther, George Miller of Cool
eemee. six grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 4 P. M. Sunday
at Cooleemee Methcdist
Church by the Rev. Claude
Hartsell. Burial was in City
Memorial Park, Salisbury.
Charlie Hunter
Dairy Farmer
MOCKSVILLE -- Charlie
Reid Hunter, 70. a dairy farm
er of Route 2, Mocksville, died
at his home at 7:50 P. M. Fri
day January 7th after an ex
tended illness.
Survivors include his wife,
Nellie Boger Hunter; two sons
Clay and Francis Reid Hunter
both of Route 2. Mocksville;
a sister, Mrs. Flora Latham
of Route 2, Mocksville; three
brothers, H. H. Hunter of Rt.
2, Mocksville, W. R. and C.
E. Hunter of Winston-Salem;
three grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 3 P, M. Sunday
at Eaton's Baptist Church by
the Rev. B. C. McMurray.
Burial was in the church ce
metery.
Arrives For
Service Duty
In England
II'SWICH, England—Airman
Third Class Bobby G. Cope,
son of Sam J. Cope of Rt. 2,
Advance, N. C., has arrived for
duty at Bentwaters RAF Sta
tion, England.
Airman Cope, a vehicle
operator, previously served at
Mac Dill AFB, Fla. He is as
signed to the U. S. Air Forces
in Europe, the American over
seas air arm standing guard
with NATO for the free world.
The airman is a graduate of
Davie County High School,
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808 DWIGGINS
Granted License
Bob Dwiggins has been
granted a Funeral Directors
license by the N. C. State
Board of Embalmers and Fun
eral Directors. This license is
awarded to those applicants
who make a passing grade on
a two-fold examination given
by the State Board at Raleigh.
One part of the examination is
compiled by the Board and
the other part is submitted by
the National Foundation of
Funeral Service, Evanston, 111.
Mr. Dwiggins, a native of
Davie County, is associated
with Eaton Funeral Home.
He attended the Mocksville
Schools, Brevard College, and
was graduated from Catawba
College in 1952. His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dwiggins.
live on Church Street. His wife
is the former Betty Eaton and
they live on Maple Avenue
with their children. Bob. Dave
and Suzanne.
WHO ARE THESE
YOUNG BOYS?
David Jordan, Bobby Spill
man, and Kenny Jordan all
of Cooleemee.
(This is answer to picture
which appeared in last week's
issue of the Journal)
Lester Broadway
Rock Mount, Va.
Has Succumbed
KANNAPOLIS - Lester
Farris Broadway, 49, of Reeky
Mount, Va. died at 2 P. M.
Sunday at the hospital there.
He had been seriously ill for
three weeks.
He was the son of the late
William Daniel and Ellen Tut
terow Broadway, a native of
Davie County.
Survivors include his wife,
Ellen Gamble Broadway; two
sisters, Mrs. V. T. Joines of
Kannapclis and Mrs. Ervin
Ferguson of Rocky Mount,
Va.; a half-sister, Mrs. Lillie
Foster of Washington. D.C.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at Liberty Metho
dist Church by the Rev. W.
R. Fiost and Rev. Paul Jenk
ins.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Jack Kurfees returned home
on Saturday evening from
Forsyth Memorial Hospital in
Winston-Salem where he un
derwent treatment for a brok
en aim on Wednesday.
Sam Brogdon of the U. S.
Navy arrived home on Fri
day after a tour of duty over
seas. He is spending a 30-
day leave with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brogdon
at their home on Highway
601 near South River. He will
report back to Norfolk, Vir
giula.
COOLEEMEE, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1966
USDA ANNOUNCES A
NEW LOAN PROGRAM
Library Hoars
While Moving
Are Announced
The Main Library, in the
County Office Building, will
be closed Monday morning,
I to 1 and each Wednes
day afternoon, 1 to 5 in
preparation for moving.
Please come to see us dur
ing the hours that the pres
ent library is open.
MAIN LIBRARY HOURS
OPEN
(until further notice)
Monday 1 to 5
Tuesday 9 to 5
Wednesday 9 to 1
Thursday 9 to 5
Friday 9 to 5
Saturday 9 to 12
Diocese Has
Headquarters
Dedication
RALEIGH The bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of N.
C. Tuesday dedicated the
new $250,000 Episcopal Dio
cesan House.
The dedication was a brief
service at the new building
on the Raleigh beltline near
the North Hills Shopping Cen
ter.
The Rt. Rev. Thomas A.
Fraser, Jr., diocesan bishop,
said the one-story building
would be "the House of God."
The dedicaticn also signal
ed the opening of a showing
of Christian art lent to the
Episcopalians for the occasion
by the North Carolina Muse
um of Art.
The new center will be of
ficially known as the Dioce
san House and will serve as
headquarters for the diocese
which serves the 39 central
countias of North Carolina
from Tarboro to Charlotte.
The Olson Collection of
Christian Art will be on view
throughout the week. The dis
play includes works from the
second, fourth, fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries. It will be
put on display shortly at the
museum. The show and the
headquarters building are
open to the public.
Other works of art will be
shown at the Diccesan House
in the future. This opening
showing was arranged by Mrs
William Joslin and Mrs. Ho
ward Manning of Raleigh.
The dedication ended with
an open house and coffee
hour in the conference room.
The building also includes of
fices for the bishop, the dio
cesan staff, a kitchen, vault
and a centrally located chapol
where services will be con
ducted each morning.
Mocksvilte
Rotarians
View Slides
Mocksvillc Rotarians viewed
slides and heard the Rev. R.
M. Hardee tell of his trip to
Europe and the Holy Land at
their regular meeting recent
ly-
Mr. Hardee is the pastor of
the Oakvirw Methodist Church
in High Point and was pastor
of the First Methodist Church
of Mocksville around 20-years
ago.
Mr. Hardee last year went
on this trip to Europe and
the Holy Land and made
slides. These were shown
Tuesday with Mr. Hardee pro
viding the commentary.
The Rev. J. E. Ratchford
had charge of the program
and introduced Mr. Hardee.
President Bryan Sell presid
ed.
Quentin Steele remains sick
at his home on Yadkin Street.
Mrs. Granville McCullough
is very tick at Forsyth Memo
rial HoajuUl.
Farmers Home Administra-
tion is now accepting loan
applications from rural fam
ilies who need to improve their
housing, Clarence H. Sink, the
agency's supervisor for Davie
County, said today.
Funds may be used to fi
nance building sites, and es
sential farm service buildings.
Under the new program
private capital will provide the
bulk of the funds with the
Farmers Home Administra
tion making the loans and
guaranteeing the repayments
of principal and interest to tht
investors.
Legislation implementing the
new insured loan program was
continued in the Housing and
Urban Development Act of
1965.
The Act authorizes the Far
mers Home Administration to
insure loans totaling S3OO
million each year for families
in low or moderate income
levels. These loans will bear
interest at 5 percent.
Additionally, loans bearing
5 5 ,« percent interest can be in
sured for families with in
comes above the moderate
level.
Mr. Sink said that loans are
available to families living on
farms and in rural areas in
cluding towns of 5,500 popula
tion to construct, improve, or
repair rural homes and related
facilities, or farm service
buildings, or to provide water
for farmstead and household
use.
I
Families needing credit to
improve their present housing
may use loan funds to add
bathrooms, central heating,
modern kitchens, and other
home improvements, as well as
to enlarge or remodel farm
service buildings and put in
related facilities such as yard
fences, driveways and side
walks.
A farmer may borrow funds
to provide buildings for his
use or for the use of his
tenants and laborers.
A rural resident may use
loan funds to buy a previously
occupied house, or to buy a
site on which to build his
home, or to build or repair a
home on land he owns.
Insured rural housing loans
are made to applicants who
are unable to obtain the re
quired credit from other
sources
Further information on in
sured rural housing loans may
be obtained at the county of
fice of the Farmers Home Ad
ministration located in the
County Office Building in
Mocksville, N. C.
Completes
Artillery
Training
FOKT SILL, OKLA. AH
TNC) Pvt. Ronald L. How
ell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vir
gil L. Howell, 25 Davie St.,
Cuoleemee, North Carolina,
completed advanced artillery
training al the Army Artil
lery and Missile Center, Fort
Sill, Okla., January 6.
Howell was trained to serve
as a crewman in field artillery
gun or howitzer units.
Training as a cannoneer in
cludes maintenance of wea
pons used in field artillery.
Instruction is also given in
ammunition handling, storage
and loading of artillery guns,
towitzcrs and heavy machine
guns and communications.
He well also learned tacti
cal cmploymct of selfpropell
ed field artillery combat ve
hicles and techniques of driv
ing wheeled vehicles used to
transport weapons, personnel
and supplies.
The 21-year-old soldier en
tered the Army in August
1965 and completed basic
training at Fort Jackson, S.
C.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Owens
and daughter have moved to
Main Street, Cooleemee.
Mrs. Jack Cope underwent
surgery at Rowan Hospital on
Tuesday*
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JAMES V. JOHNSON
N. C. State Senator
Johnson Hoi
To Ran /tgtia
For Senate
Senator James V. (Jimmy)
Johnson, North Carolina State
Senator from the 27th Senate
District, announced that he
would not be a candidate for
re-election in next year's pri
mary and general elections.
First elected in 1960 and re
elected in 1962 and 1964, John
son served in the 1961. 1963
and 1965 Kegular Sessions of
the General Assembly as well
as in the Special Sessions in
1963 and 1965. He will return
to Kaleigh for the Special
Session recently called to con
vense cn January 10, 1966.
A lifelong Democrat and a
native of Statesville, Senator
Johnson and his family re
side at 437 Walnut Street.
Currently serving as Vice-
President of the Salisbury
C«ca-Cola Bottling Co. with
branches in Statesville. Lex
ingtcn, and Albemarle, he is
also Executive Vice-President
and Treasurer of the Carolina
Coin Caterers Corporation, a
full-line food vending firm with
headquarters in Charlotte.
Johnson issued the follow
ing statement: "For business
and personal reasons, I have
decided not to offer for re
election to the Senate of North
Carolina. Public service at all
levels is a demanding task
master and yet, the goal of
good government will always
merit whatever sacrifices are
necessary: I can truthfully
say that the past six years
have been the most challen
ing and yet rewarding years
of my life. I have thorough
ly enjoyed it and feel I have
learned much about our Great
State and its good people and
am very proud of what little
contributirns I may have
made in their behalf. To my
many friends throughout the
district who have made it all
possible through their efforts
in my behalf, I will forever
be deeply grateful and yet,
ever mindful that I can never
repay you."
Library News
A new and improved sche
dule for the hours when the
new Duvie County Public Li
brary will be open to the
public is announced today.
Library Hours in New Location
Mon. 2 P. M. to 8 P. M.
Tues. 9 A. M. to 5 P. M
Wednesday 9A.M. to P. M.
Thursday 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Friday 9 A. M. to 5 P.M.
Saturday 10 A. Al. to 2 P.M.
Please note evening: hours
an Monday and more conven
ient hours for the patrons on
Saturday.
All interested persons are
requested to clip this sched
ule and refer to it often in
order to familiarize themselves
with the library hours in
its new location. An effort
has been made to adapt
to the needs of the public
a.s nearly as possible with the
existent staff. We hope, in the
future, to continue to ex
pand library services as sat
isfactorily as possible.
The opening date for the new
library building: will be an
nounced as soon as it is defi.
nite.
Ernest Whitley is a patient
at Rowan Hospital.
Mrs. (Catherine McDanicl is
expected to return home this
week after undergoing surge
ry at Davie Hospital last week.
Mrs. Ida Creason has been
moved from Davie Hospital
to Jo-Lene Nursing Home in
fta litihmy>
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
HAS NEW OFFICERS
Named Director
Of Physical Ed.
Program
Miss Elizabeth Jo Lewis of
Cooleemee, has been appointed
director of the physical educa
tion program at Marion
College and assumed her
responsibilities last week.
Marion College is a small two
year college for women ,
located in Marion, Virginia,
and operated by the Lutheran
church.
Miss Lewis holds the B. S.
degree from Appalachian Stat*
College in Boone, North Caro
lina where she was a leader
in physical education activities
and held positions of promi
nence in other phases of cam
pus life, including the dean's
list
During her student years at
Davie County High School in
Mocksville, Miss Lewis also
held an enviable record. She
was voted to the Dean's List
of American High School
Students and to Who's Who in
American High Schools.
In addition to her interest
in physical education, Miss
Lewis has had special training
for work with retarded chil
dren. Last summer she was
chosen as one of 200 from 800
college students to work with
retarded and under-privileged
children in North Carolina un
der a federal grants program.
Miss Lewis is a member of the
Baptist church and resides at
Faculty House on College
Street.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Lewis of
Cooleemee.
World War I
Vets Meet Held
In Mocksville
Mocksville W. N. Knight,
of Salisbury, State Adjutant,
Veterans of World War I an
nounced today, that a rally of
World War I veterans was held
on Sunday afternoon, at 2:30
o'clock in the County Office
Building. Representatives from
the state organization were in
attendance.
Knight said that encouraging
reports are being received
which reflects that some ac
tion will be taken on the non
service-connected pensions in
the coming year by the final
session of the 89th Congress.
We feel confident that after
waiting for more than 47 years
Congress realizes that the age
and physical disabilities of the
men who served in 11917-18 will
not wait much longer and that
some action is now imperative.
Knight added.
World War I velerarrs in
Davie and surrounding coun
ties were in attendance at the
afternoon meeting.
BASKETBALL
Results of Tuesday's night's
game:
AT MOCKBVILLE:
Girls Game
Monroe 5 10 6 7—28
Davie County 13 12 12 8—45
Monroe -• Belk 11, Bates 6,
Walters. Myers, 3. Broadway,
Blevins 1, Kiziah 7.
Davie —Wagner 20, Bailey
7, Zimmerman 3, Shelton 9,
Brigman, Sexton 3, Chaffin
2, Jordan. Holder. Hartman
1, Allen, Spry.
Boys Game
Monroe IS 15 13 14 5B
Davie County 13 19 17 17—««
Monroe Lindsey 6, Mc-
Clung 2, Liles 21, Skinner
17, Goodall 6, Prull 6, Stew
art 2.
Davie Brubaker 4, Ward
34, Deadmon 9, Carter 9,
Umuteix 8, Whkk»)« Sxyp &
Mrs. Sam Walker was in
stalled as the new president
of the Davie County Hospital
Auxiliary at the regular quar
terly meeting held Tuesday
night, January 4, in the As
sembly Rcom of the Davie
County Office Building.
Other officers to serve in
clude: Mrs. Bob Foster, presi
dent-elect; Mrs. Bill Flinn,
Vice-president; Mr. Filmore
Robertson, secretary; and Mrs.
Ted Junker, treasurer.
Mrs. Wade Groce, retiring
president, was the installing
officer. She presented a presi
dent's gavel to Mrs. Walker.
Mrs. Groce received a past
president's pin.
Mrs. B. L. Kit hard* gave
the devotions for the meeting
using an "Alphabet for th#
Year" and a "Prayer for the
Year."
Dr. Francis W. Slate gave
the program for the meeting
using for his discussion "Tha
lidomide". He stated that the
drug was first discovered in
Germany in 1958 and was
at first used for cases of epi
lepsy. It was found not to
be effective and -was later
sold in drug stores in Europe
and could be obtained with,
out a prescription. It was used
as a sedative. In 1961 some
side effects were found trom
those taking Thalidomide and
at this time it had to be
sold by prescription. Dr. Slate
stated here that it was not
uncommon for certain drugs -*
to be lethal to certain peoplp
and that many have side Sf- A
feets. He praised the work
of the Food and Drug Ad
ministration in Washington in
screening new drugs. He sta-
ted that Thalidomide was nev
er sold in this country in
drug stores. He also mentioned
that at the end of the year
of 1961 a discovery was made
that women taking Thalido
mide during the Ist three
months of pregnancy were
having abnormal babies.
Mrs. Walker reported that
the money raised by the box
supper held in the fall was
used for purchase of shrub
bery for the hospital grounds.
Also, that, the Home Demon
stration Club's Ccunty Coun
cil had donated a weeping
cherry tree a memorial to the
late Mrs. Beulah Apperson, a
former Board member. Men
tion was made that to date
there were 254 members of
the Auxiliary. As it is time
to seek new memberships, dis
cussion was held as to how
to secure more members for
the new year.
By a vcte of those present
it was decided to buy two new
bassinets for the nursery at
the local hospital.
Committee appointments
were made as follows: Fin
ance committee. Mrs. Doug
Daniels, chairman, Mrs. Les
ter Martin and Mrs. Wade
Groce; Ward committee, Mrs.
Jack Sanfcrd and Mrs. Rich
ard Allen; Publicity, Mrs. Ed
Short; . Sewinß, Mrs. Mary
Pope and Mrs. James Boger;
Scrapbock. Miss Flossie Mar
tin; Membership, Mis. Von
Shelton.
Paul Neil, hospital admin
istrator, thanked the Auxi
ary for the successful year
and gave a review of the it
ems thai had been donated to
the hospital by the Auxilia
ry.
Chapman Is
Appointed New
Case Worker '
James T. Chapman of Kan
napolis has joined the staff
of the Davie County Welfare
Department as a case work
er.
Mr. Chapman is a gradu
ate of Mississippi College of
Clinton, Mississippi with a BA
degree. He attended the New
Orleans Seminary and also
the U. S. Treasury School in
Washington, D. C. He worked
for eight years as investigator
for the U.S. Treasury Depart
ment in Charleston, South
Carolina.
Mr. Chapman comes to Da- Jg
vie with five months of ex
perience in welfare work in
Ouulttttao. S. Gt