- - - - L I L-J^|tf^^ H^ffl*^ l>>lwl>w fißlfT{^ l '' B iMiMimiMmttiimiiHi n liiiii»iw»MiHHiiii)Big!pri ■ ,Min^^K^lslnUhnrJii &:e Coalrciuff riournal 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 IJLfcec factual V 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, ttodfgvlUe» N> ft '■'V 1 •«; 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* ■ m 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

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