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VOLUME NO. 60
Tei Enrolled
At Institute
Ten former Davie County
High School students are cur
rently enrolled at Rowan
Technical Institute in various
 * trade and technical programs.
They are: Wade Gerry Dull
and Robert L. Wall, Jr. in
Business Administration; Te
resa Jo Clark in Executive
Secretary; Beverly Gail Mc-
Daniel in Medical Secretary;
Robert Curtis Davis in Draft
ing and Design Technology;
Kenneth Ray Carter and Mr.
James F. Spry, Jr. in Elec
tronics Technology; David
' Barry Crotts in Automotive
Mechanics; Ronald Wayne
Foster in Machinist Trade; and
Lloyd Grant Allen in Weld
ing.
M&MAN CHARLES YORK
Selected For
Training at AFB
In Colorado
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.
Airman Charles B. York, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James R.
York of Route 2, Mocksviile,
North Carolina, has been se
lected for technical training
at Lowry AFB, Colo., as a
U. S. Air Force munitions
specialist.
The aiman recently com
pleted basic training at Lack
land AFB Tex. His new school
is part of the Air Training
Command which provides
hundreds of specialized cours
es to provide technically
trained personnel for the na
tion's aerospace force.
Airman York was from Da
vie County High School in
'66.
GOP Women Meet
On Monday night eighteen
members of the Republican
Women of Davie County met
at the headquarters in Mocks
viile. Mrs. George Schladen
sky, President, was in charge
of the business meeting. On
November 5, a Davie County
Rally will be held, and re
freshments will be served at
the headquarters.
Library News
LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS:
• Film -"Antarctic Crossing"
—Monday, October 24, 7:30 p.
m. Open to the public.
Radio Program - "Flying
' Saucers, Serious Business", by
Frank Edwards; reviewed by
Mrs. Knox Johnstone. October
21, 10:30 A. M., Station WD
SL.
Story Hour - Each Tuesday
9:30 - 10:15 A M. —For
Davie County children, ages
four and five.
Directors: Mrs. Don Wood
and Mrs. Jim Kelly, Jr.
\ On Tuesday, October 11,
the children beard a story
 about trains (whistle and all);
each child checked out a book
and then the group moved
on to the Methodist Church
for a game period.
Reading Certificates
Awarded this week on the oc
casion of National Children's
Book Week, to all children
in Davie County who qua
lified during Summer Read
, ing Program of Davie Coun
• ty Public Library, 1866. A
staff member visited each
school, showed a film and
presented certificates.
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LIONS CANDY SALE The Cooleemee Lions Club is now conducting their annual Halloween Candy Sale. The plastic bags of 160
individually wrapped pieces of candy seil for SI.OO and can be purchased from any Lions member.
Pictured above with the shipment of candy are Lions who were present at the last meeting.
Left to right: Denny Creason, Bob Blackwood, Melvin Wagstaff, John Barber, Allen Snipes, Robert Hoyle, Richard Beck, J. G.
Crawford, The Rev. Grafton Cockreil, V- G. Prim, Tom Smith, Charles Spencer, William Gales, Robert Stewart and Frank Tatum.
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HOMECOMING QUEEN AT DAVIE HIGH —Re
becca Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wil
son of Edgewood Circle, Cooleemee, was crowned
Homecoming Queen on Friday night at the half
time ceremonies, at Davie High School, by last
year's queen, Audrey Wagner of Cooleemee. She was
selected out of 17 sponsors to reign as queen. Her
court included Vicki Hendricks, Darlene Dull, Tan
ya Hartman and Diane Smith. Miss Wilson is a sen
ior and a cheerleader.
Registration Opens
Books opened for registra
tion of voters in Davie County
last Saturday.
Registrars will be in the
polling places of the various
precincts all day Saturday
October 22 and October 29th.
A person may also register
at the registrar's homes dur
ing the period from October
17-2 a
Saturday, October 29th, will
be challenge day.
Youth To Meet
On Sunday, October 23, at
5 P. M. the Youth of the Pres
byterian Church will hold a
meeting at the church. All
members are urged to be pres
ent.
Now In Vietnam
With U. S. COMBAT AIR
FORCES, Vietnam Airman
First Class Robert L. Sand
ers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert E. Sanders of Rt. 3, Sparta,
N. C, is now in Vietnam in
the fight against Communist
aggression
Airman Sanders is a fuel spe
cialist.
The Sparta High School
graduate is married to the
former Essie J. Cornatzer,
daughter of Mrs. Jerry Corn
atzer of Advance, North Caro
lina.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Myera
of Winston-Salem spent Sun
day visiting her sister, Mrs.
Leasi* Biackville,
COOLEEMEE, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1966
Service Pins Presented
To Hospital Personnel
Service pins were presented
to employees of the Davie
County Hospital by Adminis
trator Paul Neil, Jr., in a
special ceremony held Octo
ber 11.
Fourteen ten-year service
pins were presented to the
following (date of employ
ment listed in parentheses):
Viola Tomlinson (12-1-55);
Joe Snow (1-3-56); Ruby Ly
ons (2-20-56); Sarah And
erson (3-1-56); Hazel Harpe
(3-3-56); Hazel Gobble (3-5-
56); Beatrice Hendrix (3-6-56)
Betsy Beck (3-12-5); Lena Ev
erhardt (4-5-5); Bertha
Graves (4-21-56); Henry Grant
(5-24-56); Mildred Allen (7-
16-56); Juanita Lagle (7-29-
56); Sadie Rice (8-15-56).
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LOCAL, FISHERMEN HAVE SUCCESSFUL FISHING TRIP —Nine of our local men in this area have proven themselves as
Jack Bobby Merret and his two crew members. Captain Merret landed the second largest u.llllm. 1&
Five year service pins were
presented to the following:
Lee Coble (12-27-56); Cora
Lee Studivant (2-27-57); Inez
Weaver 3-4-57); Bertha Smith
(3-8-57); Frances Freeman
(5-5-58); Edna Howard (8-15-
53); Pearl Wyatt (10-58); Lois
Call 3-1-59); Judith Mcßride
(3-1-60; Lillie Dwiggins (3-
14-60); Nannie Peacock (8-
29-60); Carolyn Boger (9-29-
60); Evelyn Scott (12-8-60);
Betty Moness (1-16-61); Nor
ma Barber (5-261); Victoria
Hicks (6-14-61).
Members of the board of
trustees were also presented
with service pins as follows:
Claude Cartner, 13-years of
service, appointed in Novem-
BAKE SALE
The Women of the Coolee
mee Methodist Church will
hold a Bake Sale on Friday,
October 21st at 3 P. M. in
front of Cooleemae'Super Mar
ket.
ber of 1953.
T. L. Junker, 13-years of
service, appointed in Novem
ber of '53
Mrs. Helen Grant Wilson,
Secretary, 13-years of service,
appointed in November of '53.
Herman Brewer, 11-yearsof
service, appointed in Decem
ber of '55.
C. D. Jamerson, 9-years of
service, appointed in January
of 1953.
G. R. Madison, 9 - years of
service, appointed in January
of 1958.
Following the presentation,
cookies and punch were serv
ed in the dining hall of
the hospital.
Cooleemee Kindergartes I
Enjoyed The Firemen ]
Scrap Paper
Drive Sunday
The Cooleemee Jaycees will
pick up scrap paper on Sun
day, October 23, beginning al
12:30 noon, so please have
your papers bundled or in a
box.
Retired List
According to the Burling
ton Industries, Erwin Mills
Division of Cooleemee, the
following have retired:
James Roosevelt Wood re
tired from cloth warehouse.
Began employment on Decem
ber, '47 and retired August
8. '66.
A. T. Lewis retired as Main
tenance Supt. on October 1,
1966 and began employment
May 27, *35.
Roscoe Jones retired from
Spooler Room on October 6,
1966, began employment
March 3, 1929.
Fred Bunch, Jr.
Elected To Board
At a meeting of the Board'
of Trustees at Mitchell Col
lege, Statesville, on Tuesday
evening, Fred B. Bunch, Jr.
was elected Chairman of the
Board, Mrs. Montgomery
Steele, Vice-Chairman; Mrs.
A. B. Raymer, Secretary.
Mitchell College now has an
enrollment of 629, with most
of the students coming from
Davie, Iredell and surround
ing counties. It was voted at
the meeting that the new li
brary be completed by Jan-
I uary 15, 1967 at a cost of
I $500,000. This will be one of
the finest libraries of lany
school the size of Mitchell in
the South.
Mr. Bunch is an outstand
ing business man and civic
leader of Statesville and is a
candidate from Iredell and
Davie Counties for the North
Carolina House of Represen
tatives.
C. E. "Tommy" Ridenhour
entered Veterans Hospital in
Durham on Thursday to un-|
dergo surgery on Tuesday or
Wednesday.
PUBLISHED THURSDAY
In celebration of Fir* Pre
vention Week, Thomas Vogler,
Fire Chief and Arnold Gar- '
wood, Volunteer Fireman, en
tertained the Cooleemee Kind
ergarten on Thursday, Octoto- 1
er IS. with a demonstration
of fire fighting. They brought
the fire truck and let the j
children wear their fire hel
mets, climb the ladder, end ,
acquainted them with fin
fighting equipment. They
stressed the importance «t
fire prevention. It was a very
enjoyable event for the chUA
ren and they wish to exprasf
their appreciation to the fin
department for this expert
ence.
Special Invitation
To Children
An invitation is issued to
the children of Davie Cv/ua
ty, ages four and five, to
enjoy a story hour at the
Davie County Public Libra
ry every Tuesday morning at
9:30. This new service offer
ed by the library is under ]
the direction of Mrs. Jim
Kelly, Jr., and Mrs. DOB
Wood and is open fto the ;
public.
Promptly at 9:30 a 45-min- ■
ute story hour will begin. Af
ter the story hour each
may check out a book before i
the group moves on to the ,
Methodist Church for a play
period. For further informa
tion, please call Mrs. Kelly.
or Mrs. Wood.
Fifth Snfay *
Singing
The North Cooleemee Bap. 1
tist Church will hold a Bth
Sunday Singing on October f
30th at 2 P. M. Singers art
expected from Newton, China
Grove, and Salisbury.
State Fair
Winner
Davie County had only one
winner in the clothing com* j
petition at the N. C. State
Fair this year. Miss Vaeta ,
Cope of Route 3, MocksvWt,
placed second in the dolt ,
clothes competition.