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VOLUME NO. 60
Essay Wiiiers
Are Chosen
Mrs. Nina Eaton was pre
sented the Ist place award
in the Americanism essay con
test sponsored by the Davie
County Republican Women's
Club for senior citizens. Bur
ton Lafayette Jones of Wood
leaf was judged the second
place winner. Announcement
of the winners was made on
Tuesday night, May 30th at the
covered dish supper held at the
Rotary Hut at which time
Bill East, City Editor of the
Twin City Sentinel of Wins
ton - Salem was the guest
speaker.
Mrs. Eaton is a member of
the Mocksville Golden Age
Club. She received $lO for
her winning essay entitled,
"What is Americanism?" • Mr.
Jones is a member of the
Senior Citizens Club of Cool
eemee. He received an Ameri
can flag.
June Civic Club
Meeting Held
On Tuesday evening, Mrs.
, George Schladensky and Mrs.
J. C. Sell were hostesses to
the Cjvic Club meeting at the
former's home in Mocks ville.
This was the final meeting
until October, 1967. The meet
ing was opened by the presi
dent, Mrs. Fred Pierce and
the club collect was read la
unison. At the close of busi
ness, the program was turn
ed over to Mrs. Allen Snipe*,
Mrs. Craig Snead and Mrs.
Grafton Cockrell. Mrs. Jack
Pennington of Mocks ville gave
interesting facts and history
of bottles, which is now a
hobby among many people
all over the country, one of
them being the TV penona
. fty Jack Slavery, wha baa
a collection of MOO bottles.
This is an interesting and
worthwhile hobby since glass
is being replaced by plastic
so rapidly. She brought sam
ples of some of the rare and
unusual bottles collected and
the group enjoyed leaning
and hearing about them.
Seventeen members were
present At the close of the
program, refreshments of
shrimp salad, cheese bakes,
sweets and coffee were serv
ed.
Mrs. Doyle Hoover is get
ting along nicely after under
going major surgery aft Holi
day Hospital. 91 West Miller
St, Orlando, Florida. She is
a former Cooleemee resident
and the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Foster.
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LINDA DURHAM. S
Funeral Held Tuesday
For Drowned Victims
Three girls, missing over
night after they left home
to go hiking, were found
drowned Sunday in turbulent
Dutchman's Creek in Davie
» County.
Funeral services for Linda
Durham, age 8, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jamas Durham of
Highway 801, were held Tues
day at 2 P. M. at the Mace
donia Moravian Church. Bu
rial was in the church grave
yard.
Survivors Include the par
ents, four brothers, Roger
Lee, James, Donnie and Clin
ton Durham of the home, two
sisters, Sue Carol and Betsy
Darlene Durham of the home;
•nd her grandparents, Mra,
PARKER GETS LOOP
HONOR AS THE BEST
JOHN PAIKRHI
Davie Hair
Dressers Assoc.
Meets
The Davie Hair Dressers
Association met Monday eve
ning, June 5, for a steak sup
per at Beattie's Restaurant in
Salisbury. Following the sup
per, a meeting was held. Mrs.
Dorothy Mason, president, pre
sided.
Program chairman, Mrs. Dot
McDaniel introduced the guest
Mrs. Mary Bender, President
of the N. C. Hair Dressers
and Cosmetologist Association,
and first vice president, Mrs.
FateUt Daurity. These ladies
|*t* A 'pjOtfrsm
abotit what the NCHCA do.
The next meeting will be
held August 7, at Center Com
munity building, at 6:30 p.m.
All members are urged to
keep this date in mind as an
interesting program is being
planned.
Correction
Davie County Schools will
be totally integrated this fall.
The enrollment at Cooleemee
Elementary School will be a
total of 809 students of which
170 or 21 per cent will be
Negro.
Last week there was an er
ror in the enrollment for Coo
leemee school by a transposi
tion of figures. "...'«''
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KAY CHAMP. U
MSttie Bowles of Route 2,
Mocksville, and Sam C. James
of Route 1, Advance.
A double funeral was held
for Patricia Kay Champ, age
12, and her tigui, Cynthia,
age 7, daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. John Camp, also of High
way 801, on Tuesday at 4
P. M. at Eaton's Funeral Cha
pel Burial was in the Dutch
man Creek Baptist Church
cemetery. „ ,
Survivors include the par
ents, two brothers, John Hen
ry, Jr., and James Calvin
Champ of the home, one sis
ter, Peggy Jean, qt the home,
and grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Webb of Mocksville,
and ifk«. Lillie] Champ o£
Route 4, Mocksvill* •
Spartanburg pitcher John
Parker was informed Saturday
night that he has been se
lected as the most outstand
ing player in the Western
Carolina League for the month
of May by a vote of league
Sportswriters and league
Sportscasters.
The tall righthander from
Csnltrnrr. North Carolina
gained his eighth straight
win without a loss Saturday
night, 14 against Gastonia.
The award is presented by
the lappa Bubble Gam Com
pany.
Parker had a t-9 record
with the Phils I** year
before having to spend the
active duty with the Army.
He is unbeaten by any W.-
C. L Club.
In M innings before Sat
urday nights game, he had
allowed only 8 runs for an
EKA of 1.33 and had notched
4ft strike-outs,
j Parker recorded four no
hitters in high school and
Win named to the ALL Star
North Carolina Baseball
Team his senior year when
he pitched Davie County
High School to the Western
North Carolina Champion-
He is considered one of
the most promising hurlers
in the Philadelphia farm
system. Philadelphia Manag
er Gene Mauch in fact,
described him as the best
youngster in the
minor camp this spring.
Parker will receive his
award and be honored on
"John - Parker is Topps
Night" on Jane Ift.
Mrs. Thomas""*
Neidrix
MOCKSVILLE—
Mrs. Blanche Allen Hendrix,
82, of North Main Street, wi
dow of Thomas M. Hendrix,
died Wednesday at Lynn Ha
ven Nursing Home.
She was born in Davie
County to Robert and Mar
garet Neely Allen. She was
a member of Mocksville Bap
tist Church.
Surviving is a daughter,
Mrs. Charles C. Voger of
Charlotte.
Hie funeral will be at 11
A. M. Friday at Eaton's Cha
pel. Burial will be in the
/Jerusalem Cemetery.
CINDY CHAMP, T
Promoted To
technical Sgt.
SEMBACH, Germany, Jacob
W. Douthit, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry L Douthit of R.R.
1, Advance, North Carolina,
has been promoted to techni
cal sergeant in the U. S. Air
Force.
Sergeant Douthit is a sup
ply inventory supervisor at
Sembach AB, Germany. He is
a member of the U. S. Air
Forces in Europe, America's
overseas air arm assigned to
NATO.
The sergeant attended Far
mington (N. C.) High School.
He served in the European
Theater of Operations during
World War D and is a veteran
of the Korean War.
His wife, Mary, is the dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich
mond Long of 5460 Cozy Nook
Lane, Sight Mile, Ala.
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cated on Fayetteville Street in front of the Hotel Sir Walter.
Miss Burchette
Receives Degree
From W. F.
WINSTON - SALEM —Mary
Kathryn Burchette, daughter
of the Rev. and Mrs. Charles
P. Burchette of Cooleemee,
was graduated from Wake
Forest College June 5. She was
among about 500 who received
degrees.
MSss Burchette was grad
uated mangan cum laude and
received the B. S. degree. She
majored in mathematics. She
was recently elected to Phi
Beta Kappa, national honor
society. She served as vice
president of Kappa Mu Epsi
lon, honorary mathematics so
ciety, and was a member of
the Orientation Committee and
the Student Government As
sociation.
Readiig
Programs
To Begin
A reading program for ele
mentary school students in
the W. R. Davie and Farm
ington schools will begin Mon
day June 12 and continue for
three weeks. Mrs. Wade Dy
son will conduct the reading
program for students who need
reading assistance on the thitd
fourth and fifth grade read
ing levels.
A reading program to serve
the Coolqemee and Ifocks
ville areas will be announced
at a later date. Parents of
students not already assigned
to the classes scheduled above
who would like special assis
tance in reading for their
children during the summer
ihould contact the Davie
bounty Board of Education
BANK OF DAVIE TO MERGE WITH
BRANCH BANKING & TMIST CO.
Plans to merge the Bank
of Davie into Branch Banking
and Trust Co. were announced
Tuesday by the Boards of
Directors of both banks. The
consolidation is subject to ap
proval t>y the stockholders of
each institution and by State
and Federal authorities.
Baaed on April figures, the
combined resources of the two
banks will exceed $170,000,000.
The Bank of Davie operates
two banks in the town of
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PVT. DONALD JACOBS
ON LEAVE - Pvt. Donald
E. Jacobs is spending a 20
day leave at home with his
parents, Mt. and Mrs. Hariy
Jacobs, in Cooleemee. He will
return to base on June 17. Hp
is assigned to the 34th Gen
eral Support Group, Viet Nam
in Radio, Teletype communi
cations.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed McDaniel
and daughter, LuAnn, have re
turned home after spending
a year living in Middleton,
Turn.
Mocksville. With the opening
on June 15th of an office in
Beaufort and a new drive
in now under construction in
Kinston, the number of of
fices operated by Branch
Banking and Trust Company
will soon total 41 in 26 towns
and communities.
Plans for the merger call
for Knox Johnstone, president
of the Bank of Davie, to serve
as senior vice president and
chairman of the Mocksville
Directors. Other Directors are:
C. A. Blackwelder, John T.
Brock, T. J. Caudell, G. L.
Hammer, John Johnstone. R.
B. Sanford, Jr., Dr. Francis
Slate and Dr. Clyde Young.
Young Johnstone will be vice
president and cashier of the
Mocksville Office and Mrs. Ti-
Ithia Hanes will continue as
assistant cashier.
The proposed merger will
join two of the State's oldest
banking institutions: The Bank
of Davie was established in
1901 and Branch Banking and
Trust Co., North Carolina's
Oldest Bank, was founded in
1872.
BBandT is the 6th largest
financial institution in the
State and has more capital
funds in relation to deposits
than any major North Caro
lina Bank.
In commenting on the pro
posed merger, B® and T Pre
sident J. L. Satchwell stated:
'For nearly a century Branch
Banking and Trust Co. has
been one of the leading fin
ancial institutions in Eastern
North Carolina and we wel
come the opportunity of serv
ing in the progressive Pied
mont area of our State. We
hope to meet all of the fin
ancial needs aI the residents
within the trading area of
Mocksville, and to offer them
the services and resources of
one of the State's largest and
atrooca* banks."
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LITTLE ROBERT BARNEY
YOUNG
! GARDENER
I Here is a young boy who has
1 his own garden. Already he
5 has picked two tomatoes and
some onions. He has cabbage,
corn, onions and a Sweet Pea
. Flower in his garden. He plan
: ted and worked his own small
9 area near bis uncle's larger
s garden. Tte son of Mr. and
j Mrs. Roy Barney of 28 Main
- Street, Cooleemee, be spends
- a lot of time with hie aunt
r and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Char
e lie Bean on Joyner Street, who
- are professionals in truck pat
s ches and growing veg tables,
if They have the finest garden
n in this area and little Robert,
I by watching them, has alao
i learned how to grow things
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PUBLISHED THURSDAY
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The Pony League of MocJca
ville will play 011 Saturday,
June 10th, with a game be
tween Mocksville and Coolafr
mee at Rich Park.
Preliminary 1967
Commissioners
Consus Summary
Davie County farmers re
ported 154,632 acres in farm
tracts through the 1997 Annual
State Pann Census of which
25,021 acres were uaed far
crop production. This is ap
proximately the tame acre
age as was harvested in 1968
Other changes in the land use
categories were idle cropland
at 20,608—down seven percent,
unproved pasture at 25,432 ac
res—up four percent and un
improved pasture increased
five percent to 6,448 acres
Changes in major crops har
vested were corn for grain
up three percent to 5,100 acres,
corn for silage up 20 per
cent to 3,916 acres, cotton —
down 31 percent to 360 acres,
tobacco up five percent to
867 acres, wheat—down fiv*
percent to 1,176 acres and soy
beans—up 26 percent to V
605 acres. The livestock in
ventory as of January I, 1867,
showed sows and gilts for
breeding at 453 head up
28 percent, milk cows ot 4,-
702 head down 2 per*
,-ent, beef cattle at 4,184 head -
up 11 percent and hens and
pullets of laying age decreased
14 percent to 15,008 birds.
Hie number of people Living
on farm tracts decreased twe
percent to 5,880 persons.
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Father Dies
NORTH WIUCESBORO
Gordon Roscoe Prevette, 78, of
Mocksville, Route 4, died Fri
day at his home.
He was born in Wilkes
County to Abram and Sarah
Jar vis Prevette. He was a
retired farmer and a member
of Lewis Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Pearl Johnson Prevette; 6 sons
Dewey Prevette ot North
Wilkesboro, Arvil Prevette 4
Cooleemee, K. D. Loyd, Earl
and James Prewtte of Mocka
ville; three daughters, Mrs.
Charlie Souther and Mrs. Mar
garet Brown of Mocksvilla;
a brother, Mansfield Prevette
of North Wilkesboro; and twe
sisters, Miss Laura Prevette
of North Wilkesboro and Miss
Elizabeth Prevette of Wilker
boro.
The funeral was at 3 P.M.
Sunday at Lewis Baptist
Church. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Accounting To Bo
Offered By
Rowan Tech
In the interest of those peo
ple who are in business and
would like to know more about
accounting principles, Rowan
Technical Institute will offer
a short course in Accounting
I to be followed in the Fsll
Quarter by Accounting II Cor
those who wish to continue
in depth. Accounting I is de
signed to teach the basic prin
ciples, techniques, and tools
of accounting for understand
ing of the mechanics of •&*
counting. Collecting, summar
izing, analyzing, and report
ing information about service
and mercantile enterprises,
to include practical applica
tion of the principles learned.
This class will meet on Mon
day and Wednesday nights
from 6:30 until 9."00 P. M. be
ginning Monday, June 12th
and will coat $15.00 plus the
cost of a textbook and prac
tice set. The class will |M
for a period of eleven wn|l
TO| enroll latewMji
North Carolina and regtMfl
plication should be returifij
toward B *^