& Coalecmct Jonntal
fOLUMZ NO. 60
1-40 CONTRACT IS
SCHEDULED FOR JULY
The final link of 1-40 was
scheduled last week by the
State Highway Commission for
July Contracting.
The State Highway Com
mission plans to ask for bids
on the interstate segment ear
ly in July and open bids in
Raleigh on July 25. Contracts
would be approved by the
highway commission at its
meeting a few days later.
The project would include
building of structures, road
bed nd other facilities for the
fourlane superhighway on a
9-mile stretch across northern
Iredell County.
The interstate highway
would take little more than
26 miles to replace the pres
ent meandering 32 - mile
stretch. Contracts totaling
more than $5 million have al
ready been awarded:
—Contracts for the first
10.3 mile section from the end
of the present 1-40 west of
the Yadkin River to Mtocks
ville were awarded in March
to Harbert Construction Co.,
Birmingham, Ala., and Struc
tures, Inc., Greenville, South
Carolina or $2,668,192.
—Contracts for the second
7.1-mile section from Mocks
ville to the Davie Iredell line
were awarded in April to L. A.
Reynolds Co., Winston-Salem,
and Siler Construction Co.,
Franklin, for roadbed at sl,-
840,147, and to James T. Trip
lett and L. R. Ryan, Chester,
South Carolina, for structures
at $594,118.
The third section covers nine
miles from the Davie County
line to the Statesville Bypass.
The interstate highway will
go over U. S. 64 with an in
terchange, (the present nar
row bridge over the South
Yadkin on U. S. 64 has been
the scene of many accidents),
under Cool Springs Road, un
der Flour Mill Road, under
Cool Springs Road again, over
Old N. C. 75 and over U. S.
64 a second time, with a com
bined interchange serving
these highways.
Some clearing has already
Started on the highway route
in Davie County west of the
Yadkin River.
The paving contract will be
awarded when the roadbed
and structures are ready. Its
date depends on how last the
work proceeds during the win
ter.
The entire stretch of high
way is expected to be com*
pleted and opened for traffic
at the same time, perhaps in
late 1969 or early 1970.
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Seaior Citizens
By Reporter
Two busloads of Cooleemee
Senior Citizens enjoyed a trip
to Crossnore last Thursday.
They carried along a paper
sack lunch and ate in the
dining hall at the school.
Monday morning at their
regular meeting, members
brought articles for a fund
raising sale. Mr. Freddie Ellis,
cried the sale and proved
quite entertaining as well as
making around $50.00 to add
to the treasury. We appreci
ate his donating his time and
talent.
Lemmie Hoover of Orlando,
Florida, and formerly of Cool
eemee, the grandson of Mr.
| and 'Miji. Guy Foster and
the late Charlie Hoover and
Mrs. Myrtle Hoover Efird of
Albemarle, sang "How Great
Thou Art" with members join
ing in the refrain. He has just
graduated from Mississippi
State College and is going back
for his Master's Degree. Lem
mie has a rich voice and we
were reminded of his grand
father, Charlie Hoover, who
loved to sing.
Chaplain Mrs. Annie Miller
brought the devotions. Hap
py birthday was sung to those
born in the month of June.
Several visitors were pres
ent including members of the
Civic Club.
Mrs. Guy Foster brought
lovely Gladiolas and Miss Vic
toria Byerly brought mints
and apples for each to enjoy.
Pound cake and coffee was
served. Those donating the
cakes were Mrs. Lewis God
bey, Mrs. Ida Massey, Mrs.
Granville Spry and Mrs. Hen
ry Daniels.
Erwin Mills
Employees To
Vacation, 9-16
According to an announce
ent by the Erwin Mills Co.,
Burlington Industries of Cool
eemee, the plant will stop at
the end of the third shift, 6
A. M- Saturday, July Bth, and
operations will be resumed at
10 P. M. July 18. This is to
give the employees an annual
week's vacation.
Swimming Pool
To Be Closed
The swimming pool at the
recreation center wili be clos
ed all day on Saturday, July
1. The pool will be cleaned
at this time and will be re
opened on Sunday, July 2 at
2:00 P. M.
Library News
Davie County is reading this
summer - - especially our
younger citizens; One day last
week our circulation in the
Main Library was 300 books,
and 200 of those were books
for younger people! ! !
The Cooleemee Branch Li
brary and the Bookmobile re
port a good circulation of
books, too. Summer encourag
es reading for fun and pro
fit.
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..Summer Story Hour is the
Main Library is running
smoothly and effectively. At
tendance is not only good, but
increasing. The children are
enthusiastic and love the
stories, followed by an oppor
tunity to check out books.
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"Beautiful Bugs" should be
the name of our newest ex
hibit' "Chip" Essie has given
the library a beautifully
mounted collection of insects,
all of which may be found
in Davie County. Actually, this
is a "Did You Know?" exhibit
that will surprise and enthrall
both young and old! We can
learn things here about our
native insects which most of
us have never realized. Be
sure to see the "Did You
Know?" insect exhibit!
Albert E. Bowens
MOCKSVILLE - Albert Eli
Bowens, 64, of Mocksville, Et
3, died Saturday in Davie
County Hospital.
He was born in Davie
County to Richard A. and
Miary McDaniel Bowens.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Leona Potts Bowens, a son,
Garland Bowens of Mocksville,
Route 3; four daughters, Mrs.
Haphan Allen and Mrs. Mar
garet Dwiggins of Mocksville,
Route 3, Mrs. Madison Angell
of Mbcksville, Route 1 and
Miss Betty Jean Bowens of
the home; two sisters, Mrs.
Louis Howard of Mocksville,
Route 3, and Mrs. Bick How
ard of Winston • Salem Route
2.
The funeral was at 3 P.M.
Monday at Cornatzer Method
ist Church Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Marsha Hamilton of
Chapel Hill is spending this
week with her parents, Mrs.
Earl Stewart. Mr. Stewart is
getting along nicely at Rowan
Memorial Hospital after suf
fering a heart attack last week.
BURLINGTON NAMES NESBIT
TO ERWIN PERSONNEL POST
Campbell Joins
Pacific
W. Ray Nesbit, for the past
three years personnel manager
at the Cooleemee, North Caro
lina plant of Erwin Mills, has
been named division personnel
manager with offices in Dur
ham, it was announced this
week by Merchant Cotting
ham, executive vice president
of Erwin Mills.
Mr. Nesbit succeeds Ben
Campbell, who transfers from
the Erwin post to become di
vision personnel executive for
Pacific Mills. Mr. Campbell
had held the Erwin Mills di
visional post since 1963. He
formerly served with the Pa
cific Mills division. His of
fices in the new position will
be at Pacific's division head
quarters in Clarksville, Va.
Both Erwin Mills and Paci
fic Mills are divisions of Bur
lington Industries.
Mr. Nesbit is a native of
Cabarrus County, graduated
from Harrisburg High School,
and served three years with
the Army Engineer# during
COOLEEMEE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1967
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BARNEY MILLER
Erwin Mills Names Miller To
Cooleemee Personnel Post
HEADS CHURCH
SOFTBALL
LEAGUE
Following the close of play
this past Tuesday evening the
softball leagues are headed by
the Baptist girls with a rec
ord of 6-1 and the Cooleemee
Cools with a record of 5-0.
The rest of the standings are
as follows:
Girls
Baptist 6-1
Presbyterian 5-2
Methodist 3-4
Concord O-7
Boys
Cools 5-0
Ist Baptist 3-1
2nd Baptist 2-2
Methodist 2-3
Concord 1-4
Presbyterian 1-4
Action resumes this Friday
evening at 7:00 p.m. with Con
cord girls playing host to the
Presbyterian girls. This game
will be followed at 8:00 P.M.
by the Methodist boys playing
host to the Presbyterian boys.
Next week the schedule is as
follows:
July 3 7:00 P. M. Metho
dist vs. Ist Baptist (girls)
8:00 P. M. 2nd Baptist vs.
Ist Baptist
July 6 7:00 P. M. Ist Bap
tist vs. Concord (girls)
8:00 P. M. 2nd Baptist vs.
Concord
July 7 7:00 P. M. Presby
terian vs. Methodist (girls)
8:00 P. M, Cools vs. Ist
Baptist
Mrs. Ia Foster of Woodleaf
is a patient at Rowan Mem
orial Hospital undergoing ob
servation.
World War 11. He received his
bachelor's degree in education
and biology at Western Caro
lina College in 1053 and a
year later received his mast
er's degree at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
He joined Burlington in
June, 1054, as recreation di
rector for the Company's Cra
merton plants. He later served
as personnel manager at the
Mlayflower Plant in Cramer
ton and was assistant person
nel manager at Mooresville
Mills before moving to Cool
eemee as personnel manager
in 1064.
In Cooleemee he has been
active in various community
affairs. He is deacon and de
partment superintendent in the
First Baptist Church, is «
member of the Mocksville Ro
tary Club; vice chairman of
the Davie District, Boy Scouts
of America; and has served
as county industrial coordi
nator for the Red Cross blood
procurement program.
He is married to the former
Martha Elizabeth Perry, a Un
ion County native, and they
have three children: Warren,
14; Elizabeth 11; and Ma-k,
a.
Barney Miller, for the past
four years personnel manager
at the Erwin, N. C. Plant of
Erwin Mills, a division of
Burlington Industries, has been
named personnel manager at
the division's Cooleemee Plant,
it was announced this week
by O'Neal Walker, Cooleemee
plant manager.
Mr. Miller succeeds W. Ray
Nesbit, who has been pro
moted to division personnel
executive of Erwin Mills at
Durham.
The new Cooleemee per
sonnel manager is a native
of Summerville, South Caro
lina where he attended public
school. He graduated from
Erskine College in 1954 with
a degree in physical educa
tion and history, and later did
graduate work at the Univer
sity of South Carolina.
He taught in the {South
Carolina public school system
for seven years before joining
Burlington Industries in '6l.
He served the Company in
personnel posts at Greenville,
South Carolina and Ashe
ville, and in '62 moved to
Erwin as assistant personnel
manager. He was promoted to
personnel manager in 1963.
He is chairman of the board
of deacons of the First Pres
byterian Church in Erwin;
vice president of the Erwin
Lions Club; and is acting pre
sident of the newly formed
Industrial Management Club
in the Erwin - Harnett Coun
ty community.
He also has been active in
the Boy Scout program and
was county chairman of the
Red Cross fund campaign.
He is married to the form
er Jane Reid, a native of
Richburg, South Carolina, and
i graduate of the University of
3. C. They have two child
ren: Melanie, age 8, and Ben,
age 5.
John Hatcher
On Bank Of
Davie Staff
H. John Hatcher, Jr. of the
Raleigh Office of Branch
Banking and Trust Co. has
joined the staff of the Bank
of Davie, Mocksville.
Hatcher joined the BB and T
staff in 1965, and he has elev
en years' experience in the
field of credit and banking.
Hatcher is a native of Mor
ganton and the son of Judge
and Mrs. H. J. Hatcher.
Hatcher attended Mars Hill
College and received a de
cree from Wake Forest Col
ege. He is past president of
the Kiwanis Club of Sir Wal
ter, a member of the Wake
bounty Board of Directors of
.he American Cancer Society,
a Deacon and president of
the Men of the Church at
White Memorial Presbyterian
Church. He holds the rank of
:aptain in the North Carolina
Army National Guard.
Mrs. Hatcher is the former
Blair Tucker of Louisburg. The
Hatchers have three children;
Blai 10, Candy 8, and John
111 5. They plan to move to
Mocksville as soon as living
accomodations can be arrang
ed.
ART, MUSIC ADD OIL PAINTINC;
CLASSES TO BEGIN AT ED. CENT
Congressman Broyhill Now Taking
Applications For The Academies
Congressman James T. Broy
hill announced in Washington
today the opening of the com
petition in the 9th District for
appointment to the nation's
service academies. The an
nouncement explained that all
young men wishing to enter
the competition should con
tact Congressman Broyhill for
detailed information and ap
plication forms.
In July 1968, North Caro
G.O.P Women
To Meet
On Monday evening the Da
vie County Republican Women
met at the home of Mrs.
George Schladensky in Mocks
ville. After a brief business
session led by the president,
Mrs. Schladensky, plans were
made for a picnic sometime in
September. The time and date
to be announced later. This was
the final meeting until falL
There were eight members
present.
Lane Infant
Rites
MOCKSVILLE Graveside
services were conducted at 5:-
30 P. M. Saturday at Turren
tine Baptist Cemetery for Ri
cky Clyde Lane, one-day-old
son of James and Jane Allen
Lane of Route 4, Mocksville.
The Rev. C. W. Pierce offi
ciated.
The baby died Friday at
Rowan Memorial Hospital
where he was born the day
before.
In addition to his parents,
he is survived by one broth
er, James Lane Jr., and two
sisters, Sheila and Karen Lane
all of the home.
Mrs. D.J.
Fleming
MOCKSVILLE Mrs. Ozie
McDaniel Fleming, 83, of
Mocksville, Rt. 3, widow of
D. J. Fleming, died Thurs
day night at Baptist Hospi
tal in Winston - Salem.
She was born in Rowan
County to Margie Byerly Mc-
Daniel.
Surviving are three daugh
ters, Mrs. Walter Buie of Lin
wood, Route 1, Mrs. Richard
Moorefield of Salisbury and
Mrs. J. W. Jones Jr. of Mocks
ville, Route 3; four sons, M. S.
and Eugene Fleming of Salis
bury Mitchell Fleming of
Mocksville, Route 3, and James
Fleming of Hollywood, Florida;
three brothers, T. J., A. L and
William McDaniel of Wood
leaf; and a sister, Mrs. Ar
thur Safrit of Woodleaf.
The funeral was at 5 P.M.
Sunday at Fork Baptist
Church. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Lewis B.
Ellis
MOCKSVILLE Mrs. Pearl
Wagner Ellis, 77, of Coolee
mee died Monday at Lynn
Haven Nursing Home. She
was a retired employe of Er
win Mills.
She was born in Davie Coun
ty to Frank and Sarah Mc-
Collough Wagner.
Surviving are her husband,
Lewis B. Ellis; two sons, Les
'er B. and Paul Ellis of Mocks
ville, Route 4; two daughters,
Mrs. George Haithcock of Sal
sbury and Mm. Edward Kib
linger of Cooleemee; and a
Mother, Louie Wagner of
Mocksville, Rt. 4.
The funeral was at 4 P. M.
Wednesday at the North Cool
eemee Church of God. Burial
was in Legion Memorial Park
in Cooleemee,
lina's 9th District will have
one vacancy at the United
States Military Academy at
West Point, New York; one
vacancy at the United States
Naval Academy at Annapo
lis, Md.; and three vacancies
at the United States Air Force
Academy at Colorado Springs,
Colorado. Congressman Broy
hill will also select men to
compete for North Carolina's
vacancies at the United States
Merchant Marine Academy at
Kings Point, New York.
The deadline for the re
ceipt of applications will be
October 7, 1967. All compe
titors will be required to un
dergo special physical and
scholastic examinations. Con
gressman Broyhill has announ
ced that he has requested the
U. S. Civil Service Commission
to conduct the academic test
in October or November. To
be eligible, men must be resi
dents of the 9th District, must
have successfully completed
high school by July 1, 1968, be
unmarried, and must have
reached their 17th but not
their 22nd birthday by July
1, 1968.
"These great service aca
demies," Congressman Broy
hill said, "offer fine educa
tions and career opportunites
for young men and I want
to bring our district's vacan
cies to the attention of all
eligible young men. It is my
policy to make these appoint
ments solely on the basis of
merit and I will welcome in
quiries or applications from
young men wishing to enter
the competition."
Charlie M.
Foster
MOCKSVILLE Charlie
Monroe Foster, 89, of Mocks
ville, Rt. 3, died June 22 at
Davie County Hospital.
He was born in Davie Coun
ty to Shade and Nancy Beech
um Foster. He was a retired
farmer and a member of Smith
Grove Methodist Church.
Surviving are four daugh
ters, Mrs. W. D. Spry, Mrs.
Willie Armsworthy, Mlrs.
Thant Dunn and Mrs. S. R.
Comatzer of Mocksville; two
sons, W. R. Foster and C. J.
Foster of Mocksville; and a
half brother, G. C. Hanes of
Mocksville.
The funeral was at 11 a.m.
Saturday at Eaton's Funeral
Chapel. Burial was in Smith
Grove Methodist Church ceme
tery.
Letter To The
Editor
Mrs. Maxine Sells
Cooleemee, North Carolina
Dear Maxine:
Norvin Duncan and I have
been very close friends since
I moved to Greenville 6 years
ago. He and I are both active
in civic and business affairs.
Recently we played golf to
gether in a Tournament here
in Greenville. Norvin is Vice-
President and Program Di
rector at Station WFBC-TV in
Greenville.
I enjoy very much receiv
ing the paper each week since
this gives me an opportunity
to keep up with the news and
happenings in my old home
town.
With best personal regards.
Yours sincerely,
Ralph L. Driver
Vice President
New South Life Ins. Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sedber
ry and family have moved
from 1903-23 rd Street S. E.
Washington, D. C. to 5933-23 rd
Street. He is a former Coolee
mee resident.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Mil
holen of 408 Emory Court,
Daytona Beach, Florida have
moved to 740 South Ridgewood
Street.
PUBLISHED '
Classes combining art
music fundamentals wifl
held (or students who
be enrolled in grades 4-8 M
the next school year. The cl« ,i
es will begin on July 10th
the Davie County Educate.
Center. Morning and afternoc
classes will be held undd|
the direction of Mr. Loriil
Mixon. Classes will continue'
for five weeks; there is no
charge for sttendance. Stud
ents in grades 4-8 who are
interested in attending are
urged to contact Mr. Mixon at
the Education Center 284-2071
since registration will be lim
ited by number. This program
is sponsored under Title 111
of the Elementary and Sec
ondary Education Act.
OIL FAINTING
CLASSES FOR ADULTS TO
BEGIN
Adults interested in attend
ing classes in oil painting to
begin at the Davie County
Education Center on July 10
from 7 P. M. to 8:30 P-M-,
please contact Mr. Lorin Mixon
at 284-2071 and register for
these classes.
ROWAN TECH TO OFFEft
HIGH - SCHOOL DIPLOMA
LAB AT
EOUCATIN CENTER
Adults interested in pur
suing programmed course*
leading to a high school diplo
ma are urged to contact the
Davie County Education Cen
ter to register. Rowan Techni
cal Institute will initiate this
program at the Education Cen
ter the latter part of July;
and exact date will be set
upon receipt of ftinda for
the program.
Courses will be programmed
for each individual to move
as rapidly as he is capable;
no charges will be made for
these courses. Interested ad
ults contact the Davie County
Education Center, Cooleemee,
N. C., 284-2071 for details.
Old Riverside
Hotel Torn Dowi
Another old Cooleemee Land
mark has just about served
its purpose. The last loads of
scrap lumber, brick, and deb
ris, has been hauled off, to
what used to be known as
the Big Guiley on the lib
erty Road, but now it is about
filled. The Dean F. Ring Con
tractors of Greensboro, North
Carolina demolished the old
hotel and about all that is
left is a lot of memories and a
cloud of dust. In its day,
this was a fine and restful
place with many nice meals
served to its guests with a
wonderful homelike atmos
phere near the old Cooleemee
shoals and dam. To the people
associated with this old build
ing, it was a thing of beauty, a
little saddening to most of us,
but progress and time takes
its toll.
Jsck Carter,
RL 4, Mocksville
MOCKSVILLE Victor
Wallace (Jack) Carter, 71, of
Route 4, Mocksville, died Mon
day at 3 P. M. aftei suffering
a sudden heart attack.
A native of Davie County,
he was a son of the late John
and Mary Carter. He was a
retired carpenter.
Survivors include his widow,
Viola Wagner Carter, a ion,
John W. Carter of Route 4,
Mocksville; three brothers, W.
D. Carter and R. W. Carter
of Winston - Salem, and Has
ten Carter of Mocksville; three
sisters Mrs. Junie Cope and
Mrs. Buster Carter of Rotfto
3, Mocksville, and Mrs. Henry
Dixon of Salisbury.
Funeral services were con
ducted at S P. M. Wednesday
at Eaton Funeral Home Chapel
and burial ws at Fork Bap
tist Church Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Vine* Well
man of Ft. Lauderdale,
rida are spending syi