tateemee sountal
VOLUME NO. 61
Jaycees Tournament To
Begin September 6th
Qualifying is now under
way for the first annual Da Vie
County Open Golf Tournament
at the Twin Cedars Golf
Course.
Players must qualify with
86 holes before September 6th.
These two rounds wjli be
counted towards a player's to
tal score. All qualifying rounds
must oe played with another
golfer in the tourney.
The 18-hole playoff will be
held on September 9th for
the higher scoring flights and
September 10th for the lower
scoring flights. Flights and
starting times will be announ
ced, September 6th.
The event is being sponsored
by the Mocksville and Cool
' eemee Jaycees Chapters.
Winners of each flight will
receive a trophy, with play
ers being placed in flights
according to their qualifying
rounds.
The tournament is open to
persons living or working In
Davie County that are of am
ateur standing.
Crater Methodist
Homecoming
Carter Methodist Church will
observe homecoming services
Sunday September 3.
Rev. Benny Bearden, pastor
of the church will deliver the
morning message at 11:00 A. M.
a picnic lunch will follow the
morning service, and there-will
be a song service in the af
ternoon.
A special offering for the
upkeep of the cemetery will
be taken at the afternoon ser
vice. If any one who will be
unable to attend would like
to make a donation to the ce
metery fund mail it to Mrs.
Martin Latham, Treasurer,
and mark for cemetery fund.
Old St. Aidrews
Homecoming
A large attendance was at
the Homecoming on Sunday
at the St. Andrews Episcopal
Church in Rowan County.
Many visitors from out of the
state attended. Rev. William
P. Price, rector of High Point
Episcopal Chinch, fwas In
charge of the morning wor
ship services and holy com
munion. Dinner followed pic
nic style on the lawn.
Parker Promoted To Portsmoith
John Parker, former Davie
County High pitching star, who
established a Spartanburg
mound record in the Western
Carolina* League this season,
has been promoted to Ports
mouth of the Carolina League.
Parker, who compiled a 17-
S record for Spartanburg's pen
nant-winners, joine| the Ports
mouth club August 24th. He
will probably complete the see
son with the Virginians.
The six-five, 195-pound righ
hander set a Spartanburg rec
ord with his 17 victories. It
was the most wins ever re
corded by a Phillie hurler.
Parker enjoyed a remark
able campaign. He rolled up
14 straight wins before he suf
fered a setback. While at re
serve Army training, he came
back to pitch a game and lost
It. He suffered another de
feat later in the campaign.
Greenville claimed two of
the wins over him and Gas
ton ia gcft the o*h*r decis
ion. •
Parker finished f the year
with h sparkling 1.74 earned
run average. It was his sec
ond year in professional base
ball .
Parker was signed by the
Phils after he completed his
career at Devi* County jfigfr
and was assigned te Huron,-
S. D., for a month and half
He worked out with the ma
3«r league team In Spring
Sanrey For Hew
Ed. Classes
the Davie County education
Center is interested in mak
ing a survey to determine in
terest in the following courses:
public speaking, creative writ
ing, modern math for parents,
and apeed reading. If desirable
interest is expressed in either
of these courses, Rowan Tech
nical Institute will sponsor
these at the Davie County Ed
ucation Center, Cooleemee, in
the near future.
If you are interested in any
of these courses, please contact
the Education Center in Cool
eemee, 284-2071 and register.
If it is necessary to limit the
number attending these class
es, those calling first will be
given priority.
Classes Begin At
J *
Education Center
Kindergarten classes began
Monday, August 28, at the De
vie County Education Center
in Cooleemee. Enrollment has
reached its desired capacity of
forty students, twenty are en
rolled for the morning class
from 9:00 A M. to 11:30 AJ&,
and twenty others have been
accepted for the afternoon ses
sion lasting from 1:00 p. m.
to 3:30 P. M.
Mrs. Nancy Drum Wijl dJtett
the yearly kindergarten pro
gram and Eloise Myers will
serve as teacher aide. Classes
wHI be conducted in accord
ance with the North Carolina
Department of Public Instruct
ion Curriculum Guide for Kin
dergarten Programs. This pro
gram is under the auspices of
Title I and Tile IH of the Ele
mentary and Secondary Ed
ucation Act of 1965.
Kindergarten students will
observe the same holidays and
vacation periods as the Davie
County Schools.
Brownies To Meet
Kindergarten
The first meeting of the
Brownies Troop will be on
Wednesday, September' Oth,
following , the regular school
hour, at the Cooleemee Meth
odist Church. Mrs. Bonnie
Church will be the Leader, as
sisted by Mrs. Thomas Vo#-
ler. i
JOHN PARKER , JMW with
Portsmouth
training and was placed on the
Spartanburg roster.
The former Rebel ace dis
vlayed pin-point control and
poise during the season for •
20-year-old. He throw* a wi
cked curve ball.
Philadelphia officials rated
Parker one of their flnest pro
apeots in their farm system.
He hopes to play Winter bate
bell In Florida. He la the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Grimes Park
er of 28 Irwin Street, Cool-
Football Sehedile
For Rebels
Coach Jack Ward and as
sistants are busy preparing
the Davie (High Rebels for
their opening home game on
Friday night, September Bth
against Albemarle.
Coach Ward said that phy
sically the Rebels would be
strong, but lacking in spaed
and finesse.
"We ere looking for a rug
ged race in the North Pied
mont . . a lot of teams could
be strong in our league," he
said.
The schedule for the Rebels
is as follows:
Sept 8, Albemarle (Here)
Sept. 16 East Rowan (There)
Sept 22 West Rowan (Here)
Sept. 29 Mooresville (There)
Oct 6 South Iredell (There)
Oct IS North Rowan (Here)
Oct 20 West Forsyth (Here)
Oct. 27 North Stanly (There
Nov. 3 North Iredell (There)
Nov. 10 North Davidaon
(Hers)
North Davidson and North
Stanly enter the football play
for the first time as North
Ptafcnong Conference mem
bers this year. Davie's two
non-conference opponents are
Albemarle, a member of the
South Piedmont Conference,
and West Forsyth High.
Donnie Allen, t year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Al
len of Joyner Street under
went treatment on Tuesday at
Rowan Memorial Hospital. He
returned home that afternoon.
Roy Howard enta** Osrts
Hospital In Mocksville on
Wednesday, August 23, for
treatment.
Clyde Byerly has entered
the Veteran's Hospital in Sal
isbury.
Mrs. Oscar Myers is a pati
ent at BaptiJt Hospital in
Winston - Salem where she
has been undergoing treatment
for two weeks.
Mr. O. H. Hartley of Cen
ter Street is a patient at Davie
Hospital.
Edd Carter celebrated hia
69th birthday on Monday at
his home on Joyner Street. He
received two telephone calls
wishing him a happy birthday,
one from his son, Jack, with
the U. S. Navy stationed at
Key West, Florida, and one
from his daughter, Mrs. Coleen
IJames of Verona, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Makom Black -
mon and family have moved
from Marginal Street, Coolee
mee, to Route 1, Woody Drive,
Harbor Heights, GreenyiUe,
South Carolina.
Mrs. George Gibson has been
moved from Rowan Hospital
to Fran - Ray Rest ' Hohie
in Mocksville.
Jack Kerley" has returned
hoifce from Baptist Hoapitmf
and doing nicely.
Mrs. Lessie Blackville and
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jacobs
visited her uncle, Revei end
Gordon Privette and family in
Winston - Salem on Sunday.
Visiting «m. W. B. May on
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Boyd Tickell and their daugh
ter and husband and baby, Jim
Worrell from Elan College.
Miss Carolyn Owens, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Owens, who has been teaching
at Rldgecrest this summer, has
returned to the Morehead Pu
blic Schools to resume teach
ing this fall.
Airs. Ida Godwin is recover
ing at her home from a major
operation at Mocksville Hospi
tal.
Mr. Jim Shore is recovering
at his home from a serious
operation at Salisbury Hospi-
KXHt FATHER
The bead of the house was
reading a newspaper article
very carefully. When he had
come to the end he remarked
to his wife: "Do you know,
dtw, I think there's something
in what this article says—that
the cleverness -of the lather
often proves a stumblingblock
to the eon."
"Hie wife heaved • sigh of
relief.
"Weil, thank goodness," she
aeid, *W Botoby wont have
anything te fall everJ"
COOLEEMEE, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1067
Sr/4 OEBALD LEROY BHOAF
AWARDED PURPLE HEART —Mr. and Mrs. Leroy
Shoaf of Route 4, Mocksville, have been informed
that their son, Sp/4 Gerald has been awarded, the
Purple Heart. He was wounded on June 24, in Viet
Nam, receiving painful tyirns on the legs, and other
injuries from flying shnjpnel. He has been in Viet
Nam since January 13, 1667. His wife is the former
Miss Linda Godby of Cooleemee.
Center Fair To Be Held
LR. Campbell,
Heart Attack
Lee Roy Campbell, 33, lore
man for the H. B. Rowe Con-
Itoictian Company M Mount
Airy, of
Va., was dead on arrival at
the Rowan Memorial Hospital
at 5:30 P. M. August 24th. He
suffered a heart attack while
visiting his mother, Mrs. MatUe
Campbell Lyerly of Salisbury.
Mr. Campbell was a native
of the Woodleaf area and was
born Novmeber 26, 1843 to
Mrs. (Mattie Campbell Lyerly
and the late Alex Campbell.
He was married to the former
Betty Waller of Cooleemee,
who also survived, on Feb.
15, 1957.
In eddition, he is survived
by two daughters, Jane and
Jean Campbell, both of the
home; two brothers, John
Campbell of Steward, Fla., and
George Campbell, of King;
three sisters, Mrs. John Kinley
of Salisbury, Mrs. Larry Karri
ker of Linwood and Mrs, J.
P. Keith an of Wilmington; 3
half-brothers, Ira Campbell
and Paul Campbell, both of
Route 1, Woodleaf and Locke
Campbell of Dunn; two half
sisters, Mrs. Reed Towell, and
Mrs. Etta Williams, both of
Route 1, Woodlefaf: •
Mr. Campbell was a mem
ber of the South River Meth
odist Church, where- funeral
services were conducted at 2:-
30 Saturday, with the Rever
end W. H. and the
Rev. J. C. Swaim officiating.
Burial was in the family plot
in the City Memorial Park in
Salisbury,
Large Number Enrolled In
Ad alt-Education Classes
A total of 84 people have
enrolled in the adult-educa
tion classes now in progress
at the Davie County Educa
Davie Schools
Have Large
Enrollment
According to Davie County
School Supt. James E. Ever
idge, said that the first day
enrollment in the schools of
Davie County totaled 4,307.
Davie ffigfc INI
Coobemee 7*
Fkmlngteo Ml
Moeksvme Elementary 005
Meekavtlle Middle School 47S
Shady Owe 418
SaMOi Grave SS4
WUHaa & Davie 111
The annual Center Commu
nity Fair will be conducted
Saturday, September 16. All
residents of Davie County are
invited to exhibit in any of
the departments.
Top Dairy
Herds Listed
The top 6 herds in Devi®
County for the month of July
are as follows: Fred F. Bahn
son, Jr., total cows —55, aver
age milk - 42.9, average test
-2.8 and butterfatl.2l; Mrs. T.
A. Black-welder, Jr. and sons,
total cows-21, average milk—
-33.5, average test-3.6 and but
terfat -1.19; H. F. Blackwelder,
Jr, total cows • 24, average
milk - 23.6, average test-4.7
and butterfat - 1.12; Glenn
Allen and Son, total cows-58,
average milk-31.7, average
average test - 3.5 and butterfat
1.10; and tieing were: L. W.
and L. G. West, total tows -80,
average milk - 29.5, average
test - 3.6, and butterfat-1.06;
John Ferabee and Sheek Bow
den, Sr., total cows-44, average
milk - 28.8, average test-3.7
and butterfat -1.06; C. I*
Blake, total cows - 58, milk
-1.0628.5, test-3.7 and butterfat
1.06; C. A. Street, Jr. total
cows-44, milk - 28.2, test -3.7
and butterfat 1.06.
Tte top five cows in Davie
are as follows: Fred F. Bahn
son, Jr., No. 175, lbs. miJk-77.6,
test • 3.7 and butterfat -9,-0
H. F. Blackwelder, Jr., Is, lbs.
milk - 55.7, test -5.0 and but
terfat- 61; L W. and L G.
West, No. 28, lbs milk - 88.5,
test-3.8 and butterfat- 81;
Glenn Allen and Son, 315 lbs.
milk-69.7, and test - 3.7 and
butterfat, 80.
tion Center in Cooleemee. Ro
wan Technical Institute in Sal
lisbury is sponsoring these
courses in cooperation with
the Title 111 Education Center.
Classes are being held from
6 P. M to 0 P. M. on Tues
day, Wednesday, and Thurs
day of each week. Instructors
are Mr. Joe (McGuire, Mr.
Dwight Jackson, and Mr. Gray
Everhasdt
Mr. Keith Boyles, supervis
or of adult-education programs
at Rowan Technical Institute,
expressed his surprise at the
enthusiasm that Davie County
residents have shown for this
program. This program will
enable the participants to ob
tain « high - school diploma
and puruse their regular voca
tion. We are extremely happy
over the response we have re
ceived from Davie County ci
tizens. it will mean a great
deal to the people involved
and should benefit the entire
county"
Davie Electric
Meeting On
Saturday
The annual membership
meeting of Davie Electric
Membership Corporation wfll
be held Saturday afternoon,
September 2, 1067 at the Mas*,
nic Picnic Grounds in Mochs
ville.
Lieutenant Gov. Robert W.
Scott will b* the feature
speaker.
Report* of this year's oper
ation are now being prepared
by the director* and manager
of the cooperative. Those of
the 10,400 member-owners who
attended the meeting will elect
four director* from the mem
bership to serve on the Board
of Directors for a period of
three years. The nominations
for elections to the Board are
R L. Seaford, District 1, Da
vie county; Thomas N. Craw
ford, District 2, Iredell Coun
ty; Russell Oxford, District I,
Alexander county, and Conrad
Eller, District 5, Wilkes coun
ty.
TMb Sons of* Faith from
Taylorsville will present an
hour-long program of gospel
music beginning st 12:30 P.M.
Members must register by 1:-
30 P. M. to be eligible for the
nearly $6,000.00 in attendance
prizes that range from a
year's free power bill, stoves,
T. V. sets, to Electric bread
warmers.
The co-op serves 10,400
members and operates 1950
miles of line in Davie, Iredell,
Alexander, Rowan, Yadkin and
Wilkes counties.
Ephesis News
By: Mrs. Leto Wilson
Visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Dyson during
the past weekend were Mr.
and Mrs. Clay Tutterow and
son, Clay, Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Anderson, Mr. Duke Tutterow
of Mocksville, Route 1 and
Miss Priscjlla Howard of El
kin.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Williams
have moved into their new
home near the Mocksville Ma
nufacturing plank
Mrs. Annice Alsobroks of
Cooleeme and Mrs. Lois Wil
son visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Spry Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Spry has just returned home
from the hospital.
Mrs. Gale Long spent Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Ruth
Veach.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Foster and
boys and Mrs. Ruth Veach
spent Sunday afternoon visit-
ing Mr. and MM. BUI Hauss
in China Grove and Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Spry in Landis.
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Harris
and Mrs. Saunders of Wilming
ton, Delaware spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Tobi
Harris. They were enroute to
Florida for a weeks vacation.
Miss Ella Call and Mrs. No
ra Nelson were Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Pea
cock near Statesville.
Mrs. Stella A mag worthy and
Mrs. Louise Wilson and Mike
and Cynthia and. Daphne
Armsworthy of Redland were
Monday dinner guests of Mr.
Sdn Mrs. C. R. Wilson.
Mr. Avery Sink has return
ed home from Devie Hospital
and Mrs. C. R. Wilson.
Fair Plans
Exhibits On
Festive Decor
WINSTON . SALEM, N. C
—Women who like to decorate
their homes on festive occas
ions can win valuable premi
ums by exhibiting their prow
ess at the Pixie Classic Fair.
Decorations for holidays and
special occasions, and decorat
feature of the Mr's House
Furnishings Department this
year and premiums to win
ning entries total $65.
The categories in which en
tries may be made are gift
packages, Christmas stockipgs
and ornaments, tablecloths for
specialoocsaiona, and decorat
ed
Mrs. Conley Jones of Rt 1
Winston . Salem, is In charge
of the Howe Furnishing »*•
partmei*. Judging will be con
ducted Tuesday, October 1
totrj btatafc, (unfar
iatonmu™ dM On i*can-
hi Bavie Conty Oi September C
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JAMB T. BROTHDUL
SENIOR
CITIZENS
By Reporter
The Senior Citizens mat
Monday, August 28th, at the
Recreation Center.
Tre meeting was called to
order by the President, Mr.
Granville Spry. An inspiring
devotional was given by the
Chaplain, Mrs. Annie Miller.
The subject was "Friends".
One visitor was present, Mrs.
Bunch from Elizabeth City.
A new member Mrs. Romie
Gregory was welcomed.
Mrs. Carrie Lewis and Mrs.
E. C. Tatum, Sr. were reported
sick.
A Nominating Committee for
new officers was appointed:
Mr. Monroe Ridenhour,
Chairman, Mr. C. W. Shep
herd, Mr. Gsanville Spry.
The program was presented
by Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Bruton
from Lexington. For many
years Mr. Bruton was music
director for the First Meth
odist Church in Lexington.
He is now with the Children's
Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruton are
the parents of Mrs. Chuck
Beidler.
They presented "TA Love
Story". Each chapter of the
book was a song, as the boy
and girl grew up, "Baby Face"
to their early years, "Smiling
Hirough."
. The book took the couple
through their childhood, court
ship, advice before marriage,
Veterans Officials MM!
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i «. ■ ;/l
V~ 11 ' >y f "Vj -T
.Hie top veterans officials ffom Georgia and
meet with past commanders of three of the
largest veterans organizations prior to the Sept
meeting of the U. S. Veterans Advisory
Atlanta. All five are members of the 11-man rnmniiapjQ
named by VA Administrator William J. Driver
request of President Johnson to, conduct a
study "to assure that our tax dollars are being
most wisely and that our Government is iiiiiiiililg BMj
its responsibility to all those to whom we owe ao mug|P|
The Commission will hear the views of veterans n|
others from seven Southern states during the
meeting in Atlanta. More than three million vaberjnjW
reside in these states-some 502,000 are froin North OBggi
Una. Veterans in North Carolina receive about fUfeijjHfl
lion annually in VA benefits.
Pete Wheeler, first row left, Director of tte GQSjfiHg
Department of Veteran's Service, is next to
Houston, CoMMM
Commander of the
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PUBLISHED THURSDAY
Congressman James T. Broy
hiil announced in Washington
today his intention to devote
the Congressional re cuss during
the Labor Day period to o£
lice Hours throughout the ttflk
Congressional District
Congressman will be preseag
in Davie County on Wede*
day, Septenher 6. He vrflt
meet with locel residents in
the Davie County Court House
in Mocksville from 9:00 until
A. It
.. Congressman Broyhili ex
plained that he will be avail
able for discussions with indi
viduals and groups concerning
their views on legislative mat
ters or problems they are so*
countering with the Federal
government No prior appoint
merit is necessary.
It was pointed out that the
recent action by the State
legislature providing for new
Congressional District bounda
ries does not become effective
until January 1960. "A number
of people have written to me,"
Broyhili said, "assuming that
they no longer reside in my
District I want to rmpha
size that I have every inlanf
ion of continuing my efforts to
represent the people of tito
Bth District until the vmw
law becomes effective."
In making the annouae»>
ment, the Congressman dadar*
ed that he will welcome tha
opportunity to meet and talk
with Davie County widenta,
"It is my hope that I can offer
advice and assistance to per
sons having difficulties with
various Federal programs."
GOP sth District
Convention Set- v
Republicans of the new Sft
District will have « conven
tion Saturday, September 1A
beginning at 5 P. M. The melt
ing will be heM in the For
syth County Court Howe.
John Brock, Judge of Devfe
County Court and Davie attar*
ney, will be a candidate IMP
the championship of the Dis
trict.
troubles and quarrels, first bjfct
by, and to their retirement,
with Mr. Bruton ringing and
Mrs. Bruton at the pianfe
It was a delightful progreaa
which brought' back memoriae
and was enjoyed by aIL