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VOLUME 51 • MOUNT OLIVE; N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21,1954 E NUMBER 74
The
Mouth
> Quote for today: “We have no'
more right to put our discordant
states- of mind into the lives of
gosh around us and rob them of
eir sunshine add brightness than
We have to enter their houses and
steal their silver-ware.”. — Julia
Seton.
Bay Howard, who works at Cen
ter theatre here, appreciates the
small bag of groceries, which sijme
one left in his car-by mistake.
However, his, conscience won’t let
him really enjoy them, so he would
be glad for whoever they belong
to, to pick them up from him.
The groceries were left in his
ear Monday morning, while it was
parked in front of the theatre.
More and more people believe
It’s a mistake to have Santa Claus
walking around the streets. For
. him to come to town one after
noon, throw candy, etc., to the kids,
and then leave, is one thing—to
have him where the children can
approach him, see the evident falsi
ty of their great idol, and experi
ence the perplexity of Santa’s be
ing here, and a thousand other
places at the same time, is anoth
y or. : *
, Little Preston Parker, sen of Mr.
And Mrs. Louis Parker, is just get
ting to the stage where he can
put more than one or two words
together. Passing the drug store on
their way home from Sunday
school Sunday, Preston told his
mother he wanted a drink. Mrs.
Parker was so proud of him she
panted to buy him one, but had
left her purse at home, and didn’t
have ahy money with her.
Oh, well, if Preston’s getting old
chough to talk, he’s getting old
enough to find out there are dis
appointments in the world, Mrs.
Parker, so there’s no need berating
yourself about not rewarding him.
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If you don’t think our town is
^%rowing, just you get out and
around sdhte'Afternoon th the
areas where, only a few years ago,
there were only lying-out fields,
vacant lots, or even farm lands.
Can you imagine? Bobby Lasarik
and Shirley Hines, who think the
world of each other, have not had
many opportunities to see each oth
ed since college started in the
fall. Now here, during the Christ
mas holidays, they’re so busy
With visiting other folks, etc., they
have had scarcely a minute to
themselves.
Incidentally, Shirley wants us to
Ml Santa Claus to bring her a
pair of contact lens, like we wear.
And, we understand, Peggy Hinton
has written a very frank apd ap
pealing letter to Santa Claus, too.
Paul Garrison would like to have
a week of Mondays so he could
get caught up with his deer hunt
ing. Wade Kornegay would like
for Santa'to plant some long-leaf
pine in New York so he wouldn’t
have to go out during the cold
«f each December and gather
enough for some of his kinfolks
up there to decorate with.
Robert Smith and Jack Lister
might want running water for their
fishing boat, next. They already
have a self-starter! Mr., and Mrs. C.
G. Cowan are going with the Earl
Thompsons of Goldsboro, to Miami
for the Orango Bowl game New
Year’s day. You might bring them
a bang-up game, with Duke win
ning, so they won’t feel let down
after the trip!
N vi tuiusc uictc oic a iui ui
ethers from this section going to
Miami, too, and some of them,
just to be on the safe side, are
taking their “sunshine” with them!
One of the cardinal points of a
good golf swing ty to keep the
head still. To help us in this de
partment Wejiad Leon Britt make
a little contraption we think will
do the trick for practicing. He’s
had it made a month or more, hut
we cant think to pick it up when
, he’s open.
jfga The other day Leon stopped by
rflne office and asked us to please
~^>ick up that rig or else tell him
exactly what it -was for so be
' could explain it to all the "folks
who asked him what it was.
George Grantham
Buried on Friday
. Funeral services for Geprge K.
Grantham, 87, were held Friday
afternoon from the Selah Christian
church, of which be was a mem
**Mr. Grantham, son of the late
?>■ Frederick and Sallie Thornton
Grantham, died Wednesday morn
ing at the home' of his nieces,
sallie and Hattie Grantham.*
of Mount dive, route 4. The Bev.
W. C. Foster, pastor, officiated at
1 the funeral services. Burial was in
Clarence Grantham cemetery.
NEW COMMANDER — Arthur King new
consul comrpander of the Mount Olive
Woodmen of the World camp, receives the
gavel from retiring Commander Joe Lucas
during installation services of new officers
Thursday night. Other officers of the camp
are: second row, Leland Crowe, banker;
Frank Hollowell, financial secretary; Char
lie Holland, captain, degree team; Marcus
Hughes, sentry, and Tommy Summerlin,
assistant captain, degree team; third row:
James Brock, officer at large; James Stroud,
advisor lieutenant; Ira Turner, watchman;
Tom Garner, escort, and David King, record
ing secretary.—Staff Photo by Vaden Brock.
2,500-Bale Cotton Storage Warehouse
Will Be Erected Hereby Cotton Co-op
Directors of the N. C. Cotton
Growers Association, at their quar
terly meeting in Raleigh Wednes
day, approved the construction of a
2,500-bale cotton storage ware
house in Mount Olive.
M. G. Mann, general manager
of the association, said construc
tion will begin at the earliest pos
sible date and that present plans
call for completion .of the ware-.
nouse before the 1955 crop is har
vested.
The facility will serve farmers
of Wayne and adjoining counties.
All storage and marketing services
of the Association will be available
through the warehouse.
The Cotton Association, a state
wide cotton marketing cooperative,
now operates similar warehouses
in Nashville, Scotland Neck, Mor
ven, Lumberton, Weldon, Clayton,
Smithfield, and Fayetteville.
In addition more than 50 in
dependent bonded warehouses
throughout the state have a work
ing agreement tp ,offer farmers the
services of the /Association.
Representative on the organiza
tion’s board of directors for the
district embracing Wayne county
is W- W. Andrews of Goldsboro.
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Christinas
Party for
Negro Kids
Hattie Royall’s seventh annual
Christmas tree program for under
privileged Negro children of the
Mount Olive community will be
held Christmas Day at 1 p.m.
Mrs. Royall announced the pro
gram will be held at the tree in
her yard on S. Breazeale avenue,
and asked that children come by
before the program starts. Gifts
will not be carried to the homes
this year, she said, and those eli
gible for presents must be pres
ent to Receive them.
. Gifts for the under-privileged
are made possible' through dona
tions solicited from citizens of the
community,1 Mrs. Royall said, and
expressed disappointment that in
the past some of those receiving
presents do not take''them with a
thankful attitude. Many, .she said,
act as if the gifts are owed them
and some are impolite if they do
not receive just what they want
She said’ she hopes this year
will be different and those re
ceiving presents will remember the
gifts are possible only because don
ors “have the spirit of Christmas
in their hearts.” She added she
hopes that this year the same
spirit will be shown by those re
ceiving the gifts.
1 Christmas programs scheduled’
this week' for churches of the
Mount Olive section are as follows:
The Calypso Baptist church,
Wednesday night at 7; Mount Ol
ive Baptist, Wednesday evening at
6; Calypso Presbyterian, Friday
evening at 7; Mount Olive Presby
terian, Wednesday evening at 7;
Baker’s Chapel, tonight at 7; Stan
ford Presbyterian, Friday at 7 p.m.;
Methodist church: Bethel, Wed
nesday night at 7; Smith Chapel,
Thursday evening at 6; Mount Ol
ive, Wednesday evening at 6:30;
Long Ridge Free Will Baptist,
Wednesday night at 7, and Out
law’s Bridge Universalist, tonight.
Some churches in this section
have not announced their Christ
mas programs. Others held theirs
early this week. ,
Dr. Crumpler Goes
To Chicago Meeting
Dr. W. H. Crumpler attended'the
Sixth American Congress of Ob
stetrics and Gynecology in Chica
go from December 12 to 16. The
congress is sponsored by the Amer
ican Academy of Obstetrics and
Gynecology and the American
Committee of Maternal Welfare,
and is dedicated to increasing the
safety of mothers and new-born
babies. *
Dr. Crumpler attended as guest
of Duke hospital, N. C. Memorial
hospital, obstetrics and gynecology
department, and Dr. Bayard Car
ter of Duke hospital, who is presi
dent of the Academy.
Presbyterians Plan
For Christmas Tree
Thef: Mount Olive Presbyterian
church will have its annual Christ
mas tree party Wednesday evening
at 7:30, and the Baker’s Chapel
church will hold its program this
evening at the same hour.
The Rev. B. E. Dotson, pastor
of the churches, announced the
programs will be put on by the
children of the various Sunday
school classes and that Santa Claus
will be present to give out gifts.
Want Gifts to Pass
On to Needy Folks
‘‘One of the finest ways to
celebrate Christmas is through
sharing,” the Rev. T. W. Williams,
pastor of the Tirst Baptist church,
Mount Olive, said this week in
asking for items that can be pass
ed on to needy families.
He said there is a need for food,
clothing and toys, and a$ked any
one having clothing to spare, and
-toys, outgrown by their children,
to please bring them to the church
as soon as possible.
These will be shared with others.
Route 4 Man Faces
Peeping Tom Charges
‘ A route 4 man was arrested here
Sunday night on “Peeping Tom”
charges.
Daniel Pipkin is accused of peep
ing into a bedroom window of a
patie'nt at Henderson-Crumpler
clinic Sunday night. He was ap
prehended by Randall Whitfield
of the police department.
J. W. Cannon
f uneral Was
Held Monday
. Funeral services for J. W. Can
non: were held Monday afternoon
froii (he First Baptist church,
Moynt Olive, with his pastor, the
ReV. T. W. Williams officiating,
Assisted by. the Rev. B. E. Dotson,
Presbyterian minister of Mount Ol
ive.
The 62-year-old Mount Olive mer
chant and farmer died suddenly
Saturday morning of a heart at
tack; suffered at his home at 119
J5, Pollock street. He was a mem
be of the local Woodmen of the
World camp, Masonic lodge, a char
ter member of the local Eastern
Star lodge and the Baptist church.
Surviving are one son, Orris
Gannon of Mount Olive; eight
daughters, Mrs, W.. C. Daughtry of
Faison, Mrs. Wade Midgette of
Hubert, Mrs. James Joyner of Ca
lypso, Mrs. Oliney-Swaney of St.
Paul, Mihn., Mrs. James Parker
of Albertson, Mrs. Tony Best Of
Goldsboro, Mrs. William Brinson
of Rocky Mount, and Miss Mabel
Cannon of the home and East
Carolina college, Greenville;
Two sisters, Mrs. Lena Spivey
and Mrs. Bill Granger, both of
Tabor City, and two brothers,
Hamp of South Carolina, and Carl
Cannon of Richlands; a number
of neices. and nephews and 14
grandchildren. Mr. Cannon was the
son of the late Elbert and Vir
ginia Cannon of Greensea, S. C.
Burial was held at Wayne Me
morial park on the Goldsboro high
way. Pall bearers were members
of the Masonic ladge, Ernest Tay
lor, Ennis Kornegay, Raymond Hol
lowell, Hiram Cooke, R. L. Cox,
and R. E. Hatch. Other members
of the lodge served as honorary
pallbearers.
Eugene Davis
Speaker for
Communion
Eugene B. Davis will bring the
message at the Mount Olive Pres
byterian church Sunday morning
before the observance of the
L«m&> Supper, -the Rev. B. E. Dot
son, pastor, announced this week.
Davis is a member of the local
church and is a first-year student
at the Union Theological Seminary,
Richmond, Va., where he is pre
paring for the ministry. He is a
graduate of Mount Olive High
school and Davidson college.
Mr. Dotson said the regularly
quarterly Communion service is ob
served each year the last Sunday
in December so that those mem
bers home from school- and work
may participate. During this serv
ice, the choir will sing a Commu
nion anthem.
Dotson also announced that col
lege youth will have charge of the
services Sunday, January 2. Davis
will preach in Hallsville that Sun
day.
Barbecue Supper
For Guard Members
After drill last night, members
of the Mount Olive National
Guard battery were entertained
at a barbecue supper at the Amer
ican Legion hut, in observance of
the Yuletide season.
Capt. Paul King, commander of
the unit, announced drills were
held for only an hour and the
group was then invited to the
Legion hut for a Christmas party.
Christmas Program at
Bear Marsh Wednesday
The! Bear Marsh Baptist church
will hold its annual Christmas pro
gram at the church Wednesday
night; starting at 7 o’clock.
OPEN HOUSE SINGERS—The costumes at the left may
throw you off track, but these are the youngsters, directed
. by Mrs. W. J. Flowers, Jr., who sang at the elementary
school’s open house program Thursday night. They are,
left to rignt, front row: Corky Smith; Peggy Brock, Cindy
Smith, Caroline Smith, Hemiette Emerson, Brenda Smith,
Sandra Jones, Lynn Odom, Susie Francis, Lib Francis, -
Laura Wilson, Louise Hassell, Brenda Rackley, Dan Mc
! Phail. Second row: D. C. Summerlin, Buddy Flowers, in,
aw&aj&gJiwwA mm.h ..
Beverly Scarborough, Carol Wilson, Florence C.. Wilson,
Jo-Jo Ricks, Nina Jones,. Myrtle Kennedy, Mary A. King,
Ann Sutton, Ev4 Lister, Julie Garrison, Dianne Smith, Paul
Garrison, JR. Third row: Mary Beven Boyd, Nancy Warren,
Lynette Smith, Elizabeth Herring. Fourth row: Leslie Ray
Whitted, Allen Adams Carollft Lindsaf, DeBrutz Warren,
Billy Carol McPhail, Gwin-LeS Cos, Kay Sutton, Catherine
Lister, Stell Flowers, and Hattie Sutton.—Staff Photo by
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CUB AWARDS—Bruce Boyers, Scout exe
cutive, presents a Webelos badge to Leslie
Ipock, Jr., at a Cub Scout pack meeting
Thursday night, as Reid Eason and Bobby
Martin wait their turns to be so recognized.
Cubmaster B. E. Dotson watches. The boys
receiving the awards have reached the high
est goail in Cub Scouting and now are ready
, for promotion to regular Scouting.—Staff
Photo by Calvin Porter.
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Christmas Program at
4:00 This Afternoon
NEW HOME—Among the homes recently built in Mount
Olive is this one on Breazeale avenue belonging tor Miss
Lucille Pope. . ‘
Dr. McPheefers Tells Rotary
Club of Tuberculosis Fight
Dr. S. B. McPheeters of the
Wayne County Health Department
was 'guest speaker at the Mount
Olive Rotary meeting Thursday
night and gave pertineht informa
tion about tuberculosis.
Introduced, by Willis Honeycutt,
who had charge of* the program,
the county health officer said that
many achievements have been
made in conquering tuberculosis,
uut warned that, it is still a dan
gerous disease.
To combat this killer. Dr. Mc
Pheeters said that the disease must
first be discovered. X-rays are the
means of achieving this, he said,
and called upon everyone to have
X-rays taken at least annually, par
ticularly if they are about 40 years
old.
In Wayne county, he said, there
are about 200 cases of tuberculosis,
with a new case being discovered
each week.
Swinging to the strides made in
discovering and curing the disease,
Dr. McPheeters brought out that
new finds in medicine; such -as,
anti-biotics and surgery, has tak
en some of the dread out of the
disease. He praised the National
Tuberculosis Association and the
Wayne chapter of ^he. organization
for their work in educating people
Before Dr. McPheeters spoke,
James Francis reported on the
Christmas tree program planned
for this week. Freddie Meachum,
vice-president, presided in the ab
sence of Robert Shackelford, pres
ident.
Of Gram
Rosa Lee Martin, Negro 'woman
of Mount Olive, route 2, who was
arrested here last Tuesday and
charged with the breafc-in at the
Mount Olive Grain Storage com
pany last Sunday night and with
forgering a check on Robert Wil
liams, manager of the company,
was bound over to Superior court
it a preliminary hearing in May
or’s court Saturday. Bond was set
at $1,500.
Ip other cases before the may
or, Charlie Miller, Negro, of Mount
Olive, was bound over to County
court on charges of driving with
improper brakes and no opera
tor’s license. Cedric Lee Britt of
route 4 also was bound over to
County court. He is charged with
driving under the influence of an
intoxicant
They were among 15 defendants
listed on the court docket Others,
except for Floyd Boone of the
city, were taxed with costs of
court Boone, brought to court for
failing tb provide a regulation gar
bage can, notified the court he
had secured the required can and
the charges were dropped.
< Other defendants were charged
with .either public drunkenness or
Violating the traffic code. Those
paying costs for public drunken
ness were David Bowden, E. J.
Pearsell, Negroes, of the city; Eu
gene Lambert, Carl Coley, both of
Mou^ Olive, and Frank Waters of
route 1.
Defraying court costs for traffic
violations were Willie Townsend,
Negro, Faison; James Williams, Ne
gro, Four Oaks; Milton Knight,
Negro, Portsmouth, Ya.; Clarence
Herring, Negro, cUy; Carvester
Simmons, Negro, city, mid King
Davis, Seven Springs.
Parade on
Center St.
Is Feature
Mount, Olive’s annual Christmas. ;
program will be presented this aft-.'
ernoon at 4 o'clock. Focus point
for the festival will be in the 100'
block at N. Center street.
Featured will be Christmas mus
ic by dm Mount Olive and Carver1 ‘
school bands, singing of carols’.
by the Carver glee club, and choirs
of local churches, and a parade, ].
theme of which will be along re
ligious lines. Eugene Martin, music: Tr
director at the First Baptist ehurch, >
will direct the consolidated choirs.
Bryce Ficken, president of the'
Chamber of Commerce, which
spohors this program annually,
said all floats to be entered in the
parade are to line up near the
railroad station about 3:45. At the'
time, he said, bands will be on a
platform in front of Harry Lee v
Cobb’s business on Center street,. { v
During the parade, ministers of
the town’s churches will be in ' ^
charge, recognizing the floats and
telling the Christmas story. The 3
choirs and glee club will sing
during the parade. After the. pa
rade is over, the bands will per- ]
form again, Ficken said. . >
Floats are being entered, by
churches aiid civic organizations. 'i,:.
Each float will carry out its own
theme, but ; along religious lines.
This is a break in custom from the
past two years, Ficken explained.
In the past, a central religious
theme was set and all floats were
in keeping with this theme.
Auto-Truck Wreck
Near Rones Chapel
Approximately $360 in property
damages resulted from an auto
truck collision near Rones Chapel
Monday morning. No injuries ware
reported.
According to Highway Patrolman
Wallace Morrow, who investigated,
the collision occurred when a car
driven by Mrs. Homer Brock of
Mount Olive was passing a truck
and the truck made a left turn.
Driver of the truck was Identified
as Willie Quinn, Negro, of route 1. Ivt
Hie accident occurred on the V
Summerlin Crossroad’s highway • ■'&
about a half* mile west of Rones
Chapel. No charges were prefer*
red. .
Speaks H«rp Sunday
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George Powell, ministerial stu<
dent of the Columbia Theological ;- ?!
Seminary, Decatur, Ga., filled the/*'
pulpit at Presbyterian church Su*m
day morning.
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Glanton Barwick is
New
Calypso has a new town clerk.1
Glanton Berwick was appointed
to the post at a commissioners’
meeting last week to succeed bis
brother, Herman Berwick; who
had held that position tor several
years.
The retiring clerk said the move
was made so that a new set of
town books cen be set up. He said
the growth of .the town's business
had necessitated a new system ot
bookkeeping/ -r r
The. incoming clerk is well vers--'
ed in* this phase, he pointed out
Glanton is in the insurance busi
ness and also works with a public
accountant The new clerk attend
ed the Crumpler Secretarial school
in Goldsboro. t
Other business coming before
the,board was routine. .
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