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THE "ips For Safe Driving Fun for All And of course, if all the peo ple sleeping in church were placed end to end, they'd be much more comfortable. t put off having your car ked regularly for defects which may cause you to have and accident. Repairs made in time will insure your safety. STATESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1959 P. 0. Box 1441 Price Five Cents VOLUME 6 NO. 22 Iredell ; I inwuMiiin HBWTBMyMw;ii iiirTfiiiiiiiMiiiwgi rwM MiiniiiwutMMHiWomirmri'MtwM iW.tfiirviTiii-nini ..wmiim winy -: Jane Hawkins, business graduate at Mitchell College, class of 1959, is typical of thousands of gradu ates the country over who stand with their eyes on the map deciding just where in the universe their special slot may be. Jane is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Hawkins of Traphill. On Tuesday, June 2, nineteen members of the-class of 1959 will graduate at Mitchell College. Fitful Flashes Under glass on a table top in the library in Rock Hill, S. C. there is a program and news clip ping dated May 7, 1897, taken from the Columbia, S. C. Daily. The clipping is headed "Music hath charms" and the subhead is 'A delightful occasion 100 thor oughly trained voices. An aggre gation of artists." The program was: "Choral or chestral concert by the Cecilia jChorus and Iredell Orchestra. "Assisted by Miss Mary M. Souther, soprano; Mr. Wade Brown, conductor. One line from the flowery re port said "A sea siren hath not the charms of the Cecilia Chor us." The eye catching thing for us of Iredell is that "Iredell orches traWade Brown, conductor." His eyes dimming to a far off look, he gazed off into the hot sunlight of that early afternoon. "I like to see green things grow ing," he said. "I like to look at wheat fields when they're ripe. I like to walk corn rows." Sitting in the open door, he looked out and away and told us how "They 've told me I can't work any more. Got to take it slow. Folks don't know how much work means until they got to quit. Guess I've done my share. But I'd like to see things sort of work out." And what can one say to that? Especially one who also likes to see green things grow. One who counts the ripple of ripe wheat field the richest sight in the world. There is nothing at all to say. Just gaze out the open door into the hot sunlight as he is gaz ing. Remember, maybe, those streams we used to follow in our childhood. Feel the soft moist bank of them. Remember how sometimes they burbled and ran, clear, and sparkling, and how again they barely moved, a mere trickle in rock and sr-nl. Ke-nem-ber the rush, the leap, snmetimcs the roar, of their puurin over wider channels. Remember how we used to follow them through bramble and thicket, through pasture and wood, but never quite caught up. Somewhere they had a rising. Somewhere, too high perchance for our seeing, too far for our walking, " there was a spring that fed them, that, gave meaning to them whether to the shallow waters, the rough waters over rocks, or the deep, quiet pools. There is nothing to say when one sits with eyes dimming to a far-off look and says "I like to see green things growing I'd like to stay around . . ." nothing to say. Dut gazing out where he gaz es into the hot afternoon sun it i good to remember those streams we used to love and follow, good , ti know they still run on, fed! eternally by springs somewhere up higher than the waters we can ! s?e. I Mrs. Windsor out at Harmony has the most beautiful roses. Great, full petalled things they are a rainbow of color in the beds about her house and about their roots, we noticed, she had cotton seed hulls (or husks whichever it is). And while we're dealing in flower notes in a lovely garden close by Sugaw Creek in Meck lenburg county, we saw the other day a beautiful purple clematis. It was on a frame and was liter ally hanging with blooms. The purple clematis, like the old yel low roses, (Marcheal Neal as we recall their spelling) are asso ciated in our mind with the old gardens of this town. Sometimes there would be a moon flower too but moon flowers are bad luck you know, except as planted in some certain spot, and so they were rarer. The little cabbage: rose was popular however and; others we recall not so much for; magnificence of bloom as for fragrance of smell. The News Gerald B. White, of Route 2, Statesville, is completing the so phomore year of his major in dairy husbandry at State College. ; I t I v N.. ' l2 - ...v;v -j f . ' ,rii ar ii'ri"r ." '- - j t .,.:..... Plans have been completed by the Hurst Turner Post American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary to hold a Memorial Service at the Iredell County Veterans monument in Oakwood Cemetery at 2 p. m. Sunday, May 31. Marvin W. Raymer will be in charge of ceremonies and Rev. Bnyce Coates. pastor of Diamond Hill Baptist church, will be the dedi cation speaker. Mrs. Mary Merritt, retiring president of the American Legion Auxiliary, will be in charge of placing the wreath. Boyce Shook wll be in charge of the color guard and Fred Troutman will be in charge of the honor guard. The National Guard and a number of military reserve units are being asked to participate in the program. The American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary' urge their fellow citizens to join with them in paying tribute to those who gave their lives that our nation might live. George Miller Back From Trip To Africa This youth first became inter ested in world affairs through the collection of flags of all nations learning the history to accompany the flag. He now has about 85 flags. He appeared on Dorothy Gordon's Youth Forum TV pro gram in 1955 and on May 24, 1956 on Strike It Rich. Later he ap peared on the television program Giant Steps and won a $10,000 scholarship to the college of his choice, for four years in college and one year in either Europe or Asia. He very recently returned from a trip to Africa and Europe and was the guest of Prime Min ister Kwame Mkrumah of Ghana for the second Independence cele bration of that country. The News PRUDENCE HALL CHAPTER HOLD MAY MEETING At the May meeting of the Pru dence Hall chapter of Children of the American Revolution, Miss Gail Taylor Was installed as presi dent; Miss Anne Bryant, secre tary'; Miss Mary Anne Current vice president and Miss Mary Mc Laughlin, treasurer. The chapter met at Ft. Dobbs Chapter House and Mrs. Joseph G. Miller gave the history of Ft. Dobbs as program feature. mitt. City Council Approves Funds For Airport By decision of the City Council, approximately $50,000 will be spent over a three year period for im provements at the municipal air port. Improvements will include paving of one runway and general upkeep of the airport. One run way, north-south, will be paved now and another, east-west, will be paved later. The airport commission is com posed of L. A. Parks, Tom Dysard and the chairman, Van Stauber, had previously met with the coun cil and pointed out that without some expenditure for improve ments continued attempts at main tenance would be on the liability side only. The Civil Air Patrol has been using a building at the airport but the airport commission has said the building will be needed for air port purposes. A. J. Wilson, local CAP group commander, is taking the matter up on behalf of his group, to determine what ar rangements can be made. . The News Officers Installed By Woman's Club The Fine Arts committee of the Woman's Club arranged the pro gram for the luncheon meeting of the club, held Thursday. Mrs. Harold Wilson is chairman of the committee. It was the last meeting .of the club year, committee reports were heard and new officers installed. The program was musical, featur ing three young musicians of spe cial interest in their field of work. Miss Rebecca Hammer, pupil of Mrs. Wilbur Stafford, a district winner in the music contest and an entrant in state finals was on the program and with her was Miss Carol Bell, student of voice at Mitchell college. Miss Nelda Watts was accompanist for Miss Bell. The new officers, headed by Mrs. C. E. Spake, president, were installed. The News -RECAPS- Dr. Cary N. Bostian has retired as Chancellor of State College in Raleigh in order to resume his old job as professor genetics. Governor Hodges has called on Vance county and Henderson of ficials to provide funds to employ 150 or 200 law enforcement of ficers to permit reduction in Na tional Guard troops at two struck cotton mills in Henderson. Hodg es pointed out that the costs of using the National Guard at Hen derson the first week amounted ot $28,500. The Great Lakes Carbon Co. whose Morganton plant was hit by a strike on April 30, has open ed an employment agency in Mor ganton and will accept applica tions from prospective workers. The plant has stayed open through efforts of supervisors and other personnel since the approxi mately 400 workers struck on April 30. An official funeral, only slight ly less ceremonial than the state funeral service reserved for presi dents, was held Wednesday for John Foster Dulles, who died early Sunday in Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washing ton. The funeral services were held in the Bethlehem Chapel of National (Episcopal) Cathedral and interment was in Arlington National Cemetery. Full military honors attended the burial. States men from all over the world at tended the funeral of the former Secretary of State. Taylor Leonard Jr., was named president of the Davidson College Elumni, at the annual alumni meeting held last week. Avery S. Jones was named vice president John Cooper Fowler, secretary-treasurer. Dairy Princess To Be Chosen Iredell county's Dairy Princess will be chosen Saturday. The con test will be held at the Chamber of Commerce building and the winner of the county title will enter the district and state con tests in the summer. Contestants must be at least 17 years old by June 1 and not more than 25. Working girls as well as students are eligible. The News City Budget Demands Up By $196,195 The city council's study of the proposed budget indicates a big ger budget, increased property valuation and the same tax rate $1.30 per $100 valuation. The property valuation on tax able basis shows increase of $500, 000 over last vear hut the hnriopt demands are $106,195 higher also. The increases are attributed to salary increases, electric current cost increase and extension of water and sewer. The $1.30 tax rate is broken down to 86 2-3 cents for general and debt service fund; 30 cents for school vocational service; 10 cents for recreation; 3 and 1-3 cents for library. There is a poll tax of $1, The library board had request ed an allotment but this was not forthcoming, the hope being held out that from some anticipated surplus money the library will be remembered. The News P.T.A. COUNCIL PRESIDENT Mrs. I. T. Avery, Jr., newly elect ed president of the Statesville Par ent Teacher Association Council, presided over the May meeting, held at Mulberry Street school. Mrs. Sam Troutman, Jr., is vice president of the council; Mrs. Sherrod Williams is secretary and Laxton Pennell is treasurer. ( J V v 4 (hn - I ' SJ . - -,- 3)-riyri: . 1 PATIENCE . . . AND ITS REWARD. Nothine is finer for rclievina i the tensions of a hard day at school than to sit on the bank at a lake, jor stream, rod in hand. Kenney Brendle, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brendle. 211 Magnolia street, forgetting the multiplication tables for a while, finds that smpll boy. a good rod and a cool lake add up to jgood fun and relaxation. Incidentally, you should have seen the one jthat got away! Statesville High School Seniors Receive Diplomas Friday Night A class of more than 150 will receive diplomas at Statesville High School in graduating exer cises to be held Friday evening, May 30, at 8 o'clock. Tommy Sharpe is valedictorian of the class and Carole Lee Guy is the salutatorian. The program will be presented by the class War Mothers Hear Kenneth Williams On Civil Defense The War Mothers, meeting with Mrs. J. R. Schafer, heard a pro gram on civil defense, given by Kenneth D. Williams who is direc tor of civil defense in Charlotte. After the program there was a memorial service for Mrs. Erskine Johnson and Mrs. Clara Boovey, members of the chapter who died during the past year. Mrs. R. B. Bunch, Mrs. W. B. Crowson and Mrs. J. Watt Sum mers were named as nominating committee to select officers for the new year. Plans were made for a picnic at Veterans Hospital in June and Mrs. J. C. Holmes of the Buest House committee, told of a visit to the War Mothers' guest house at Oteen. She said that during April there were guests from as far away as Cana da. The News MONTICELLO GARDEN CLUB AWARDS RIBBONS Mrs. D. H. Dennis took the blue ribbon for her iris at the meeting of the Monticello Garden club held last week. Mrs. Blaine Mun day's iris took red ribbon. The club met with Mrs. W. Z. Morrison and Mrs. Robert Bunch at Mrs. Morrison's home on Mon ticello Drive. Mrs. Henry Freeze president, presided and Mrs. J. M. Stevenson gave a program on "Names of Flowers aad Shrubs." with the City School Board partic ipating. The mascots for the class of 1959 are Kathy Stikeleather and David Summers. Awards for excellence in school activitines were presented at Sen ior Chapel exercises held last Fri day in Mac Gray auditorium. Tommy Sharpe, class valedictor ian, won the highest scholastic honor and he also received med als for science and mathematics excellence. Carole Guy, class salutatorian, won the Clyde Erwin Scholarship and the Spanish award. She, with Diane Thompson, also won ' Eng lish awards. Bryant Lindsey was named Boy of the Year and Jane Crowson, girl of the year and Jane was also named best all-round girl. Jane and James Reavis were cited for work in dramatics and with Sy bil Reavis received outstanding service awards. Statesville Ex change Club's Good Citizenship medals went to Nancy Gray, John ny Allison and the Mathematics award from Kiwanis club went to Carole Guy and Diane Thompson. The Civitan club essay award went to Nelda Watts and band award to Nelda Watts. Henry Weaver received the leadership scholarship and Jeanie Boyer was winner of the Woman's club es say award. Carolyn Campbell re ceived the Colonial Dames essay award. Cinda Bagnal received the Good Citizen contest medal as statewide winner in that contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. New officers of the student body were installed by the retir ing student body president, Bry ant Lindsey. ,t The News . Mrs. White Named By Magazine As Teacher-Of-Year Mrs. Wilma Madison White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Madison of Cool Spring, and a home economics teacher at Frank lin Junior High School in Tampa, Florida, has been selected by Sev enteen Magazine as a homemak ing teacher of the year for a com munity clean-up project in urban renewal and lome beautification. Mrs. White's project was chosen as one of the 10 outstanding en tries submitted by teachers from coast to coast. A letter to Mrs. White from the director of food and homemakins education of Seventeen, said in part "we are happy to salute you as one of America's outstanding teachers of the year. . . , We are planning a special ceremony prior to the convention in Milwaukee on June 22." Mrs. White was selected from Hillsborough county as the teach er to promote the homemaking program and in coast to coast competition she was named Home making Teacher of the year. The News Harold Wilson At Insurance Meeting Mr. Harold R. Wilson, States ville, representative of the Metro politan Life Insurance company will be at Virginia Beach from June 28 through July 1 for a busi ness conference with officials o the company at the Cavalier Hotel. A release from the district of fice states that Mr. Wilson had an exceptional sales and service tecord last year and is among the top ranking members of the Me tropolitan's staff of almost 29.000 field representatives in the LTnit ed States and Canada. The News Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Steele Jr., will go to Aleandria. Va., next week for the commencement at Episcopal High, where their son, Jimmy, is a student. They will be accompanied by Miss Martha Cooper Fowler who will attend the commencement dances.
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