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U. S. Air Force Major Edwin C. LeGrand Jr..... recipient
of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Sur Medal
and the Air Medal. (U. S. Air price Photo).
Major Clinard Legrand
DecoratedWith 7 Medals
U. S. Air Force Edwin
Clinard LeGrmtd Jr., son of
Mrs. Margaret A. LeGrandI437
Maple Avenue, Mocksville, N.
C., has been decorated with
seven military medals for
action in Southeast Asia.
Major LeGrand received the
Distinguished Flying Cross
(DFC), his second award of the
Bronze Star Medal and his
second through sixth awards of
the Au Medal.
The DFC was presented for
extraordianry achieveml as
pilot of an F•100 Super Sabre
fighter bomber aircraft Oct.
29, 1969. The major flew
through heavy small arms fire
to harass and destroy elements
of a large enemy force near Tri
Tam. Vietnam.
His Bronze Star was for
meritorious service as air
operations officer for the
Tactical Air Control Center,
Headquarters, Seventh Air
Force, Tan Son Nhut AB,
Vietnam.
Major LeGrand's earned the
Air Medals for sustained
superior airmanship on other
important missions completed
under hazardous conditions.
He was honored at Shaw
AFB. S. C., where he now
serves as commander of
Detachment 1 of the 4463rd .
Tactical Air Support Group, a
unit of the Tactical Air
Command which provides
combat units for air support of
U. S. Ground forces.
Commissioned in 1949 by
direct appointment, the major
holds a command pilot rating
and served during World War
B, the Korean War and the
Cuban crisis.
A 1943 graduate of
Mocksville High School, he
received his B. B. A. degree
from the University of
Mississippi in 1951 and is a
member of Delta Kappa
Epsilon. His father, Edwin C.
LeGrand resides in Americus,
Ga.
Major LeGrand's wife,
Peggy, is the daughter of Noll
P. Davis, Rt. 1, Wiggins, Miss.'
Mrs. LeGrand's mother, Mrs.
Julia O. Davis, resides in
Oxford, Miss. ;
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John LeGrand Retires as Rural Carrier
I John P. LeGrand has retired after He was a veteran of World War in Fayetteville in 1936.
Ye .years of postal service. A emtifi-, 7, serving with the 81st Division in Mr. LeGrarM is a member of Ute
co a of retirement expressing apple- �. Franca. Fallowing the war he aper- Macksville Methodist Church; fhe,,
ciation Car loyal service Jo the post.; ated a drug store for a number of Sfcakeville Masonic ledge; the
office department was presented to; years in Mcaksviiji Scottish Rite of Charlotte; and thee.
Nr. LeGrand last week by Roy'i In 1931 Mr. LeGrand was elected Mocksville Moose Lodge. He was a!
Cartner, local postmaster. This rer-ias Dade County's Representative to'charter member of the SlucksvRle.'
.ifimta was signed by John A. 1.1a North Caro:ina General As3emb. Rotary Club and of the Davie Cam-�
vronousAi, Postmaster General and %Y and became the first Democratic ty American Legion Post.
C. B. Gladden of Atlanta, Georgia, 3epressmative to serve this country
teg:cnal Postal Director. in 5"'id years. In 1925 he was married to the
Sir. Le Grand's postal career began .41er be:ng appointed pastmas`rl former Elizabeth Johnson of Allen'
.n Februa.,y of 1936 when P he was in 1935. Mr. LeGrand was elected dale, S C. Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand-
appointed postmaster by President as vice-president of the North Caro- have two children- Jack LeGrand of.
trmralin D. Roosevelt. He served in :ra Association of Postmasters h A'ashington, D. C.. and Mrs. Rom'
his position until 1947 when he wlech was nrganized at a meeting: Weatherman of Winston-Salem.
ronsferred to rural carrier.
Lar.ng his 17 years as carrier for
_tcu a 2. Mr. Lzarand retails many. ;
,rnges and improvements.
'A. L)e Lime I retired I was hand.)
ng more mail in a day than I used
en a weer .when I first began,'
aX.YAg the mail:' said Mr. Le- j
Grand. "There has also been great)
a.sP:ovemenl in the roads over which
ran. In my early days as a can
or, I would have W drive my car to '
ow gear for four or five miles at ds Vy 1
-be bma to gat over some of the
itea Today most of the roads onl v
.1emule are paved," he said „ LL
iiu.ing these years Mr. LeGrand '-
saw many changes and adjustmen6 i
nade to his rural route. This in-
Luded area covered, humher of
families served, and miles traveled.
At the time of his retirement. Mr.
..eGrand ,,vas trot an. 811 miles each
Jay serving between 450 and 586
.'amilies.
John P. LeGrand was born in ;
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Wade Hampton LeGrand. He attend- ecrulficate of retirement by Postmaster Roy H. Canner (lett). The
ed the Mocksville High School. certificate was signed by the U. S. Postmaster General and tiled the
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1966, with open house from 3 p. m. to 5 p. an. at their home. The couple has two daughters: Mrs. Treva Spill-
man of Winston-Salem and Miss Nell Livengood of Atlanta, Georgia; two grandchildren and one g eat grandchild.
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Mrs. Lang Heads
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Mrs. W. M. Long was elected as
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president of the Mocksville Wo-
man's C.ub for 1963-64 at the
meeting held on Tuesday in the
Manor House at Tanglewood
Park. She will succeed. Mrs. Henry
Blair. i
Other officers to serve in-
clude: Mrs. Rby Madison, vice-
pesident; Mrs. C. R. Horn, Jr.,
secretary; and Mrs. W. C. Cash,
treasurer.
Mrs. Blair presided at Tuesday's
meeting. She made an anounce-
meirt concerning two awards re-
ceived by the local club at the
annual District meeitng held in
W3ns'Aoa-Salem on -Oct. 22 ,at
First Christian Church. At this
time the local club received the
Certifigate �,of Honor certifying
that the club had been placed
on the honor roll of 100 percent
clubs. This award was based on
club acUvity In representation at
meetings, membership and e*
tension work, program planning
and contribution to worthy pro-
Jeets ranging from college schol-'
arships to birthday gifts sent to
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students in correctional schools.
Also Ahe club won third place
In the Class C Press Book com-
petition. [Class C designates
towns of 5,000 or less population].
The local Press book included
203V2 inches in print from the
Davie County Enterprise -Record
for the year ending in Decem-
ber, 1962. Mrs. J. F. HawkUM
club Historian, prepared the
Press book.
Mrs. 'Blair reported that the
approximately 200 women pres-
ent at the District meeting voted
to further culture by cooperating
with ;he North Carolina.Fedora-y
iion� of Women's Clubs, Inc., 1.in
being the first to endow a seat
in the National Cultural Center
for the Performing Arts in
Washington, D. C.
It was voted by the local dub
at Tuesday's meeting to send a
$5 donation ttu the Davie County
Public Library in memory of the
late D. L. P. Matin. Also, the
club will have a "coffee" for the'
teachers in Davie County schools j
on Wednesday. Nov. 13. f
After the luncheon ,the mem-
bers adjourned to the Winston-
Salem Art Gallery for a tour with
Mrs. Peter Hairston, Jr., as the
program hostess.
Guests for the meeting were
Mrs -Paul Blackwelder and Mrs.
Gaither Sanford, Jr.
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COUNTRY DOCTOR
Dr. John Robert Lowery,` '
born in Davie County in 1881,
has published his
autobiography, MEMOIRSOF
A COUNTRY DOCTOR. The
book is an entertaining account
of his long years as a practicing
physician in Davie, Davidson
and Rowan Countim.lt is a
warmly nostalgic and intriguing
comparison between old and
modern bedside manners. His
anecdotes are facinating.The
reader is given a full share of
the unusual, such as the man
who would die if he had to kill
another man, or the woman
whose "spells" were caused by
"mother -in -law -itis".
Dr. Lowery's book will be a
delight to Davie County
readers, since in it he relates
stories about numbers of
well-known families: Jones,
Dayvault, Revis, Godbey,
Cartner, Beck, Foster,
Williams, Seamon, Koontz,
Chaffin, Starrett, Stroud,
Anderson, Dyson, Murdock,
Blackwell, and many others.
He also talks about tobacco
farming, the whiskey stills,
horse trading, the peach and
apple orchards, and the Salem
Methodist Church. All these
subjects and many more are
recounted in this fascinating
journal of a dedicated man
who always carried humor and
forthrightness along with his
medicines, often prescribing
equal doses ofeach.
The book, MEMOIRS OF A
COUNTRY DOCTOR, is
available at the Davie County
Public Library on a limited
basis.
Dr. Lowery will be honored
at an Author's Tea in the Davie
County Public Library,
November 21, 1968, from 3:00
to 4:30 p. m. A cordial
invitation is issued to the
public to meet the author or
renew old friendships. The
library will be assisted in
entertaining by the library
committee of the Mocksville
Woman's Club.
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Dr. John Robert Lowery
was born on a Farm in the
Calhaln section of Davie
County on May 7, 1881. He
received his early education at
Barron's private school at
Harmony and the Cool Springs
Academy. He also attended the
Sunnyside Seminary at
Mocksville which was operated
by Miss Mattie Eaton and Miss
Laura Clement.
He attended the University
of North Carolina and
graduated in medicine at the
University of Maryland.
Dr. Lowery did general
practice of medicine at County
Line, Cool Springs and
Cooleemee. In 1910 he decided
to specialize in diseases of the
stomach and studied with Dr.
Julius Freidenwald of
Baltimore, Maryland for one
year. Dr. Freidenwald at that
time was the molt prominent
stomach specialist in the
United States. After leaving Dr.
Freidenwald he went to
Germany where he studied
under Dr. Ewald who was the
outstanding specialist in
diseases of the stomach at the
University of Berlin. He was
the father of diseases of the
stomach and wrote the first
text book on this subject. He
studied there for two years ands
returned to the United States,
locating in Raleigh where he,"
spccialixed in the diseases of
the stomach for 17 years. At
the end of that time, he went
to Salsbury and opened a
Private hospital which he _
operated for 17 years.
Dr. Lowery is a member of
the First Methodist Church and
of the Salisbury Kiwanis Club.
He is an honorary member of
the Rowan -Davie Medical
Society, the State Medical
Society and the American
Medical Association. He has
owned 16 farms, including
large peach and apple orchards
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J. F. Lawrence, above, who
has been principal of the
Jonesville schools for the past
three years, has been elected,
principal of the Mocksv]He
High school to succeed W. S.
Horton, who resigned to ae-
cept the principalship of the
Thomasville High school.
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Walter McClamrocks Win Nome
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Walter McClamrock of Avon St. tric "Merry Christmas" 'sign,
in X-ocksville was declared the candles in bhe windows and car -
winner of the Christmas Home olers spotlighted do the yard.
Decorating Contest sponsored by The judges also singled out the
the Mocksvdlle Junior Chamber of Nativity scene at the First Bap -
Commerce. tilt Church for special praise.
The winning decoration depitc- John Johnstone was chairman=,
ed a moving Santa Claus in a sled of the Jaycee committee in charge
that moved in and out the shrub- of the contest. The judges were
bevy and featured reindeer with from Salisbury.
blinking eyes and noses. Prizes will be presented later
Second place went to Mr. and to the winners.
Mrs. Phil Young of Salisbury St.
rocket with Rudolph the rzd-
rocket with Rudolph t he red -
nosed reindeer.
Honwable mention went to Mr.
and bars. Bob Hall of Halander
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MISS FLORENCE MACKIE
"Nothing -in this world is so good as
usefulness. It bindsyour fellow creatures to
you, and you to them; it tends to the im-
provement of your own character and gives
you a real importance in society, much bey-
ond what any artificial -station can be-
stow".—B. C. Brodie
All human beings aspire to usefulness.
Only a few though attain it's high plane
that demands self-sacrifice in service to
others.
Miss Florence Mackie, who is retiring
after 27 years as Home Economics Agent
in Davie County, is a person that can now
look back on her contributions to this area
and its people..... for there have been many
and they have -been great.
She came to Davie County on Septem-
ber 1, 1935, with ten years of teaching ex-
perience in the schools of North Carolina.
She came -to Mocksville from China Grove
where she -taught vocational Ho" Econ-
omics for four years.
Establishing her office in the court-
house in Mocksville, she began her work in
the counties of Davie and Yadkin. In 1936
she became a full-time worker -in Davie
County alone.
Miss Mackie now can look to the flour-
ishing home demonstration clubs of the
county and the progress of the youth in
4-H activities that mean so much to a
county such as Davie. It is from these
groups that spring progress.... that en-
courage cooperation .... that inspire service...
that makes this area a better place in
which -to live. The influence and efforts of
Miss Mackie in these fields are apparent
to all.
The service of Miss Mackie has not
been without recognition. In 1954 at a
luncheon held in the Blackstone Hotel in
Chicago, Miss Mackie was one of four Home
Agents in North Carolina to receive nation-
al honors in the form of a Distinguished
Service Award. In 1960, the club women of
Davie County honored her with a: Silver Ju-
bilee Program and tea, and presented her
with a white gold engraved watch.
Someone said of Miss Mackie:
"She understands and exemplifies the
philosophy of extension work ..... that of
helping others to help themselves!" And
we know that even though officially retir-
ed .... Miss Mackie will continue to live by
this creed and will always be in the fore-
front when it comes to helping others
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Principal At Davie
D. J. (Nick) Mando has been
named assistant principal of Davie
Canty High Sehocl for the 105359
school year. This announcement
was made Monday. Mr. Mando
will assume the jab which was held
by Jack Ward for the past three
years. Mr. Ward was recently na-
med principal of Davie County
High School after the resignation
of John N. Norton.
Mr. -Mando was born in Erie.
Pa. and graduated from Erie East
High School in 1935. He attended
Lemor Rhyne College in Hickory
where he received his A. B. degree
in 1940. While at Lenoir Rhyne he
played football and basketball.
From 1940 to 1944, he was a
teacher and coach at Mocksville
High School. In 1994 he pined C.
C. Sanford and Sons Co. of Mocks-
ville and worked there for four
years. In June of 1948 he became
general manager of Sanford-Mando
Plumbing and Heatimf Co. This
later became Mando and Co. which
operated until last year. Four
years ago he returned to leaching
and has served as Distributive
Education teacher at Davie Coun.
ty High School for the past two
years.
Mr. Mando is a member of the
First Presbyterian Church of
Mocksville. He is a past president
of the Mocksville Jaycees and past
D. J. (NICE) MANDO _
district vice-president. He is past
president of the Mocksville Rotary
club and has served as mayor of
Mocksville for the last eight years.
He is married to the isomer
Ethel Ledford of Rural Hall, N. C.
They have two children, Jane and`
Joe.
No one as of yet has been nam
ed to the position of athletic dir-
ector for Davie County High
School. Jack Ward relinquished
this position when he accepted ,the
job as principal.
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DECEMBER 2,196c —William Marion Marklin —
The flan With The Cheerful Jest
`Laugh and the world laughs with you;
Cry and you cry alone!" ... goes an old
saying.
And people laughed with Will Marklin.
This man never met a stranger. It mat.
tered little where he was or with whom, with
his cheerful jest he could always penetrate
the toughest of exteriors or pretensions to
expose a kindred spirit.
This man never had a enemy ... for
who could dislike a man that always made
you feel better. A man that would never let
YOU take yourself too seriously. A man
that saw life not as an ardorus task, but
as something to anticipate and enjoy.
Will Marklin and Will Rogers had more
in common that just a name. Somewhat
alike in physical appearance, their faces
were pleasantly creased with -lines of
laughter ... and their eyes were always
alive with that mischievous twinkle.
Both men loved politics ... and delight-
ed ill needling those of opposite faith but
did so in such a manner as to create good-
will and not animosity.
Just as Will Rogers did much in making.
life merrier and happier for the people of
America, Will Marklin did the same for the
people of Mocksville and Davie County.
Someone once said:
"The most utterly lost of all days, is
that in which you have not once laughed!"
If this be true Will Marklin lost few if
any days In his life .. .but what is even
more important ... he kept so many of us
from losing so many.
W ILLL :11 MAH10)1 NLUMLLN ... a familiar figure
around Mmleaville ... was a man with a ready smile
and a ]est that made everyone with whom he game in
contact feel better. He died last Wednesday at the
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By GORDON TOIILINSON ._
"It is a grand old name, that of gentleman, and has been recog=
nized as a rank and power In all stages of society. To possess'.this. •
character is a dignity of itelf, commanding the 'instinctive 'homage
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of every generous mind, and those who'will not bow to titular rsi &
will yet do homage to the gentleman. His. qualitities depend no !
upon fashion or manners, but upon moral worth;' not on perso 'nal •'
possession, but on personal qualities."
Thus someone wrote many years ago of a gentleman and these .
same words have aptly transcended both time and space to apply
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Dr. Lester, as he was known to this writer and so many, many
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friends throughout the county, was a gentleman of the first order.:.. +
.and no higher tribute could be paid to any man. You can be great..:,
and yet not be a gentleman. You can obtain all the riches and
wealth of the world ... And not be a gentleman. You can be popular.
and well-liked .... and not be-9, gentleman. For the rank of gentleman
is aspired to by all men .... yet achieved by only a few. Dr. Lester P. '
Martin was one that achieved this ..... only because he possessed that
mate quality . . . LOVE OF HIS FELLOWNIENN AND THE
DESIRE AND ABILITY TO SERVE.
But, let us define a gentleman in a language that everyone
should understand: The real gentleman should be gentle in every- .
thing, at least in everything that depends on himself ... carriage,
temper, construction, aims, desires. He ought, therefore, to be mild,
calm ,quiet, even, temperate.... mot hasty in * judgment, not exorbitant
In ambition, not overbearing, not proud, not rapacious not oppres-
sive; for these things are contrary to gentleness.
Dr. Lester began his service to humanity long before he entered
the medical profession. As a son of an illustrous doctor, he could not
help but have an interest in the welfare and well-being of his fellow-
men. After graduating from Wake Forest College in 1918 with a
Bachelor of Science degree, he entered the service of his country
in World War as an Hospital Apprentice in the U. S. Navy. Follow-
Ing the wax he attended and received his degree frons the Jeffer-
son Medical College and entered in the general practice of medicine ;
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No one needs to recount the distinguished service this gentleman
rendered in his profes4ion from then tv the present in Davie Coun-
ty Following service in World War U as a Major and his subsequent
r:se to Lieutenant Colonel In the U. S. Air Force Reserve, he returned j
to Mocksville and sought to relinquish the general practice of me' !
divine and specialize in the diseases of the eye, ear nose and throat.
However, his love and esteem was so great in the family circles
throughout Davie. that many would not give him up and continual-
ly called upon him in each and all medical crisis. And Dr. Lester.
when he was at all able, never refused or never failed.
Dr. Lester did not limit his service to the medical profession
alone. He loved people—he loved his county—and therefore did serv-
ice. He served as the Davie County Quarantine Officer from 1925 1
to 1939. He served as Davie County Physician from 1923 to 1941. He
was Davie County, Coroner from 1938 to 1942 and was on the Davie i
County Board of Welfare from 1923 to 1936. In addition he was very
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active in the Mocksville Baptist Church, holding various offices;
the Mocksville Masonic' Lodge which he joined in 1919 and served
twice as Master .... In 1930 and again in 1941; the Mocksville Rotary
Club, a membebr since 1946 and presidttnl in 1949-50. Well known
to all was .his interest and devoMm. to the Davie County Hospital
which he served at one time as Chief of the Medical Staff.
But pages could be written on the life and service of Dr. Lester
P. Martin. Books might well be written on the various living testi-
mvvnials ttm;, exist throughout Davie County today. But no tribute.
could be greater .... and with a more sincere meaning..... than that .of,
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being a gentleman in the truest sense. For in the words ofTlt3;cke-
rxy:
"To be a gentleman is tr be honest ,to be gentle, to be generous.
to be brave, to be wise, and possessing all those qualities to exerclse;
them in the most graceful outward,mAnner! : !, . . this to me, is. a
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most apt description of Dr. Lester P. Martin. • a man- that,
tontrihrated so much to so many.
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Pete Martin and Will Martin are serving this week as
Pages in the North Carolina Senate. They were appointed
Pages by Lt. Governor H. Pat Taylor. Both boys were active
in Mr. Taylor's campaign for Lt. Governor both last spring
and lag fall. Pete is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Laster P. Martin
and Will is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Martin.
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MARTHA AND RRX—Martha Mason, 15 -year-old daugh-
ter of Dr. and Mrs. P. H. Mason of Mocksville, Is a familiar
figure at MooksvIDe delivering her papers astride Rex. In the
background is the Davie County Honor Roll of men In the
armed services.
HORSE AND TEEN-AGE INGENUITY
SOLVE PAPER ROUTE PROBLEMS
Martha Mason, 15 - year - old Girl Scouts as well as younj
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. P. H. people's work of the F7rst Bap.
Mason of Mocksville, has solved fist church. .
the transportation problem In She is an outdoor girl and lave:
delivering her newspaper mute athletics, probably inherited ffom
here; She rides a horse. her father who was known in the
Riding astride Rex with her Piedmont league some years agr
newspaper bag slung over her as "Doc" Mason when he pitched
shoulder, Martha says that she for Winston - Salem when Jim
can deliver her route without Kelly and Charlie Clancy man -
getting off her horse. Some- aged the Twins. She loves tc
times she uses the buggy, but hunt and fish with her dad and
not often. On Sundays she 1s a good shot on a bird hunt
uses the car to deliver and is with her &30 gauge shotgun.
back at home by 7 a. on. Dr. Mason and his wife, the
Martha Is somewhat of a tom- former Miss Claudia Wall,
boy and likes to do things that daughter of the late Mr. and
boys do. She plays guard on the Mrs. George Wall of Wallburg
MocksvMe High school basket- lived In Winston-Salem for 16
ball team, Davie county cham- years where Dr. Mason prac-
pions for the past two years. Last ticed dentistry. They have made
year she won the city champion- their home at Mocksville - 10
ship in tennis. During the sum- years.
mer she is city park and play- Martha says that as long as
ground manager at Mocksville. she can get oats and a little hay
A tenth grade student at for Rex, she will not worry about
Mocksvllle High, she takes an gasoline for her newspaper
active part in the Glee club and route.
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Burin W. Mixon of MocksNle was a painting of a 'Sashet of Apples"
.the Winner in the "Open Air Art a one -nm showing at his connstd.
6how" held last Saturday. on the enee.
square in Mucksville. Mr. Mixon
entered for eSMbit an oil paintingr
"Westward Way". He will he
given
LORIN W. MIXON
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Supervisor -Foreman Pete Murphy looks over Interstate 40. He recalls quite well when only Birt roads served the county. That was almost a half
century ago when he first went to work for the Highway Commission. Story by Marlene Benson
A "Walking History Book" On Davie Roads — — — Photos by fames Barringer
Ernest "Pete" Murphy
A "living history book" on the subject of
roads and highways throughout Davie
County is Ernest E. (Pete) Murphy of
Mocksville.
Mr. Murphy officially retired on
November 30th from the position of
supervisor -foreman with the State High-
way Commission after 0 years of service.
It was to December of 19M that he ac-
cepted his first job with the highway
department in the maintenance division.
At that time the rads were all maintained
by the county. However, in July of 1931, the
state took over and the system was
changed.
During the past 46 years Mr. Murphy has
seen many changes and much progress in
the roads in Davie County and throughout
the stale. He has enjoyed his work and his
retirement this week is not entirely of his
choosing. Last April he suffered a heart
attack and was advised by his doctor to
take a disability retirement.
"In my career 1 have walked most of the
roads in Davie County and done a little bit
of everything in the line of building and
maintaining roads, including working
prisoners for eight years", he said.
Mr. Murphy was 17-yearsold when he
started working ten hours a day, six days a
week, for 25 cents an hour. And during the
depression this was cul to 10 cents per
how.
In those days there was no such thing as
a sign department, only a man and a paint
brush.
"We'd pick out a good telephone pole,
make a diamond shape on it, and than
come back the next day and finish painting
it", he said.
It was around 1930 when they actually
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"signinH".the ade
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And there were no transfer trucks .. .
only T -Model trucks in those days. In fact
,is percent of the traffic was horse drawn
vehicle.
Dole county Public Uvary
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Mr. Murphy commented that
F7ederick's Motor Lines had the first
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transfer truck to come to Mocksville and
that it " was something to see."
As supervisor-foreman,.Mr. Murphy was ..
responsible for all the state supported
roads and streets in Davie County.
"When I began working for the N.C.
Highway Commission there were only 13
miles of paved roads in Davie County," he
said. "This road ran from the overhead
bridge in South Mocksville to the Forsyth
County line."
Today there are 291 miles of paved roads
(including 20 miles of Interstate 4o) and
only 178 miles of unpaved roads.
In the early days, all the bridges were
single -lane, and there were over one
hundred of them. Today, all but four of
these bridges have been replaced by pipe
and new bridges.
In his opinion, all the progress made
could well be attributed to "the present
motorized equipment instead of the pull -
type equipment" they had to use a half -
century ago.
"It was quite an ordeal when it snowed in
those days, especially in getting the old V -
type snow plows across the one lane
bridges," he said.
"We had to unhook the plow and slide it
across the bridges sideays and then hook it
up again to scrape the other side", he said.
Today the highway commission consists
of a Road Oil Department, Maintenance
Department, Beautification Department,
and Rights -Of -Way Department. All
employees in Davie work out of the Win-
ston Salem Divisional Office. The Davie
County Maintenance Department office is
located adjoining the Davie County Prison
Camp.
Both the roads and the system are quite
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an improvement since Mr. Murphy began
in 1925. At that time there were only three
20 -mile sections(The old marked high-
ways) maintained by seven employees.
There were two men per section and only
one "hard -surface man."
At the present time, the state employs
around 3o maintenance men in the county
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and works approximately 25 prisoners per
day.
Mr. Murphy believes that "eventually
the new motorized equipment will replace
a big percentage of man power-"
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He also said "as for the workers were 's
concerned, it used to be political, but now it j
is definitely not."
"It doesn't matter if you are a Democrat
or Republican, or black or white," he said.
Pete- Murphy' enjoyed the work he did
during his 46 years with the Highway
Commission, although there were times
when things would get pretty rough. He
said that a great many people still object to
progress, and they would refuse to sign a
petitiocl to pave a rural or secondary road
on which they live. The law requires the
signatures of 100 percent of the residents,
and sometimes one person can prevent or
slow down the paving or improving of a
road.
"U you don't believe people are funny,"
Murphy said, ".lust get out and work with
them.,•
But then, it takes all kinds of people to
make life interesting. Evidently Pete
Murphy accepted this fact. And he must
have had a pretty good relationship with a
great many people throughout Davie
County or it would have been almost im-
possible to hold such a job for nearly half a
century.
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Benny Naylor—Non-Jaycees Recipient
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The 1966 DSA * -- Away '
d Service Above Self
There are many young men in Mocks- guished Cubmasters. In May 1960 Benny
ville deserving of the annual Distinguish-
ed Service Award presented by the Jay-
Naylcr registered as the Cubmaster o.
Pack 574. At that -tinge there was a tote.
cees. There were many this year to whom
it could have been awarded
of 38 Cub Scouts. Due to his effort of oper•
. .. This award is presented annually by
the
ating a good scouting program and re -
cruitina Pack to
Jaycees to the young man between
the ages of 21 and 35 in
grew a
total of 50CubScouts b y May 1964. At
who the opinion
of aboard of judges provided
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this time Bennyresigned
fined � Cubmaster
b unselfish
and distinguished service over and above
to become Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop
575. Through his efforts,
the call of duty.
a total of 92 dif-
ferent boys in Mocksville were
This year the award went to Floyd
Benson Naylor, known to so many by the
able to re -
ceive the Cub Scout program during these
four
nickname, "Benny",
years. Also, today he is continuing to
This award has been presented an-
render the same unselfish service as assis-
tant scoutmaster.
nually for the past 17 years and this is
the first time it has ever gone -to a
-In addition to his work with the
non-
Jaycee. Benny Naylor s not a member
Is
scouts, Benny is active in all phases of
of
the Mocksville Junior Chamber of Com-
activity at the First Baptist Church.
merce. The fact that Benny was picked
The activities of Benny Naylor were not
inspired by a club or an
over several most -outstanding Jaycees is
highly complimentary not only for Benny,
organization of
which he was a part. His activities came
but for the Mocksville Jaycee organization
only from a personal desire to use his
time and energies for the benefit
as well. For the Jaycee organization is
of others.
The fact that he did so ... without plaud-
composed of energetic and active young
men ... always on the
its ... without recognition► ... and con -
go ... always don-
ating time and effort towards improving
tinued year -in and year -out to do a good
job bespeaks
their community. But ... the Jaycees can
... most highly of this young
man.
also recognize service without their organ-
ization and by doing this
The terminating lines of the Jaycee
perhaps did
More to promote the spirit of Jayceeism
Creed: "That service to humanity is the ;
than by any other act.
greatest work in life" ... summarizes this
DSA award ... not only for Benny Naylor s
The Jaycees were the original sponsors
of the Cub Scouts in Mocksville and down
. . . but for the Jaycees as well. This is
the exemplification of: "Service above
through the years have had many distin- self".
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Davie's Seventh Highway Fatality.
Ed OzimekKilled
In Auto Crash
Edward Robert Ozimek, 46, of
532 Church Street, Mocksville,
was killed instantly Monday
night when his 1971 Pinto
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smashed into the bridge
abutment of Dutchman Creek
on US 64, 2.8 miles east of
Mockwille.
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Mr. Ozimek was returning
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home from a meeting of the
board of directors of the
Hickory Hill Golf and Comity
`k
Club. He was secretary of the
club.
Other members of the board
of directors were immediately
behind Mr. Ozimek and arrived
upon the scene immediately
d0i
after the crash. These men
celled for the ambulance and
extricated him from the car in
which he was penned.
Ed Ozimek
Slate Highway Patrolman
Randall Beane investigated the
his father and mother o[
accident. Trooper Beane
Bayonne, N.J.; three sisters,l
reported Ozimek's car was
Miss Elizabeth Ozimek and
being driven west towards
Miss Dorothy Ozimek of
Mocksville when the car ran off
Bayonne, N.J., and Mrs. Alice
the highway on the right side.
Seiner of Hillsdale, N.J.
The car crashed into the bridge
humeral services will be held
abutment and the nearby bridge
Thursday at li am. at the First
sign post. The accident oc-
Presbyterian Church with the
curved around 9:30 p.m. The
Rev, Word Richardson of -
.Ford Pinto was a total loss and
Bciahng. Burial will be in Rose
1' ed only 3,000 miles on the
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Cemetery, Mocksville.
s dometer at the time of the
'dent..
The family requested that
a.
memorial be made to the
,Mr. Orimek was manager of
Davie County Association for
shop operations for the
Retarded Children.
Macksville Plant of the
Ingersoll-Rand Company. He
had been a resident of
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- Moc.kwille since June 1969.
Born July 4th, 1925 in New
Jersey, he was the son of Lewis
andb4ary Graczyk Ozimek. A
velem of World War H, he
graduated from Purdue
Univegsily in 1952 with a BS
degree: N Trade and Industrial
Education. He started to work
on Jule 16, 1952 for Ingerso8-
Rand. at their Painted Post,
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New York plant as project
engimer. He worked at Painted
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1971
Post mill June 1969, when he
was transferred to Mocksville.
He i was secretary of the
Hickory Hill Golf and Comity
Club; a member of the
MocksviBe Rotary Club; an
Elder and Sunday School
leacler in the First
Presbyterian Church,
Mocksvilie.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Ruth Shapiro; a son,
Daniel; and two daughters,
Patricia and Susan of the home;
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CADET JEFFREY CE-
CIL PAIGE, shown
above, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Paige of
Pine Brook Drive,
MccksWIe, N. C. was
awarded the United
Daughters of the Con- .
federacy Jefferson Dav-
is Medal during Com-
mencement exercises
at Carolina Military
Academy Sunday, May
26th. The award goes
to the student making
the highest academic
grade in North Carol-
ina History. Cadet Pai-
ge has been outstand-
ing in many areas of
cadet life while attend-
ing Carolina Military
Academy this year
where he was enrolled
in .the seventh grade.
He is the grandson 'of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Grace of Route 3.
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JOHN PARKER
John Parker, former Davie County'
High pitching star, who established)
a Spartanburg mound record in the
Western Carolinas League this sea-
son, has been Promoted to Ports-
mouth of the Carolina League.
Parker, who compiled a 17-3 re-
cord for Spartanburg's pennant.
winners. joined the Portsmouth
club .yesterday, He will probably
complete the season with the Virgin-
ians.
The six -Five, 196 -pound righthand-
er set a Spartanburg record with his
17 victories. It was the most wins
ever recorded by a Phillie hurler.
Parker enjoyed a remarkable
campaign. He rolled up 14 straight
wins before he suffered a setback.
While at reserve Army training. he
came back to pitch a game and lost
it. He suffered another defeat later
in the campaign.
Greenville claimed two of the win!
Thursday, September 7, 1967
over him and Gastonia got the oth- !
er decision.
Parker finished the year with a
sparkling 1.74 earned run average.
It was his second year in proles
ional baseball.
Parker was signed by the Pirtle
after he completed his career at
Davie County High and was assign.
ed to Huron, S. D., for a month and
half. He worked out with the major
league team in Spring training and
was placed on the Spartanburg ros-
ter.
The former Rebel ace displayed
pin -point control and poise during
the season for a 20 -year-old. He
throws a wicked curve ball. i
Philadelphia officials rated Parker
one of their finest prospects in their
farm system. He hopes to Play
Winter baseball in Florida. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Grimes
Parker of 26 Ervin Street, Coulee -
me.
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Resigns
MAYOR PENNINGTON
RESIGNS HIS POST
W. M. Pennington has resigned'
' as mayor of Mocksvwe, effective'
October 1. Mr. -Pennington stated
his resignation was due to "bust -i
new reasons".
The tnWn board has tabled the'
resignation for the present snd�
Will consider it at the regular'
meeting on Tuesday evening,i
October 1.
Bonne think the board Will ap_I
point some board member to
serve as mayor pro tem to con
elude the term of Mr. Penning-'
ton, Which explres next July.
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MOCKSVILLE — "Nobody
else wants it." says Cliff Plow-
man, a semi -retired policeman
here, "and besides, I cant deny
thechildren."
That's the way he explainshis
duty as traffic cop in busy
Highway laseverY school day.
Mr. Plowman is simply de- .
voted to the children. And has
been forever 20years.
"I've been helping them
across the street so long," he
says, "and the fust ones are
married and now I'm helping
theirchildren."
He started back in the early
1950's, when traffic was Berm
along the highway. As many as
4,o0ocars and trucks in one day,
hesays.
Now, with the recent opening
of Interstate 40 to Winston-Sa.
lem, some of the traffic has been
re-routed. "but it's almost as
bad as ever in theahernoons."
By the time he retired from
active duty with the Mocksville
Police Department in 1962, he
was so much a stationary thing
with the school children that the
police department asked him to
continue this part ofhis job.
So, for the past eight years he
'tas worked one hour every
turning and one hour every
ening that school is in session.
And besides, like he says,
abody else wanted the job.
'It's pretty scary," save the
n who's been in police work'
some 40 years. "One of the
rs might make a mismove.
,u just have hold your nerve
iile you're out there in the
iddleof the street.
"I've had trucks come that
ase to my face," he says,
4caling the distance of about
foot with his hands.
But. more important than all
,is, he's only had one accident
and that wasn't very serious
- in his 20 years of shooing
Welton to and from the school
rounds.
"That was a boy on a bicycle
no wheeled out to the left of
e," he says, "and he didn't
k me if he could come
oss."
.be boy. now grown and mar -
d. was hit by a truck and had
,a taken to thehospital.
'But that boy said when he
.ne back to school, '111 get
u to help me from now on.
d he always did."'
�hildren. Mr. Piowrian says,
nld be treated with kindness.
'That's always the best pol-
hesays. "The children are
mighty nice. but the best
ig. thev all mind me. Even
little biddy ones."
hey bring him gifts at
stmas time, and one year,
children put their nickels
pennies together and gave
wer $100.
d he says proudly. "They
ieir mamas I'm their best
the nicest compliment
yone could ever pay the
old policeman who has
:en a father himself.
ouldn't tell it. though, to
he kindly wrinkled face
aughing brown eyes.
is apartment home in
Mocksville.
CLIFF PLOWMAN'... keeps a watchful eye for children
and traffic alike.
everywhere.
"They're my wife's grand-
children and great-grand-
children by a first marriage,"
say's Mr. Plowman, "and some
of them are friends who live
nearby."
As long as he's needed, he
says, hell continue in help the
children.
He knows his step has slowed
some over the years, but so far,
except for a recent bout with
winter Bu, he has kept his
health.
He likes the mid weather, he
says. better than the hot. Not
even the rain will stop him
donning orange coat and gloves
— his traffic protection —like a
knight dons his armor, and
taking his post against the fast
moving traffic.
The old Mocksville School,
built in the 1920's, will be closed
this school year and the chil-
dren will move into a new build.
ingnearby.
But Mr. Plowman decant ex-
paethell beputouttopasture.
It looks like they gonna have
to have some help about the
buses coming out," he explains.
The new school is between two
heavily traveled highways, 15S
and Sol.
And children, anxious to get
to school, or more likely, anx-
ious to get away from it, "some-
times they just don't think.
Sometimes, all they're thinking
about is that ball they're pitch-
ing."
Or, that bicycle they're rid-
ing.
Mr. Plowman is willing to do
a little thinking for them.
After all, what are friends for.
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MAN AGAINST TRAFFIC — It's a it up for the world. (Post Staff Photos by
dangerous post, says the man who's been James Barringer)
there for 20 years. But, he wouldn't give
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Twenty Years Without Crossing Accident
Cliff Plowman
Provides Safety
For more than 20 years Clifford Ralph Plowman has safely overseen school children
crossing US 158 that runs in front of the Mocksville Elementary School. And during these
twenty years there has been no accident in crossing..... and no child has been injured. This
is quite a record when one considers that until the recent opening of Interstate 90, all the
trafficcarried by US 158went directly by the school.
Mr. Plowman was born in Yadkin County in 1903. In 1921, he married Josephine Hen-
drix and moved to a farm in Davie County. Farming for a number of years, he became
janitor at the courthouse and worked there for six years. In 1937, he accepted the job as
jailer under Sheriff Sheek Bowden. In 1940 he joined the Mocksville Police Force. He
served one year as the night policeman, and then took on daytime duty.
In 1950 he began directing traffic for the school kids and school buses at what at that
time was the Mocksville High School. Although he retired from active duty with the
Mocksville Police Force in 1966, Mr. Plowman bas continued on directing traffic at the
intersection of Poplar Street and North Main.
Next year the Mocki ville Elementary School is scheduled to move into a new plant now
being constructed on Cemetery Street. This may do away with the necessity of having the
traffic directed as W. Plowman has done for the past twenty years.
However, until school is out this Year ...... in rain, sleet or now ...... and if school is in
session...... W. Plowman may be found directing traffic from 7:30 a. in. to 8:30 a. in. in
the mornings, and in the afternoons from 2:30p. in. to 3:3op. in. in scenes similar to those
below. (Photos by Jim Barringer).
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CADET GAITHER SANFORD. Jr., of bfocksville is shown above
receiving a certificate of distinction from cadet group com-
mander Cadet LL Col. John Ray, during a special review sere.
mons by the cadet corps.
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Gaither Sanford, Jr.
Honored As Cadet
Cadet bash Gaither 3anfard, Jr.,
Of Mbclew€Re hes bemi selected
as Cadet of the Month for the
Air Force Reserve Officers Train-
ing CJCPS (AFROTC) at the Unt-
verslty of North FaroMaa,'
.• .6' i 9 $8" gradtlafi�"11ia.
Cadet Sanford is currently en-
rolled in the College of Arte and
Sciences, majoring do Enghsh,
Prins to matriculation at UNC, he
was enrolled at Davidson College
where he was a cadet in ..the
Army ROTC program
Cadet Sanford was Presented a�
certtflcate-Of-.distlRetion by the
cadet group commander, Cadet
Lt. Col. John Ray during a spec-
ial review oerarmau by the cadet
cerPs. The review was held on
the Chapel Ell] campus during the
cadets' leadership laboratory.
Commenting on the designation
of Cadet Sanford as the outstand
ing cadet of the month, Col. Ray
referred to the praiseworthy per-
ormance of the Air science M
cadet. Particular emlphasis was
Placed upon the omplemmi, r
Officers who selected Sanford for
report by dhe Hoard of Cadet
the signal honor. After a thor-
ough interrogation by the Board
and a review of the Davie county
native's records the sclections
Board recommended Sanford as
the cadet of the month
Serving as theptscision drill
teams' operations sergeant, San-
ford has been instrumental m the
rapid development of the prize-
wln=8 marching cadets,
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nle-ria rvices for Rufus Brown
Sanford, 88, of Church Street, a
business and civic leader of Mocks-
ville, were held at 11 a. m. Saturday
morning at the First Presbyterian
Church. The Rev. J. E. Ratchford
officiated. Burial was in Joppa
Cemetery with Masonic Rites.
Mr. Sanford died at 11:55 p. m.,
August 7th, at the Lynn Haven
Nursing Home.
He was born in.Mocksville on-FCb-
ruary 26, 1877 to Calvin Cowles and
Mary Brown Sanford. He attended
schools in Mocksville and then
Davidson College, graduating with
an AB degree in 1898.
Following graduation from David-;
son, he went to work as a clerk for
the Southern Chemical Company in
Winston-Salem, working in the
office as a shipping clerk. In 1900,
he returned to Mocksville to join
his father in the operation of the'
store.
From the operation of the store,
C. C. Sanford Sons, Co., Mr. San-
ford went in with others to develop
such businesses as: Sanford Motor
Company (1916); Rankin -Sanford
Implement Company (1944); San-
ford-Mando Company (1948). He ser-
ved as president of all these organ-'
izations.
He served as member of the
Mocksville School Board from 1911
to 1947; director and later vice-'
president of the Bank of Davie; a
charter member and past -president
of the Mocksville Rotary Club; and
a member of the Mocksville Masonic
Lodge of which he served as treas-
urer for 36 years.
An active member of the Mocks-:
ville Presbyterian Church, Mr. San-
ford served as deacon, elder, clerk
of ses_lons. He also served as trust-
ee of the Winston-Salem Presbytery
and as a trustee of the Glade Valley
School.
On April 27, 1910, he was married
to the late Adelaide Gaither. Mr;.
Sanford died in November, 1943.
y He is survived by four children;
!1 daughter. Mrs. Hansford Sams,
Jr. of Decatur, Ga.; three sons,!
Gaither Sanford of Mocksville; Ra- .
his B. Sanford, Jr. of the home; ,
and Dr. Mar -hall Sanford of Fort `
Lauderdale, Fla.; and a sister, Mrs.
I John L. Larew of 1locksville.
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Decorated By Air Force
U.S. AIR FORCES, Southeast Asea
Doctor I1.ieutenent Colonelr
William G. Sallord, sea of Sirs.
John C. Sanford of Me"ksvill". NC
has been deeoraled with the 6.i:
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a forward U.S. Air Farce combat
base in Southeast Asia. ,
Dr. Sanford was awarded the
medal for meritorious sen•fee a
hospital commander at Whiteman.
AFB, .Mo. Re was cited for his
Outstanding
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processional skill, know-
ledge, and leadership.
He is now in Southeast Asia as a
member of the Pacific Air Forces,
the nation's combat -ready air arm
guarding the -10'000-mile Bamlmo j
Curtain.
Before his arrival in Southeast
Asia, he was assigned to the 805th \VILIJAM G. SANFORD
Medical Group at Whiteman. I
The Mocksville High School grad. land Medical School, Baltimore. He j
ante received his N.D. degree in has also studied at the University
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Duke Shook and "that machine" that doesn't always work the way she thinks it should. Starting out
handsatting type in 1020, fifty years later she is feeding tape into a machine that produces type for this
newspaper. (Photo by Mike Clemmer)
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Fifty Years In Newspaper Printing ---
The Computerization -Of
There was once a saying:
"If you ever get printer's ink
on your fingers you will never
be able to get it off!"
Duke Sheek is the "living
proof" that there may be some
fallacy in that statement. For,
after fifty years, she hasbeen
able to get the printer's ink off
her hands.....but not out of her
blood.
Duke is probably one of very
few persons active today that
has actively ridden the tran-
sition of newspaper printing.
For she began her career in 1920
in the tedious process of hand -
setting each and every letter of
type. She continued on assisting
in the hot -metal and mechanical
system of type setting and
print. And today, she is
active in the computerized
system now being employed by
this newspaper.
It was April 12, 1920 that
Duke, at age 16, went to work
for the late C. Frank Stroud on
the DAVIE RECORD.
"Mrs. Stroud said I wouldn't
stav and told Mr. Stroud he was
foolish to employ a young girl
like me", recalls Duke. "But I
stayed and worked for as long
as there was a DAVIE '
RECORD, which was 1958".
Her career in typesetting was
from a 10 -point case.
"I had to learn the case too.
Mr. Stroud wouldn't let me label
it so I could tell what letter was
what", said Duke.
Doing those days Duke
worked 52 hours a week, 7:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day, and
until noon on Saturday.
She would set a galley or
more of handset type per day
and in addition set copy for ads,
sweep the floor, taker in sub-
scriptions, and assist in making
up pages.
"You see, that is why I was
the printer's devil", said Duke.
"I had to do what no body else
wanted to do!"
At the time the ' DAVIE
RECORD was actually printing
only four pages perweek. Duke
recalls they had a two-page
handcranked press which was
handcranked by the late Sam
Booe.
Duke fed the paper into the
press.
In the early 1930's an electric
press was purchased from
Barium Springs. This was used
for the remainder of the life of
the DAVID RECORD
When Duke went to work in
1920, the DAVIE RECORD was
located in a building now the
site of Rintz Scent and 10 cent
Store. This newspaper then
moved into quarters in the Old
March House that stood where
the present B.C. Moore Store is
now. Then the move was into
the Masonic Building, where
Edd's Radio and TV is -now
located.
Mr. Stroud retired from
newspaper publishing in 19557
and sold the paper to Ted
Everest. Duke continued with
the Everests in publishing the
DAVIE RECORD until it was
sold to THE MOCKSVILLE
ENTERPRISE in 1958, and the
named changed to the DAVIE
COUNTY ENTERPRISE -
RECORD.
And, by that time Duke was
such an integral part of that
newspaper that she became the
only workable machine that
was moved into the office at 124
S. Main Street!
The ENTERPRISE -
RECORD operation was more
mechanized than Duke had
been used to ..... but it did not
take her long to become
proficient here in her role of the
"printer's devil ....... and by
doing the jobs no one wanted to
do, she learned fast. Within a
few years, she was almost in
complete control of the shop
production ..... as she was the
Duke'.
only person who could find
anything. She set type, poured
mats (made plates), took off the
finished newspapers from the
press, inserted sections, helped
mail newspaper, kept the shop
clean, and the personnel
straight.
Then came a move that
brought tears to Duke's eyes:
The conversion to offset. Duke
made many pictures as crewsr.
t.
moved in to take out the.
machinery with which she was
so familiar. And she once,
inquired ..... 'am I going to be
out of a job?" .....which was a
very foolish question.
Duke went back to setting
type. She learned to operate a
"Headliner Machine" which is
a Photograpbic Process, set all
the type for headlines and ad
copy. And in this she also
became most proficient ...... and
then again a change.
We converted from the IBM
computerized type setter to the
Compugraphic system and
installed new machines. And
again Duke asked:
Is there going to be anything
for me to do?"
Again it was a foolish
question.
On April 12th, 1970 Duke
started on her 51st active year
in the newspaper business. And
it was on or about this date that
she entered the computer age.
Today Duke is feeding
"punched tape" into the
Compugraphic machine that
produces all the type that is
used by not only this
newspaper, but others. As a
"printer's devil" she has
i reduced the art of argument
down to a few caustic com-
ments. Today her antagonist is
not necessarily an editor, a
printer, etc ...... but -a machine
that doesn't always work as she
thinks it ought to ..... but with a
few "cussins" from Duke it, too,
often straightens out.
"Fifty years of producing
itype for newspapers? You must
be kidding", said a grizzly
newspaper veteran of twenty
years.
Our reply:
"Yes! ......but there's only one
Duke!"
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Portrait of J. K. Sheek is
Pre orateHospital.� To Da�ree
_� i Portrait of First Board
Chairman Is Hung
In Lobby
The portrait of the Iate James
Kimbrough Sheek was presented
to the.. Davie County Hospital
Board of Trustees In a- special
ceremony last Thursday night
and was bung in the lobby of the i
hospital.
The portrait was presented ' to
the Hospital Board of . Trustees ,
by the family of the late , Mr.
Sheek. It was provided by' me-
morial funds contributed in -his
honor by the hospital. trustees,
hospital employees. and Busine's's.
associates and friends. of Mr.
Sheek. It was painted by. Mrs.
Outlaw Hunt of Oxford. N. C..:
Present for the ceremony were'
Mrs. Sheek. Mr. and'Mrs. J. K.
Sheek. Jr., and Mr. and
Mrs J. W. Pennington and
daughter,. representing the rami- j
ly of Mr. Sheek. j
A. T. Grant accepted the por- i
trait on behalf of the 'hospital
board of trustees.
In accepting the portrait, Mr. i
Grant pointed out that it was ,
very appropriate that a portrait
of Mr. Sheek be hung in , the j
hospital.
"I know of no man that ever i
worked -any harder to ,make they
dream of a hospital for Davie
County a reality than Mr. Sheek. 1
His work and leadership .as the ,
first chairman of the board of
trustees is responsible for. this
institution we have today. .'He
gave unselfishly of his time and
efforts 6. the public • in this ven.-
tures' , said Mr. Grant.
Dr. Lester P. Martin. speaking. -
on behalf of the committee 19r
arrangements for this ' porksit,
also praised . the work of Mr.
Sheek on behalf of the hospital.
Other members of this commit-
tee included Mrs. Woodrow. W:
Wilson and T. L. Junker.
The presentation took place at
the meeting of the hospital board
of trustees last Thursday even-
ing. Graham Madison, chairman
of the board trustees, presided
over the meeting.
Other bu ess saw the pre-
sentation of the certificate of
accrediatlon to the board of
trustees by Dr. B. L. Richards,
Chief of Statf. The presentation
was made to Graham Madison, l
chairman.
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James Kimbrough Sheek
The time is 1937. The Mocksville High
School football team has just completed an
undefeated season. One of it's most ardent
backers, Jameu Kimbrough (Kim) Sheek
gives a banquet in honor of the team at the
old Davie Cafe.
It is a hot and dusty Saturday after-
noon. The local semi -pro baseball team is
playing it's regular Saturday ,afternoon
baseball game at the old field on Mud Mill
Road. A -good umpire is needed — one with
the knowledge and know-how — one that
can command respect --a difficult man to
find because there is no pay involved. Out
steps a man and takes his po:ition behind
the mound and through the -hot and dusty
afternoon makes possible a good ball game.
This man, Kim. Sheek, had also previously
donated to a fund to buy the baseballs to
make possible this game on this day.
There is a group of men gathered in
the Men's Bible Class room of the First
Methodist Church. Represented are all
types of businesses' and varied religious
denominations. The Purpose is the organ-
ization of a Rotary Club. This takes place
and the instigator, F3m Sheek, is named the
first president. He later is to donate the
land and help spearhead the' drive that
brings the Rotary Hut to Mocksville.
It is early one morning on the second
Thursday in August—the day of the annual
Masonic Frcnic. There again we' find Kim
Sheek—be-cause he is the general -manager.
He is busy checking on committees that he
previously appointed — seeing that every-
thing is running all right—assuring that
the event will be a huge success.
It is December, 1953 — Kim Sheek has
been named chairman of the board of trus-
tees and charged with the responsibility of
constructing, organizing and putting. into
operation a hospital for the people of Davie
County. The result, now six and one-half
years later, speaks for itself. But whist is
not realized by each and everyone seeing
this institution or benIfibting from it's
existence is the many hours of hard work,
time and effort expended by Kiln Sheek
and others to make It possible. Durrrng the
first critical yearns of formation of -this in-
stitution he fathered it with a loving in-
terest and concern that only a man such
as Kim Sheek could give.
You are walking down the :streets of
Mocksville —' perhaps not feeling at your
best. You meet Kinn Sheek---and with a
tease—or with a joke—or the suggestion of
some prank he brings out the sunshine
and your interest in life returns.
Seldom but once in every age does there
walk upon the scene a man whose enjoy-
ment of life and" of serving others radiates
,throughout the entire. community. Just
such a man was Kim Sheek—a lean who
made life better for others because he con-
stantly radiated enjoyment himself.
Many people will always -remember Kim
Sheek for many different reasons. Certain-
ly his business asuoca,tes will always cher-
ish fond memories that are . bound to - have
accrued through the years. Then of course
there is his family and hosts of friends --
each and everyone of whom is a better per-
son today because of Kim Sheek.
A broad and sound philosophy by which
he lived—an .always genial disposition—and
his love of -life made him a favorite in any
group. The following thoughts of the fam-
ed English Poet and Historian Robert
Southey (1774-1883) cpuld also have been
those of Kim Sheek:
"I have told you of theSpaniard who
always put on his spectacles .when about -to
eat cherries, that they might look bigger
and more tempting. In like manner I make
the most of my enjoyment; and though I
do not cast my, cares away, I pack them in
ad little compass as I can, and carry them
as conveniently as I can for myself, and
never let them annoy others."
And thus was James Kimbrough Sheek
of Mocksville.
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Rites
Rites Are Held
For J. K. Sheek
Funeral services for James Klm-
brough Sheek. 65, of Mocksville
were held Monday atternOon at
he First Methodist Church- The
Rev. C. S. Newton and the Rev. E.
M. Avstt officiated. Burial was
In the family Plat at Ruse Came -
Mr. Sheek died Saturday corn-
ing a: the Baptist Hospital in
Winst:R _ lalrm. He had been
ser! us1Y ill several weeks but
death was unexpected.
He was the Southern sales man-
ager of Sealadght Corporation, a
dalrys prducm oooniainer firm. He
had beea associ.S,d with this c0m_
pang for more than 30 years
Mr. Sheek was the founder of
the Mocksvlile Rotary Club and
was Its first President Hes7.so
was chahmsa of Oise boead of
trustees. of the Dark FowvtY Hos „
A mamber Of the First Meths- i
dist Church. Mr 6beek's fraternal i
ani business UfMiatiws included
she •M.eksville Masonic Lodge. the
Amilean Leglan, the Veterans. Of
Fumin. Wars, the North Carolina
Da:ry Products Association, the
Southern Aaepclatian of Ice Crew
Mamrtau u._:s, and the 'Dixie
Fllars 1 a dairy as4ccla!lonl.
He was bort April 19. 1894. at ;
wtirsvale •W Jamas L. and Reffi
Klmbrough Sheek.
Mr. Sheek attended MOckWUle
S=heels, Trinity Park School and
the University of North Carolina.
He was a w:'teran of World War
I.
Suml.v=s 4nclude the widow.
Mrs. Marsha Clament Sheek of the
hame; a sen. James Kltnbmugh
Shenk. Jr. ,of Mbcksville; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jack Pennington of
MOeksville; a slstor, Mrs. Ernest
Hedrick of Washington. D- C.;
and five grandchildren.
Clcss business astaciltes of Mr.
Sheek served as pallbearers They
wen: R R, McNamara. R. A.
Smith. G. L. Morgan. J. W. Banks,
H. D. MacCcsl. J. I. Perry. R J.
Meheher, D. C Linville and J.
R. Shea
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JUNE 28, 1963
CARL E. SHELL
... Retires June 30 ...
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Sanitarian
To Retire
— Shen
MOCtire
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will retire June as sanitarian
June
of the Davie -Yadkin Healtit Dia-
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Upon retirement, Shell plans to
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spend considerable time on a
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seven -acre farts recently pur-
chased by -him near St. Augus-
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line, Fla., and devote his time to
an orange grove.'
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"we will not move our perms=
nent address away from Mocks-
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ville for awhile," said Shen. "but
will spend considerable time in
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Florida and also here where our
daughter would like to finish high .
school."
In INS Shell joined what was
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than the Davie -Stokes Health Dis-
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trict as sanitarian and has con.
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tinned to serve in this capacity.
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In 1858, Stokes became a se crate
health district, and Devi E and
Yadkin were combined into one
district.
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From 19x7 to 1955, Shell served
as business administrator of the
two -county district as well as car-
rying out his duties as sanitarian.
In addition to carrying out his
•
regular duties as sanitarian, Shell
spent extra hours at the Davie
Health Center landscaping the
grounds, planting trees. shrubs.
etc. He bus made and sold rat
bait -poison at the Health Center,
utilizing the profits to purchase
additional equipment and improve
the center, including an aacoa-
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ditioner which is scheduled to be
installed soon.
A new sanitarian for the dis.
trict is expected b he appointed
seen.
In recognition of Shell's work
during the past 18 years. the
Davie -Yadkin Board of Health)
and the hoards of commisdoners!
of the two counties adopted a res-'
' olution of appreciation citing his
- contribution to the success and
development of the two counties
in the field of health, and ex-
pressing appreciation for his "de-
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ryvoted and useful service o Davis
and Yadkin Counties."
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MR. AND 'SM. WALT= SH
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shutt Observe Golden
Wedding Anniversary With Open House
Mr, and Mrs. Waller M. Shutt of daughters, Mss Mabala Collette,
Advance celebrated their 50th wed- Mss Adrian Zimmerman, and Mss
ding anniversary on Sunday. Feb- Janie Zimmerman. Mrs. Brenda Z.
maty 7, with an Open'Rouse at their }fill presided at the guest register.
home, between the hours of 2 and 5 Miss Cynthia Bennett and Miss Jean -
p. M. nie Collette directed guests to the
At X1:30, the family gathered in the refreshment table,
living room where the couple renew- The djoing table, overlaid with a
ed their wedding vows and eschars- hand -embroidered grass linen cloth
ged wedding bands in the presence from His de Janerio, was draped
of their children and grattdchildren. with gold satin ribbon. The comers
Rev. C. A. }faire, pastor of Advance were caught up with gold bows and
Methodist Church, officiated wedding belts. A gold vase fdled.with
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. large white courts centered the
Shutt and their family gathered table. The arrangement was flanked
around the refreshment table where by gold candelabra with lighted white
the couple ant the first slice of their candles. A four -tiered wedding cake
wedding cake. was at core end of the table topped
The highlight of the occasion was with a miniature bride and groom.
the presence of Rev. Ebenezer My. Mrs. Harry Sides served the cake
ers, 99 year old minister, who per. and Mrs. C. E. Crawford poured the
formed the couples wedding tete- golden colored punch. Mrs. }once
many 50 years ago. The Rev. Mr. Sheets, Mrs. Clarence Foster and
'Myers was In the receiving line with Mrs. Austin Cope assisted in sarv-
the family from 2 until 4 P. M. where ing nuts and mints,
he greeted old friends and acquain. Pars. Shutt wore a navy blue silk
tatees. shantung dress, a corsage of gold
Receiving the guests were Mr. and carnations and a gold bracelet. The
Mrs. Shutt and their children: Mrs, bracelet was a gift from W. Shutt
William Zimmermmt and Mr. Zim. on her 16th birthday --engraved 1912.
merman, Mrs. Joe Collette and Mr. Goodbyes were said to Mrs. L.slbe
Collette, Mrs. Eugene Bennett. The Cornalzer and 'Mrs. Charles Gross.
couple have 9 grandchildren. Other assitants were Bob Collette.
Guests were greeted and introduced Delbert and Bradley Bennett and
to the receiving line by Mrs. Mary Leroy Hill.
Berridgeand allu Julia Long. Approximately 300 guests called
Gifts were displayed by grand- during the appointed haus.
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Known To Many"Friends As "Grandy" Is:
Walter M. Shutt Of Advance
By MYRTLE TOlH1NSON "A more loyal person to his
"A man whom everyone likes family, his friends, his church.
and highly respects!" and his community would be Mf -
"A very talented man In many ficult to find!"
waysi' These and many more smaller
- tributes were spoken of Walter M.
WALTER M. SHUTT OF ADVANCE.... known to and community. Mr. Shutt Is chosen for this
his many friends as 'Grandy"....le a specialist week as the "Personality of The Area
In reworking antiques and serving his church C" :3.t, I q b
Davie County Public Uri
Mockwat wo i
Shutt of the Advance Lrommlml;Y.
recently. And Mr. Shutt is our
selection for this week's story of a
"Personality In The Area".
Mr. Shutt, or "Grandy" as he
is known by his nine grandchil-
dren and many others around
Advance. is now in his late six-
ties. He Is life-long native of Ad-
vance .... yeare for the most part
which have been spent In "sery-1
Ice for others". He Is known as
"Mr. Fix -it" In the community es
he can repair almost anything...
from a broken hce handle to re-
finishing the finest of antique
pieces.
Some of the older people
around Advance remember "Mr.
Walters" father, J.E. B. Shutt,
who was the Iocai undertaker)
there. For many years he operat-,
ed a funeral home in the buildm8
where Mr. Shutt' now operate.
his repair shop. In those earlier
days. the funeral home was a very
up -tin -date establishment with a I
horse-drawn funeral coach.
With the advent of the auto-
mobile the older Mr. Shutt, who
didn't set much store with these
,new-fangled ideas of harseless
.funeral coaches", soon got out of
the "undertaking" business. He
devoted most of his time then to
his shop which he setup in a por-
tion of the bulking. He engaged.
in mach the same type of business
as his son does today.
A Furniture Maker
it was from his father that I
Mr. Walter learned the art of
making furniture and some of the
other Jobs he takes on In them
shop.
Mr. Shutt is well-known in this
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"Big Jim" Recalls Experience AS rDllLC111Y111
Jim R. Smith of 045 Lexington Street recalls some of the experiences he had during
his 26-yeaM as a member of the Mocksville Police Force. "Big Jim" as he was known
because of his heftlnesswent to work on the night shift around 1943. Al that time there
were only two members, the late B.I. Smith worked during the day and "Big Jim" at
night. Prior to becoming a policeman, "Big Jim" worked at the Home Ice and Fuel
Company and the Davie Brick Company for 10 or 11 years. 'Big Jim" retired from
police work towards the end of last year due to his health. He is the father of six
children. (Photo by Mike Clemmer.)
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Lisa Smith, duaghter of Mr. and Mrs. Armand Smith of Mockwille, Rt. 4, admires the corncob house display at the Davie County
Library. The model was made by Mary Ellen Essic, a senior at Appalachian State University, to illustrate the child's book, "Little Miss
Hickory' by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. The figure has a Hickory nut for a head. The house is made of corncobs as it appears in the
story. The very clever creation has gum drops used in the yard giving a green, yellow and white effect. Pine cones make the shrubbery.
This display may be seen at the Davie County Library for several weeks and then will be on display at the Cocleemee Branch Library. i
Miss Essic is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Essic of Advance, Rt. 1. (Photo by James Barringerl. -
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Will- N. Smith
His name was William
Nathan Smith, but he was
known to his many frienc
as "Mr. Wdl". He was
Standard Oil Dlstributo:
here for 45 years.
He was born in Davie- -
County on December 27
1888. He attended sohool in
Farmington and playet
baseball. In his younger
days he did farming ant
worked for the R. J. Rey-
nolds Tobacco Company and
the Pepper Tobacco Basket
Company. i
In 1922, he went into the
service station bmsiness sell-
ing Esso gasoline at a build-
ing located in the triangle
of Avon and Wilkesboro
Streets. A short time later he moved into new quarters on
Wilkesboro Street in the building now occupied by the
1lfocks,Ule Motor Company.
Ia 1942, Mr. Will moved his service station to its pres-
ent location on North Main Street. Theile with thh Assist -
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ance of his sons, he operated this business until his retire-'
ment in July of 1957. Since that time the businlrss hast;
continued to be operated by his sons.
On December 28, 1914, he married Blanche Gennetta
Dmggins. Living on Church Street in Mocksville, .they,
reared seven children.
For the past ten years Mr. will took it easy ... gar-
dening ... working around the house ... attending base-
ball games, etc.
Mr. Will died at 9:30 p. in. Friday night at his home
following a heart attack. -
Funeral services were conducted at 3:30 p. in. Sunday
at Eaton's Chapel. Burial was in -the Center Methodist
Church Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Blanche Dwiggim Smith;
four sons, Lawrence, Kermit, Quentin and Norman Smith,
all of Mocksville; three daughters, Mrs. Gilmer Hartley
and Mrs. James Poole of Mocksville; and Mrs. ObarkS
Wrenn of Fayetteville.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of
Mocksville for 401.earsi
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In the foreground J. N. Smoot, new County Line, G. W. McCellan, Soli COnseI-
vationist, and son Ralph, are examining a mixture of orchard and red,top grass,,
and clover growing in a meadow strip Mr. Smoot seeded the spring of last year. TIM
strip made almost three wagon loads of hay last spring on around six tenths of an.
acre, and is ready for mowing again.
In the background some splendid Cash Variety tobacco is seen. This field has ter-
races and the rows are run with them all emptying into the meadow strip. Five years i
ago the rows were run up and down the Yilll, but Mr. Smoot changed his practices '
through the assistance of the Middle Yadkin District. Mr. Smoot has been selling
over $700 worth of tobacco per acre and is recognized as a leading tobacco grower
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in the county.
i Mr. Smoot lives at home, makes splendid yeilds, is an ardent believer in conser- ,I
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THIS DAVIE TOBACCO GROWER KNOW!
HOW TO MAKE HIS CROP PAY WELL.
J. N. Smoot, above, well known farmer of route 4,
has earned an enviable reputation as a successful
tobacco grower. This year he has about 8 acres,
placed on three different farms. For the last two
years he has gotten around 1,300 pounds of excellent
leaf per acre which has brought him between $700
and $800 an acre. This season he may beat that
average. j
One thing that helped Mr. Smoot get better yields_'',
was changing his rows from up and down the hill to
around the hill. Rows. run on the contour give prop-
er drainage at both ends. Five years ago the field above,-.
was in tobacco but the rows ran east and west, which
was downgrade, and considerable soil was lost.. Hardly
any soil is being lost now, as water cannot get a good ,
chance to move it off.
The Soil Conservation Service or the Extension•�
Service will be glad to help any farmer in the county
get in a terrace system which lends itself to contour
farming, lessens erosion and brings up yields.
The boy in the foreground is Ralph McClellan, son
of G. W. McClellan, soil. conservationist.
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—A Dedicated Public Servant— I
Mrs. Leona Grafi-Ul € got
Mrs. Leona Graham Smoot gave I
many years of dedicated service to t ,•
Public Welfare in North Carolina
and• Davie County.
After graduating from the Farm-
ington ilfgh School she attended
Mars Hill College and took two
years of social work training at the
University of North Carolina.
fhe taught Chool dor several
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years at King and Aannapclis prior y • "
Davie County Welfare
t0 becoming Davie hv:
£upeimtendant. 193739. In 1954 ehe
served as acting director of the
Davie County Welfare Department
for four months. 1
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Ehe carved for two years with the
Catawba County Welfare Depart-
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ment and hen in 1944 went to Yen- t .
ceyviHe where :he served for 12- „p
superintendent of public
years as sim `
welfare and xnthee there trained
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North Carolina in this work.
In 1955 'she married C. C. Smoot of Mocksville and beg t. then
hen
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in the Davie County Welfare work while the late Miss Amy F
director, was ill. Following the death of Mas Talbert, she was named as
Director of the Davie County Welfare Departmerd in November of 1956. She
sewed in this capacity until My Of aGS.
A native of Davie County, she was born January 31, 1992 the daughter
of the late G. H. and Jeltie James Graham. Her husband, Charles C. Smoot,
died in August of this year.
Mrs. Smaot died Tuesday morning in -the Baptist Hospital, Winston-
Salem. She was a member of the Mockrville Baptist Church and the East,
ern Star.
Funeral services will be elwill berm he FarmngtonlCemetery- .
don Funeral Chapel. I
Survivor ndude one sister, Mrs. EOzabeh d Graham Willard Farm-
ington: two Mothers. Gilmer H. Graham of Asheville and James Ray
Graham of Farmington; ane stepdaughter, Mrs. M. C. Deadman of Macks-
ville.
clti2en the. aneuLhethas[sersed�t.�and ¢ryed w¢� anoher dedicated
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Former Welfare
Leader in Davie
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Mbdks' � � t 11�rs�Leona,
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Graham Smoot, 63, retired.
vie County welfare superintend-.
eat and widow of Charlie Smoot,
former sheriff, died at 6 a.m:
yesterday at Baptist Hospital in
Winston-Salem.
111rs. Smoot taught school f 1 i
20 years before becoming v
fare superintendent 12 years in that
County.
position, she came to Davie''
County and was welfare super•
intendent until ill health forced
her retirement.
She was a member of Mocks -t
ville Baptist Church. Her bus,
band, sheriff from 1932 to'. 19380
died Aug. 1•
Surviving are a sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Graham Willard of
Farmington'. two brothers, Gil-
mer H. Graham of Asheville and
James Ray Graham of n arm...
ington; and a itepd g
Mrs. M. C. Dedmon of Mocks
ville.
The funeral will be
Chapel.4
Thursdayat Eato
Burial will be in Farmington -
Cemetery.
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International Philosophy Of Religion'
Publication To Have. Offices Here
The International Journal
for Philosophy of Religion, a
new scholarly quarterly with
offices in Mocksville, will begin
publication in 1970, and Dr.
Edgar H. Henderson for twenty
years professor of philosophy
(emeritus since 1967) of
Florida State University,
Tallahassee, Fla., has been
named its editor.
A n n o u n c e m e n t of
Henderson's appointment and
an agreement with Martinus
Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague,
Netherlands to publish the
journal was authorized by Dr.
Robert Leet Patterson of
Greenwich, Conn., and Winter
Park, Fla., president of
Associates for Philosophy of
Religion, Inc., the sponsoring
organization with offices at
419 and 131'A Salisbury St.,
Mocksvdle
The new journal will have
an editorial advisory board of
distinguished philosophers
representing major nationalities
and cultures, it was stated here
by H. C. Sprinkle, secretary of
the corporation. The periodical
will be devoted exclusively to
the philosophy of religion." he
said, "and will be the first such
international journal in English
so far as we know, offering a
forum to scholars in this
special field, Oriental and
African as well as European
and American." "The
journal will fill a long -felt
need;' Dr. Patterson, professor
emeritus of philsophy of Duke
University, Durham, N. C. said.
"it will not be the organ of any
institution or sectarian group.
philosophical or religious, but
will welcome and publish
important contributions from
qualified authors, regardless of
their affiliations."
Dr. Henderson, a native of
Greenville, S. C. and a graduate
of Furman University there, is
well known in inter -American
and world-wide philosophical
circles, He has taught
philosophy in a number of
American colleges and
universities, including Harvard,
Princeton. Tulane, and
Williams. He was the American
delegate to the Inter -American
Philosophical Conference in
Duba in 1953 and has attended
all sessions of that body since
1947. He attended the
International Congress of
Philosophy at Sao Paulo,
Brazil, in 1954 and the World
Congress of Philosophy in
Mexico City in 1963,
contributing to the
publications of both.
Henderson was an Austin
Scholar at Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass., where he
was awarded the Ph. D. degree
in 1937. He assisted the editor
of The Philosophical Review
while a Sage Fellow in
philosophy at Cornell
University .and has written
studies. of Critical Realism and
Nietzsche. Among his books in
preparatioare "Readings in
Existentialism" and "The
Parables of Jesus: A Study in
Philosophy of Religion."
Dr. Henderson is a past
president of the 30 -year-old
Southern Society for
Day'
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Philosophy of Religion, which
initiated the launching of the
new journal two years ago. He
has also served as president of
the Florida Philosophical.
Association and of the North
Carolina Philosophical Society.
He is a member of numerous
professional societies, including
the American Philosophical
Association, the Metaphysical
Society of America, Mind
Association, and the British
Institute of Philosophy. He was
"Great Thinkers" lecturer at
the University of Georgia in .:
1959. His wife, recently
deceased, was the distinguished
Raleigh, N. C. artist, Isabelle
Bowen Henderson.
Associates for Philoiophy 6f
Religion, Inc., was chartered as
a non-profit organization by
the State of North Carolina in
1968 for the purpose of
securing publication of a
scholarly journal devoted to
philosophy of the Patterson
fund of Greenwich, Conn., and ;
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More About Dr. Sprinkle
International
the White Foundation, Inc., of 1
New York City have financed a
preliminary survey and the
initial outlay for publication.
Treasurer and legal counsel
for Associates for Philosophy
of Religion, Inc., is George W.
Martin, partner of Martin &
Martin, Attorneys -at -Law,' 43
Court Square, Mocksville. A
prominent Baptist layman and s
civic leader, Martin became
interested in philosophy as a
Rotary Scholar at Cambridge
University, Cambridge,
England, and at Duke
University, Durham, N. C.
where he was graduated and
won his law degree.
Henry C. Sprinkle of
Mocksville, former editor of
World Outlook in New York
City, will serve as managing
editor of the new journal. Born
in Pineville, N. C., he was a
research student in philosophy
at Cambridge University and is
a graduate of Duke University,
where he was the first dean of
freshmen in 1923-24. He was
an Allis Scholar at Yale
Divinity School and a graduate
student at Yale University,
New Haven, Conn., where he
received his B. D. degree in
1927 and his Ph. D. in 1929-
He retired from the Methodist
ministry in 1966 after 39
years, most of which were
spent as editorof church
publications, including. The
Adult Student," formerly of
Nashville, Tenn.,- -the North
Carolina Christian Advocate of
Greensboro, N. C., and World
Outlook.
After 19 years in New York
City, Dr. and Mrs. Sprinkle, the
former Margaret Louise
Jordan, returned to his
parental home in Mocksville in
1967. On a world cruise in
1968 when they visited Japna,
Hung Kong, the Philippines,
Australia, and several countries
in South America, Africa, and
Europe, Sprinkle interviewed
distinguished scholars at
leading universities in the
interests of an international
journal devoted to philosophy
Of religion.
Sprinkle, who was a
member of the Southern
Society for Philosophy of
Religion at its organization in
1939, was appointed by the
society in 1967 to investigate
the possibilities for a journal in
the field of the organization's
interest.
Publication
Author o Limited
ndeterminism (Yale University
Press, 1934)9 and of numerous
articles in the philosophical t
and religious press, Sprinkle
has a manuscript on Facts,
Principles, and the Nature of
Thins in the hands of hte
publishers and has almost
finished a book on
"Philosophical Principles and
Religious Truth." He teaches a
course in philosophy two
afternoons a week at Davidson
County Community College,
Lexington, N. C. He is a
member of Phi Beta Kappa,
Mind Association, The
Metaphysical Society of
Aierica, the University Club
of New York, and the Hickory
Hill Golf and Country Club of
Davie County. N. C., of which
he is president. He is a chaplain
with rank of Commander in
the U. S. Naval Reserve,
retired. His alma mater. Duke
University, honored him with a
D. D. degree in 1949. He is a
trustee of Brevard College,
Brevard, N. C.
Mrs. Sprinkle, a writer of
children's stories, is a daughter
of the late Rev. and MrsH. H.
i Jordan, whose sons, Senator B.
;Everett Jordan of Saxapahaw,
'N. C., the late Dr. Henry W.
IJordan of Cedar Falls, N. C.,
Dr. C. E. Jordan of Durham, N.
C. and the Rev. Dr. Frank
Jordan of Statesville, N. C.,
have been active in the
political, educational, and
religious life of North Carolina.
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Rites Are Held
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J. H. THOMPSON
Funeral services for _James
Houston TOrcrnpsun. 80, were field
Tuesday amrnhsg at the Fust
Methodist Chmnh. The Rev. C.
B. Newton and the Rev. E. M.
Avett omclated. Burial was In
the Rose Cemetery.
Mr. Thompson died at his home
on Salisbury Street around 8:15
p.m. Sunday evening after suffer-
ing a heart attack. He was re-
cuperating from a fail in the bath-
tub about ten days no and then
fell again in his room last Wed-
nesday night.
Ills death came exactly one
month after meeting his famous
look-alike, former President Har-
ry S. Truman. For years. friends
and acquaintances had been tell.
!ing him he could pass as a double
for the former president. Mr.
Thompson often expressed a de -
she to meet Mr. Truman. His
:ch0nce came when Mr. Trurnen
came to Raleigh last month and
Mr. Thompson, along with Charles
D. Jamemon of Cooleemee, repre-
sented Davie County at the $50 -9 -
plate Democratic dhtnera__$e
heard Truman twice that day —
fir^t at the State Fair, then at the
fund raising dinner where party
leaders brought the two Demo-
crats face to face. They talked
awhile and photographers took
treir pictures standing •together.
My. Thompson met Mr. Trp -
men about 8 p.m. on Oct. 13. He
died at 8:15 pm. on Nov. 13.
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He was born May 2, 1880, m
Davidson County. He had lived In
Mooksvilie for the past 29 years
and was still active as a traveling
salesmen for Fogle Furniture Co.
He was a former Mayor of
Mocksville serving from 1947 to
1949. He also served several terms
as chairman of the Davie County
Democratic .Executive committee.
He was a. charter member and
farmer president of the Mmi sville
Rotary Club and a member of the
Masonic Lndge. A member of
the First hfethadist Church. he
served as a member of .the board
of trustees and the board of
stewards.
He was married in 1913 to Miss
Margaret Call.
Surviving are his wife; a son.
James Thompson of Raleigh; Is
daughter, Mrs. R. E. Suber of
Cary; two bra hem. W. C. Thomp-
=on of Davidson and R. N.
Thompson of Tampa, Fla.; two
sisters, Miss Bessie Thompson of
Davidson and Mrs. W. C. Jamer-
,son of staurion, Va.. and four
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Carroll Arndt,
George Shutt, Clyde Hendrlckt C.
C. Chapman, L. S. Bowden, and
Bryan Bell.
I The- Mocksville Rotary Club
I sat in a group at the church.
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THE RON THOMSONS ... Evona York Thomson and the Rev.
Ron Thomson hold their son. James. Mr. and Mn. Thomson
will take up work with on, orphanage in Mexico in the near in.
tore. Mrs. Thomson Is the former Evona York, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James York of Mocksvlile, Rt. 2. Mr. Thomson is a na-
tive of Michigan and grew up In an orphanage and a succnslan
of Foster homes. He and Event, met while students at Ashur,
College In Wihnore, Kentucky. After their marriage, he trans-
ferred to Catawba College, graduating there In 1956. After pas-
turing a Methodist Church for two years, he spent two years
doing evangelistic work. He has taught the fifth grade in Whit,
tier, Cal farms, in preparation far this work in Mexico. He will
serve as superintendent of the orphanage and Mrs. Thomson will
do social work.
Per
"NO EXTRA SHIRTS" ... In the drawers of these two deed -
tube Mex/ran orphans of the San Carlos Canyon in Mexico. Car-
ing for a bunch of destitute orphans such as these will soon be
the work of the Rev. and Mrs. Ron Thomson. They will take
over the operation of an orphanage, "Centro de Ambers" Imeen-
inc "Center of Refuge'] near Ensenada, Baja. Mexico, at an
early data. They will be working under the auspices of "The
Mexican Fellowship. Inc.", an orvanimtion established to lend a
helping hand to the sick and homeless of Mexico.
DWO County Public Library
Mocksviile, NC
Located In San Carlos Canyon Area—
the Ron Thomsons -to Supervise Mexican- -Orphanage
By SUE SHORT sons. president of the World Gos- sick and homtless of Mexico. The These are children from 8 to ,13
"God Is Love" ... I John 4:8. Pel Crusades ,and Ken Stroman, new development site 1s "Centro Years, of. age from 'four different
"Suffer. little ichil�d�en, and_ jox- World Vision's staff artist. "e Ampooio3 * .'."Center f,.Ref- denominations, in .the I+os Angeles
bid them not, to crime unto me —BmS unable'ta torgeVthis ugly ' ,ge : .. or stream iti r `These ctifld_' . - %_yj
~itcn=
. . for such is the Kingdom of spectacle of need ,Stroman re- aM" It Is into this -environment f professional, 'plain. e�rery or
Heaven." ... Matthew 19:14. ported on the trip in the July, that Ron and Evona Thomson dinary kids, ,that were "trained by
It is to the meaning behind 1959, World Vision Magazine. and James will soon go. Mrs. .Thomson. and formed into
these two scriptural quotations There was no request for funds, The. Thomsons will be employ- an :outstanding choral :ensemble.
that Rev and Mrs. Ron Thomson, but readers contributed nearly a ed by the Mission Board of the Ron sings, Evona plays the, piano
at a very early age, are dedicat- thousand unsolicited dollars which Mexican Fellowship, Inc. This, is and sings. " _ The' money irom`thhis
ing their lives. Possessed with were used to buy property for a an interdenominational mission- record, being .sold ;in"Christian
locks, education, talent and per- church. ary organization ministering to Book Stores, will be used to'help
sonality . . . these two youngStroman returned again and the spiritual and physical needs finance the project at the* orphan -
adults are equipped to make their again to this area from his home of residents of the countries south age in Mexico. :This recard'can
mark in almost any field if en- cn Los Angeles. Through the spon- of the border of the United States. also be obtained by writing the
deavor they choose. sorship program of World Vision, To the homeless orphans, to the Thomsons at Box 485, Pasadena,
Their choice? he arranged to feed and clothe aged, to those with half -naked California. All that is required to
Caring for a bunch of destitute the many destitute children. bodies, this organization extends receive this record is a donation
Mexican orphans in Mexico's San Buying water rights to an aban- a helping hand. and a request for a record. The
Carlos canyon. doned well, he constructed a wind The Thomsons are not on a money will be used to help them
Why? Let Ron answer: mill to draw water for the com- salary. Money for their work carry on their work.
"God is Love ... We are plain- munity. comes from :love offerings" and
ly told that in the only definition Stroman also laid out blue- other donations of interested
given of God in the Bible. One prints on the small mesa entrance churches, organizations and peo-
cannot serve God without lov- to the canyon. The master plan pie. Attention to tis area and the
ing and serving his fellowman caIIed' for dormitories for 100 viork going on in it is called to
.. and one should serve in the homeless children, a medical clip- the public's eye through the pub -
areas and fields o fendeavors for ic- a machine shop and an ad- lication. "World Vision" maga-
which he is best equipped . . . ministration building. The work zine, and special projects.
.and where he is most needed. is being cared for under the aus- One of these special projects
Evona and I. after considerable pices of the "Mexican Fellowship, includes a record just released by
prayerful study, believe that we Inc., an organization established Ron and Evona Thomson and
are most needed and will be the to lend a helping hand to tie "The Sunday School Singers:'
mast useful trying to better the
lives of these destitute orphans in
San Carlos canyon, Mexico."
And Evona said:
"I believe there is no greater
work on earth than the moulding
cf the lives of children into use-
ful Christian lives. If we are to
believe in the Bible and the phil-
osophy it suggests, we know that
we are measured by what we can
contribute to mankind . . . and
not by what we take away from
it.,,
So, with this underlying Philo-
sophy. Ron and Evona Thomson,
and small son, James, will take
over the operation of an orphan-
age, "Centro de Amparo" [mean-
ing .,Center of Refuge"] near
Ensenada, Baja. Mexico, at an
early date. Ron will serve as su- •!
perintendent. Evona will serve as '
a teacher and social worker.
The community to which they
will go is located about 75 miles
south of the U. S. border- [Cali-
fornia]. By modern day stand-
ards, it is very backward. In fact,
four years ago it was an and
dust bowl dotted with ramshackled
huts. Its citizens died wholesale
of malnutrition and tuberculosis.
Water for drinking was carried
by bucket for nearly a mile. Crops
were poor and inadequate. An
occasional goat, some chickens,
and a mangy dog roamed the
site. Clusters of ragged children
played in the dirt. W19 COUnty Public Ubrp fy
In the spring of 1859 two �e
Americans went on a week end MoOsville, NC
missionary journey into .this
area. They were Dr. B. H. Pear-,
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CITIZEN DIES
Funeral services were held on
Friday afternoon at the Meth-
odist church foi Adolphus Rob-
ert TOMIJI 3pn,+f8, widely known'
resident of Mocksvnle, who died)
Thursday after an Illness of sev-
eral months.
Mr. Tomnnsbn was a native of
Iredell county, bom there In the
River Hill community on April
9, 1898. He was a son of the
late Humphrey and Elizabeth
_UrnlInson, az+-came to Davie
many years ago. -
From 1928 until about 1934 he
maintained the Chevrolet agen-
cy In Mocksville and then was
connected with Sanford Motor)
company. He went In the gro-�
eery business in 1942 and stayed)
until 1945, when he Went to C.i
C. Sanford Sons company,
Surviving are his wife, Lizzie
J., and a son, Charles H.; two
grandsons, C. O. and Henry
Cole, and a great-grandson, and
Of Mocksvllle.
Active pallbearers were W. N.
Anderson, J.. L. Owings, R. F.
Click, O. N. Ward, S. M. Call
and Jake Meroney. Honorary
Pallbearers were R. R. Sanford,
O. W. Rowland, Z. N., O. S. and
Dr. R. P. Anderson, J. D. P.
Campbell, L. S. Kurfees, J. A.
Daniel, Knox Johnstone, Har-
ley Sofley, E. C. Morris and J.
P. LeGrand.
Dr. J. E. Pritchard officiated
at the services and Rev. H. C.
Sprinkle assisted. Interment was
in Rose cemetery.
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Ednuntd Tomlinson
To Judge Library
Contest At Catawba
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Edmund Tomlinson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Tomlinson
of Mockwille, and a freshman
student at Catawba College,
has been selected to serve as a
judge of a Catawba College
library contest.
This contest is in
connection with the 8th
Annual Amy Loveman
National Award Contest,
sponsored by the
Beok-of-the-Month Club and
the Saturday Review. This
award is given to the
undergraduate student having
the bat personal library.
William Wilson, Catawba
College librarian, said that
Edmund's interest in libraries
and books was the primary
reason for his selection.
Serving also as'udga will be
two members of the faculty
and others yet to be named.
The national award is
$ 1,000., and last year was won
by a senior at Guilford College
LOgI awards will consist of a
check and a gift certificate
from a local bookstore.
At Catawba, Edmund is a
member of the Catawba
College Concert Band and the
Student Christian Association.
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By the age of 50'=
0, George I Alex Tucker had become a
successful dairy farmer in
the Advance section of Da-
vie County. A man of ambi-
tion, he had a desire for pub-
lic service.
In 1950 she was elected
Sheriff of Davie County.
From 1950 to 1954 he served
thepeople of Davie County
in. this office, always insist-
ing and giving Pair and im-
partial law. enforcement. Infact, he wss a much.betorsheriff than the PeopDavie County wantedRetiring from farming,
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker movedy
to Mocksville. Mr. Tucker
continued to be active in the
Republican Party, serving it whenever and wherever called
upon. He was named and served for many Years as chair-
man of the Davie County Welfare Board -
Last Thursday; Mr. Tucker suffered a coronary (allure & '
died at age 68. Funeral services were held Saturday af-
ternoon at Eaton's Chapel and burial was in the Elbavihe
Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Tucker wars a member
of this church. !
He, was born in Davie County to George 't'. and Betty
Charles Tucker and spent his entire life here.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sarah Irene --Beauchamp
Tucker; aeEmma Cook ofMrs. Fred ith of Mocksville Mfrs. A. C.
free sisters,, Mrs.Mrs. of
Jones of Winstoa-Salem, Mr's. D. Zia Foster G. Allmond .
Mrs. Turner Page of Cool Springs
Of Thamasvrile; and two brothers, Charles A. Tucker of
Chicago, Ill., and John T. Tucker of San Juan, Calif.
Alex Tucker served Davie County well ... both as a
private citizen and a public officer. In this service he earn-
ed the respect and admiration of all those that knew him.. .
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LONNIE TUTTEHOW ... TO NEW JOB!
Lonnie Tutterow To
Head Ambulance Service
Lonnie Tutterow has
member of the Davie County
resigned from the Mocksville
Rescue Squad for 12 -years and
Police Department to assume
the Center Fire Department for
the duties of Davie County
12 -years.
Ambulance Supervisor on July
He holds a permanent
1st. His resignation is effective
ambulance attendant's
June 30th.
certificate. Mr. Tutterow, has
The. County of Davie is
received fire fighting training at
assuming the operation of the ..:
Rowan -Tech and basic and-•
ambulance service as of July
advanced first-aid and rescue
1st and Mr. Tutterow will
training at the Rescue Institute
supervise the operation. The
at Chapel Hill. He has also been
headquarters of this operation
through two sessions of rescue
will be centered in Mocksv!Ile.
training put on by the North
The county ambulance
Carolina Department of
service will have all new
Insurance.
equipment, including two
ambulance units and will be
manned 24 -hours a day. Mr.
Tutterow said that he would
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probably have three assistants
to begin with.
C & M Ambulance Service
has operated the ambulance
service for the past year and
will continue until July Ist.
Mr. Tutterow has been a
member of the Mocksville
Police Department for the past
five years. He has hr.n•
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Thomas A. Vanzant: He has been around
He Is Still Court's
Deputy Clerk .at 81
By Jesse Poindexter
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MOCKSVILLE—Thomas A.
He works one daya week
Vanzant of MocksvWe, Rt. 1,
when Davie County Court sda
got his first political job in
and all week when there are
190.5, and he has held many
criminal or civil terms of Su -
others in the 60 years since
"big court,"
then.
hperior e calls it.
Now 81, Vanzant is deputy
Vanzant said he can re -
clerk of Davie Superior Court,
member the old courthouse—
under Clerk Glenn Hammer.
He has full authority, but he
built shortly after the county
was farmed from Rowan in
works only when court is In
ING — that stood on the old
session.
He doesn't know if he is
square.
The building was razed In
the oldest deputy clerk in
1921, but Vanzant recalls that
North Carolina, but "I don't
the
toe Was
been bored by
know of one as old as me,"
he said last week.
said
bullets from the rifles of Stone.
Vanzant has been a justice
man's cavalry.
of the peace (1905), a depu-
Spring of 1888
ty sheriff, county treasurer,
game warden and a mwnship
That would have been in the
tax lister for 25 Years.
spring of 1865, when the Con-
federacy was gasping its last -
County Treasurer
Gen. George Stoneman's fed -
He was a deputy for six
eral troops went on W Setis-
years, beginning !o W o r l d
bury. -
War I, under Sheriff George
Vanzant's parents were
Winecoff. He was e l e c t e d
Thomas W. and Emily Haines
county treasurer in 1922 and
Vanzant, who came to Davie
served two years.
from Yadkin in January
ry of
In 1928, he was appointed
1884, s
the first game warden in
March of that year.
Davie County. "The law was
"I consider myself part of
unpopular, but I never made
both counties," said Vanzant.
too many enemies;' Vanzant
"You might say that I was
said.
bred in Yadkin and born In
From 1942 to 1962, he was
Davie."
apart -time deputy clerk un-
He still drives a car and
der Clerk S. H. Chaffin' who
Is not even considering retire -
was defeated in the Republi-
ment. "I plan to keep on
can primary that ear by
ye
working here just as long as
Vanzant.
Hammer.
When Hammer won the of-
they want me," said
He expects to be around for
fice in the general election,
a long time, yet. His father
he kept Vanzant on. "I can
lived to be 94 years old, and
probate papers, but mainly I
he has been told that his
just write jury tickets;' Van.
grandfather was 104 when he
zant said.
died.
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Margaret Woodson -The
in mind,'
Rud and Kipling had a man
Ii e r onec uld lie called a citizen of y gin perfection of a~Mian` eii�
two counties, the late Margaret- Woodson and an irixag' rY
could.
Maintaining two homes...one' in Sal- that, when he wrote: "Walk with kings ndr
isbury and one at Boxwoods Farms on lose � ' common
tou hl�targaret Woodson
ocksville Rt. 4 in Davie County, she con-
tributed to community projects and: was did that literally, and in equivalent; few
M `!
have, men or women.
active in civic affairs in both counties. vincommand,
In Davie she made outstanding con- imperious, humble; gig
tributions as a Member of the board of with an unquestioned authority, or seeking
trustees of the Davie County Library. She advice in an unfamiliar sphere, she subli-
contrnbuted -generously to all of the chai�it- mated her resources o needs own
rs
able fund raising drives, and was active in in uncompromising loyalty to her
person she high conception of integrity upon the one
other projects. However, as a pe superb comprehension of
was not as well known perhaps in Davie as hand and tr
she was in Rowan and the esteem in,, which need �and g practicality
upon the other. those who mourn are both fine
she was held there could not have been -ex- grateful recipients of unconditioned gener-
pressed more aptly than in an editoral g of
written by Spencer Murphy of THE SAL- osity, and the chastened proponents
ISBiURY POST. This editoral reads as fol- sharp practice.
. The very least recognition she ever
lows: man, wornran, or child
This writer has not before had the received from any respect; the
responsibility of speaking confidently for with whom she ever dealt was resp
so many identifiable persons in voicing his most extreme
dman d bsolthe fi idol tright and
own emotions as theirs in grief and in hom-
She age as in this moment of tribute to the with reason; she was disturbed by the sec -
memory of Mrs. Margaret Woodson. ond, and rejected adulation with an inher-.
,,The Great Lady" is a traditional fi- ent modesty which foreswore the blandish-
gure of fiction, a token of potential, a sym- mens of vanity.
ritof superior intellect, refine -
bol of idealism, a glorious creature out of experience, she employed a re -
the Genius of the imaginations of dramat- markableand
v vitality to creative ends in a
ists, and novelists, and poets• to the 'welfare,
And that is all of "The Great Lady" score of spheres adding of those
that many people are privileged to know health, and human happiness
in the theatre perhaps, or in a quiet hour around her in generous proportions to her
Un -
with a book. munificence of wealth, character, and un-
But "The Great Lady," and in our day derstanding. ,
and time, can be a breathing, energetic, ef- If, in the ancient words of Christian
realize ultimate
fective, and beloved human being; and in faith, human beingspeace because of faith, her actual person she can be known and hope of rd wo g or any other reason so
realized as such a one first-hand by hun- ample, g size rests in
dreds, and in authentic report by thou- far revealed to us virtuous,
as
peace, and the worldly uneasiness of those
sands. ret who remain miay find solace and challenge
She can be, and she was Marga in her example. --~
Woodson.
Davie County Public Library
Mocksvnle, NC