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Sheek, Julia, B Surnames D-KIN V Happiness Is.... WingYour Own Thing." Happiness is ..living in the woods in a the procedure used in those days because one room log house near plenty of good he has cot seen one built since he was a fishing holes. youngster. It doesn't sound like much to a lot of people, but for Ralph W. Davis, a moi. retired security guard, it's a great life! Mr. Davis bought a 13 acre tract of land along the Yadkin River in Davie County ss Years ago "for the purpose of having a place to go when I retired." But when he decided to retire four years ago, he gave all his land to his five children. In addition to the 13 acres in Davie County, Davis also owned property in Mocksville and in High Point. He sold the land in Mocksville and the properly in High Point, he also gave to his children. His son Johnny, who live- In Cooleemee with his own family, H the recipient of the land along the Yadkin River but he deeded his father life time rights to the place. Mr. Davis lived in Winston Salem where he was employed with the State Merchants Patrol as a full time security guard and since retiring, he has helped train new men for the company. "It's pretty bad when you're retired long enough that you get too lazy to go to the mailbox to pick up your check," Davis Mid. "And I'm getting that way.,- Prior ay." Prior to this past winter, Davis spent very little time just doing nothing. For twoyears he spent almost every free. minute building his log house. "t built it Jost like people did when I was a kid,"he explained. And Ralph Davis is 45 Years old. He said be had almost forgotten . DAVIIG C 0 U NTYxx 5 n � firAi ri4 Features THURSDAY, Page 7-B APRIL 13. 197? a 9 In any case, he wanted his children to have verything he had .. and this he made come m pass. . He also wanted a small crude place of his own, instead of living in a boarding house in the city. He did use a power saw to cut down the trees which he used to build his .cabin, otherwise, the tools Davis used were mostly hand tools. He skinned the bark off (Continued on Page 2—B) Drawing water from an outside well — is quite unique now -a days. But he dosen't seem to mind. Dario County Public libfify Mocksville, NC Mr. Davis untangles his fishing lines and gets his gear ready to spend as much time as Possible on the river. payle County Public Library Modmi'As, NC i {{ - ltk w I _ if 1 h d 0 K13 Tractor Accident Proves .Fatal To John H. Eidson John H. (Hub) Eidson, 60, of Davie County was killed Friday at • his home in Fort Lauderdale. Fla.. Mr. Eidson was killed when a tractor he was operating in his' orange groves overturned and crushed him -to death. The accident occurred sit about! 3.pm. last Friday: approximately five miles west of Nob Hill' Ranch on Griffin Road, near Fort Lau- derdale. Mr. Eidson owned the Wacico` Groves fruit store, 425 N. Federal Highway. It was reported that, Mr. Eidson { was tryingto remove a small stump near an orange -tree. He was being assisted by an employee who had fastened a chain around the stump. The employee said -that Mr. Eid- son on the tractor pulled once without success and backed up to i .ry again. As he jerked at the stump, the ' front wheels of the tractor rose Into the air. The env- ployee said he yelled at him: but apparently &k. Eidson• couldn"t disengage -the clutch in time and the tractor came back over •aim.. The employee ran for help, but Mr. ' Eidson was dead before it i could arrive. According' to the employee; ! work in the groves would have been completed in a couple of weeks. He is survived by his wife, the former Alice Holton of MOCkB- villc; and a daughter by a pre- vious marriage, Mrs. Mary Kits.ler iof Charlotte. Funeral services were held in, c Florlda, Monday. .. ! U � Davie County Pubk UVOI Mocks'dIO, NC Ion It of ,-4 0 LL – C E. . y1 V _ In a small, rather in- conspicious gray building just a short distance out toaster Lake Road, near Clemmons some of - the most highly technical skill and craftmanship is employed • to produce aluminum and brass sandcastings, specially machined parts and in some instances prototypes of newly designed machinery for —�"L'-----�.:_ businesses and industry throughout the area. Over the entrance to the 80 by 34 foot building, a sign just visible from the road reads: ETCHISON MACHINE WORKS. To passers-by, the sign providm only a guess about ! what gem on there, in com- parison to the many operations t carried out in the speciality job ,S1 thIP is one of few such in - Vi iii - dependent machine shops and The speciality job shop. foundaries in operation today and still has a healthy business even though many companies have their own operations. There are still some things that businesses can not do or that are not economically feasible for mem to undertake, so shops such as Etchison's Machine Works fill a particular The master craftsman, pattern maker, and as well prototype designer in soma J. 0. Etchison rases is the owner J. 0. Et- Ipo;t chison, an. retired–but not all operates one together. I'm just a Ounlde wound of the shops here mw," replied the modeat 70 year old machinest craft - many lathes. man who can still operate every machine in his shop with me utmost skill and precision to form metal low required proportions within the closed of tolerances. Etchison had no formal training in the trade, but began with a desire to learn m an apprentice in the machine shop of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in 1921. Many years have passed since that time and along with them many tons of brass, aluminum and steel have been formed at the machine works Son, Gray Etchison and foundryman, Jack Hellard into everything imaginable; from aluminum platin for a pour hot brass into sand molds to make castings for the banjo maker, to huge brain gears tor industry ono .even some of todays else. tromechanical devices. "Obis is net a production shop," explained Etchison. "We could hire more people and do more work, but I don't want the headache;" commented the tall while haired craftsman who has put in his years as an employer and worker, In the machine trades. Companies want prototypes built and that fits our situation fine." I After a piece of machinery or part to designed, made and refined at the machine works, V than if the company decides it economical to have. it manufactured in large quan- tities, it is taken elsewhere is be masa produced. "rhe hard part has already been done for them;' Etchboa said. "After you have the 0ra one made, production of otken is Nen my." But in situations where t Is not economical to have a pace of machinery mom prodded because only a small master are needed, the machine works' speciality job shop and foundry produces some items in limited quantities. Etchison, even though he is supposed to be retired, admits he works or as he says piddlm a half-day now and then making wooden patterns of pieces to be neat, or designing a Pit for some special type job that is to be done. He NA can't seem toget his interest away from the shop which has been his Ills's work, but now is run by his son. Thinking back over the past Etchison remarked, "foe been in this type workover 50 yea%" He suggested, "You might say all I've ever done was something pertaining to machinery." Etchison fust became in- terested in machines as a farm boy seeing the huge steam driven tractors and thrashing machines. Born in Cana in 1921 and growing up on a farm in Davie County, Etchison wait not yet 20 years old when he and Marsh Dwiggins of MocksvWe began working on T -Models when they fust came out and started becoming popular. This was at what was then Mocksville Motor Company, similar m todays auto repair garage. I decided 1 didn't like that after working there a year or two;' Etchison said, "and want to WWtonSelem:' ' My fust job there was running engines in B. F. Hun- tley Furniture Factory;' he retailed. Shortly thereafter he decided he would like to get into the machine shop trade and in 1921 he started his apprentice work at R. J. Reynolds TOb8cw Company. After working at Reynolds for six years in the trade, he then worked at smaller shops for a while end than In 1912 want to work in the machine shop at Brown and Williams Tobacco Company. Siximmnyears later in 1998, at the age of 97, he said, "I decided to put in a machine shop of my own and opened up Etchison Machine Works an Brookstown Avenue in Winston Salcm." ,,when Istartedout final only a drill press and a lathe," Et - Dame County Public�Ubrary .�os2twve9 NC Etchison's meager venture when he set out on his own is quite in contrast to the number and size, as well as the different types of machinery his shop employs today to do a multitude of diffaen jobs. Today his largest lathes will handle a piece of metal up to 49 inches in diameter and as much as 12 feet long. After Etchison's an" Gray rm served a hitch in the Ay, he joined his father in the business at the shop In Winston Salem and has been in the business ever since. A skilled hand... A vertical lathe shaves down a huge disk of steel. "Mer retiring about eight years ago," Etchison recalled, "we built our shop out here with the idea of slowing down a bit." "But we have all the business we can handle and most of the time stay behind." "There's only one other machine shop that does work similar in what we do." Et- chison declared, "Tvtere just isn't anybody else to do the work anymore." When Etchison moved his shop to Lasater Lake Road, he needed a good tawdry man. So, he purchased Helfard's Brass Foundry which had been doing casting for him for nearly 20 years and Jack Hellard came to work for him. Hellard who limon Rt. 2, Hampton Road, Clenmons had grown up in the family trade and took over the Ballard Foundry on Link Road and Hutton Streets in Winston- Salem when his father died. Today Ballard does send - coatings of aluminum and brass for the Etchison Machine Works and several local Industries, as well, on a small scale. What does a retired marhinest do for a hobby? n Iking among the myriad of machines, tools and equipment in the shop, Etchison pointed to one particular apparatus. "That's what I like to make," he said with a smile. "it's a model of a mail steam engine." Etchison's steam engine interest has remained with him since, his early boyhood rA_q Assembling parts for a prototype for the textile industry. days. He has several models he was somewhere in Mexico, and has made andhas ever attended I couldn't understand a word of the Old Time Threshers Can. it!" he recalled with vention in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa in amusement. years past he said. The annual "But I wouldn't know a thing event attracts people with about radios today," he con - steam driven tractors, chided. threshing machines, and autos Many 'years. have passed from all over the United Sates. since J. 0. Etchison started in In addition to his interest in the machine shop business. And machines, in earlier years when there are few left that have his radios first came out Etrhison skill and capabilities in the was one of the first in his machine shop trade. community to build one. "He's the best!"saidone man "It was a three tube model," who knows him and his work. he said as he began to describe Many have depended upon the first time he got it working. him W make a broken part for a "I pulled my T -Mode up to piece of machinery or design a the bedroom window of the new part for the tobacco or Cause and hooked the car's textile industry just to name a battery to the set," he said, few, as well as a number of "and connected the Manne other local industries. wire to the bedsprings." Over the years he has built an Il was about midnight when outstanding reputation as a Etchison got the radio working. man and a machinist — and "The fust station I picked up today his work speaks for itself. Davie County Public brary Mocksville, NC THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1965 — Principal Here For Nine Years — Charles Linley Farthii I It was around 18 -years ago that Charles Lifiley Farthing came into this community as principal of the Mocksvllle High School. This was prior to school con- solidation and being prin- cipal of the Mocksville High a School also included that of *_ the elementary grades as ..p well. s For nine years Mr. Farth- Ing served in this capacity at the Mocksviile schools v and upon consolidation in 1958, he gave up school work a to accept a position with the° National School supply com- pany. Mr. Farthing always dis. played a keen interest in l - community and civic affairs, C. L. FARTENG and was active in the First Baptist Church of which he was deacon. He was born in Watauga County in 1909 to VIHU=D. and Beulah Edinesten Farthing. He was married to the former Miss Dessie Edwards. He died around 4 p, m. Sat- urday afternoon at his home on Wilkesboro Street in Mocksvine. Survivin to wo sons: James Guy Farthing of Buuffalo, New York; Llwife oyd Dudley Farth- ing of Roanoke, Va.; and his mother of Boone, N. C.; four sisters, Mrs. Herbert Grabeal of West Jefferson; Mrs. An- drew Morgan of Icing George, Va.; Mrs. Roy Sasser of Goldsboro; and Mrs. Aibert Parker of High Point; two brothers, James Farthing of Taylorsville and Ralph Farth- Ing of Lenoir. ld ondafternoon at the Eaton Funeral services were Thee Rev. Fred Barnes officiated. Burial was in Rose Cemetery. Jill". As a quiet and intellectual man, Charles L. Farthing ' contributed mnich to so Many during his eighteen years In our community. His abrupt departure from our midst . comes as a shock, but the remembrance of him and his life will make us always thankful that he came our way. Davis County Public Library mocksVitio, NC �`J7 Danis County Public Library Mocksviilt, NC J. Ferebeel In Legion Hall ol Fame Joe Ferebee, who was born in Davie County, and is the son of Mrs. J. G. Ferebee of Cana Com- munity and the late Mr. Ferebee, . has been honored by the American Legion Department of North Card1- Ina. Ferebee, who is Rowan County's American Legion Baseball Coach j was among the fifteen members to ! be elected to North Carolina's Am erican Legion Hall of Fame. Ferebee, the athletic director and baseball coach at Pfeiffer Coll. ege, has been associated with Amer. ican Legion baseball for quite a few years. He is a veteran of World War U. 'A former legion player, Ferebee started his coaching career with the Spencer Juniors in 1949. He came to Salisbury in 1954 and put the . local team in the National finals in 1955. It finished third in the na.. tion. life became baseball coach at Pfeiffer College in 1967 and he lat. er coached the Albemarle Legion Team for a couple of years. He returned to Salisbury to direct the Rowan County team this season. i .His team now is in the Area III playoffs. The Hall of fame wax established this -year to honor individuals throughout the state who have con- tributed to the promotion of the j American Legion Baseball program. The American Legion elected 12 living members and named three posthumously in its Initial selection. The living members selected are: . Joe Ferebee. Tim. T. Austin, Sal. . icbury; Bill Soner, Greensboro; Bruce Ruffin, Raleigh; C. D. Lam. bert, Concord; Roy Sudduth and Buddy Lewis, Gastonia; "Pop" Simmons, Shelby; Smoky Burgess, Caroleen; Joe Moddy, of Charlotte; Lewis Spence, Siler City; and Will,. ie Duke, Raleigh. Those named posthumously were; Charles Odom, Laurinburg; Bill ' Timmons, Charlotte; and B. E. Hamrick, Hickory. The Legion Hall of Fame will in. duct four members annually in the Years to come. Those eligible must be players who have completed baseball competition for at least five years, devoted, Legionviaires who have sacrificed effort and time to the program, and umpires who have retired from Legion baseball for at least five years. A banquet will be held later at Which time the new members of the Hail of Fame will be honored and presented plaques. I `ZJ I; V ,a 0 U A Tribute By REV. E. M. AVETT The Rev. G. W. Fink In the year 1910, a yetu�g mon attended the District Conference of the Salisbury District and was licensed to preach. That young man � was G. W. Fink. Mr. Fink did evangelistic work tl for four years. In 1914 he was ad. milled on trial for two years, se- rving a pastorate in Readhiss. Fol- lowing this he was ordained a deacon. Upon complaining four years of Theological studies, he was ordained an Elder. Rev. Fink served as 'a pastor in the Conferenc, thirty-nine years. During tins time he received hun- dreds into the church. He lived with his people, shared their jays and their sorrows, spoke out on civil matters and was never a seeker of favors in appointments. He was a seeker of souls and not of self. More need not be said, for his life is a rich heritage to his family j and to the world in which he lived.li Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NO 2 p9„►e mac"Aw �i140 r�cy l 0 v Robert Lee Foster A -Man With A Green Thumb.! A hobby that grew and grew. not is how Robert L. Foster got into the Rower business. He loves Rowers and enjoyed working in them so much that before he really realized it, his hobby of raising flowers, had almost turned his yard into a nursery. He even built a greenhouse behind his Mme on the Yodkinville Highway, so that he could begin raising a variety of plants from seedlings in the very early spring. 7'1he greenhouse also keeps his plants through the winter. Mr. Foster had no intention of selling his cut flowers or plants in the beginning, but after his hobby grew into such an enor. BY Marlene Benson mous project, he began selling a great many of them. His friends and neighbors are not forgotten, however. He gives away a lot of cut Rowers and plants, and never charges the county agents for my flowers. Mr. Foster sends a great many cut flowers, especially his beautiful mass, to the patients at Davie County Hospital. His only child, a son, Dr. Bob Foster, who is on the staff at Davie Hospital. He is very devoted to his son and beams quite proudly at the slightest mention of his name. He also speaks frequently of his wife, who died last summer, and delights in showing off her photograph, along with those of his grandchildren. Mr. Foster has been in the service station business for the past M years and is very fond of this type of work. He runs a station next door to his home and in his spare time, it is convenient for him to work with his flowers. N addition m the hundreds of flowers planted around his home, he has planted beautiful pink petunias all around the service station. Along the drive, between his home and the station is a border of pink petunias, which can easily be sem from the highway and is enjoyed by a great many people. Anyone who grows such beautiful roses, pansies, petunias, geraniums and moms, must certainly love flowers, and enjoy the continuous work that is required to make a tiny seed grow into such a thing of beauty. Mr. Poster strolls through his c eenhouse where he Ions a huge variety of Plants. Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC .a I T LI Bill Foster Heads I Nielson Campaign 31B Foster, phatsdacist at Hall Drug Company: bas been ntnned this week to head thecamPalgl in Davie County for Eldon Nielson announced Republican candidate for Congress from the 5th District - Dr. Nielson, of Winston-Salem, has been head of Biological Re- search for R. J. 'Reynolds since im. He served as COY chairman in Forsyth County from .1963 to 1966. *1r. Foster said, "g have accept the position because I fasi that Dr. Nielson is oce of the most qualified men .in North Carolina politics today." DWI# County Public Wold y Mocksville, NC W V) JANUARY 22, 1970 •�_•..• .,yam, rc.r, nares �esua urnner, while Dick Messinger, right, gets instruction from Guest Director Hoyt McCachren, center, for the play, "Don't Drink the Water-, the Piedmont Players production which opened at Hedrick Theatre, Community Center, Catawba College, January 20 and will run through January 24. Keith is the son of Mr. and Mrs Avilon Frye of Wilkeaboro Street, Mockwille, and is a senior at Catawba College. He is featured in the rale of the luckless hero in the play. Dsvie County Public Library Mocksville• NO DAVIE 4-H BOY WINS FIRST IN JUDGING DAIRY CATTLE This picture, made several days ago, shows Sam. Furches, outstanding 4H club member and son of Mr, and Mrs. S. W. Furches of route 2, getting some - practice in telling how to judge a good dairy cow. Sam must have learned his lesson well because he " won ant place in the State Dairy Demonstration Con- test, held- last week at State College in connection wadi ' 4H club week. His demonstration was "How to Select a Good Dairy Cow," In addition to the signal honor, Sam won a $25 Savings Hood. . Davies oll ty Public Libra ry W, 1 IN Z, MAY 10, 1962 Turner Grant a .. An Individualist! r Very rare is the Individualist ..... the man who remains true to himself and refuses to adapt for the sake of con -i: venlence or the so-called esteem of his fellowmen. I Such •a man was Absalom Turner Grant .... whose lifel and !nfluence on life in Davie County can never be fully evaluated Except by a novelist dedicated to such a purpose. . Possessing a brilliant legal mind and the speaking `ability of a Demosthenes, A. T. Grant dominated the political scene in Davie County for a span of years greater than the active lifetime of most men. In his prime he was one of the most outstanding crim- inal trial lawyers in North Carolina. He represented Davie County in the North Carolina General Assembly. He served as county attorney for more years than most can remem- ber. And during his -twilight years he served as judge of the Davie County Criminal Court. However, above and beyond the influence that these positions indicate, Turner Grant exerted much more on the personal level. Turner Grant did not win every case as a lawyer, nor did he win every political battle. However, he never back- ed away from a fight and one always felt better w1hen he was on their side than in opposition.. Turner Grant was not a church man ... and neither was he a hyprocrite. He made no pretense and no apologizes for the way he lived. His ability and keen intellect drew for him the admiration and respect of many, even those in opposition to his beliefs. • This is not to -say that Turner Grant's beliefs, actions and influence were always the -best for Davie County or for himself. However, it is to say that here was a man that livEd according to what he believed and exerted his ef- forts according to the thoughts and ideas that were his— always refusing to parrot someone else. ,It will probably be a long time before another such individualist makes his influence felt in this county as did Turner Grant. The evaluation 'of his life and influence cannot be done at this time. It can only be done by later historians, looking back. With -the final breath of Abraham Lindoln, Secretary of State Stanton -is reported to have said: "Now he belongs to the ages!" This is a tribute that can also be said of Turner Grant. Afoosv%, - rw' ►�G y A 3 WE Davie County Public library Mocksviile, NO MAY 10, 1962 A. T. GRANT Grant A. Turner Grant. 65. a Davie County "imbllcan leader and artnrneY. died at 10:50 s.m.. 71r0May at Lynn Haven Nursing Home. He had been is dachning braith 'eve^:el months. Mr. Grunt servsv utidaldoourt elle Davie CatmtY gram April, 1959. to May. 1960.'. He ;e='aped before his term as t� exaP�e fn Arlil. 1961. A. r'of many terms 4n the ata legislature. Mr. Grant ten- , r—nt,d ep,c—nted Davie Camrty In the l: IHcvse in 1503. 1906, 1907, 1909. ,0^1. to27, snd 1929: end In tile '.n k913. 1E45. and 1931. v," bam to Davie County �. t-, A. T. and Rebecca Parker nt. He was a u-aduate of,tbe' Un'versRY of North Carolina and wcs licensed to practice 13w in 1900. Re had Practiced In Moeks- vin since thot'tlmi. ^ •,' ge-was a memlier of th-kN Camltna Bar P.saociation mlvhi& �—rved on Ute ossactallon's eaan- ^R for two Yeats. He was fllsti'a 1 mamber of the Davie County Has' ASaacfat:O find. had served on the UNC board' of trustees. His was, the former Miss Helen Brewster. died in 1957. Swaying are five daughters, Mrs. C. M. Littleton of Wilming- ton, Mrs. Gilbert Vokell, of Win- ston-Salem. Mrs. W. J. Wilson, of Mocksville. Mrs. W. M. Allen Of� Greenvale, N. C.. and Mrs. G. W.' Mason of Mockvville: two O. A T. Grant. Jr., of Mocksville and W. A. Grant of Camden, S. C.: 13 "ndchddren; and four great - The funeral will be conductse - Il a.m. TbursdaY at Eaton Pnneral Home. Burial will be m Rose CentererY. I Mrs. A. T. Grant, 75, Dies Tuesday Night Mrs. R,-I:n Brewster Grant. 75. wife of Judge Turner Grant of North Main Strut, di::d .-t 9 p.m. Tu?,., -day at Eapti:t Hcsp::al. Winston-Wal.m, after a serious illness of one week. Mrs. Grant was born at Ra- leigh Nov. S. 1881. daughter of John and Delia Porter Brewster. j She had resided in Nocksvill= for II 50 years. f She w3 -s marri:d to Mr. Grant ` in 1908. He is c1: cf Mocksville's tient known attarne-ys and was re- cently elected Judge of the Davie County Criminal Court. ! Surviving are the husband: six! daughters. Mrs. .C. M. Littlatm of Wilmington, Mrs. G. W. Yoke - ley of 2848 Reynolds Road, Win- ston-Salem, Mrs. W. M. Allen of Reidsville, Mrs. Anne Mason and Mrs. W. M. Wilscn of Mocksville. . land Miss Margaret Grant of Dur- . ham: two sons, A. T. Grant Jr. of Mocksville and W. A. Grant of Camden, S. C. 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. j, 'Funeral Services will be held 7.1:ursday morning at 11 a.m. at the home. The Rev. E. M. Avette and the Rev. C. B. N:wt.-n will officiate. Burial wily be at Rose Cemetery. Ivfenibars of the Davie Bar As- szclatien will serve as palibears. They will inc:nude Lester P. Mar - 'tin, Jr.. George Martin. Claude Hicks. Peter W. Hairston. B. C. IBrock. and John T. Brock. I . •.• ...+.nvrT it is County Public Ubrary D� voc�syole, INC a v v V� 'a\ V V Clemmons Man to Joni Banli as Vice President Harley P. Graves will join the staff of Planters National Bank and Trust Co. at Rocky Mount tomorrow as senior vice president in charge of the bank's commercial operations. "He will be known in bank. ing circles as Rocky Mount city executive," Archie W. Mc- Lean, president of Planters Na- tional, said in announcing Graves' election as an officer of the bank. Graves terminated a long as. "elation with North Carolina National Bank May 31. He was a vice president and manager of loans and marketing in the bank's Winston - Salem opera. tions at the time of his resigna- tion. He started his banking ewer as assistant cashier and man. ager of the credit department of First National Bank of Winston. Salem, which subsequently was bsorbed in a merger with nth Carolina National Bank. HARLEY P. GRAVES ... leaving here ... He advanced to loan officer and assistant trust officer. He was personnel officer for a time be- fore he was elected vice press-', dent. A native of Mocksville,' Graves attended the University of Alabama. Following military. service, he was with Dun and Bradstreet as service and re- porting manager before he switched to banking. In Winston-Salem Graves has been an active member of the Chamber of Commerce, having' served as chairman of several committees. He has participat. ed in other civic and organiza. tional affairs, including work as a member of the Forsyth Coun- ty Mental Council and of the committee conducting the For-' syth County alcoholics rehabill-1 talon program. He is a mem. ber of the executive committee Df the North Carolina Bankes Association. Graves' wife and two young iaughters Wdl continue to live at the home in Meadowbrouk at Clemmons until they can com- plete arrangements to move tel Rnn4n Mn.. n, Dole County Public Library Mocksville, NC g ®tis Griffin Looks Forward to His Life in Wheelchair By SUSAN FURR Salisbury Post Staff Writer 'The first day of school I was rogisteriag students." Lou;s-e Tucker at Catawba Cc'lese arid. 'ti..ien I beard a burr, bump, bump. I look ed over at the stairs and saw Otis coming down bac.nvords from the third Hour in his wheel chair. I was nervous anyhow that day and ycu can imagine base that affected me. I toll some boys to go over and heap him, for goodness saices! Otis is Otis Griffin, a junior at Catawba this year. He bas been con- fined to a nvheel chair since he was in a truck accident at 15 years of age. He is new ffi and lives in Alocksville nvlth his wife. Pat, who, -too. has been confined to a wheel chair since she wvs stricken wash Palo at 10 years of age. About that wheel chair incident. Otis said he was st first unset when `college of4eink asked tam not to try coming down the stairs by himseh anymore. "I mild understand why they didn't want me to Ntough.' the quiet. bespectacled student said. Otis conshdereel this just another to -be -expected extperierte that comes with being in a wheel chair. He re. membered when Pat was net allowed to go into a theater when they lived in Richmond, Va.. because theatre e9.ircials said she was a "fire has. ard." "I guess they were afraid she nvoukl blac!s the aisle or something" be explained. "I might sometimes give the im- pression that I resent being helped," he said, "but I think I should do as much for myself m I possibly cam 'B thue's something I want to do and can't without help, I don't rind asking if the peen!e don't mind heap iing." Asking for help can sometimes be a problem. Otis said he would rather sit all day than have some- one help him who resented doing it for some reason iumagy lack of time). Otis learned how to go downstairs when he had classes on the second floor at the Richmond Professional Institute. "It's not hard," he said. "Ail I do is hold on the handrail and back the chair orf. The chair goes step by step and I slide my hands down the rad. The foot pedals act as a brake. They'll hold me on the step.'. Otis is originally from Arkansas, Pat, who is the guidance counselor at TOGETHER—Otis Griffin. a Catawba College math major, readies himself for homework. His wile. Pat, guidance counselor at Davie County High School, is always beside him dorlug the nighgv vials. Both are confined to wheel chairs. Davie County High School, from South Carolina. They met three years ago on a bus which carried disabled stu- dents to classes at the University of Illinois. Atter their marriage they moved to Virginia where Pat worked at the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilltabon Cen. ter for three months to complete her master's degree in guidance and counseling. Next, they moved to Ri.^hmomi, and. finally, this summer Davie county Public U401, Mocksvi . NG to 'Kdcksville. "We like the town very nwch,' Pat said, "We've made a Iot of friends here, many more than in Richmond. "It's getting to the point 'Where we don't have enough hours in the day,," Otis grinned. That might be, too because they have bought them a house on Forest Lane in WO-Ck9ville and are busy "vorldng on it. For example, Pat sewed the curtains, and Otis put up most of them by Pbming a board across the arms of his chair and sitting on it. "That was high enough to }tang them " he 4. Wr able. "I was out of school and do ung manu21 labor with my father when I had the accident," he said. "I knew I had to go beck to school after the accident," he said. You can't do manual labor from a wheel '=Ira's. At tlsat time they were st ck_ irrg almost every handicapped peen in 'w'�n�ng so I studied It at Kilgore Junior College in Texas for a Year. After va*, it was right dtf- � �k to t<iind a job." Just about that �, he had the chance to go to the . nfversiby� of Illinois and snapped said.. Of course, � �. it Might be a sloppy, job." And to this point. that is the Ots, a math major, chinks he +wvllWry* Of Otis' life. don' thirt ,c life has +?robzbly 'teach after graduation. He crn't," he been - ha''e'�3► ng 6e Iive for so they Probably wsul;i never have gone to "There's ohne Ujft enjoyed ou married and had each other." I'Mile.le had lte not been 1 al ved in do for ,me " he I warrt you to .Were, not mushy people. We're l I the accident because boys in Arkan- �uiew. said after the Inter- not uhit{pp, We're very happy and. sus from the area where Otis fived Pat andI 'Don't ead stories thUgs thin.- at we do have th' bee=n, for the most ,part, manual � lave for and 'pretty, bad sometfrhhes aro loaklrhg foard to living it." laborers. married at 18 or so and had dike "They went to the is meted in surae a houseful of ills as soon as pos. vnatc in way. We,just get around a little div ping wheel chairs" or "They did ferently than most people." Dine County Public Library Mocksville, NC a Mocksville Youth Library Is His 2d Home By Arlene Edwards countered an Old American visits, the libriarlans asked! custom that he simply could him to bang a mobile for sae Repan. not adjust to — televhsmn them. Since then he has been MOCKSVH.LE — Paul watching. a general handyman — Griffiths of Bolton, England, Back home, everybody gat cutting bookmarks, putting up . has practically moved into the ar school," he together tte and taking down displays. Davie County Public Library. explained, •'bar here they all moving books and projectors Paul is a 13 -year-old stay in and watch their and lifting heavy materials. freshman at Davie County televisions . . . especially "He was so bored, I think High School. He came to when it gets dark.,But nobody he would have done anything, Mocksville last fall when his comes out during the day said Miss Linda Easley, the father was transferred from either." head librarian. the Quebec plant of the "There was nothing much She is from Oregon and, Ingersoll-Rand Co. m We ons else to do" so h�joined We hire Paul, is several thousand here. library.tes from home. So she under. Immediately, he an. During one of his first mood. his problem and ensue-' ' agedhim ta make himself at home at the library. By Christmas, he was a iitt needed ttoo`b he` deka more homelike. He knew just the thing to make it that way — a chess set. Mus Easley, who had i already set up a checkerboard in the library, promised to buy one. But Paul didn't wait. He brought one of his own the next day. The chess board was set up �. an a back table, but was moved close to the main circulation desk when the i players got too enthusiastic. The board stays busy most days from the time school Is out until the library doses. Because of all the interest Paul decided the library aught to sponsor a these tournament. Miss Easley ., - ._. ,�'7r•#�+3-�": _- scheduled one as Dart of the viae by KOW.". Paul Griffiths with his chess set Paul says be 1s not a very goad chess player,.and that he plays "just for the fun."' He proved it during the tournament. "I lost in the first round," he said griming, "to a person I taught." n-a—de County Public Library MocksviAe, NC Q) 44 .. starring for Dears ... ®guie County Public Ubrary Mocksville, NC NOVEMBER 12, 1964 In Deacs Victory Over Duke— ; Imen rooters, Now you go and beat ,®hn Crimes Praised For Effort DGr grinned. "We sure will," he promised. Reminded a what had seemed at John Grimes, former Davie High The Sentinel Article the time •a rash prediction, John's star athlete of Cooleemee, played The article by Mary Garber quotes grin just widened. an important role in the upset vtc- Grimes as saying: "Sure, the freshman win helped tory of Wake Forest over Duke last ,.%Ve knew we were going to do some, said Grimes. Anytime Wake Saturday. all right after that first play (Sat- Forest avins in anything it helps." John, who Phys the tight -end po- urday). I was on the sideline because But Grimes wanted it plainly un- •9ition for .idle Deacons, was the ' I played mostly offense. But when derstcod that this viotory was the captain of the team last Saturday in ' our defensive line rose up and ran varsity's not given to them by any- nytheir their20-7 vdctory. I over Duke. Duke knew right then one, just.won on their own merit. "It was my. greatest thrill," said it ,was goer.,, t0 be a long efterrtoon. Likes Two -Platoon „The very greatest Grimes happily. "I thidx we all realized it would; in high school, college or any time." flake a great effort to beat Duke. We Grimes likes the two -Platoon sys John was the subject of a feature finally got cur offense and defense tem which Wake Forest used for the article in Monday afternoon's Twin going Nether, and we had our first time Saturday. City Sentinel wa?ich pointed out brat rung and ,using worieing. - We "I didn't play much on defense.' he predicted the Deacs' viotory, didn't rely on one or the other. he said. "But •I like to play offense Renry Shutt, an alumnus of Duke Dverything went Nether and we It makes me feel good to throw University, also had high praise for knew it had to be all the way. block and see a back get away for i John Grsmes. In a letter of this "The students helped us, too, wtih good run., , newspaper Henry wrote: that trip to the practice feild on With Wake Forest tied for thin "As an alumnus of Duke Univer- Thur.9day, We already had good is the ACC with a 3.2 record sity. I anent to Winston,Falem last spirit but that helped it. Games was looking ahead. Saturday fully exp�ing to see Duke "And the coaching staff did a good ,we could tie for the conferenc beat Wake Forest. As most sports job in gig us ready. Dake didn't chmnpionft if we could win thea fans know, just the OPPOsite Occur- do .awyeft that we weren't prepared last two games (against South Car red. for. olina and N. C. State)," he said ,The purpose of this letter is to "They were a tyigical Duke team. "We SVe think we have a real goo single out a player who contributed We just outmanned them. We took rlrarrce.•• greatly to this Wake Forest victory. ;the bail and rammed it down their Grimes looked donor at fire foo his .person is Johnny Grimes. John- 'thy, his hands, saw it was autn ny not only spoke well for himself. The ar ele points out that Grimes =gedby the Wake Forest player. Coach Tate, and Wake Forest, but way have been one of the first to It was the game ball from the vF also for Davie High School and prat the Wake Forest victory. tory over Maryland. Coach Ward. This was evident not ; ,gtAay afternoon alter the Wake Now, the Deacons will have 1 only in the way that Johnny played. Forest freshmen had pulled an upset autograph another football for tt but also by the fact that he was in beating Soutar Carolina freshmen, Dude game and put it in the tropt. chosen captain for the game. 28-23, Grime] was walking across the "Applause is also due the Davie . case. t . High School Band which Perforvned "Hey, John," said one of the fresh- "You keep winning," said assists; at the game Saturday. - _ coach Mck Anderson, "and we "In closing I would like to say supply all the footballs you need." that it is seldom we have had a Grimes just kept smiling. chance to see a Davie County native perform after he -graduates from high school. Wake Forest plays N. C. State on Friday night, Nov. 20, in Winston-Salem. This is an opportun- ity to see Johnny and I would like to urge you to do so." .. , signed, Henry Shutt Dam' County public Library oc4 wife, NC �rn1 Y pay18 County PublIC UbrarY MO&Miil411 NC _— 0 CJ 1A,61 John N. Groce On the day of his death, in his eightieth year, Elliot, the Apostle of the Indians, was found teaching an Indian child at his bedside. "Why not rest from your labors now?' asked a friend. "Because", replied the venerable man, "I have prayed to God to render me useful in my sphere, and he has heard my prayers; for now that 1 can no longer preach, he leaves me strength enough to teach this poor child the alphabet" — J. Chaplin. Thus appeared to me the philosophy of John Miller Groce, 73, who spent his life serving the needs of others. For more than 50 years in the real estate and rental business in Winston-Salem he served the needs of others in the field of housing and shelter. For eight years he served the people of Davie County as a member of the board of countmissoners 1948 - 1956; and then he was appointed to serve two years of an unexpired term as commissioner from 1962 to 1964. For a number of years after being commissioner, he continued to serve the county as an appraiser of property for taxes, a vital role although not always the —at popular role. Always a faithful Republican, he worked for his party in most every capacity and was a candidate for the State House of Representatives in 1960. He was a member of the Davie County Library Board during the period that saw this institution grow and acquire the magnificent facilities they now enjoy on North Main Street. He was a leader in the Smith Grove Methodist Church, serving as chairman of the building committee and Sunday School superintendent. He was a member of the Farmington Masonic Lodge. Mr. Groce died last Friday at the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem following several months of declining health. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Smith Grove Methodist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Gladys Naylor Groce; a daughter, Mrs. Jack Paige of Mocksvflle Rt. 3; a brother, Frank L. Groce of Winston-Salem; a sister, Mrs. John J. Allen of Mocksville Rt. 4; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Hal James of Farmington and Mrs. Samh Ellis of Nebraska. To the very end, and as much as his physical condition would admit, John M. Groce remained true to the philosophy of Elliot ..... to be useful in every manner and mode that he could. And even in death this usefulness was perpetuated by his family requiting that any memorials be made to the Smith Grove Methodist Church. Dacia County Public Library Mocksvflle, NC r Q L L 1 P. C. Grubbs Is Alternate For Rotary Award Dole County Public library Mocksvflle, NC P. C. Grubbs, Jr .has been selec, ted as alternate for the District Rotary Fellowship. Mr. Grubbs, the son of Mrs. Paul C. and the late Mr. Grubbs of Sal. isbury Street. Mocksville. was one of seven applicants for this Rotary Foundation Fellowship to study) Selected for We district Rotary Fellowship was Robert Douglas Gil. likin. -Rt. 3, Sutphin Drive, Sanford, N. C. As alternate, the file of Mr. Grubbs is being retained and if for any reason Mr. Gilltldn fails to re. ceive the award or take up his Fellowship, he will be given the award. The letter notifying Mr. Grubbs of his selection was written by Harry S. Finch, Chairman of the District SubCommitlee on Fellow- ship, and read as follows: "Dear Paul: 'tMr. John Hough (Leaksville), Mr. Arnold Schiffman (Greensbom, Dr. Veman Youngblood (Concord, and I spent four hours April 29th interviewing and evaluating seven applicants for Rotary Foundation Fellowships. We are eligible for a candidate (plus and alternate) in the academic year 1%6g. "Our responsibility was Inspira- tional during the interview period. This role of civic club assignment abruptly changed to one of sadness in evaluation discussion. We knew that all seven applicants were most worthy of pending receipt of the Fellowship, and yet our authority I only permitted, one (plus and alter- nate) for selection. "You were our choice for dis- trict Rotary Felowship alternate. Robert Douglas Gillikin. Route 9, Sutphin Drive, Sanford, N. C. was - Fellowship choice. Your application 'Ile will be retained by District Gov- anor in event the principal candl- late fails to take up his Fellow- ship. Your ease ,In conversation, nreceptnew in answering questions with depth in thoughts, and know- . ng now-`ng your future career direction im- pressed us to important degree. As per instructions from Rotary , International our committee is to In - 'arm only candidates. Further of. . ticial announcement will be sent to ' oandidales, sponsoring Rotary Clubs f and District Governor in Septem- S Ser. "Thanks for your time, interest, 2 and challenge acceptance to apply [or Fellowship. You honored Rotary i on club and district level via this endeavor." �i X Mrs. E. G. Hairston. Is Killed in Wreck",- MOCKSVILLE — Mrs. Elmer George Hairston, 79, of the Cooleemee Plantation in Davie County, widow of Peter Wilson Hairston, was killed about 3:45 p.m, yesterday when her car struck a school bus on Highway 801 near Advance. She was alone in -her 1962 Chevrolet sed9A No passengers in the school bus were hurt. Mrs. Hairston loved the plan- tation that she had known since her childhood. She lived at the homeplace — a 600 -acre tract in a horseshoe bend of the Yad- kin River dominated by a huge white mansion completed by Grandfather Peter Hairston in 1854. • The plantation covers m o r e than 4,000 acres. Her sons were away in World War 11 when her husband died in 1943• Mrs. Hairston ran the plantation un- til one of the sons came home. She did much of the compli- cated bookkeeping necessary for the big farm operation, . Active Family The Hairston were active in community and political af- fairs. Her husband was a mem- ber of the Davie County Board of Education, served on the draft board to World War I and was a member of the So- ciety of Cincinnati, made up of direct descendants of members of Gen. George Washingtaa's staff. Records show that about 1817 the Hairston family of Stokes County purchased the D a v i e County land from Gen. Jesse Pearson: It was not until 1840, however, that the family moved from Stokes to Davie. Mrs. Hairston's head smashed the windshield of her car and her chest was crushed against the steering wheel. She died- of a broken neck and fractured skull. State Highway Pattolman L. E. Woods said she was found sitting on top of her seat belt. He suggested that had the belt been fastened she might not have been fatally injured. A grandson Peter W. Hairston Jr. was in the bus that Mrs. Hairston's car struck. Woods said that Richard Dew- ey Robertson, 16; of Mocksville, Rt. 3 was the driver of the 1959. Chevrolet school bus that was just moving away after stopping for a school bus ahead of it. pMiss Hairston's car struck the bus on a straight wet r o ad, Woods said. One of Mrs. Hairston's -sons, Peter W. Hairston, a lawyer, community leader and farmer, now operates the farm. He was See Mrs. Hairston, Page 24 Mrs. Hazrstq Is Killed In Wreck Continued From '?i elected to the N. C. Legislature j in 1955 and is an arAve Demo. crat. He sought eledtion as resi- dent judge in the 22d Judicial ' District, but wAs defeated in the primary t y John R. Mc- Laughlin. Heirstoa's • g r ea t- ; great-great-Erandfather was in the General Assembly in 1798. ; ! Mrs. HAirstou was born in P-�. kansax to the Rev. T. M. N. and Urs. Elizabeth E. George: Hair early life was spent at New Biers. She was a graduate of. St.. Mary's College at Raleigit -aad a member of. the Episcopal Church of the Ascension •at•Fork: iii - Davie Cod* and ;a:'�finiber of the North -Carolina Society- a. Colonial Dames., ; Surviving are two sans,* peter W. Hairston of: Cooleemee Plan= tation and Nelson Hairston =of Ann Arbor, Mich., who has'done much work: with the- W:o r l d Health Organization overseas; five grandchildren and a broth er, 'J. Frank George of Dior - folk, Va. The funeral will be -conducted at•10 a.m. Friday at the Episco. pal Church of the Ascension I.t . Fork on. Highway 64 in Davie County by the Rev. Downs C. Spittle r. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be at the Piedmont Funeral Home at Lexington until 8:30 a.m. Friday when it will be tak- en to the home. The family will be at the plan- tation homeplace. .• , The family asks that memo.. rials be sent to the United Na. tions International Children's Emergency Fund, the. D a. v i e County Library 'or the Eptsco- Pal Church of the Ascension. Davie County PuW10 Ubray Moc Offles Ne _41 �1 49 OWN Qj THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1963 `Miss Elmer' of Coo leemee Plantation— I Mrs. Peter Wilson Hairston, Sr. Mrs. Pater Wilson Hairston, Sr. was a most gracious lady. One that at all times inspired respect and devotion. The former Miss Elmer George, she was born in Texarkana, Texas but spent her childhood in Newbern, N. C. She was the daughter of an Episcopal minister and a graduate of St. Mary's College in Raleigh. In 1911 she, married Peter Wilson Hairston, Sr., himself often described as the perfect image of an English country squire, and began her life at the Cooleemee Plantation in Davie County. An editoral in the Winston-Salem Journal last week most aptly describes "Miss Elmer" of the Cooleemee Plantation. It read as follows: MEMORIES will be stirred in Davie, Forsyth and Stokes by the death of Mrs. Peter Wilson Hairston Sr. — the "Miss Elmer" of Cooleemee Plantation. Cooleemee itself, is of course, unique In the Piedmont. The inspiration for the Hairston home came from a design for an Anglo -Grecian villa published in Godey's Lady's Book in Philadelphia in January, 1850. Put the unknown architect of the Cooleemee mansion -gave it a distinquish- ing feature—an interior spiral stairway that seemed, miraculously, to support it - *.elf in air. To this unusual and hospitable home p 1911 Peter Hairston brought his bride, the former Miss Elmer George, an Epis- copal minister's daughter and a graduate of St. Mary's College in Raleigh. People said that Peter was the perfect image of an English country squire. And Miss Elmer, tall, gracious and gifted in conversation, was the perfect mistress of a country mansion in the English style, or what the French would call a chate- laine. There are ladies in Mocksville and Winston - Salem today who remember those days at Cooleemee — how they play- ed as girls in the fields around the big house with Charming Betsy (viho is still the maid at the Plantation) or went for trips -across the river with Uncle Righteous, the ferryman. But perhaps the happiest memories of Cooleemee are of Christmas. On Christmas eve the friends and neighbors of the Hair- stons gathered — as they still gather—in the entrance hall. There a pine tree of in- credible proportions, cut on the plantation, was set up in the stairwell. I•ts branches, from the lowest to the'dimly-discerned tip, were studded with candles --real candles. As twilight came, the candles were lit and the guests joined in the carols. Anyone who has been to Cooleemee at such a time will choose to remember Miss Elmer as they say her then — a lady from a more gracious era slowly ascending the miraculous stairs in the light of a thou- sand housand candles. Die County public Libra ry Wcksvffle, NC Episcopal Rites field Friday— Mrs. Elmer Funeral services were held Fri- day morning at the Episcopal Church of -the Ascension at Fork for Mrs. Eimer George Hairston, 79, of the Cooleemee Plantation. The Rev. Downs C. Spittler offi- ciated. Burial was in the church cemetery. , Mrs. Hairston, the widow of Peter Wilson Hairston, was kill- ed about 3:45 p:m. Nov. 6, when her car struck a school bus on Highway 801 near Advance. She was alone in her 1962 Chevrolet sedan. No passengers in the school bus were hurt. Mrs. Hairston's' head hit the windshield of her - car_,:She , died of a broken neck and fractured skull. State Highway Patrolman L. E. Woods said she was found sitting on -top of her seat belt. He sug- gested that had the belt been fastened she might not have been fatally injured. A grandson Peter W. Hairston, Jr., was in the bus that Mrs. Hairston's car struck. Woods saidthat Richard Dew- ey Robertson, 16, of Mocksville, Rt. 3, was the driver of the 1959 Chevrolet school bus that was just moving away after stopping for a school bus ahead of it. Mrs. G. Hairston- Hairston's car struck the bus on L straight wet road, Woods said. Mrs. Hairston was born in Tex- ukans, ,Texas, to the Rev. T. $d. >i. and Mrs. Elizabeth E. George. ler early life was spent at New 3ern. She was a graduate of Saint lM bry's Ccllege at Raleigh and t member of the EPL%Iopal '"hunch of the Ascension at Fork n 'Davie County and a member n -the North Carolina Society of colonial Dames. Surviving are two sons, Peter W Hairston of Csoleemee Plan- tation and Nelson Hairston, Pro- fessar - of Zoology at the Univer-_ city of Michigan, who has done s much work • with : the Warld Health Organization overseas; five grandchildren and a brother, J. Frank George of Norfolk, Va. ` Davie County Public ubriq Mocksville, NC V 0 N 1 THURSDAY MARCH 15,1962 — PAGE 17 , Hairston Will Seed District Judgeship sc.<bi le In. r.um.l MOCKSVILLE — P e t e r W. McLaughlin, a farmer state rep. Hairston, Mocksville lawyer and resentative and member of this farmer, announced yesterday that State Industrial Commission, an. he will seek the Democratic nomi- nounced his candidacy earlier this natian for resident judge in the month. 22d Judicial District Hairston received his under - Hairston had been rumored as graduate and law degrees from a candidate for several weeks. the University of North Carolina The 48 -year-old Devic County and practiced law in High Paint native has been endorsed for Na atter graduation in 1935. post by the Davie Bar Associa- In World War D, Hairston rose tion. from private to captain and saw A vacancyin the 22d district action with a tank destroyer bat. talon of the 2d Infantry Division —composed of Alexander, David- in the Normandy invasion. He son, Davie and Iredell counties— holds the Bronze Star, the Purple occurred when Judge Hubert Heart and five battle stars. OBve of Lexington announced he After the war he worked with PETER W. HAIRSTON - would not seek reelection. not insurance firm in Washington, ♦ • .. Democrat ... . Judge Olive will complete 18 D.C.. for two years, then returned year on the bench when his cur- to Davie County to operate the vismy Board and the Real Estate rent term ends Dec. 31. family faun. Cooleemee Planta. Licensing Board. Hairston, member of a family tion, and practice law. Hairston, an Episcopalian, also long active in Davie County poli- He represented Davie County in Is a Boy Scout leader. tics. will be opposed in the Dema- the 1955 General Assembly and He u married to the former erotic primary this May by States- the 1958 special session, and has Lucy Dortch of Raleigh. They villa lawyer John R- Mel.aevhli, eewui nn thn etntn Tnnm.,,.e'Ad- hvvn Iwo .one - Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC 1� Buck Hall lands Old Relic In The Sea Buck Hall, son of Mr, and Mrs. sent to me by Mr. Sam Townsend of Robert B- Hall of Halander Drive the North Carolina Department of Mocksville, found an old relic of Archives and History. the sea, when he was visiting Hold- - The anchor shown in this picture ,Ws. Beach this summer. , I is -of -a. commontype that was fn Buck and his cousin, Phillip Ano- use during the Civil War and after - field of Dover, Delaware, were visit- wards. From encurstation and con. ing their grandparents, Mr, and dition of the anchor I would say Mrs. C. E- Fitchett at their cot- that it probably came from one of tage on Holden's Beach. Buck and the blockade runner wrecks nearby, Phillip found an old anchor, weigh- possibly the Ranger. I know of en- ing approximately 500 lbs. that is other of the same size and in about said to have come from the old the same condition as your anchor, Blockade Runner wrecks nearby. that came off of the blockade ran - Jahn H. Foard, of the Blocade Run- nor Fanny and Jenny wrecked on net Museum at Carolina Beach went Wrightsville Beach. An anchor of to Holden's Beach twinspect the an- this size would be termed as a char. In a letter sent to the Hall "light anchor' on a ship and used family, he said that the anchor pro- only for temporary anchoring. bably came from one of the black- We have a large anchor of about ade runner wrecks nearby, possibly 2,000 pounds that came from the the "Ranger." blockade runner Georgians McCall The letter reads as follows: also wrecked near Holden's Beach. "Dear Mrs. Hall: Sincerely, Yours. I am returning to you a picture The anchor Is still at the cottage at Holden's Beach, and it will. be interesting to learn of its historical background should it be established. Davila County public Library Mocksville, NC Thursday, August 10, 1967 N 2 T a av'1 of 2 ---Davie County Enterprise Record, November 21 —A Man Of Solid Devotion — OR. L IL HALL There is a purpose and place for every man in this world. Some men find it. Some don't! Stacy Buckner Hell found both his place and purpose. 1968 "Know thy self" should be '? "• a cardinal rule for everyone and it was for the man many ,x*: called Dr. Hall. As he once 4 said: "My temperament, philosophy and general compatability with people simply does not lend itself to the roles of leadership. This for others and sometimes I envy them. For me I will just have to do what I know how and help and cooperate in my own way.,, What this man was saying was: "1 had rather be an Indian I than a Chief'...... and in this modern day trend of having more chiefs than Indians it was quite a virtue. i This did not mean that this man shrank from public service. Quite the contrary. He served as a member of the Mocksville I Town Board. He was a charter member of the MocksvBle Rotary Club, serving in several of the offices, but passing up on several occasions the opportunity to head the club as president for the reasons cited above. He was a member of the Baptist Church and served the church as a faithful member. Dr. Hall came to Mocksville in the early 1930's as the pharmacist for what was then Legrand's Drug Stpre. Later he and Mac Kimbrough formed partnership and opened H,11-Kimbrough Drug Store. This store later became Hall Drug Company in which he remained an active participant with bis son. i For more than 35 years Dr. Hall worked closely with the medical profession to supply the medicinal needs of the people of Davie County. Their trust and confidence in him was reflected by the steady and continued growth of his business. His devotion to his profession of pharmacy was only exceeded by his love and devotion to his family. In the words of Caussin: "Solid devotions resemble the rivers which run under the earth --they steal from the eyes of the world to seek the eyes of Cad; and often it happens that those of whom we speak least on earth, are best known in heaven." Thus we believe was Stacy Buckner Hall—a man of solid devotion to his place and purpose in life. Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC 0 M1 Doi# County Public Isibrary MockSviillel NC 1P.I- P. FRANK HANES SHS' ... retired executive ... P.F. Hanes, Of RJR, Dies P. Frank Hance Sr., 87, retire vice presitleat end le rel char sel ofR, S. Reyanlds TobacS5o� ��ao died batty today"afhtS Wh(kEb town home. Nr. "ease had worker for Reyn oWs for almost 38 years prior b his retirement in April, 1953. Bu he comlaued. active after retlre ment as president of the Hospita'. Savings Association of Chapel TIR and vice �presidmt of the Duke Univ¢eityBoard of Trusteea. A native of Davie County, Mr, Haves came to Winston-Salem in 1913 afterreceiving his law dN gree from Trinity College (vow Duke University) is the same year. He b e c a m e associated with Reynolds la 1915 and was made term (1915-171 ative from Forsyth County and - was on the Forsyth County Board eof Education for 12 years. Gar- i Ing his last six years as a mem. her of the education board he served as chairman. He had also served as general counsel, vi ce president and N - rector of the Glenn Tobacco Co. director of the First Nailoval Bank; president of the Duke Um- ersity General Alumni Associa- U in 1938.39; vice president of Ithe Duke Board of Trustee able. 1954; end was a member oI the county, state and national bar as• eaciations. Re married the former Miss Bettie Nolr Poindexter in Seamen. her. 1917, and they have two chB- dren. P. Frank Banes Sr. of Win. ' Ston -Salem and Will Poindexter ItHan. of Welkertown. Funeral arrangements were in. _1L 5 N 0 d7fES MARIE ELI2AEETH J .n -d- v ENGAGEN�.NT ANNOUNCED — Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Jeffersmr Jeftnson announce he engagement o4 Ehe1n of Mrs. Marie E:lzabeth, to Waiter Lee Hargett aI Cha[lotte. Walter Lee Hargett of Hlgh Point, and the late Mr. Hargett. hi Belk welding is pl. Ccdfar December C22. at 12 o'clock Miss dohnsan received a bachelor of muamn assic degree at Orohio. ban College and adm�te sof tutlY heeFastrummeree at l at Cincinnati, �I She did further em to sity'of Hawaii Honolulu. She is a member of Delta omicron International Music trate'u',Y: treasurer of the Southern Division of Music Teacher's National Association. andc� second vice presi- dent Of the Charlotte Plano Teacher's Forum. She is assistant prafessor of music at Queen's College, CharUtte. Mr. Hargett Is a graduate of the University of North Caro- lina. whm2 he was a member of Sigma Phi Ecsllon rratenity. He s Life t7noerwriter with Nnrhwaateell Mutual Life Ii ntrallm CompanY. _ OWO COWY Public Library M(%*,;vlle, No B ^N Y( Y I !L Q. a Dr�A. R Watritess To Practice Medicine Here DR. A. R. HARTNESS Dr. A. R. Hartness, a native of Statesville, N. N. C., has begun medi- cal practice here in association with Dr. Bob M. Foster. Dr. Hartness attended Wake Forest College and received his medical training at the Bowman Gray Schooi of Medicine and the N. C. Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. He served his internship at the Chelsa Navel Hospital, • Boston, Mass. After this he served as , Medical Officer in the U. S. Navy and eves attached to the U. S. Marine Corps at Camp LeJuene, North Car-' olina. He was also a member of: the staff of the Onslmv Memorial' Hospital, Jacksonville, N. C. " •"" Dr. Hartness is a member of the14 N. C. Medical Society. the Americans Academy of General Practice. ad...ddd' dx Rowan -Davie- Medical Sotnee. , Dr. Hartnes, his wife and two daughters are hvmg on Holly lane in Mocksville. Davie County Public Library MOCiF,Sville, NC 3 Marie W. Haynes County Scholl ^F firs. Marie W. Haynes has Veen, ap,uinlcd director of the School Fuud Service for 06¢ Davie County school system, As director she will be respomnle for buying all food used in the nine sctool cafe- terias in the county. She W& also prcpam suggested menus for the schuuls to follow. 'Mrs. Ilayecs, a Surry County naLvc, attended Lincoln Memorial' Umerslly in Tennessee where she majored in Home Economics. She hs Wught home economics in Davie, Stokes and 'Wilkes Coun- ties, and was Home D.menshaticn agent in Stokes County. Pr:nr to accepting the position with 5-1001 Food Service, she taught school in Slakes County. During the year she hopes t0 accomplish three aims: W have better food, better prepared men. Directs Davie Sha. hopes to achieve this by'of. us, and to have better partieipa- ion in die program by the students, ziervece tering instruction to the caferias 0e- how to make better use of We facilities and materials thatthey hare, by having mondsly meeting with the managers to discuss pmb Irma, and by working closely wish Ha:uigh. .... Mrs. Haynes has two 'children, Danny, 17: and Lisa, 12. Her hus. band is employed at Western Ele ciric. The llaynesas live on Milling Haad and attend the First 'Baptist Qmrch in Mocksville. For ho''-�ics, 0Mrs. Haynes co-' joys bucking, sewing, reading, and working wish children. In an effort to keep the public informed about the program. Mrs. Haynes plans to write a series of articles which will be pub6sh4l under the heading "Seboolday Food", one of which will be found in another section of this paper. Dari® County Public 'Elul W1.1 MO&4Vit1e, IAC i' L H 0 I7 David Heffner Is Nominated For A Morehead Scholarship DAVID HEFF\ER David Oren Heffner, senior at Davie County High School, has been selected as the nominee from Davie i County to compete in the John Mot- I ley Morehead scholarship competi- tion. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oren Heffner of Park Avenue, Mocksville. Selected by the Davie Comity \forehead selection committee from other top senior boys of Davie High, David will take part in the district competition in January for one of the coveted scholarships. H success- ful uccessful in the district competition. David will then go before the Mal select- ion board at Chapel Hill next spring. The Morehead Scholarship Awar- ds, founded by the late John Motley Morehead ... a University of North ' Carolina alumnus and president of Union Carbide, not only covers all expenses for a four year course of study at the University of North . Carolina at Chapel Hill, but it also _ provides for spending money and other incidental expenses. David was selected by the local Morehead Committee consisting of Lester P. Marts, Chairman; R. B. Hall and John Brack. Other nomin. ees from the school included: Reith Weldon Hamrick, David Neil Emic, John Stephen Walker, Richard Holl Cartner and William Randall Ward. Mr. Martin said that David was rated high byhis leachers and rank- ed 14th in a class of 226 students. At Davie High he is a member of the Debating Team, Editor of THE REBEL, the high school newspaper. and associate business manager of the yearbook. He is the winner of dua the indivil novice debate award and certificate as the best atfuma- live debater. We County Public LlbtOq Mocksville, NC ve Q_. L V a JUNE 3, 1965 Builder ... Man of Music ... And Devotion— �R Ernest Grover "They go to the forest for palm or pine The stuff for the humbler homes; The mountain gives up its valued -gifts For the stately spires and domes. But whether they work with marble or sod The builder is in hand with God" .. . ... by William Dunbar "Music 'is .the fourth great material want of our nature — first food, then rai- ment, aiment, then shelter ,then music" — Bovee. Ernest Grover Hendricks was a builder and man of music ... both in the most literal sense of the definitions. His life's work was devoted to trans- forming the tree of the forest into the homes of .today. And one of his life's interests was de- Hendricks voted to music .. , singing in quartets and choirs.. . and playing the coronet in bands and orchestras. "Mr. Grover", as he was known to many friends, was a quiet and conservative man. ; He was not the type to draw undue atten- tion to himself. He devoted his life almost solely to his work and his family ...but in doing so never turned his back on his community and gave to it the same type of solid devoted service. Mocksville lost a. devoted .citizen last week in the death of Ernest Grover Hen - dicks. And in the words of caussin: "Solid devotions resemble the rivers which run under the earth — they steal from the eyes of the world to seek -the eyes of God; and it often happens that thosq Qf whom we speak least on earth, are best i known in heaven." , We County Public Library WOW* NC A Y 1 'VrynW V ATTY. CLAUDE T. HICKS Rites Held For Claude Hicks Funeral services for Claude Thomas Hicks, 53, Mocksville Attorney, were held Wednesday afternoon at the Eaton Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Rose Cemetery. Mr. Hicks died Monday morning around 5:445 a.m. at the Davie County Hospital after being admitted last Friday. He had been seriously ill for the past several months. He was born May 4, 1915 in Sorry County, the son of the late Richard and Laura lane Hicks. He was a graduate of Wingate College, Wake Forest University, and the Duke University Law School. He did post graduate work at the University of Minnesota. A veteran of World War U. M served five years with the N United States Air Force, January 1941 to December 1945. Mr. Hicks had practiced law in Davie County since May, 1949. He was a member of the Davie County Board of Education, the Mocksville Moose Lodge, the American Legion, the Mocksville Lions Club, the Hickory HBI Golf and Country Club, the Davie County Bar Association and the North Carolina Bar Association. He is survived by his wife, June Marion Hicks and one daughter, Lynn, of the home; one brother, Marvin Hicks of Pinnacle, Rt. 2. The family requested that memorial be made to the Davie County Hospital fund. =A Man With Empathy!= Claude T. Hicks The word is EMPATHY! And empathy ts defined as the projection of one's owm consciomnes into anothtt being .....the sharing of inner "'n&'i...dreams ..... desires ..... and frustrations. ClThomas Hicks had empathy. This trait enabled him as an attorney to fully andersiand a chert and relate that client to given situations. it enabled to himate toirf�t uuating nderstand just what had happened circumstances. ailnThishe most m mile ClaudeHicksa great extecriminal lawyer. A person with empathy knows that there is some good in the worst of people ..... end there is some bad N the best of people. A person with empathy does not try to Judge his fellowmen ..... he tries to explain them This sort of person was Claude Hicks. le He was Claude Hicks was many thing to many people. often praised ... but not always. He was often crrtl h eh.. .. but not always. He had his good points ... and he Mad his faults. But he was a man that Ban of hirmelf and his Went to many. He was a man that always sought to give everyone more than one chance. He was a man that never condemned another. Claude Hicks had ,many friends and many clients throughout Davie County that moum his untimely passing. otavthese friends rallied around the Year ContyBoard of Educatioonly last Tuesday (April gth) he took his oath of office and officially became a member of the board. This was the fust and only Public office ever held by Claude Hicks. he understood Yes. Claude Hicks had empathy ..... and many and shared the feeling of many . understood and loved Claude Hicks. _ NO County Public U4mw Mocksville, NO . • `-U I'BCYI OA/S -d/ed c�`�UIrA )%1-`N,Tp ao.EI- �y m, m ca N o:> _Z =o 063 S� iy? CVO �'j 7_ n7 jNERo.G.'- cwE w Ac en£NO eP_w-. MAB» Sao QiQ -_ccP 3o N= �Fmigw�Ui`n 3A -<'n w^ w w m NYU S p O "m'nan=c3 =�.s s3�°j'SPnwn'n' [a�p'V d5`.A i Im PS I— _g - xn°C'na?^ccc 3_-cy O'n aenx W R ' EnG Rnn Yy O'A n^ wp - C c cam A=m= cR N aWw GC Cidn 3-AS�_m-rEgS -�b�_� ry_Snm� _,n e� UCS_ ym_q pAAA_ �$w3mYC dd-SPC d.,gwF�YL-mi>Sgpq'N mP m Sen$p?n=zn='° pe ulfim w3 c .•c<_. w Enn A annn"p4 *3.4 o`$s�oe uqo N,U'ac 0 F�r�jl�sc 0 v W A C G C Cr livid because she thought she would fit there and "could help other people." She had to go west to the mountains to find employment and then north to sister In Baltimore, and the jobs, 24-hour a day live-in jobs away from the six children, were the 50 -cent a day kind. Sure, it was hard to leave her children in Iredeil County with her husband's family, "but when you had creditors, it was either give up whatyour husband had worked for orwork yourself." She worked with drug addicts, alcohol. io and neurotic did women who drove nurses before nes away in dtvve. She stuck it out Oh, there were times —just like with her recent school work—thatshe felt like throwing in the towel, but she kept seeing that word "debt" and "those dollar marks" in front of her, and she kept going. LICENSE WAIVED After seven years, she was licensed a practical nurse by waiver, which meant she had the experience and qualifications Wild thejob but not the schooling. That was 24 years ago, and the Monday night schooling at Rowan Tech was to remove that "by waiver" restriction from her diploma. It was to earn that If. important black stripe that she wean on her cap when she reports for third shift duty at the Lynn -Haven Nursing Home in Mocksville. That's right. She never did retire even though her second bout with cancer slowed her little and her children complain. "I don't aim to give up," she says, matter-of-factly. "Cancer is like war. It don't give up, but at thesame time, it ain't nouse tosil on thecurb and wait for it" And as for the three children who live in Mocksville and say, "Mama, I don't like to think of you working at night while we're sleeping," Mrs. Holmes replies, "Non- mass. " "I enjoy working," Mama tells them. be so lonesome without my work and books. These four walls would just cave in on me. It's my life." Besides, it's Just Friday and Saturday nights that she works, except when the manager, Eugene Seals, is "in a jam," and she gels along well with the patients, some of whom areyounger than she is. Once, while serving a Rowan Tech apprenticeship at Rowan Memorial Hospi- tal, she was told the story of a 64-yar-oid mother, suffering the same type cancer she did and no longer able to dress herself. She had completely lost the me of an arm. "Can't dress herself," Mrs. Holmes said unbelieveably to the woman's daugh- ter. "Tao old? Why. I'm 72 yeah old and I livealone." And she wouldn't have things any other way. WANTSNOPRAISE Taking on an education at the age of 70 was just another extension of the indepen. dence. She doesn't want any praise. "I'm just a victim of circumstance," she say's overand over. "I had to work." As far as Rowan Tech goes, she says she "wouldn't lake nothing for what I have learned. All about different diseases and what is good for them and the meanings of a lot of words. "It wasn't Play," she says, even though she enjoyed the Monday nights in the classroom tremendously. "A lot of folks laughed at me —an old womangoing to school. But 1 came right back at them and told them my head is not so full that 1 can't put some more in it." Mrs. Holma and three young Mocks. ville women, Mrs. Ruth Garner, Mrs. Nettie Broadway and Mrs. Carolyn Rich. ards. made thetlrive to Salisbury together, with the younger women picking her up at her home and bringing her back. z All four attended the classes, and Mrs. Holmes says she missed only one, that being when she was sick with a cold. The younger students accepted her all right, she says, after she set them straight the firstnight. "They asked me if I could hear," she recalls with a laugh, "and 1 told them there wasn't a thing wrong with my hearing. I can move as fast as they can," she says, "but maybe not as long." And there were a lot of Monday nights that she would sit In the classroom listen- ing to the instructor, Lucille Miller, and trying to lake it all in and write it all down and she just couldn't This is when the three women from Mocksville turned out to be"real friends.^ "They helped me so much," she says, "1 couldn't have done it without my friends." They shared notes and did a little explaining here and there, and then Mrs. Holmes would spend the rest of her eve, pings and every spare minute during her days sitting in her favorite recliner with her textbooks and dictionary stacked be side her. Studying. "Living in those books. And writing and writing and writing." And before lest, doing that little extra praying. All the work paid off, too. Her highest grade was M and the lowest, sl. "1 didn't graduate with honors, though," she says. I guess my papers weren't neat enough." That doesn't matter so much, though. Her graduation, needless to say, was well attended. All six children were there, one of them coming from Columbia, S. C., and many of the grandchildren. All of them proud and happy for her, and her friends taking graduation pictures and Mrs. Holmes beaming her natural smile at everyone. MRS. HOLMES... gets an assist with her new nursing cap from Frances Smith, a fellow employee, as she reports to work at Lynn -Haven Nursing Home. M M Passes M. J. HOLTHOUSER RITES HELD FOR HOLTHOUSER .Funeral services were held lost donday afternoon at the First 'resbyterlan church here for dilas Jay Holthouser, 79, one of he most beloved citizens of docksvllle, who died the pre- dous Saturday morning at the Iowan Memorial hospital, Salta- tory, where he had been a pa - Sent for ten days. His death vas the result of a heart all - The Rev. John A. McMurray, pastor, conducted the rites and Interment was in the Iamlly plot in Rose cemetery. Mr. Holthouser retired In 1998 after spending more than 50 years In the service of the South - em Railway. He Was married December 20, 1888, to Miss Adds L. Todd. Surviving are the widow; five. daughters, Mrs. H. L. Blackwood of Guilford, Mrs. George Mar - (Continued on page 8) (MORE ABOUT Holthouser shall of Winston-Salem, Mlssi Daisy Holthouser of Macksvllle, Miss Nell Holthouser of the WACs, stationed at Morris Field, Charlotte, and Mrs. H. A. Lagle of Mocksville; three sons, Errul Holthouser of Charlotte, RAFT Holthouser of Mccksvttle az` Dolt Holthouser of Winston- Salem; 18 grandchildren; one great-grandchild and one sister,' Mrs. H. L. Rumple, of Trout ,man. Out of town guests for the fu- neral Included the following from Charlotte: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tpdd, Wade, Alice, Kenneth and Frank Todd, Mrs. Roy White, L. J. Starnes, C. T. Mc- Call, Van McCall, Mrs. - John' Wentz, Mrs. John Dover, Ernest and Bobby Holthouser the fol- lowing from Winston-Salem: Mr. and Mrs. Dolt Holthouser, Geor- gie Gregory, Agra. Charlie Mor- gan, Mrs. E. K. James, Mr. and Marshall, Mr. a Mrs. 7. T. nd Mrs George Marshall and family; Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Blackwood and family of Guilford, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Rumple, Mrs. Geor- gie Brown, Miss Altha Scruggs Davie County Public Mocksviile, NC A 'Lad WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 17. '19,i Mrs. Clinard Howard walks in delivering mail to nearby homes and businesses. Mail Carrier' Mocksville has a lady mail carrier. And if she isn't the only "lady mail carrier" in the U. S. Postal Service ... she certainly Is one of a very few. She is Mrs. Clinard Howard of Hardison Street and since 1905 has delivered mail throughout the town of Mocksville. With her route as City Carrier No. 3. Mrs. Howard walks and delivers the mail in the downtown business district and uses a jeep for areas farther away. Mrs. Howard reports for work at the Mocksville Post Office at 7 am. and routes her mail, Deliveries get underway around 9 am., finishing up around 3:30 p.m. She works five days a week. Mrs. Howard explains that she just "bappened in on this job as a mail carrier. "My ambition was to be a licensed practical nurse, but due to health I was enable to complete the course". she said. She explained how she ap- plied a second time for an LPN license but due to an injury to one of her daughters was once again unable to complete the course. Previously she had taken the civil service examination and her time reached the top of the Est at the local postoffice. Postmaster Roy Canner contacted Mrs. Howard and offered her the job as carrier. "After two days of deliberation I decided to take this job with the philosophical reasoning of - - - nothing van' hared, nothing gained,-"- she said. One day while engaged in delivering mail a salesman visiting in town stopped her and inquired as to what she was doing. "Ijdivering mail", she ex- plained with a smile. "Well — I've been traveling for 40 -years and this is the fust Eine I have ever seen a lady mat carrier," he replied. Mrs. Howard uses Jeep van for some `mail deliveries in Mocksville. V 0 i �yE mV �3� of o'S wt: °E' u.5 3 v => mm c'a'°'edQcw,_`o S C VE;,o Sob �nami�U�d' r°( -Eq ;a.5 . a M� N yO 03 ,; 'O e'O ` ON N QCTya O 9 A0 �r oyU WAUo�% -}m�.9sayj 990 24 mL,j zc9O Cc�m > mEOm=lvGpi0aG 'aS i 1 rn GERARD K. (JERRY) HUSSER Gerard Kenneth (Jerry) Husser, 61, of Advance, Rt. 2, all-time great athlete of Catawba College. died at 5:30 4 p. m. Sunday at his home. Death was unexpected, resulting from a heart attack. Born September 26, 1907, he was the son of Arnold and Ruble Unger Husser of Rockville Center, N. Y. He entered Catawba College in 1930 and after being named to the All -New England football team and All -Long Island basketball team in high school. , After enrolling at Catawba, he had a brilliant athletic MM. He was one of the few j Catawba athletes who has ever i won lettere is major sports. After leavin6 Catawba, he be fanning near Advance in Davie County. However, he did not lose interest in sports. He served as a basketball and football official for 30 years for both high school and Atlantic Coast Conference games. Because of this outside work,'h probably was familiar with mora college campuses than anyone in this area. A few years ago he returned to college and received his degree in 1965 :Since that time Davie County Public Ubrary Mocksvlle, NC W Funds Sought and clothes in the hands of people, TO Bu Equipment 3ut he is going to put tools in their hands and show them how to use For Jamaicans their hands to provide for them- ' •'.� , selves", he continued. Mr :and Mrs. Calvin Ijames 'are The Rev. Mr. Ijames pointed out going to the Island of Jamacia, West that he was not soliciting a salary Indies for a ten-day vi,it during the for Calvin white he is in Jamaica. latter part of May. The purpose of He is employed by tale U. S. govetn- their visit is to set up a Janitorial ment and will be .paid from his em - Service in the city of Kingston for playment while he is on leave for this, a group of people who are stricken ' mission. with poverty. .Mr. and Mrs. Ijames are being 'The money I am soliciting is to sent by the Clement Grove Church provide an opportunity for people in of God, a small assembly of 25 mem- need. The money will be spent wisely hers. This church has given finan. and the business will be set up in cial support to the people of Jam- Jamaica for the benefit of several aica for more than ten years. families. No money is ever expected Ivan Ijames, father of Calvin and from Jamaica for Calvin or the pastor of the Clement Grove Church Clement Grove Church. If the contri. of God, visited the Island of Jamacia butions received are more than that ,in 1853 and 1964. His personal ob. which -is needed, the additional funds servation of the needs of that coon- will'be saved for a future check on try led his congregation to render that we are endeavoring to setup ,must support to the people of that now. A report on the aocomplish- island. ments in Jamaica will be published Last fall, E. E. McLaughlin of in this newspaper when Calvin re& Kingston, Jamaica, accepted Mr. tunas", said the 'Rev. Mr. Ijames. Ijames invitation and visited with For those wishing to contribute, the members of the Clement Grove checks would be made payable to: Church for ten weeks. During this Jamaica Mission Fund, c/o Clement time he was taught the janitorial Grove Church of God, Mocksville Rt. trade by Calvin Ijames, the owner 1. of the Davie Janitorial Service and The -Rev. Mr. Ijames pointed out L. A. Ijames of Statesville, owner that Calvin would like to purchase of the Statesville Janitorial Service. some of the equipment immediately Following Mr. MdamO lia's return so that he can leave it in Jamaica to Jamaica last November, Mr. when he arrives there. Ijames has made several contacts with the business firms of Kingston who expressed interest in commer- cial janitorial service. Mr. Ijams has established janitor- M-ervices in Greenfield, Indiana; In Mocksville; and in Statesville. He Setup Service has also helped to establish janitor -0 ial in Newton, N. C.; - ick Calvin 11ames. To ory anrvices d Lenoir The members of the Clement Grove Church have pledged enough Jamaica Janitorial ? money to pay for the plane fares for Mr. and Mrs. james, plus $300 for equipment to be purchased. The Rev. Ivan Ijames is making an appeal to "my friends in Davie County for additional support. "$300 isn't half enough to purchase the minimum amount of equipment needed, and the people whom we are endeavoring to help are hardly able to provide $10. We are most anxious to purchase a toil set of equipment for these people who cannot buy such equipment for themselves,% said the (Rev. W. Ijames. `Many of you have collected mon- ey and sent it to foreign lands as we have done. Such contribuGioas are being used to purchase food and • -Owle County Public library clothes for people in need. Our con- I Mocksville, NC FYI ill en tril dons sf food and clothes are • good, but I am sure you will agree 1 that some of the money we are send - Ing should be used to provide op- portuntttes dor people to help them- selves. My son's visit to Jamaica is e intended to provide such an opport- unity. He is •ant going to put food V Setup Service S THURSDAY, lo, 1958 2 ipfi��s' a NMSNii . FEtAHCI3 - _ Mr. JamesIanid. Miss K6enum, Miss Carolyn Keen=was It Marry At Hazelwood ' ,ISW,s maid of honor. she' wb, a dress If -bite 3ace over bl Miss petaldine Kesnvm. daueh- taffeta with bbie tmt and aandl ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. a bouauet of mixed 01 fl lwood. became the Keenum of Haze _ h bride of R'anois Duke Jsmes. e;+n a AenrY M James was of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. James. of brothee's beat man' Mockavdle, aL 6:30 pm. Frida9 m The bride is • Braduete Iiazelwoad B'aPtin Church. The Rev. John I. Kizer per- Waynes'ille High School and formed the ceremony. Miss UniversitY of Horth Carall Janice Ruff was pianist and Miss Seboal of PbarmaP - She a e Carol Underwood. soloist' played by the Baae"Id Pit The bride's father gave her m Macy. ,,,r:age. She wore a gown. of Jamas Is • Graduate ,bite Italian silk with deep Mr. vusd neakhne and a skirt ex- Me Ik vibe High School and -,ending Into a chapel train. She senior in the U.N.C. School :allied a Bible with a wMte `ar- Phanmaey. ' Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC �V 561 Bob 'On the field of battle it is called: "Ove and beyond the ' call of duty.,, This also'could be used to describe th acbion of Bob James recently when he as silted the State Highway Parol in stopping a man fleeing from arrest. To briefly recapitulate: A man who had been arrested by State Highway Patrolman A. W. Cox broke away and started running. patrolman Cox, chas- ing the 'man on foot. hollered to Mr. James who,was ahead of the man up the road, to trip the fugitive. Mr. James answered this call and threw the man to the ground and assisted Patrolman 'Cox in subduing him. A short time later, the prisoner gave a lurch and•knck, knocking Mr. James to the ground. The right Ieg of Mr. James ways broken in WO places --just above the ankle and just below bhe knee. Mr. James is self-employed in the wood working �usiness. His craftsmanship in this type of work has made his services much in demand. The injury will prevent Mr. James from working for around eight weeks. There is James i Pain, discomfort, inconvenience and great economic loss resulting from this injury. r e There are three civic clubs in Mocks - ville. Each year these clubs support. and. sponsor many worthwhile drives for needed'. causes. These clubs also honor citizens for! outstanding services and accomplishments. ' Now we have a local situation that in- volves both an act of valor and a needy ' cause. Neither should be neglected nor go without notice. Bob James was over and beyond the' call of duty as a citizen' 'in assisting the officer. This assistance ,was requested and € Mr. Fames measured up to what was ex- pected of him. In doing so he suffered a' personal loss—and further, his family a loss. It would seem that the State of North Carolina, 'whose authorized agent he , was; assisting, should come -to his aid with mone- tarY tomperrsation. - However, whether they do or not, there would seem to .be .roles that local citizens and local organizations could play in acknowledging ap8reciation of his action. I Die County Public Library Mocksde, NC 4OCKSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, JANE 209 19: . Bo dames Fund_, Bob James underwent surgery at the Davie County Hospital Tuesday morning at which time a pin was inserted . in his right leg which was broken in two places a few weeks ago. i Up until -a fzw weeks ago Bob James was a man such as you—that is a good, average citizen of this community. Like you, he had his work—at which he spent most of his time.' Like you. he had a family—for which It took most of his earnings to . provide for their needs. He had dreams of a home of his own and was taking steps to make these dreams come true. On Saturday afternoon. June 1, Bob James was going about his business as usual. He was stili working hard, planning' for the future of his family. On this Saturday afternoon he was on Depot Street in Mocksville when a prisoner broke away from State Highway Patrolman A. W. Cox and sought to escape. At the request of Patrolman Cox, Bob James stopped this prisaner and helped Patrolman Cox subdue him just as you would have done, or + tried to do, had you been there. Then this prisoner again made a lurch and in escaping caused the right leg of Bob James to be broken in two places —just above the ankle—just below the knee. There on the Saturday afternoon of June 1, Bob James saw Y many of his dreams vanish into thin air. Not considering his own physical discomfort. he became concerned for the welfare of,his family. .Being self-employed in the wood wor$ing bust ness, he saw all his income being shut off by his inability to work. Now Bob James is not a charity patient and is not even considered as one. He is a Mocksville citizen that was the victim of curcumstanccs on that Saturday afternoon. It could have ju:•t as easily been you. The people of Mocksville and Davie County have always been known for their willingness to rally to the aid oT those deserving of consideration. Never has there been anyone more deserving of such considration as Bob James. Here is a man that has lost much merely because he was being a good and helpful citizen. This is to kickoff a drive -for a "Bob James Fund." A fund to* which you and I may contribute out of honor 'and respect to this man. A fund to which individual contributions will' - combine into an implement by which a citizen can keep his: x self-respect and bright outlook on life. D. J. Mando of Mocksville is serving as treasurer of this fund drive. Contributions may be made through him; through Miss Jo Cooley at the Mayfair Beauty Shop; or through Thee, Mocksville Enterprise. A telephone call to either of these places will bring someone to your door to pickup the token of assistance. As good citizens we should help one another at aU times;.; We know not what tomorrow may bring. els Canty Public Libr MockwIle, NC T, OCTOBER 2$, 1965 Davie County Public Libra Mockswile, NC ry Pfc. Gene James - In Combat Training PFC GENE JAMES Marine Private First Class Robert E. Jame;, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob art A. James of 532 Pine St., Mocks' villa, N. C., completed four weeks o individual combat training Oct. 1: with the First InfiantrY Training Re' giment, Marine Corps Rase, Carol Lejeune, N. C. The 20 -day course included Ove 200 hours of rigAmus instruction u small unit tactics, night combat, fa in weapons. uodgr simulated com bat conditions and other subjects n ]aced to the Marine infantryman. I "avie County Enterprise Record, December 23, 1969 "Rudolph The Red -Nosed Reindeer.. .. joins Mrs. Clarence James or 6nurcn—• in a pose for thecameraman as Christmas rapidly approaches. This unique decoration may be seen in the James yard on Church St. The moulded reindeer is hitched to a little / cart pulling a replica of Santa with some gifts. (Photo by Mike Clemmer). Daum County Public Ubr" Mocksvlle, NC CZ V Nq JUNE 3, 1965 A Heart That Was Tender and Compassionate— Phillip Jeffery A devoted father, merchant, church and civic leader, ... makes for many things ... but certainly for an outstanding Rotar- ian. Such a man was Phillip Jefferson John- son. "Mr. Phil' 'moved to Mocksville in 1923 and went into partnership in the grocery business with the late Jack Allison. From that date until ailing health forced his re- tirement several years ago, he was promin- ent in all the worthwhile activities of this commiunity. As the proprietor of Allison -Johnson Grocery store he literally fed this commun- ity for many years. His compassion caused him to provide food for many unable to pay, ... a concern for others that was al- ways a prime characteristic of this man. "Mr. Phil" and the Rev. E. M. Avett put up the -first Christmas tree lights on the square in Mocksville -in the early 1930's. He was the prime instigator of the Mocksville High Band back in the early 1940's and personally got out and raised money by public subscription to -buy uni- forms and instruments for the band. He was one of the leaders in the move- ment to establish and maintain the local >on Johnson.. Girl Scout program. "He was superintendent of Sunday School at the Mocksville Methodist Church for 15 - years (1927-1942) ; served on the Mocksville Town Board, 1926-1929; and in the late ' 1930's helped organize Mocksville's first Lions Club. "Mr. Phil" became a charter member of the Mocksville Rotary Club when it was organized in 1945. For 15 -years (1945-1960) he had perfect attendance ... a feat never equalled by any member of the Mocksville Club. He served as president of the Mocks- ville Club, 1957-58, and while president at- tended the Rotary International Conven- i tion in Texas. Several years ago as failing health be- gan to dictate his retirement, "Mr. Phil" i ... still interested in his fellowmen .. . sought to organize a "retirement club" in Mocksville. However, obis did not develop as failing health prevented the translation of his desire and concern into reality. "Mr. Phil" had a heart that was tender and coanpassionate. This heart ceased to beat Sunday might. But while it did beat '. .. it beat for many... causing "Mr. Phil" ' to truly leave his "footprints on the sand { of time's for many of us in this area. Dwie County Public Ubriq MocksvNla, NC 41 —�Z Davie County Public library MocksVold, NC O v CCc.t LtC Aty M,-11167 School Sodal Worker Dies In Hospital Afrs. Hanes Clement Kendrick, 53, a Charlotte social worker, died yesterday in a local hospital. Mrs. Kendrick most recently worked for the school social work service. "She was the one he put the school social work service across eloquently to educators and PTAs as a part of the whole school system, instead of a separate agency. As a result, many children were helped more effectively;' said Joseph Frank- p ford, director of school social work service. "Her zest for her work, her h conviction and her ability made a her a vital part of the communi. d ty." b schools. NIRS. KENDRICK, whose hus- band, Charlotte dentist Dr. Zebu IonVance Kendrick, died last June, lived at 4811 Hadrian Way. She worked with the medical social service at Charlotte Me- morial Hospital for several years after 1940, and later was a marriage counselor for Family and Children's Service. Working through the Mental Health Association, she emuhn-1 Mrs. Kendrick was horn . S 1913 in Mockaville, daug ' the late Jesse Frank Cler id Blanche Hanes Clement. :tended Converse College, sived an A.H. degree from I niversity and later receive at Simmons College in Mrs. Kendrick marded Dr. Kendrick on June 8, 1943. She .was on the board of the dental Health Association of decklenburg County and headed i special committee of 20 persons o study the needs of emotionally listurbed children and publicise he need for special classes in he school system. She was a member of the funfor League and the Myers )ark Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Miss lanes Clement Kendrick, and a wn. Zebulon Vance Kendrick III FUNERAL services wIH held at 11 a.m. tomorrow Myers Park Methodist Chu conducted by the minister, DI Clay Madison, and the assoc minister. the Rev. William FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1944 THE MG WINS CANNING CONTEST Mrs. Grant Daniel of Mocks- ville is shown beside the pan- try where most of tier 500 quarts of home canning was stored. The excellence of the preparation and the quantity canned mon for her first prize in 'a 3locksville canning con- test recently completed. payia County Public Library �pocicsv��le, NO The judges of Mocksville's s chicken. There are soup mix - city -wide canning contest re- tures, pimentoes and mince cently decided that the first meat. prize --a war bond --should be One of the most unusual awarded to Mrs. Grant Daniel things that Mrs. Daniel canned for her, unusually fine job of was peanuts, which were parch - saving summer harvests for winter tables. ed and flavored exactly right so that they are fresh and crisp There were more than 500 when the jar seal is broken. quarts in the Daniel pantry be- -Most of the things Mrs. Daniel foie Mrs. Daniel put away her canned came from her own gar pressure cooker and called the den, which she tended in her job well done. Of course there backyard. "There isn't muck aren't that many now, for the space," •she laughed, "some peo- Daniels have had to. do little ple think I plant too close to - grocery guying this winter, but gether, but I use lots of fer there arer still hundreds of tilizer and things seems to grow quarts and more than 35 va- well. rieties of canned goods on those Asked for advice to less ex - shelves. perienced canners, Mrs"' Daniel -most of the canning was done warned them to be. careful about with a pressure cooker except sterilization and to use vege- the fruits, which were canned tables as fresh as possible, dis- by the electric oven method. carding any bruised or-spoiledk,' Most amazing thing of all is products. ' that not a single can has spoil- "I always try to make theLl ed. The visitor who steps into time between the vine and the this well -stocked pantry is can as short as possible," she amazed at the beauty of the said. glass jars that line the shelves. Every jar is perfect, the fruits or vegetables it contains ar- ranged in even rows, the color and shape as good as when the contents was first taken from ' the garden. There are row on row of al- most every imaginable North, Carolina crop. Among the vege-' tables are the snap beans, toma- toes, field peas, carrots, corn, broccoli, asparagus, squash, green peas, turnip salad, lima beans, pumpkin, corn on the cob and beets. Over on the fruit shelves are blackberries, peaches, strawberries, apples, and apple- sauce. Among the pickles and relishes are pepper relish, mus- tard and dill pickles, sour pickles and bread and butters. There are a good variety of meats including sausage, back- bone, spareribs, pork chops and DiWie County Public Library Mocksvi1le; NC Cam: (4 Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC Jim Daniel is I Granted Patent The U. S. Patient affice has ant- [1ii ed a patent for the invention of a straight line carrier device to James A. Daniel. Jr. of Route 94, FTeedon, New Jersey. Application for the pat- ent was filed by Daniel, a profes- sional photographer, in July, 1965. ,A native of Mocksville, Mr..Dan- lel is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Daniel of this city. As described in the letters of pat- ent, the invention is a device for supporting a movable object in re- lation to a stationary object or another movable object. The prin- ciple of the invention resides in the connection links which moves clock- . wise and counter -clockwise together about pivots in such a way that one cannot move unles sthe other one moves, and the amount and speed of movement is identical in each. This is accompliched by ' utilizing the straightline distance of the movement rather than 'tine arc plane of the movement. Danie lalso has a patient pending , on a "Proximity Press Camera." The above information was sent I to us by Emmett F. VanAuken of r• Newton, New Jersey, who wrote as t follows: Gentlemen: The enclosed clipping is from The New Jersey Herald, Newton, N. J., of January 5, 1967. Mr. Daniel is a -Mocksville, N. C. "boy" who has been in our area for several years. He is a professional photographer, and does excellent work, I have seen Photos he took of a dinner with 600 people present. and of course, it ,was in a very large dining room,yet he arranged his camera and his lights in such a way that every person's face was •very distinct in the picture. Mrs. W. M. Click, of Cooleemee, , N. C. spends the hot months with ` us, and a few years ago, while tak- ing Mrs. Click for a ride through the country. we stopped in to see Mr. Daniel? He was not expecting us, and was very busy in his dark- room. After some pounding on our part, wo 'raised" him and as he came out, I asked him: 'How far i is it to Cooleemee?" and without, giving thought to anything but to be } of service, he told me: Just down the road a piece!" Really, if ten'! miles is a "piece" --then there are about sixty "pieces" from here to Cooleemee:.: I I - I hope this item Is of interest to yMUNind your readers. Sincerely, Emmett F. VanAuken 0