News and Record from Greensboro, North Carolina (2024)

August 5, 1955

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News and Recordi

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Greensboro, North Carolina

Issue Date:

Friday, August 5, 1955

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5

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RIDAY AUGUST 5 1955 GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA SECTION PAGE 5 62 of Bal Lancaster three brothers irginia AUGUST GREAT be OR THE HOME me a bleach YOU GET MORE OR EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND ON RCA VICTOR CONSOLE TELEVISION OUR ACTORY TRAINED TECHNICIANS SERVICE THE SETS WE SELL 4vr5 4 Lduji AUGUST SALE PRICED TAKE TO 24 MONTHS TO PAY ENJOY NOW THE THINGS YOU LONG HAVE WANTED Carrie Blackburn of Roaring and Mrs Guy Pruitt of Trap County lorida the the sisters Lynch Saul of Melvin William 3 pm to Presbyte Mrs Garner Mc George Griffin all Mrs Alvin Buch 1 Broadway one Mrs Sutton Miss Eliza Lamb Miss Isabel Lamb and Carpenter of the home Judd and Mrs at St today Nettle Dr for Den John eight a Mrs 53 of yester hopital proud of my fine linens and cottons I always use leecy White on them because I know I can depend on its honest efficiency and I like its liquid convenience Take my advice and make leecy White your bleach too! MRS LEORA WILLIAMS CHAPEL HILL Aug uneral services for Mrs Leora Dollar Wil liams 88 will be held at Lystra Baptist Church riday at 3 pan with the pastor the Rev Len nins in charge assisted by the Rev Leon Cheek of Chapel Hill and Dr Thomas Bland The body will be taken from the home to the church one hour before the service Burial will be in the church ceme tery fraternity of the Virginia His and the New Eng Society and the St of the Sons of the a LEXINGTON Aug 4 Gov Hodges was the principal speaker at observance of the 200th anniversary of the Jersey Baptist Church in Cotton Grove Township of Davidson County In his prepared address the gov ernor called on his listeners to forget the spiritual strug gles of this rural congregation in years past as the pastors and mem bers of past congregations met the challenges of their The governor said understand that North Carolina is second only to Texas in the number of churches Texas has 3600 churches while North Carolina has 3160 While we are not as boastful as Texas we can point with pride that North Carolina has more open country churches than Hodges praised the rural church the only institution in the com munity directly charged with con serving moral and spiritual values Congrega at 3 pm the Rev Marion Saturdays 9 io 6 Wednesdays 9 to 1 Other Week Days 9 to 5:30 Evening Appointments By Reguest A aircloth He Sampson County the Robert Grove where funeral of Belhaven High School been employed by the plant in Kinston She is by her parents four and four sisters uneral of Virginia WESLEY DUNN ASHEBORO Aug 4 Wesley (Bud Dunn 82 of Asheboro died in Randolph Hospital Wednesday following an Illness of five weeks He is survived by his wife Mrs Ausa Deaton Dunn four daughters Mrs rank Montana of Long Island NY Mrs Lacy Parks of Route 5 Asheboro Mrs Coble of Asheboro and Miss Lena Dunn of the home four sons Lephi Lexie and John all of armer and Hughie Dunn of Route 2 Randle man three sisters Mrs Dea ton of Denton Mrs Sexton of High Point and Mrs rank Green of Star three brothers Sam Dunn of Star Alex Dunn of Asheboro and A Dunn of Norfolk Va 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild uneral services will be riday at 2 pm at arlow Chapel The body will remain at the funeral home until the funeral hour Inter ment will be in Oaklawn Cemetery DAVE KORNEGAY MOUNT OLIVE Aug Dave Kornegay 78 of Mount Olive died Wednesday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro Surviving are his wife the former Bessie Williams of Sampson County three sons Lester and Albert of Golds boro and Hugh of Richland two sisters Mrs Emma Calvert and Mrs Sam Taylor both of Jacksonville la 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren uneral services will be held at the home riday at 11 am with the Rev Paul Manell pastor of the Chapel Meth odist Church of which Kornegay was a member officiating Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park MRS ZEANIOUS SHIRLEY HIGH POINT Aug Sirs Mabie Erline Shirley 28 of Route 5 died at her home today She had been critically ill for a week She had lived here since 1929 and was a member of the Pilot View Baptist Church Survivors include her hus band Zeanious Shirley three sons Ronald Archie and Jimmy of the home a daughter Vickie Lynn of the home her mother and step father Mr and Mrs Lindo Luther of High Point two half brothers Lindy Luther and Hugh Michael Luther of High Point two half sisters Letita Luther and Mar garet Luther both of High Point her maternal grandmother Mrs Cora Ward of High Point and the paternal grandmother Mrs Clarin da Luther of High Point uneral services will be held at the Pilot View Baptist Church at 2 pm Sat urday with the Rev Jimmy Hinson officiating Burial will be in Oakwood Park Cemetery The body will be taken to the home riday morning MRS ALBERT MARLETTE BURLINGTON Aug 4 Estelle Drewery Marlette Route 6 Burlington died day afternoon in a local She had been ill three months She was native of Altivista Va Surviv ing are her husband Albert Mar lette her mother Mrs Mary Drew ery of Danville Va two Mrs Annie Matthews of burg Va and Mrs Theliria Danville Drewery of Gibsonville Drewery of Gibsonville and Al phonso Drewery of Gibsonville The funeral will be held Saturday at 3 pm at the Rich and Thompson Chapel The body will remain at the Rich and Thompson mortuary until the funeral hour Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery Arthur Griffin Leod and Mrs of Sanford and anan of Route brother Brown of Mamers two sisters Mrs Kate Wilson of Route 1 Broadway and Mrs Will Parker of Lillington 24 grand children and seven great grand children uneral services will be held at Shallow Well Jional Christian Church riday conducted by Julius Rice the Rev Murray and the Rev Neese Burial will be in the Shallow Well Cemetery The body will lie in the church one hour prior to the service WILLIAM LOY ROBERSON GRAHAM Aug William Loy Roberson 48 of Route 2 Graham died today at his residence A saw mill operator he was a native of Alamance County He was a mem ber of Concord Methodist Church Burial will be in the church ceme tery Survivors include his wife Mrs Hazel Abee Roberson of the home five daughters Donna Sue and Sharon Roberson of the home Mrs Roxie Jane Leonard of South ern Pines Mrs Betty Schopp of Greensboro and Mrs Geraldine Hudson of Charlotte one son Brad ford Roberson of the home six sis ters Mrs Garland Newlin of Haw River Kirs Dwight Perry of Route 1 Snow Camp Mrs Lemly agg of Saxapahaw Miss Ola Rob erson of Route 2 Graham Mrs John Coble of Burlington and Mrs Ernie Row of Hagerstown Md one brother Roy Roberson of Route 2 Graham and three grandchildren The body was taken home this aft ernoon It will remain there until it is carried to the church to lie for 30 minutes before the funeral DORIS GIBBS SCRANTON Aug 4 Doris Gibbs 21 of Scranton died in Me morial Hospital in Chapel Hill Wednesday after a long illness She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Leland Gibbs of Scranton was a graduate and had Du Pont survived brothers services will be held at 2 pm ri day at the Eunice Chapel Christian Church in Scranton with the Rev Mark Woolard officiating Burial will be in Soule Cemetery pm Saturday at the Methodist Church with Rufus Strak and officiating Burial will Leesburg Cemetery The body will be taken to the church an hour prior to the services Survivors include his wife Roxie Dixon ny two daughters Mrs Gravitte of Roxboro and Mrs Saunders of Richmond Va sons Alfred Denny and Dorsey Denny both of Leesburg Clyde Denny of Providence Ellis Denny of Yanceyville Burt Denny of Roxboro Jesse Denny of Raleigh and Archie and Horace Denny both of Richmond 30 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren two sisters Mrs Alfred Huff of Roxboro and Kirs Henry Elliott of Oak Hill and a brother Arthur Denny of Roxboro Graveside service will be held by members of the JOUAM 1939 was vice president of the col lege He was past president of the Vir ginia Osteopathic Association past president of the National Grand Chapter of Sigma Sigma Phi an honorary osteopathic was a member torical Society land Historical Louis Chapter American Revolution He was former member of Mountain H9me Masonic Lodge at Stuart Surviving are his wife Dr Stella Correll ulton of St Petersburg la a brother ulton of Stuart two sisters Miss Louise ul ton and Mrs Myron Clark both of Stuart one niece Mrs Charles Baughan of Stuart and one nephew Pvt ulton Clark of Riley Kan MRS HEATH MORROW ALBEMARLE Aug Mrs' Heath Morrow 71 member of prominent Albemarle family died suddenly in Asheville con valescent homtf Thursday at 8 am Mrs Morris had been in declining health for the past two and one half years but death was entirely un expected She was the former Mary Smith a native of the Norwood community Mrs Morrow is sur vived by her husband two daugh ters Mrs Lee Ritchie of Con cord and Mrs Bill Clement of Lenoir two sons James Heath Jr of West Palm Beach la andi of Albemarle eight grand children and two sisters Mrs Wil son Smith of ries Va and Mrs Neil Sellwood of San Diego Calif uneral plans were incomplete Thursday afternoon but it is ex pected the rites will be held Sat urday afternoon at the irst Pres byterian Church MRS HENRY HARTSELL STATESVILLE Aug Mrs Eloise Lucreta Hartsell 73 wife of Henry Monroe Hartsell of Cleveland died last night at her home following a long illness A native of Iredell County Mrs Hartsell had resided in Rowan County since her marriage Surviv ors in addition to her husband in clude seven sons four daughters a brother a sister 32 grandchildren and two great grandchildren neral services will be held riday at 2:30 pm at Cleveland Baptist Church and burial will be in the church cemetery I can STUART Va Aug 4 Graveside services for Dr George Hylton ul ton 68 who died Monday Petersburg la were held at the family cemetery near Ridge in Patrick County Services were conducted by Rev Bailey pastor of Stuart Methodist Church A native of Patrick ulton had resided in 16 years He was a graduate Military Institute at Lexington and reeved for a time as commandant of St Charles Military College at St Charles Mo with the rank of lieutenant colonel Later he was graduated from the American School of Osteopathy in Kirksville Mo and practiced in both Danville and Roanoke efore being called into military service in World War He later became a member of the faculty of the Kirksville College of Osteopathy at Kirkville Mo OE A AIRCLOTH DUNN Aug 4 oy A aircloth died Wednesday afternoon after an extended illness at the home here of his son Carl was a farmer of and a member of Baptist Church services will be held riday at 4 pm with the Rev Minot Godwin officiating Burial v'ill be in the Cedars Cemetery near the church Surviving are five sons Odel and Carl A both of Dunn Delbert of Autryville of Roseboro and Jessie of Elizabethtown three daughters Mrs Marvin Naylor of Autryville Mrs Jack Smith of Boadenboro and Mrs Davis Autry of Roseboro one brother Libe Thomas aircloth three sisters Mrs Clifton Sessoms Mrs Elkins both of Roseboro and Mrs Bill Moore of ort Myers la one stepson Sessoms of Taccoa Ga and 12 grandchildren JOHN BOYD LEXINGTON Aug 4 John Washington Boyd 67 died last night at Lexington Memorial Hospital after short illness His home was on Route 1 Linwood He was bom in Davie County Survivors are three sons James Ralph of Lexington Reid Hardin of Winston Salem and Thomas Ray of Route 1 Linwood two daughters Mrs Potts of Route 3 Lexington and Mrs Ann Tysinger of the home two sisters Mrs White of Mocks ville and Mrs Bracken of Hanes 19 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren uneral serv ices will be held riday at 4 pan at James Crossroads Baptist Church by the Rev Dunn Burial will be in the church cemetery JAMES A DENNY ROXBORO Aug 4 James Alex ander Denny 73 died at his home in the Leesburg community today He was a charter member of the JOUAM here and a member of the Leesburg Methodist Church uneral services will be held at 3 Leesburg the Revs Traynham be in the GWYN UNERAL MOUNT AIRY Aug uneral services for William Wiley Gwyn 82 retired farmer of Ararat Va who died at the Baptist hospital in Winston Salem' yesterday will be held riday at 2 pm at Oak Grove Baptist Church in the Levering Orchard section The Rev Cabel Bowman will be the officiating minister Burial will be in the church cemetery JOHN STEWART DANBURY Aug 4 uneral services for John Stewart 44 of Route 1 Walnut Cove who was drowned yesterday near Walnut Cove will be held at 2 pm riday at the Walnut Cove Primitive Bap tist Church with Elders A agg XV agg and Johnson of ficiating Burial will be in the family cemetery Surviving are his mother Mrs Lizzie Stewart of Greensboro a son Clifton Stewart of Pittsboro: a daughter Lou Ellen Stewart of Pittsboro a brother Stewart of Whitsett three sis ters Mrs James and Mrs Roger Smith both of Greensboro and Kirs James Tilley of Walnut Co VS Services Held or Dr ulton for bleaching disinfecting deodorizing removing stains SO PLEASANT TO NO OENSIVE ODOR! I Julian Starr Architect Dies LANCASTER SC Aug 4 Julian Stewart Starr 81 one of the oldest registered architects in South Carolina died today after a long ill ness A native of York County he had been a practicing architect for more than 50 years and held state license No 22 He designed many schools churches and other public buildings in York Chester and counties The funeral will be at morrow in Old Waxhaw rian Church in Lancaster County He was its oldest elder Suryivors include the widow two daughters Mrs Robert Vaughan of Van Wyck and Kirs Potts of Rock Mill and four sons Julian Starr Jr of Lancaster editor of the Chester Reporter James and John KI Starr of Lancaster and Robert Starr of High Point NC HENRY LAMB AYETTEVILLE Aug Henry Lilly Lamb 72 died this morning in a local hospital after a long ill ness uneral services will be held at the home Sunnyside on the Morganton Road at 5 pm riday Burial will be in Cross Creek Cemetery He is survived by a daughter Mrs Caviness of Raleigh two grandsons seven sis ters be th Kirs Kirs Owen Jr of ayetteville and Mrs Jacob of Washington and two sons Lamb of Ocean Drive Beach SC and Maj Lamb of Whiteville Hodges Praises Early Leaders Of Churches Dies Rites Set Today Mrs Ralph A Oehman lenger Road Guilford College died at 3:40 pun Thursday at Wesley Long Hospital after an illness of three months She was the former Bessie Ethel Braxton A native of Alamance County she had lived in Guilford County since 1915 She was a member of the irst Moravian Church here where she taught the Ladies Bible Class and was a Mission Study leader She was a charter member of the Greensboro Coin Club and a mem ber of the Home Demonstration Club Guilford Chapter Surviving are her husband two sons John David Braxton of Guil ford College and Stephen rancis of the home two daughters Kirs Annie Ruth Meeham and Mrs Martha Jenkins both of Greens boro five brothers Charles Willie and Walter Braxton all of Greens boro Garland Braxton of Norfolk Va and Robert Braxton of Ala mance three sisters Kirs lora Terry of Siler City Kirs Mabie Pugh of Alamance and Mrs Lillian Hughey of Greensboro and eight grandchildren The funeral will be at 4 pm to day at the irst Moravian Church conducted by the Rev Calvin Barnes pastor Burial will be in Guilford Memorial Park The body will remain at orbis Murray uneral Home until one hour before the service when it will be placed in the church Pallbearers will be Jack King Charles Hammons KI Lee Armstrong lynt and John A Apple NEVER BEORE AT THIS PRICE THE NEW RCA VICTOR GLADSTONE There more good news in every feature of this great set! In addition to the exerh ing TV advances shown above you get RCA Victor extras like a built in phono jack lets you play records through the magnificent TV sound system 3 point tone control aluminized oversized picture tube for the biggest clearest picture in 21" TV! By any comparison the RCA Victor Gladstone is a top value in 21" TV! Come in to Morrison Neese today see it for yourself! ARCHIE RITCHIE CHINA GROVE Aug 4 Archie Leon Ritchie 74 of Route 3 China Grove died at his home of a heart attack last night He is survived by his wife Mrs Ella Lippard Ritchie three sons Donald Ritchie of Wash ington Ill Ralph and Herman Ritchie both of Route 3 China Grove one daughter Kirs Carl Sechler of Route 1 China Grove one brother Charles Ritchie of Route 3 China Grove and one sis ter Kirs Josie Ritchie or Landis uneral services will be held at Concordia Lutheran Church at 3:30 pm riday with Rev Paul Con rad the pastor and Dr Brown of Lutheran Chapel at China Grove in charge of the services Burial will be in the church cemetery MRS SUSAN SLOOP CHINA GROVE Aug 4 Mrs Susan Bostian Sloop 79 of Salis bury died at a Gastonia hospital Wednesday She had been seriously ill the past five months She was born in Rowan County She is sur vived by four sons Ray of Salis bury Banks of China Grove Mark of Winston Salem and Bruce of Whitnel and four daughters Kirs Trace Deese of Wallace Mrs Gladys Young of lorence Ala Mrs Mabie Barringer of Salisbury and Mm Hazel orbes of Gastonia neral services will be held at St Mark's Lutheran Church here at 11 ajn riday The Rev Harold Terry the "pastor will have charge of the service Burial will be in Green lawn Cemetery KIRS ROSA TOMLINSON AYETTEVILLE Aug uner al services for Mrs Rosa Tomlin son 86 who died yesterday were held here today Burial was in Cross Creek Cemtery Kirs Tomlinson had been living in remont with her daughter Mrs Isabel Lamonte Hill Other survivors include two sons Tomlinson of remont and Tomlinson of ayetteville a stepson James KI Tomlinson of ayetteville two brothers James McIver of Charlotte and Henry McIver of Richmond Ind four grandchildren and four great grand children JIM WAGSTA MOUNT OLIVE Aug Jim Wagstaff 83 of Route 1 Kenans ville died Wednesday at his home uneral services will be held at 3 pjn Saturday in the Unity Meth odist Church in Duplin County with the Rev Graham Nickens of ficiating Burial will be in the fam ily cemetery The body will be taken to the church one hour be fore time for the funeral Surviv ing are his wife the former Inah Lancaster of Duplin County seven daughters Kirs Estelle Sangston Dover Mrs Ethel Mize of Clinton Kirs Enez Delucas and Kirs Lena Matthews of Kenansville Mrs Mar garet Henderson of Wallace Kliss Clarabel Wagstaff of the home and Miss Hazel Wagstaff of Wilming ton: two sons Charles of Mount Olive and Chester of Martinsville Va a step son rank Lancaster of Clinton a sister Miss Nora Wag staff of Martinsville 31 grandchil dren and eight great grandchildren CLEVELAND SALES SOUTH BOSTON Va Aug Cleveland Chastine Sales 72 of Nathalie died Wednesday at a lo cal hospital uneral services will be held at 11 am riday at the Memorial Presbyterian Church Burial will be in the church ceme tery He is survived by three sis ters Mrs Laurene Heinger of Cleveland Ohio Miss elicia Sales of Lynchburg and Mrs Guthrie of Republican Grove MRS EUNICE GIBSON AYETTEVILLE Aug 7 Mrs Eunice Gibson died early this morning at her home Survivors in clude a daughter Kirs Charles Threatt of ayettville a son Luke Hamlet Gibson of Texarkana Tex a sister Miss Minnie Hamlet of Charlotte three grandchildren and four great grandchildren uneral arrangements are incomplete NANCY CAROLYN WRIGHT ASHEBORO Aug 4 Nancy Carolyn Wright 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Wright of Asheboro and Bridgeport Conn died early Monday in a Bridgeport hospital Surviving in addition to the parents are a sister Diana Kay Wright of the home and the paternal grandfather Luther Wright of Asheboro uneral serv ices will be held at 4 pm Saturday at the Pugh uneral Home with the Revs Aubert Smith and David Stanfield officiating Burial will in Oaklawu Cemetery AA95 Z1U MBS HENRY TAYLOR LUMBERTON Aug 4 Mrs Janie Taylor 49 of Route 5 Lum berton died in Robeson Memorial Hospital today after an illness of four weeks uneral services will be conducted at Cedar Grove Bap tist Church Saturday at 4 pm by the Rev Clyde Simpson Burial will be in Old Hollywood Ceme tery Her only survivor is her hus band Henry Taylor WILLIAM HARRIS NORTH WILKESBORO Aug uneral services for William Mar shall Harris 73 Millers Creek citi zen who died Wednesday night at his home after an extended illness will be held riday at 2 pm at Gap Creek Baptist Church in Ashe County with the Rev Hayes officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery He was a native of Wilkes County Surviving are his wife two sons Walter Harris of North "Wilkesboro and Howard Har ris of Jacksonville la two daugh ters Mrs rank Roe of North Wilkesboro and Kirs Nalene of Winchester Ky two brothers Jim Harris of Austin and John Har ris of Jacksonville la two daugh Klrs Gap hill OLIVER BROWN SANORD Aug 4 Oliver Mon roe Brown 80 of Jonesboro Heights died in Lee County Hospital last night Brown was born in Moore County He is survived by his wife Myrtle Hight Brown five sons Herman of Route 5 Sanford John of Charlotte and Lewis Ray mond and Cyrus all of Sanford and at the time of his retirement in 5 daughters Mrs Sauls Mrs Mrs Oehman In A iphi I I I OPi II II I 1 1 I I A 1 V4 7 I rA A PV Ml iWTOWffll llalMaa I 'i i Ji 1 1 7 Q95 MH '4 11 vl i.

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