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Statesville Daily Record from Statesville, North Carolina • Page 8

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j.a-3* i float Bible Finals Set The annual picnic and ocmmence- nent exercises for Front Street Baptist church Bible school will held at the church Friday night, 'fiev. C. C. Holland, pastor, announced today. The picnic, which will be for the Bible school and the entire church membership, will be at 6:30 p.m.

on the church grounds and the finals exercises will be in the church auditorium at 7:30 p.m. A total enrollment of 200 pupils was listed for the school, with an average daily attendance of 150. Negro Exonerated In Beating, Robbery ASHEVILLE, June 35-year-old Negro was freed today of charges in the robbery and beating of a young couple on a mountainside lovers' lane last January Judge Dan K. Moore charges of highway robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping against John Baker. He was accused of attacking and abducting Joseph A.

Brown of Hendersonville, and Miss Betsy Perry of Durham. But Solicited W. K. McLean said there was insufficient eudence against him. 'Negro Ex-Slave Dies At Age 107 Anderson Young, 107-year-old Negro ex-slave, died Tuesday at the home of his son in Troutman and will be buried in funeral rites Fn day.

i Young was born and spent most of his life in Iredell county. He had been sick about three weeks. i Funeral services for him will be held Friday at 3 p. m. at Zion Wesley church in Troutman, with burial in the church cemetery.

Sur viving are one son. one sister. 22 grandchildren and 16 great-grand- 1 children. Little Brick School Complete Plans For Closing Studies In Textiles The Vacation Bible school of thi Little Brick church will have ug exercises on Thursday nighi June 23 at 7:45. Over 70 enrolleo in the Bible school and will receive certificates and participate in the exercises on Thursday night.

Vio- 1 let Bluhm, state Sunday School representative of the N. C. Assem i blies of God has directed this Bib- I le school, assisted by Rev. and Mrs. i Marvin Boyce of Lakeland, and the Sunday School staff of the Little Brick church.

The program will include mem ory work and songs by each depart ment. The intermediates will present a travelogue of the Bible and the combined junior and intermed iate departments will present an illustrated song using candles and a miniature lighthouse. All departments will have handwork on display. A welcome is extended to all to attend this service. This IS extraordinary! You your choice of famous for men or ladies, each with a brilliantly sparkling 3-diamond dial, each with the newest, fashionable bracelet at the aiton- ishing low price of only $49.75, Thit it a REAL value-opportunity.

BUY ON EASY TERMS! PAY ON EASY TERMS! Jewelers of Trusted Reputation For Over SO AAA Prediction U.R --Some 290 persons will be killed in traffic accidents during the Fourth of July weekend, the American Automobile Association predkts. It said another 10,000 will be injured. Suicide Reported CHINA GROVE (U.PX--A single rifle bullet today orphaned the 11 chldren of Grady Thomas Wilhoit. The 41-year-old millworker shot himself through the head while his wife and two of the children looked on, police said. Execution Stay Reid, Wilson Negro sentenced to die in the gas chamber July 1 for first degree burglary, gained a new hold on life today with a stay of execution pending an appeal to the United States supreme court.

Privette was awarded the i ee of bachelor of science in at the recent graduation of N. C. State college. ie has accepted a position tvith ie American company. Cecil Privette graduated trom New Bedford Textile Institute at New Bedford, with a major in chemistry, dying and finishing.

He has recently accepted a position with the Burlington Mills. Both graduates are sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. C.

Privette of Statesville and Swepsonville Ownership Of Auto In Wreck Clarified In a story in Wednesday's paper about a truck and automobile wreck at Barium Springs, it was stated that the car belonged to Shaver Motor company The Daily Record was misinformed on this point. The car belonged to Barker, who works at Sloan's Cleaners, but was being tested by a Shaver Motor company mechanic and Mr. Barker as a part of a 2,000 mile checkup. It was damaged to the extent of about $500, but insurance will cover the repairs Nejgro Girl Unhurt When Hit By Gar A 10-year-old Negro girl was unhurt after being struck by an auto mobile on South Elm street here late yesterday afternoon, but she remained in bed under doctor orders for rest from shock. J.

K. Templeton of Statesville reported to police at 5 yesterday that the girl. Carlin Morrison. was struck by his car near the Negro baseball park. He said she darted into the street, apparently from the gate to the park.

He said he carried the girl to the hospital where an examination revealed she had no injuries. AMITY LUTHERAN VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Vacation Bible school at Amity Lutheran church will be beld from July 4 thrugh 8 All Children of the community are invited to attend our In connection with the school will evening services each evening, July 3-8, at 8 Different Das- tors will bripj; the messages The public is invited. DtO? IMS Train Accident GUAYQUIL, P)-Five persons were killed and 35 miured when a Quayaquil-to- Quito train was wrecked yesterday, authorities reported today. SINGING SCHOOL AT STONY POINT The Young adult group of the Ston Point Methodist church will sponsor a singing school at the church beginning Monday, June 27 and continuing through Friday, July 8. Classes wilt DC under the direction of J.

C. McLain and will be held each evening Monday through Friady, MARVIN METHODIST HOMECOMING SUNDAY The Marvin. Methodist church will hold a homecoming Sunday, June 26. The Sunday school will be at 10 a.m. and the preaching at 11 am.

by the pastor, Rev. G. R. Stafford. dinners will be served and special singing will be the program for the evening.

Everyone is cordiaEy invited to attend. Money Windfall Short-Lived AUBURN, a windstorm, paper money began blowing down Main Street. A scramble for the money began. City Treasurer M. E.

Brewer had rounded a corner with $921 ini bills under his arm when a gust wind blew it away. said he got every cent back. i SQUARE DANCE TROUTMAN--Another in the series of square dances being spon sored by the local Lions club will be held Friday night, beginning at 8 o'clock. Proceeds will go to the Lions club's lund. Lutheran Membership To Have Annual Picnic The congregation of St.

John's Lutheran church will hold their an nual picnic tomorrow afternoon at Caldwell park. Arrangements are being made for the children to en joy the swimming pool in the afternoon. The picnic lunch will be spread at about 7 p. m. An outdoor motion pictuie will be shown bv Carl Litaker IB the evening.

MASONIC LODGE PLANS EMERGENT COMMUNICATION Statesville Lodge 27, A.F. and A.M. will hold an emergent communication Friday at 8 p.m. for the purpose of conferring the thira degree. This degree will be conferred by W.

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