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Rocky Mount Telegram from Rocky Mount, North Carolina • 13

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rmTnr Evening SECTION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 19 1965 SECTION Telegmam HK Army Reserves' 4 VNm fit i. "KM i i 21 (center talking with J. Dudley Harper, incoming local chairman (left), and. Jake Rosenbloom, outgoing local chairman. (Telegram photo by Tucker) ANNUAL MEETING Robert C.

Ed-son, career executive with the American National Red Cross and speaker for the Rocky Mount-Nosh County chapter's annual meeting here Tuesday, is shown watches Wesleyan PresiHent Thomas A. Collins (center photo) read the service of dedication and listens to Collins (riqht) as the president talks about Wesleyan. (Telegram Photos by Tucker) COLLEGE FOUNTAIN Frank E. Brown (left) of Richmond, Vo. an Edgecombe County native visited Carolina Wesley an College on Tuesday for the dedication of the campus fountain, which he gave to the college, and smiles os he tosses first coin into the fountain.

Brown Transpi ortation Company Camps Members of the 993rd Transportation Company, Army Reserve unit with headquarters in Wilmington but which contains 14 men from the Rocky Mount area, is encamped today at Fort Eustis, the army transportation center. The company pull ed out Sunday will be in camp lor two weeks. Commanded by Captain William S. Rourk, the 993rd will train at Fort Eustis with the permanent personnel acting as host unit. Both the reserve and active unit are experts in Terminal Service operations, including the loading and unloading of ocean-going vessels.

The conducts classes on all its operations year-round at the Reserve Training Center of Lake Shore Drive, Wilmington. The two weeks at summer camp puts a sharp edge on the classroom training and provides practical training in the loading! and unloading of ships. One ship platoon at Rocky Mount attach-! ed to the 993rd is commanded by 2nd Lt. Nopert W. Gay.

Fort Eustis, the two-week training cilo ic tha pontAr fnr 1 Army transportation training in- nrlinrt iiwtlr tii1 omnhiKiAuc marine aviation and movement control activities. The Army Transportation School at Fort Eustis serves both aetivt Army and reserve personnel. In addition to the school and the center, Fort Eustis is the headquar- tprs fnr tha Transnrtrtatinn Rp- I r. searcn command, oomoac developments Command, Transportation Agency, and Transportation Engineering Aeencv. Men from the 993rd will have much to occupy their off-duty time since Fort Eustis is located on the historic Virginia Peninsula, just south of the restored city of Colonial Williamsburg.

Listed from the Rocky Mount unit are 2nd Lt. Robert W. Gay Pfc. Perry W. Harris, S-Sgt.

Charles W. Winstead, E2 Doug College Fountain Formally Dedicated Red Cross Disaster Director Heard; Harper NewChairman J. Dudley Harper, an active The 1967 outgoing directors, meeting was introduced by J. Wesleyan President Thomas A. Collins presented the fountain for dedication, and college chap- lain James R.

Hailey lead the! are Mrs. Mike Griffin of Bailey, Jack Peterson, Sam Hay worth, civic worker with years of ser- vice in Red Cross work, was elected chairman of the Rockyi Mount-Nash County chapter at! founding in 1956 He also has given the gateway and serpentine wall. President Collins says Brown also has given money to the academic program, Tuesday before the fountain dedication, the college had its annual Honors Award Convocation to recognize outstanding ward the center spray. The sprays of water are lighted. Red lights are being used now, The color of the lights can gift to the college since its dedication service.

Ibe changed manually, President The fountain is set on thel Collins says. Lights in the school wooded section of campus at the colors of blue and gold may be head of the dual lane drive from! used on special occasions. Red U.S. Highway 301. It has ninei and green lights probably will sprays of water: a center col-j be used at Christmas, umn and eight around the bas-l The fountain is Brown's third Dr.

L. P. Armstrong, Robert! Rogers, Rabbi I. J. Sarasohn.j Don Glisson Chambl and Mrs.

F. G.i The 19l8 outging directors are) Jake Rosenbloom, Buford De Fore, Joel Lee, Mrs. James M. S.Bobbitt, Clyde Alexander, Mrs. Juanita Powell, Ed Brady of Spring Hope and Mrs.

Myrtle Henry. Director emerituses are Mrs I its annual meeting here lues-day. Other officers elected for the 1965-66 year were J. Brian Scott, 1st vice chairman; Alfred Standi, 2nd vice chairman; Mrs. Sterling Harris, recording tary; and Glenn Hill, At Garden Club Session Guest speaker Robert C.

Ed in's edge, which jet water to Represented The meeting, which is scheduled for May 20 and 21, is the eighth annual conference of the HANDS program. A total of 110 garden club women from 88 National -Red1" lf son, American Cross Disaster Services direc-r" u'-'tLl 1' 3 cities located in 13 soueastern Home and Neighborhood De-cities will take part in the two- velopment Sponsors, was de-day conference. veloped nine years ago when a 3 Day Camp Sessions Announced By YMCA las T. cockreii Pfc. Dan'i i McLeod Pfc.

Clarence R.lK N0mindI6U lOT Caution Urged In Park Driving Motorists have been request-) Police Chief D. C. Hooker said ed to use caution in driving pastl he had received complaints be-cftv parks this summer by thel cause of children running across Brian Scott. Before that, awards were presented for service dur- ing the past year by Mrs. Wit ham firth The new officers were install ed by outgoing president, Jake Rosenbloom, Outgoing committee chairmen reports also were ade, giving activities of the committees during the 1964-65 year.

were directed by Mrs. Mary Kobbins Oliver, executive secre- he Mount-ash Tf, V. was. neiu ai A camp session is composed of a tour-week period, Mondays through Fridays, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Campers will at tend sessions at the YMCA, the city pool, Battle Park, Sunset Park and other sites. Bovs and girls groups will be separate. A deposit of $5 will be requir ed upon registration, -lhe fees are. $20 per session for boys if a YMCA member and $22 other wise. The fee for girls is $22 per session The Day Camp fee includes milk each day, a Day Camp shirt, insurance, transportation to all activities and basic craft materials.

Each carflper is re quired to bring his own lunch, towel and swim suit. Objectives of the annual program is growth in physical and mental health, development of skills and practices, social ad justment through group partici pation, appreciation and understanding of nature out-of doors, group responsibility Field Day will be held on the last dav of each session at which Battle, Sp4 Spencer Griffin andj Others from the local unit are Review Staff Sp4 Edward Allen of Roanoke tor, gave a vivid description of the recent floods and tornadoes jh the mid-west and-west which caused so much misery for residents of those areas. Edson outlined the work the Red Cross did in "helping the people in these disaster areas to help themselves." a iiduve 01. Edson has served 21 years with Disaster Services. He was involved in the.

prisoner exchange following the Bay of Pigs ing in Cuba. Edson, who helped organize and get the $53 million in ran- change for 'the prisoners, said! the outpouring of goods was a response of American industry to the Red Cross to help supply the goods asked by Castro as necessities of life for children and the aged in Cuba. I Representing the garden club of Rocky Mount will be Mrs. Jasper L. Cummings and Mrs.

A. W. Sharer. HANDS, which stands for the parking area to the play- ground while automobile traf fic was heavy. "Your cautious and alert driv ing may save a serious injury," Chief Hooker said, as he urged caution at the Eastern Avenue 'Park as well as other city parks.

In Court Today dere capias, non-support nol pros and bond stricken. c.ean invH Mow sci fa hearing -'bond forfeitedl in full amount, to Edgecombe Superior Court. Beatrice Miller, BattleboroJ nuhii. iiriinir cnhmiUoH rinpi and cost $14.25. Willie R.

Shelley, 902 Gay worthless check 30 days on; Three summer Day Camp ses- sions were announced today by th YHrA the local YMCA. A variety of activities, for children is offered each year during Day Camp by the YMCA. The three sessions this year begin on June 14, June 28 and July 12, and they last for two Registration blanks are now available at the YMCA for parents wishing to enter their children in Day Camp this year, it was announced by Charlie Daniels, staff member. -i: 1JI Girls will be directed by Mrs Henry J.r- who has ha. of expenen.m wUl be directed by Charlie Daniels, a longtime staff mem- ber of the YMCA.

These two directors will have a staff of high school and college counselors; there will be one counselor for each 10 children. Activities for children at the Day Camp will include swim ming, archery, rinery, craus hiking, nature Lverpisp tnnrs. tramonline. study. dv.

4 He praised the transportation- industry of America-land, sea and -which helped haul the u. U.it 'aJ students. search was made for some type of program to help preserve and rehabilitate the neighborhoods of American cities and improve the appearance of public properties, explained W. Clyde Greenway, director of HANDS. The program was initiated and is sponsored by the Sears-Roebuck Community Improvement Fund.

Banks and other local business concerns co-sponsor the program in a number of cities. Workshops are to be the heart of the conference with the garden clubbers considering such problems as generating community interest in clean-up and beautification programs and securing the active support and cooperation of public officials, civic clubs and other communi. ty organizations in civic beautification. The first general session of the conference will open Thursday morning with a Keynote address by University of Kentucky Professer Cbloe Gifford. A highlight of the conference win De tne presentation oi awards to cities in the HANDS Program which have "had the outstanding community beautification projects since the inception of the program and during the past year.

The awards will be presented by Lucien E. Oliver, vice president in charges of Sears Southern Territory. Professor Hubert Owens of the University of Georgia "Legis- lation Affecting Civic Improve ment" and by Landscape Arihiteit J. D. acharlah of Beaumont.

Texas "History as It Influences Design Trends in JtheArts." Bone is assistant Planters National. Rapids, Sp4 Sam L. Bryant of Bailey, Sp4 Willie K. Puckett of Nashville, Pfc. Willie L.

Edwards of Elm City, Pfc. Jimmy L. Farmer of Wilson and Pfc, Harold Herndon of Spring Hope. Robbery Counts Aired In Court 'NASHVILLE Two Halifax County men charged with systematically looting schools over much of Eastern Carolina and Southside Virginia were bound over here Monday for trial in Superior Court. Charged with robbing several schools in Nash County during January and February of thousands of dollars worth of audiovisual and business equipment aid Guy Stanley Jordan, 42 and Harold Lee Horton, 30, of Wel-don.

Recorder's Court Judge John B. Exum placed both men under! $5,000 bonds for trial in Superior! Court. Exum heard evidence ia'. Jjrdan's case and found prob able cause; Horton waived his preliminary hearing u.u'V":Irir for the coming year were as follows: Disaster Nurse Annie Gaynor, service chairman; Mrs. Leon Robertson, nursing services; Vann Neal, First Aid; John Stephens, disaster; Dr.

Margaret Battle and John Daniel, co-chairmen of the blood program; Carl Worsley, public informa linn. rnJnn Wofore Ij" nifol at tion; Gordon Waters water vlnarents are invited and at wnicn me roaas suspenaea on paymenij Special addresses will be de-of $15 and $9.25 cost, and pay-hjVered at the conference by As a column of water gushed 20 to 40 feet into the air Tuesday afternoon at Carolina Wesleyan College, a group of college officials and visitors ended the dedication of the" school's newest gift: the college fountain. Frank Brown of Richmond, came to Rocky Mount for the ceremony. He is the Edgecombe County native who gave the campus fountain. City Being Rocky Mount will be one of 88 cities represented at a meeting of garden club leaders this week at Ponte Vedra.

Beach, Fla.y to consider the problems of city blight and the needs for urban beautification. Kenneth J. Phelps Kenneth Joyner Phelps, a stu dent nf the Universitv of North! chi hie hoont 1 s4 Ki IUa rtnnn tn corn a All! V'i i V. 'B ul V- view. Phelps.

7th in his 1959- class and as such is to be highly cove eQ dv me mucin The N. C. Law Review is the official publication of the N. CJ Bar and is published jointly by the Bar and selected of the Law School. 'ne Ps it.

compeution with over 150 other school seniors. Forty- seven grants valued at S10.0UO jhave been given for the year Gardner-W ebb is a co- ruuviuuui u.itui lege toc-ted near Shelby. lu enrollment iil be 1,000 for the cumial school year. 1 It 4 i I safety; Mrs. Page Keel, building, fishing Red Cross; Mrs.

Thomas Col-j picnics and posture correction. ment of amount of check. James A. Woolard. 1222 S.

Church failing to provide! support for minor children I 18 months on the roads suspend-! ed on payment of $20 each Mon-i day for support of children to Nash County Welfare Dept. Real Estate Men Hear Virginia State Official ToSCity MB Chapter Honors Top Students a riMrilv wAann Ralnh Frank iwitb his A.B. degree at UNC 7 at Rocky Mount Senior Highj lins, iTiauiuaii ui vuiumceia, Elmer Daniel, Civil Defense; Mrs. Charles Wilson, Gray Ladies; C. M.

Battle, building and grounds; and Don Glisson, 19(3-66 Nash County fu-''. chairman. The 1966 outgoing Board of Director memqers are Austin Simpson, Mrs. Bruce Lea, J. Brian Scott, Dr.

Jack Swinson, G. R. Ratchford, John Dan- 'iel. Col. Samuel Hall and Tom! Wilson of Nashville.

Stale Recreation Leader To Speak "Find out what you can do fori l. vour community in oruer io, make it a better place to live, John Wallace of City Police and City Recreation! departments Eastern Avenue Park was pointed out as a particularly cangerous area because of ve hides entering, parking and! leaving the parking area next tu the children's playground. 9 Cases Heard Nine cases were presented before Judge Tom H. Matthews in today's session of City Court, Cases presented by Solicitor Jim Ezzell and their dispositions were Jacob H. Arnold, 309 Nash reckless driving prayer for judgment continued on payment of $20.25 cost.

Clyde E. Bottoms, 624 Clark passing in an intersection-cost $9.25. Cornelia Mae Lewis, Route 1, Spring Hope, larceny and re ceiving 60 days in Edgecombe jail or $21 cost Danny K. Liles, Route 1,. Mid- dlesex, larceny and receiving davs on tne roads suspended on payment of $21 cost.

Haywood Lindsey, 812 Belve pe les Bank and Trust Co. employe. BANKING STUDENTS Evans assault with a ana ls slalea to grauuaie Roei(y Mount Chapter of weapon, six months suspended from the Law School this sum- American institute of Banking! on costs and $95 for medical: mer or al1- n. has honored its top students for bills for prosecuting witness and! In announcing Phelps selec- lhg i954.65 year two years' good behavior. i tion.

Dean J. D. Phillips wrle. Tne stu(jents are bank em- J. Hales 57 convicted of "Selection is based on scholas-, ploves who stu(jy C0Urses on assault, assauiton a female and! tic ability, haracter and thir own time to develop theirj assault with a deadly weaponj rltv' and demonstrated atuityjskills and knowiedge in bank-j, got six months suspended law- 11 15 the h'gnest savs James Pender of the! costs and sobriety for two years.

I the scho1 bestows on a 'i Rocky "Mount chapter. Penderl Four students have received, for the Business Administration awards for making the highest; class. He is cashier of Peoples, class averages. Mrs. Carole Joyner's award Jerome Taylor's award is fori is for Principles of Bank Opera- the Trust II class.

He is assis-ition. She is a Planters National tant trust officer at Peoples1 Bank and Trust Co. bookkeeper, Bank. Mrs. Ruby Bone and Cone re- Mrs.

Marjorie Wilkerson won ceived graduate certificates, the Effective English class; Both have completed 12 courses award. She is a Peoples Bankiand 504 hours of study. Mrs. told Chapter 190 of Society, analysis it can be considered a of Real Estate Appraisers in the' stable community instead of one tt toc that cannot pay its own way. i Heritage Restaurant on Tues-, Rocky Joh- day night.

iMinges welcomed the 44 ap-! Portsmouth's city assessor, praisers, realtors and others said ncrsons should be concern-i connected with the real estate Albert Carpenter, 24, porary larceny of an auto, io months suspended on $25 cosUi13111' Ralph Andrews, director of; ed about having the lowest tax Business, the North Carolina Recreation rate in the slate, for low taxes' in addition to Wallace's talk, Commission, will be the speak-Jmean low everything else: poor! the program included a demon-er at the weekly Kiwanis nwet- utilities, poor police protection, st ation of appraisal of an apart- and two years' sobriety. Winford Eugene Hill, abandonment and non-support, warrant withdrawn. Kelly Daniels, colored, 33, non-support, six months suspended on $25 and nrizps will he awarded for win- ners of events. The Field Day includes a weiner roast. departments cphnnlc and inadequate IF nil nnji nlr-A i rm TV nn reaj esta-te so that in the final ment building.

Mn. H.A. Sturoi do Ike i mm ii bookkeeper. Bobby Cone won his award. Ill I Su.ent of tlettl, Mrs.

from left) and Bone certificotet. costs and $25 a month hereafter. mer A11SS Anne uarreii ana wey Larry D. Baker, colored, 19, one 2n' TV Route 2, Nashville, no operator's s'df ant Road. Chapel license, no insurance, improper; Hi- Phelps the son of Mr rer.straUon, improper Mrs.

Troy L. Phelps of 106 90 days suspended on $50 and; Greenwood Rocky costs and not drive again until' a "10, 44jSchoIa rship Given Route 2, Spring Hope, driving p. SndST.nths onjlo Missburganus Receiving 60-day sentences' Miss Jean Carolyn Curganus suspended of $25 and costs wereiof 130 Hunter Hill Road. Rocky Early Austin, colored, 17, Route Mount has been awarded a 2, Whrtakers, no operator's scholarship by Gard-censc, and Edward Burnett, ner-Webb College, it" was an-colored, 52, Route 2, Enfield, nounced by Gardner-Webb Col-aliowing an unlicensed operator lege, it was announced today by to drive. Dr.

Eugene Poston. president. George William Jones. 16. Elm Miss Gu: ganus woi.

the grant poor streets, inadequate fire If fc-- SERVICE EMBLEM ing here Thursday, H. A. Slurgess Given Award A ceremony was recently held j. ti tmerson snops recognizing the long service -of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Mechanical Department employee H. A.

Sturgess. electric crane operator, who was presented a 40 -fear service emblem and certificate. The 40-year sen-ice pin is a diamond studded pin which is presented to employees of the Atlantic Coast Line for 40 jears of continuous service. A sheepskin certificate recognizing the long years of faithful service is also presented with the pin in behalf of W. T.

Rice, president nf th rnmnanv TMs presentation was ma ie by Shop Superintewient D. B. LMr. prrvudly pinned the emblem to ber husband'i Jjpel. i I i i i 'i ii i'ii i "ill friT Million iC City, failing to see that intended movement could made in safety, ool pros (not prosecut ed Pa-ing costs for speeding ere 5 f.l i i juiin iwoen dinvirfu, 36.

of 106 Hudson Street, Rocky Mount and Milton Dukjion iBas. of Roita 2. Naitiville.i Marjorie Wilkerson (second Bobby Cone. Cone and Mrs-Rubv (rigKt) also received jroduatr Vt0tt" v.noprcr ut of lokiii? who reteietf highest closs i overage tor 1965 65 oro Jetem Tolor i 0eros 965 65 oro Jerot pi-3. offer her kki I mct p.

from Atlantic Ct L.ne RoJrood. (Tele9rom ho, fey Killebrt).

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