The North Carolina Mason

January/February 2016 The North Carolina Mason Page 13 "Masons Can" Food Drive 10 10 Feed the Needy Each Mason should bring ten dollars or ten cans of food for admission to Annual Communication in September. Lodge erects new flagpole GOLDSBORO — At 9:11 a.m. on September 11, Goldsboro 634 dedicated their new flagpole in front of the lodge building. They wanted to demonstrate to the public the patriotism of Masons. Wood- men of the World, Goldsboro Chapter 1319, donated the 25-foot pole and flag to the lodge and conducted the dedi- cation ceremony. A detective from the Wayne County Sheriffs Office and a recently retired member of the United States Air Force, both Masons, raised the flag. Sixty-five people gathered, in- cluding local dignitaries Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce, Goldsboro Police Chief Mike West, and Goldsboro City Fire Chief Gary Whaley. A reception followed. —George Reacher Goldsboro News Argus photo King is king to kids KING — For the second consecutive year, several accomplished readers at area elementary schools got a prize at the end of the school year — a brand new bike provided by King 722. Each of those years, local Masons purchased two bikes for students at each of four schools (Mount Olive Elementary, Pinnacle Elementary, Popular Springs Elementary, and King Elementary) who had shown the most improvement in reading skills. This year the bikes were purchased using proceeds from the King Christmas Parade, which is sponsored by King Lodge 722, and supplemented by individual donations from King 722 members. They were presented by lodge members Committee Chairman Ricky Collins, Paul Isaacson, and Junior Morrison. — Larry Oakley SPENCER — Spencer 543 Master Sam Krohn announces their first Rail- road Degree. e old railroad lodge will be going to the North Carolina Trans- portation Museum's Spencer Shops Roundhouse to hold a Masonic degree Saturday, April 2. Tickets are $20. Din- ner will be served 5:30–6:30 p.m., fol- lowed by a train ride to the round house for the degree that will start at 7:00 p.m. Limited seating is available, so you may want to bring a chair. e sec- ond section will be done by the 28 th Masonic District Degree Team with Grand Master Bryant Webster in the east. Your ticket covers the meal (drink, burger or hot dog, and chips with ex- tra food available to be purchased), the train ride, and facility rental cost. is is not a black tie affair! We will be in an old dirty structure with uneven ground (rock, planks, and rails) so dress appropriately. It will be open air, not climate controlled, but it will be covered so it will happen rain or shine. Sign up and get your tickets Railroad Degree coming in April here: T-shirts are M–XL $12, and 2XL– 4XL $15 pre-sale, add three dollars at the event. For t-shirt pre-sales or donations contact: Sam Krohn (704) 798-8146, or Lonnie Melton (704) 239-9472, You must be a Master Mason in good standing to attend. e North Carolina Transportation Museum is at 411 South Salisbury Avenue, Spencer, NC 28159. Turntable and roundhouse at the NC Transportation Museum Locomotives inside the Spencer Shops Correction In our last issue, we misidentified Grand Marshal R. David Wicker Jr.'s home lodge. Wicker is a member of Oak Grove 750, Orphans 761, and Mosaic 762. He is an honorary member of Eno 210. We regret the error.

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