The North Carolina Mason

September/October 2017 The North Carolina Mason Page 11 MiLeposts 142 WINDSOR – Brother Frank Adams, second from right, celebrates his 100th birthday, surrounded by his Charity #5 broth- ers, left to right, Keith Phelps, Master Haywood White, and Butch Hassell. Adams, the lodge's oldest and longest-serving mem- ber, was the Eastern North Carolina Golden Gloves Champion in 1937 and played football for Wake Forest University. Recent service awards reported to e Mason 50 Years Donald L. Brewer, Biscoe #437 Samuel Rigsbee, St. John's #4 William Waddell, Catawba Valley #217 Thomas Edward McBride, Kilwinning #64 60 Years Ralph G. Keith, St. John's #4 Robert Pruett, Catawba Valley #217 Bob Schafer, J.J. Crowder #743 Warren Lee Smith, Unanimity #7 Clemmons #755 enjoyed a lecture by Brother Chris Richardson, eastern region development director of the North Carolina Masonic Foundation. Richardson also presented Past Master Larry Holloman with a plaque thanking him for the many years of dedicated service on the board of directors for the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford. Pictured l-r are: DDGM Jon Canupp, Brothers Chris Richardson, Larry Holloman, Neal Johnson and George Powers. ▲ CONOVER – The brothers of Conover #709 knew they had a hit with their first car show in July when they got more than double the number of cars they expected. The lodge's first of what they hope will be an annual car show offered 105 cars for inspec- tion, and brothers raised almost $4,000 — to be donated to WhiteStone: A Masonic and Eastern Star Community and the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford. Print or online? If you're reading this, you are more than likely reading it on the paper version of the Mason that arrives in your mail every other month. But we know there are many brothers who are reading this via the online version, which is posted bright and early on the first day of each month we publish. First off – thanks for reading The Mason – in any form! We are happy to bring it to all in both forms for as long as there are brothers out there who read the paper. But for those who prefer online reading and don't want to get a paper version in the mail, we're offering you the chance to save a tree and some postage. To stop the mailed paper, send an email to ncmason@glnc.com with your name, lodge and the words: "OPT OUT." That's all you need to do.

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