s gtill time to get that
,nd Chrletroae Gift. And
count toward the quota
, it’* an “E” bond.
Hillsboro, N. C., Thursday, December si
(One Week Nearer Victory)
aimers Subject
o Draft Again
ooo cases of deferred Orange county farmers have
ADOU j nf rbwifiratinn rhanorp« qc a
“ Jened for consideration of classification changes as a
n- { the call for more men and the order of the War
1 ° ent to review these cases and also call for preinduction
lIt gistrants under 38 who have been to induction centers
. uast and were rejected. —- "
L^ing to Mrs. Mildred w.
L chief cleric of the draft
■d here, all 2A, 2B, and 2C
afled men under 38 will be
to call pending decisions
ae board after the reviewing
leir cases and determining the
stance of the civilian work
jjg war -effort.. About 300 20
5 have been reopened for con
ration. 2C is the classification
assential farming. Mrs. Collins
the basis upon Which a farmer
be granted an additional de
tf is that he proves to be
faring above the average
has been further ordered by
War Department that every
under 38 who has been to the
action center and rejected, be
ect to call for another exam
tion during the months of Jan
. February, and March. The
of these men wili be exam
by the board to single out
to. be called again for pre
iuction.
irrboro Churches
uning Christmas
•grams Saturday
Carrboro, Dec. 18.—Both the
piist and Methodist churches
! preparing special programs to
given by the children of the
iday schools on Saturday ev
ag, Dec. 23, at 7:30 o'clock in
ir respective churches. These
ristmas programs have been
dully arranged and will be
ie up of Christmas music, sto
s and recitations by the child
, Every one is invited.
)n Sunday evening the choirs
both the Methodist and Baptist
rch will present a program of
dal Christmas music and the
y of the sacred birth of Jesus
S* form of a pageant in their
ective churches. Every one is
ted to attend these services,
te annual banquet of the
hodist church for the officials
* church will be held oh Wed
by evening, Dec. 20, at 7 o’
!k in the church hut. Dr. H. C.
ith of Durham, the new district
erintendent for this district,
i be present and the first quar
ly Conference for the year will
held in a business session'after
dinner.
This Week's
ORANGE
, <. And
UNIVERSITY
MEN
00 4 S
(Beginning this week, your
NEWS will carry in its columns
brief sketches of two Orange
county residents—one collegian
and one non-collegian. It will
be a sort of get-acquainted col
umn for these two rather self
contained groups that make up
Orange county’s citizenship. We
might have given the column
umt such title as this: ’’Orange
County Know Your University;
University Know. Your County."
Dr. R. D. W. Connor, No. 1 on the
list of University men, was a
university student in th’e days
when these two. groups knew
more about'each other than they
^do^rtow. THE NEWS has an. idea
each Orange group could learn
something about the other to the
profit of both groups^) ;
R. D. W. CONNOR
Born in Wilson, North Carolina,
in 1878, Robert Digges ^Wimberly
Connor first came to Orange county
as a student at the University of
North Carolina, receiving his bach
elor of philosophy degree in 1899.
After his .graduation he went to.
Winston-Salem as teacher and
principal of the city schools, hold
ing this position until 1904. In 1902
he married Miss Sadie Hanes of
Mocksville.
It was about 1904 that Charles
B. Ay cock began his drive for bet
ter education in North Carolina,
ahd Dr. Connor left Winston-Salem
to go to Raleigh. From the time
he arrived in Raleigh until he came
back to Orange county in 1921, he
was secretary - of the Educational
Campaign Committee, a member
and secretary of the North Caro
lina Historical Commission, a
member of the board of trustees
of the university and secretary
of that body. Returning to Orange
County as Kenan professor of his
(Continued j>n page 6)
TOs Week’s
iPULAR OPINION IN CHAPEL HILL
By Sherman Lazarus
'«*tlon of the week: What has
your favorite movie for 1944?
H. Ball, Republican sen
Efom Minnesota: "Going My
Technically, it was a great
“action. Like aty great art it
Pouted to the value of living.”
r- J- P. Harland, professor of
laeology: “Our Hearts Were
»g and Gay. It was light, en
and amusing.”
W Jurgensen, “Y” office
>2? “ ‘The Cross of Lor
The simplicity and realism
which they presented the suf
°f the French people por
anguish of the universal
tHn8s of humanity.”
taries Jones, pastor of the
yterian church: “ ‘Once Upon
e- It was entertaining with
wg sloppy. At the same time,
some philosophy in it which
80 Pretty true of life.”
ferine Cooke, recreation di
et local center: “ ‘White
of Dover.’ I was anxious to
_~e picture was as true tci
^the book. The picture was
Magnificent.”
^Cannon, barber: ‘“Lady ih
*• It had superb scenery
jj®0tOgraphy plus a similar
y that gave you the impres
ooking at a stage show*"
brooks, Carolina stu
Caura.’ It had one of the
f’ve seen in many years.
en^ined’ naturat acting was
BrL?’ marrrly because three
r°aaway actors were in it.”.
Pin a Anderson, housewife:
w Arms.’ Danny Kaye is a
/Pe of comedian to the screen;
'.^jreH and unusual — a
coLrs'”6 Way ^rr011^—beau
NROTC: “ ‘Since
-nt Away.' it was a very
Rented story of conditions
wartime America.”
^.****•,general stage mari
ne Carolina Playmakers:
the ^ direC“
Pest I’ve seen in movies
SENATOR JOS H. BALL, who
was in Chapel Hill recently for a
speaking date under the auspices
of the International Relations club,
was caught by THE NEWS inquir
ing reporter in search of opinions
on “What has been your favorite
movie of 1944?" [
EJland Soldier
Is Honored
Col. Paul R. Younts, command
ing officer of the AAF overseas
replacement depot at Greensboro,
recently presented an , air medal
with one oak leaf cluster to Mrs:
Verona M. Hopkins of Efland on
behalf of her husband, Sgt. Claude
F. Hopkins, reported missing in
action in Eiirope. With her at the
time the award was ina'de was O.
F. Hopkins, father of the missing
in a long time, and the acting was
extremely realistic and convinc
ing.”
Thirty-Four
Get First Exam
December 26
Thirty-four Orange county white
men will be forwarded to Fort
Bragg for preinduction physical
examination Tuesday, December
26.
Those scheduled to leave from
this board the day after Christmas
are:
John David Waldroup, L. B.
Helms, Leonard Ward Roberts,
Lloyd Ward, Elbert Monroe Smith,
Andrew. Cornelius Sumner, Sam
uel Wilson Sykes, Walter LaVaille
Totten, Jr., Ralph Hooker Berry,
Jessie Elijah Freeman, Eugene
Tunney Wilson, Herman Cecil
Davis, James T. Walters, Jr., Henry
McCullock, Philip William Gates,
William Stephen Crabtree, Joe
Thomas Rountree.
Robert Jenning Smith, Jack
Cling Talley, Lacey Artemus Crab
tree, Auburn Marvin Davis, Ar
thur Warren Wilson, Collins Thed
ford Poole, Charlie Vivian Parker,
Arthur William Clayton, Harry
Blake Hartness, Paul Eugene
Tripp, Daniel Stroud Long, Char
lie Luis Edmonds, James Vester
Brockwell, Cecil Hughes Miller,
Herman Harold Godwin, Jr., James
Edward Daniel, Jessie Brandon
Dodson. i
Rays Observe
Fiftieth Year
Alfred Murph Ray and Pattie
Whitaker Ray of the Alexander
Wilson community, Alamance
county held open house Sunday,
December 17, from 2 to -6 p. m.,
on the occasion of their 'fiftieth
wedding anniversary. More than
250 friends and relatives called to
extend congratulations and felici
tations.
In the receiving line, in addition
to the golden bride and groom,
were the seven children, Mrs. Jes
se Webster, Clifford M. Ray, and
Clyde E. Ray, all of the Alexander
Wilson community, Mrs. B. D.
Pickard of Greensboro, Mrs. Wal
ter Teer of Hillsboro, L. L. Ray
of Graham and Sherman Ray of
Pelham,.N. Y.
Mrs. Ra^’s dress, was,pf black
’arid aequa with metallic trim. She
wore a corsage of yellow roses.
Yellow chrysanthemums and
gladiolas decorated ^ the dining
room and living room. A large
white wedding bell hung over a
three-tiered wedding cake of white
and gold in the center of the din
ing table. , .
Refreshments qf white and gold
cakes, cookies, nuts, mints, coffee,
hot punch and iced punch were
served buffet style by the daugh
ters-in-law, Mrs. C. M. Ray, Mrs.
J. Sherman Ray. Mrs. L. L. Ray,
and two grandchildren, Mrs. F. I.
Dorsett of Greensboro and Mrs.
Garland Huffines of Asheboro.
Songs especially composed for
the occasion were sung by the fam
ily at frequent intervals, led by
Mr. and Mrs! Norman Fiddler of
Burlington.--———^——— —f
Guests attending from Hillsbo
ro were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ri
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Whitaker,
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Walker, Mr.
and Mrs. iTerman Brown. Mr. and.
Mrs. J. L. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. L.
E. Beard, Rev. arid Mrs. Wilds Du
Bose and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lat
ta. • • 9
Closed Christmas
The News office will be closed
the Saturday before Christmas
and Christmas day to give our
workers a holiday. We will re
open Tuesday morning to get
out next week’s paper, so you
won’t,missa single issue. As we
take off for a Merry Christmas,
we wish you the same and a
Happy New Year to boot.
New Pastor
Rev. W. D. Taylor, newly nam
ed pastor ot the Free Will Baptist
church in West Hillsboro, will
take charge of the church as soon
as proper arrangements for his
transfer here can be made.
Taylor Is To
Take Church
Here January
Rev. W. D. Taylor of Rocking
ham has been called as full time
pastor of the Free Will Baptist
church at West Hillsboro and has
accepted the call to take charge
as soon as proper arrangements
can be made. —* — * — -
Taylor has been in Rockingham
4or- the past four years, but is a
native of Marlboro count, S. C. He
is moving to this field to replace
Rev. Caleb Goodwin, former pas
tor of the church,*who left about
two months ago.
A parsonaae'fias not yet been ob
tained for the incoming minister
but as soon as it can be sdonred
the Rev. Mr. Taylor will move nWe
with his wife and one child, Wil
lie, Jr. Taylor has three other sons,
two of whom are in the service.
The oldest son is living in Rock
ingham. He expects to move on
this field about January 1.
Agriculture Censas
To Begin In Orange
County In January
-gy Paig« Brodle
Don S. Matheson, county agent,,
has announced that according to
T. H. Street, supervisor of the bu
reau of census in Greensboro, the
1945 agricultural census of all Or
ange county farmers, farm equip
ment, land, and agricultural date
will begin aboijf1 January 8. The
selection of a local census taker
for each township will be an
nounced later.
' This-information on'crops and
livestock will be used in many
ways by farmers and varied groups
from federal agencies to manufac
turers and advertising organiza
tions. . - v _•. . ;
Dean I. O. Schaub of State Col- |
lege who heads an advisory coun
cil of all agricultural agencies co
operating with the census bureau,
urges that farmers give just as
complete information as possible.
He points out that the information
is strictly confidential and will not
be used for taxation or regulation.
Matheson emphasized the im
portance of the census not only to
every farmer, but also as a valu
able digest of facts to be Used as
a guide for cooperative farm asso
ciations constructing credit and
marketing plans. It will provide
basic information for dealers in
agricultural and allied produets, as
well as necessary data in time of
disaster.
“Agriculture .will be able to
make much greater progress in the
future especially as we face chang
ing conditions after the war,” said
Dean Schaub in his message to
North Carolina and Orange county
farmers.
CIVIC CLUBBERS HAVE
THEIR .ANNUAL JOINT
GORGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Chapel Hill.—Last night In the
ballroom of the Carolina Inn at
Chapel Hill Kiwanians and Ro
tariana and their wives had their
annual Chrtatmas"eating, singing
and entertainment party. The en
tertainment program was under
the direction of Rotarlan Kelly
Barnett. Decorations were used
and the women were given fav
ors.
It was a nice party.
More T Bond Sales Needed;
Over-All Quota Is Exceeded
- As of December 15, Orange
county was running about $80,000
behind the “E” bond quota for the
sixth war loan drive. At that time,
Don S. Matheson, county agent, in
charge of the rural drive with Joe
Howard, mailed the following let-'
ter to a large number of county
people:
“We lack $80,000 worth of E
bonds before we reach our Orange
goal on the Sixth War Loan. This
Is just a reminder to get your
bonds during this month and please
buy them in the county, so that
we can reach our goal.
“We have never failed on any
of the war drives. Our tobacco
crop, brought almost $2,000,000.
“1 am sure you have done a
good job buying bonds already,
-but let’s make- an .extra effort and
buy a few more during the month.”
According to figures released J>y
S. A. Johnson of the Durham
Bank and Trust Co., in Hillsboro,
yesterday, the county is still short
by about $38,000. Johnson said this
figure did not include the Chapel
Hill and Carrboro postoffices, and
the munitions plant ^n Carrboro.
Taking these into consideration,
he said the county is now probably
short about twenty-five thousand
in “E” bond sales.
Johnson said the county has
probably exceeded the over-all
bond quota, but he urges the pur
chase of more “E” bonds to meet
the demands of that quota.
Rotarians And Kiwanians
Will Sponsor Paralysis Drive
Chapel Hill; Dec. 20-—The an
nual drive in Orange county to
raise funds for the fight against
infantile paralysis will be sponsor
ed by the .Rotary and Kiwanis
clubs. W. T. Huntley, Jr., of Cha
pel Hill, new county chairman,
says the fund raising is to be in
the month of January, but no def
inite plans have been made.
The people* of Orange county
contributed freely to the cause in
past years, and Mrs. Phillips Rus
sell, state secretary of the polio
fund, says all indications are that
they will contribute far more to
the fight this year than ever be
fore. In 1943 under the chairman
ship of L. Vic Huggins, Orange
county raised $2,173.62 net against
a -quota of $852. Last January
under the leadership of the Rev.
Charles M. Jones, Orange raised
$852 against a quota of $1,000. ~
The rest of the state is almost
organized and 98 of the 100 coun
ties in North Carolina have already
appointed their chairmen for the
January drive. Because of the se
rious epidemic in the state this past
summer, with about 850 cases re
ported to the state health depart
ment, increased interest , is shown
in the coming drive.
The epidemic last summer cost
at least a half million dollars and,
according to last reports, the Ra
tional foundation for infantile
paralysis in New York had sent
$389,474.17 for use in the epidem
ic area.
8HERMAN SMITH HA8
SOLO PART IN "MES8IAH”
.... Chapel Bill.—Sherman Smith
took one of the solo parts when the
Chapel Hill choral club sang Han
del’s “Messiah” in Hill hall last
night. '
Sewage Lines Are
Wanted In Part
Of Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill.—A petition signed
by seven property holders request
ing that sewage lines be run hr
the Sunset idriye area of Chapel
Hffi was presented by County San
itarian Brendle to the board of
aldermen at their last meeting.
The petition is one result of the
publication of the health survey
recently made by the negro com
munity health club of Chapel Hill,
findings of which were published
by THE NEWS last week.
McBain Moves Out;
Shue To Move In
G. G. McBain, who opened a gro
cery business in the little build
ing formerly occupied by Jim
Shue’s grocery on Hillsboro ave
nue about five months ago, moved
to a larger place next to Fred Ga
tes’ store at West End recently and
Jim Shue, the Hillsboro night po
liceman, will reopen at the old
location Thursday, December 21.
The building now occupied by
McBain is located between the
Hollywood theater and Fred Ca
tes’ store (West ffill post office).
The store front is'about twenty
five feet and the building is about
85 feet deep. For the past week,
Shue has been replacing his stock
and fixtures to ready himself for
his opening Thursday. .
i_t_■
Walker Brothers
Meet Oversea
Mi*, and Mrs. C. M. Walker have
received word that their son, J.
C., has arrived safely overseas.
They have also had word from
another son, Howard, who is sta
tioned in England, that he has seen
C. and is now stationed within
10 miles of him.
Since being overseas Howard
has had the privilege of meeting
two other brothers and a brother
in-law. - ,
SCARLET FEVER .
There is one .case of scarlet fe
ver in Chapel Hill, the health de
partment reports.- ■
t
Pattie Stanford
Admits Slaying
Of Her Husband
Mrs. Pattie C. Stanford, wife of an Eflartd service station
operator, John Stanford, confessed the slaying of her hus
band with a shotgun charge in the back, according to Sheriff
S. T. Latta, who heard the confession with James F. Bradshaw,
S.B.I. official from Raleigh. Mrs. Stanford was placed under
$to,ooo bond to appear before the March term of superior
court charged with murder. ; *
Tax Listing
Is To Begin
In January
Gilbert W. Ray, Orange county
tax supervisor and county account
ant, released the names of the
township tax list takers in the
county for 1945.
List takers have been named
for each of the townships. Listing
will get underway during the
month of January, and notice of
list taking appointments will be
published in THE NEWS the first
week in January.
Tax listers for the year will be:
Chapel Hill, W. P. Jordan and L.
R. Cheek; Bingham, T. M. Snipes;
Hillsboro, E. T. Johns; Eno, C. W.
Merritt; Cedar Grove, R. C. Comp
ton; Little River, A. E. Wilson. Mr.
Ray will serve as tax supervisor.
~ ——■—r—————
Durham Beats
Hilkboto 73-17
Hillsboro high school basketball
team fell under a terrific beating
by the Durham high team1 last
Friday night as the Durham push
over came to an end with the
score standing at 73-17.
Rosemond and Howerton were
high scorers for Hillsboro with
six points each against their op
ponents who far outclassed the
local boys. Bobby Brown came
home with 3 points to his credit
and Frederick netted two.
Many Durham reserves were giv
en experience in the game, but
the Hillsboro boys were still un
able to check the offensive that
brought them down in total de
feat.
In The Churches
Mrs'. JolVri Ball will sponsor a
.music program at the First Baptist
church Sunday night. Treats will
be given to all the children from
the cradle roll through the junior
■ department, ... _
Members of the young women’s
Sunday school class and the Wes
levan 'Guild of the Methodist
church will meet at the home of
Mrs. H. B. Stanfield Friday nifeht
at 8 o’clock to gp carolling.
The members of Che,. Episcopal
Parish guild will con'dacl a pag"
eant at the church Friday at 4 p.
m. .—,-- • -
A cantata will be held at the
Methodist church Sunday night.
The women’s Sunday school class
held its annual Christmas party at
the home of Mrs. H. H, Brown on
Wednesday night at 8 o’clock. Mrs'
H. B: Stanfield and Aifene Williams
had charge of the program.
CHAPEL HILL SCHOOL
WILL REOPEN JANUARY 3
Chapel Hill.—Both elementary
and high schools of Chapel Hill
will close at 1 p. m, today and will
reopen at 8:40 a- m. January 3,
1945, A. W. Honeycutt, superinten
dent of schools^ announced^ today.
The killing took place early last
Thursday morning. At th« time of j
the slaying, Mrs. Stanford called
for help. Someone called an am- ,
hulance and Dr. Marion Roberta.
She, however, did not confess the
slaying until Saturday morning, *
but said there was no one else in
the house at the time except she
and the baby.
A coroner’s jury was selected "
Thursday and they met to view
the body and question witnesses.'
No one was held. The Jury met
again Friday with Solicitor R. H,,
{Judge) Sykes from Durham. The
verdict of the coroner’s jury was
that the fatal wound was inflicted ^
by an unidentified person.
Last Friday James F. Bradshaw,
S.B.I., investigated the drcum-!
stances and the next day he and.
Sheriff Latta went to Graham
where the body was carried. Brad
shaw made photographs of the
body and the wound in the vic
tim’s back. The charge had en
tered Stanford's body under the
ljffta shoulder blade diagonally and
$pv$ard, and struck his heart.
Bfadsbaw then returned to Ral
eigh. and carne Mck to Hillsboro
Saturday morning when he and
Latta went to Efland to see Mrs.
Stanford. It was then that Mrs.
Stanford admitted the slaying.
She told Latta and Bradshaw that j
they had an argument that morn- j
ing; that Stanford was drunk and j
threatened to kill both herr and 1
the baby. Then he lay down on 1
the bed again with his clothes on, 2
and she said she then took the .12
gauge single barrel shotgun and :
shot him in the back. " j
She was released under $10,000 j
bond to appear before the March j
term of superior court to face a j
charge of murder, 'funeral services ]
for Stanford were held Friday and j
the body was buried in the Efland \
cemetery. j
Grange Meeting <j
At White Cross
The White Cross Grange No. 708
met Thursday night, December 14,
•, ith four officers present.
G. O. Reitzel made a short talk J
explaining the purpose of ’the
Grange .expansion club. Motion ■
was made and carried to notify
the finance * committee, — W. G-..j
Mann, chairman, of $50 to be given
to the expansion club during the
year of 1845;-; . '.j
A poem, “Christmas in the Cab- !
in," was read by Jessie^Ward.
Officers for the year 6f 1945
were elected as follows: Charlie «
Teer, master: Brady Lloyd, over
seer; Martha Lloyd, lecturer; Au
brey McLennon, steward; Beryl
Ward, chaplain; P. G. Lloyd, treas
urer; Leta Teer, secretary; Melvin
Lloyd, gatekeeper; Jessie Ward, ,
Pomona; Lycfia Teer, Flora; Kath- 4
ryn Lloyd, Ceres;-Koilah Durham,
lady assistant steward; Manly Sni
pes;- business gent; Nellie Mc
Lennon, home-ec. committee; Le
ta Teer, reporter. *
Lydia Teer was voted on and
accepted as a new member of the
Grange. . - .
Contests were engaged in and
Christmas gifts were taken from
the tree for distributing. Each
person received one. Mr. and Mrs.
G. O. Reitzel were guests of the
evening.
This Week’s
POPULAR OPINION IN HILLSBORO
Two weeks ago THE NEWS
“popped” the question of comic fa
vorites in Chapel Hill. To acquire
a more complete survey jof Orange
countians’ opinions, likes and dis
likes concerning comic strips, we
spread the question in Hillsboro.
“Dick Tracy” seems to take the
lead in Hillsboro. _
Question of the week: What is
your favorite comic strip?
Charlie James, druggist: "Dick
Tracy, no reason.” .'
Mrs. Ben Johnston, housewife: j
“Dick Tracy, no reason.” *
Mary Kenyon, clerk at the ra-i
tion board: “The Gumps.”
Faye Jones, clerk at the draft
board: “Plondie.” /
Both Privette, high school stu
dent: "The Gumps.” ,
Don S. Matheson. county farm
agent: “Flash Gordon, because I
- r->
like the girls that appear in the
strip’s adventures.”
Mrs T. P. Holier. owner of the
Hillsboro Sundry: “pick Tracy."
Carl Davis, tax collector: “Blon- '
die." -f ‘ \|j|
G. C. Bivins, county treasured
“Popeye'’ *
- Gilbert Ray, county accountant: '
'‘Blondie, because my children like j
it.’’
A. H. Graham, lawyer: “Maggie
and Jiggs.’’
- C. M. Vinceni Forrest Grocery:
T don’t read any of them because
as far as I'm concerned the paper
needn’t carry any comics at alL”
Randolph Brown, of J. L. Brown,
“Dick, Tracy; I don’t know why,
but I like it.”
Georg* Lukas. Southern Rail
road pumping station: “The Loom
Ranger: I don’t know why; I just
like it” _, ^ -
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