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4 Pages This Wee k
11 Rites
\0r Mrs.
tasmith
Mary Nash Strudwick
Mth. wife of the late T.
one of Hills
('s most prominent citi
^ed at her home last Sun
night following an illness
tveral months,
member of one of Hillsboro’s
-families, Mrs. Arrasmith was
(laughter of the late Dr. Wil
^nd Caroline Strudwick.
riving are two sons, William
rick Arrasmith of the Navy
CSpt. Thomas Arrasmith of
wavy Medical Corps; two
iters, Mrs. Allen B. Well
n of High Point; and Mrs.
Pleasants of Plainfield, N. J.;
brother, Shepperd Strudwick,
if Hillsboro; one sister, Mrs.
aret Van Plancke of Greens
toeral services were held Tues
at 2 PM. at the Hillsboro
jbyterian church, conducted by
Rev. S. W. DuBose. Burial fol
ed in the Hillsboro cemetery.
■ body was taken to the church
j noon to lie in state until the
r of the service.
kRbearers were William White,
Cheshire, Jr., Dr. B. N. Rob
Fred Cates, Jr., T. N. Webb
Don Matheson.
co Hillians
tome Eagles
■ held last Thursday night in
Eapel Hill, Charles Bartlett, Jr.,
Ed Elbert Russell were awarded
Egle Scout badges.
■Charles has been a Scout since
■binary, 1942. Elbert entered the
■touts September, 1941.
■Others receiving awards were:
■ck Bright, aviation and reading;
maid Carroll and Jack Cohen,
holarship; RoyParker, jouma
im, printing and safety; and Stan
yPeele, reading.
'Citations for civic services were
esented'to Robert Brooks, Char
i Bartlett, P. H. Quinlan, John
migan, Roy Parker, Donald Car
11 and Jack Cohen.
It the Boy Scout Court of Hon
r
m Are Spoken
Mr. and Mrs. W. Clifton Head
! Hillsboro . and Carrboro anT
Mince the marriage of their dau
!ter. Mary L. Tudor, formerly
f Mebane, to Charlie Thomas
larkham, Jr., Dec, 9, at 4 p. m.,
the chapel of the First Pres
fterian church of Durham.
bride was attired ih an or
nd suit trimmed=giB[^5ii" 4B8E
jr.Mrs. H. G Head, sister-in-law
jhe bride, was matron of honor,
“J. F. Markham, brother of the
W«room, was best man.
Mrs. Markham is a graduate of
Pel Hill high school, and was a
aaent of Mebane for 9 years'af
graduation.
*igeant Markham, the son of
C. T. Markham and the late
• Markham of Durham, is a
“T* engineer with the Army Air
?? m Jlorida. He was graduat
j1".0ak Groe high school and
B , Ucted into the' army air
f1 ,1942- He received his
^ training at Keesler Field,
"B“y War Savings Stamps
Local All-Stars To
Face Darina Team
'Hie Hillsboro all-stars open
after_llo^day schedule here
■Friday night at 8:15, meeting the
Angier Avenue Baptist team from
Durham. «*. . \L',
Hillsboro will probably start
Mincey and Kennedy at forwards,
Laws at center, and Cates and
mown at guards. Hillsboro will
b* seeking its third straight vic
tory.
This Week's
UNIVERSITY
MAN
**********»**»>»*<»*n>#»>>»(<<<<
By Sherman Lazarus
ROBERT DOUGLAS HUME
Robert Douglas Hume, profes
sor of dramatic art at the Univer
sity of North Carolina, not only
has time to teach speech, Shakes
peare, modern and comparative
drama, but directs and acts in
plays as well.
He was bom in San Francisco
Calif., February 3, 1908. He at
tended the University of Califor
nia and received his A.B. degree
in drama and speech in 1929. Com
ing to the University of North
Carolina in 1933, he was presented
his master’s degree in English
drama in 1935.
Professor Hume has been asso
ciated with many famous dramatic
artists during his career. He at
tended the Maria Ouspenskaya
Studio of Dramatic Art in Holly
wood "from 1939 to .1941, and at
the same time studied under Mar
garet Pendergast Mclean, leading
authority on stage speech; Adolph
Bolm, dancer and choreographer
Virginia Hall Johnson of the Mar
from the Russian Imperial Ballet;
-tha Graham school; and Alexander
Kioransky from the Moscow Art
theater.
His dramatic experience has in
cluded work with the University
of California Little Theatre, San
Pedro Repertory Theatre, and the
First Theatre of California at Mon
terey. While studying for his M.A.
at Carolina he was active in the
Carolina Playmakers.
He came here in the fall qf 1942
at the request of the late Profes
sor Frederick H. Koch, founder of
the Carolina Playmakers, to be
come a professor of dramatic art.
Since his return, Professor Hume
has directed Maxwell Anderson’s
“The Eve of St. Mark” and the
ever popular melodrama,* “The
Boss of Bar Z,” plus 16 acts of
Olio. He has appeared in a variety
of shows as an actor, among his
more recent being Jack Point in
Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Yeomen of
the Guard” and Leontes in Shakes
peare’s “The Winter’s Tale.”
Before coming to Carolina to
teach, Hume taught at Bakersfield,
Calif., Junior College; Wesleyan
College, Macon, Ga.; Chico State
College, Chico, Calif.; and the Uni
vem^;tjF"California.
; Professor Hume is single, and
when asked why he’s never mar
ried, he replied, “Well, I guess I’ve
just never had the timed’- •—L._:
HOLIDAY GUESTS
AT CEDAR GROVE
Mr. and Mrs. C. C: McDade- had
as holiday guests: Mr. and Mrs.
John Pope, Johnny Pope, and Mrs.
Sydney Underhill, all of Durham;
and Ensign and Mrs. Harold Keat
ing. Mrs. Keating has been spend
ing some time with her husband
in Columbus, Ohio; she will re
turn to her position in Chapel Hill
after -the-- holidays^, while _Ensign
Keating goes to Roosevelt Base,
San Pedro, Calif.,, for assignment.
iop
This Week’s
ular OPINION IN CHAPEL HILL
By Sherman Lazarus
Question of the week: What do
(i«.COnsider *he tnost important
w* *vent of 1944?
!b«h5' f' Woodhouse, professor
^micai science: 'The Dumbar
lij fT™ Conference, because it
t an °«ntiations for construction
itniiirk 'ect^e world organization
h,, which peoples of all na
may Work for ^3^ .. p
of CarJ Duffey. house mother
let” d°nnitory: “The news of
then nfS1?n of Europe. It came
i ^ “Usband in the service
{7°: leave the cbuntry.
evasion gave us the feeling
_» re beginning to win the
>totS?rg1e Fusco> USN, Pre
K **°°1: “The successful in
uteiv h r?’’tress Europe, followed
BntK reelection of Roose
u h#°l Uxese .events were, in
world.”004 Peace for me fu"
'^rtil.ur Waltner, secretary
^v£IC,dePaito®‘: “How
33100 * Europe was plan
ned, and the surprise element in
volved in the landing of men and
materials through the improvised
harbors.”
Dr. Harry F. Comer, secretary
of YMCA: “Invasion of France,
because it broke the deadlock and
established the second front, ce
mented the Allies together, and
hastened a full-scale attack on
Japah.” ' —
Dean Winn, Naval medical stu
dent: “The fact that the Allies do
not mean a damn thing by the At
lantic Charter, as is evidenced by
the treatment of Greece and Italy.”
Mary Hill Gaston, student at
U.N.C.: “Invasion of Europe. It
marked the start of swift Allied
advances on the continent and
proved well worth the months of
anxious waiting which preceded
it.”
David Sobel, student at U.N.C.:
“The reelection of Franklin Roose
velt as President- His eiectipp rep-^
resents a positive confirmation of
Roosevelt's liberal policies to
wards internationalism, social se
curity, and other world problems,
by the American people.”
County Home Demonstration
Clubs Hold Christmas Parties
Cedar Grove
MEN IN 8ERVICE
Mrs. W. L. Terry has heard
from her son Aubrey that he has
received the Purple Heart, fol
lowing wounds suffered in France.
Aubrey had some very
experiences, during which he was
rescued by some French ladies
who moved him from place to
Place during the German attack.
He has had a second operation but
says that he is doing well.
Jimmy McDade, USN, , spent
Christmas with his ^parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John McDade. Other
members of the family at home
for some time are Misses Mary
Ruth McDade of High Point and
Hazel McDade of Myrtle Beach,
S. C. Miss Mary Rutti McDade
plans to be here until January 9.
Howard Watkins, USA, and fam
ily are spending some time with
Tom Watkins and family.
Percy Terry is now in Germany
with the 3rd Army, 95th Division.
FAMILY ALMOST COMPLETE
ON CHRISTMAS DAY
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson had
as guests for Christmas their en
tire family except George, who is
now in France. They were: Mr. "and
Mrs. Fred Reitzel and •son Carol
of Morrison, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Yates and Billy, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph • Wilson and Barbara, Miss
Fanny Kirby, and Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Wilson, all of Burlington;
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wilson, Green
ville; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur "Wil
son, Fuquay Springs; Pvt. Eugene
Wilson, Fort Myers, Fla., and Mrs.
Eugene Wilson, Haw. River;. Mr
and Mrs. Hobart McCulloch and
family; and O. E. Wilson and Billy..
CEDAR GROVE PERSONALS *
Mr. and Mrs. James Murphey
of Raleigh and Mr. and Mrs. Char
ley' Murphey of Leesburg spent
Christmas with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Murphey.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Cude and
son, Eber Junior, are spending the
holidays with Mrs. Cude’s parents
in Dobson.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Boland
and ■Mary Alice spent Christinas
J3ay in Raleigh with Mr. and Mrs.
Hughes Boland.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Hughes had
as dinner guests on Christmas
Day: Mr.- and Mrs. Jack Wells;
Miss Annie Hughes, Greensboro;
and Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Hughes
and son Sam of Hillsboro. Their
two daughters, Misses Sara Hughes
who has a secretaria’ job with the
Navy in Chapel Hill, and Martha
who is *in the preparatory de
partment at Montreat College, are
also; with their parents for the
holidays. "
Mrs. Ed Murphey, Mr. and Mrs.
P. G. Allison, and Allan Allison
were visitors in Chapel Hill on
Christmas Eve.
E. D. Dorsett is spending the.
holidays with Mrs. Dorsett at the
Allison home here. r
Mrs. Puckett McDade spent some
time visiting in the village on
Christmas Eve. She reports that
her husband seems to be doing
well. Puckett is in France.
C. W. Allison and family of Bur
lington spent Christmas Day with
Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Allison.
Miss Elizabeth Hughes, who has
been teaching in Mebape for stev
eral months, is spending the holi
days at her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Allen and
daughter are spending the holidays
with the William Tolars. Mrs. Al
len is remembered here as Miss
Virginia Woods. The Allens have
moved to -AsheborQ..tbis year,
T. C. Ellis,, and family- spent
Christmas Eve in Prospect Hill
with Mrs. Ellis’s brother, J. R.
Williams, and his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Munn and
sons are spending the holidays
with Mrs. Munn’s family.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kemodle
have. moved from the village to
the Reitzel farm near Hillsbbro.
Mr. Kemodle will work in the
Reitzel Dairy.
Mr. and Mrs. t. U'unani,
Charles O’Briant, Mrs. W. B. Sauls,
and Ann Sauls, of Durham, were
Christmas visitors in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hughes on
Christmas Day
a Howard, Ellis of South Boston,
^a.', is spending his holidays in
the village.
Miss Patsy Ellis is spending
Christmas week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Mon Williams, in
Elon College.
Miss Grace Terry of Mebane is
spending some time with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Terry.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hughes,
Niekey, and Stephen, all of Port
land, Maine, are spending a week
in Hillsboro and Cedar Grove. Mr.
Hughes is employed by the Coca
Cola Company- in South Portland.
They will retum to Maine on De
cember 31
Mrs. W. A. Hayes and Betty
Hayes were visitors from Durham
on Christmas Day.
By Mitt Woodward Byart
The following Home Demonstra
tion clubs heW Christmas patties
in December. Some were commu
nity affairs, and some were hen
Parties with just club women pres
ent.
FAIRFIELD
Mrs. E. S. Taylor was hostess to
the Fairfield H.D. club members
at her home Thursday afternoon,
December 14. Each person pres
ent was requested to direct dhe
Christmas game. She had a tree
and gifts were exchanged. —
ORANGE GROVE
Mrs. G. M. Cheek was hostess
to the Orange Grove H.D. club
members, their families and friends
Thursday nigljtt, December 14. Miss
Mary Delle S^ipes and Miss Mary
Lee Cheek directed the recfeation.
The highlight of the occasion was
pinning the |tail on the - donkey.
Christmas caSols were sung.
j*
TRAM ROAflf *
Mrs. Neal Carter was hostess to
the Tram Road H.D. club members
and some guests Friday, Decem
ber 15. Lively games and Christ
mas carols ljrere enjoyed by the
group before the gift exchange.
Mrs. Carter’s house was filled to
overflowing with hospitality . and
women. She Served cake and cof
fee to the group.
MT. CARMEL
Mrs. S. Ci Hundley and fam
ily entertained the Mt. Carmel H.D.
club members Friday, December
15. Some very artistic games were
features of the evening’s fun as
well as Christmas carols. Santa had
left packaged under the Hundley
tree for all ttie guests. ' - "
CALVANDER
The club members entertained
their husbands and families with
a Christmas party at the Orange
church club hut Friday night, De
cember 15. 4-H dub members
planned and / directed much of the
recreational part of the program.
The group yas honored to have
Miss Josephine Sharkey give a
Christmas reading and tell a
Christmas story.
STROUD HI-LL
Mr, imd Mj:s. Q. L. Martindale
invited the Stroud Hill 'H.DT club
and their families and friends to
their house for a Christmas party
Saturday night, December 16. The
evening began with a covered dish
supper at 6 o’clock. They then
played gafnes and sang Christmas
carols. This year they had a real
live Santa Claus who came in time
to give out the presents and to
visit, especially with the younger
members present.
MEW HOPE
The New Hope H.D. club mem
bers held their Christmas party at
the club hut Monday afternoon,
December 18. They played quiet
games and enjoyed their beautiful
Christmas tree. Gifts were ex
changed in such a mysterious fash
ion that the real Christmas spirit
was captured and taken back to
the hemes represented there. Their
refreshments amounted to a pic
nic meal in-variety and quantity
as each woman had brought some
thing to contribute.
SMITH LEVEL
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Snipes were
at home to the Smith Level H.D.
club and their families Monday
night, December 18. Bingo was en
joyed after a Christmas carol or
two. Santa Claus left'a gift under
the tree for each person. Delicious
refreshments were served.
GRAVELY HILL
Miss Margaret McAdams and her'
family entertained the Gravely
H,D. club members and their fam
ilies at a Christmas party Wednes
day night, December 2. Games
were played throughout the eve
ning. The highlight came when
each member learned who was
tier polyanna. This she has been
trying to figure out all the year.
WHITE CROSS
The White Cross H.D. club held
its Christmas party at the club hut
Friday night, December 22. A
Christmas tree, games, Christmas
earols and exchange of presents
filled the evening. Refreshments
vere contributed by the mem be*.
SCHLEY ,
The Schley HJD. club members
gave a Christmas party to their
families and friends Friday night,
December 22, at the grange hall.
Besides the large community
Christmas tree, the people had a
well planned program using local
talent. There were gifts for all un
der the Christmas tree.
EFLAND AND ANTIOCH ROAD
Efland and Antioch Road H.D.
clubs had their Christmas parties
Wednesday, J3ecemfeer J87.- Mrs. S.
C. Forrest, Sr., was hostess to the
Efland club and Mrs. Ivan Lloyd
was hostess to the Antioch Hoad
club.
Farmers Exchange Holds
Annual Meeting For All
Stockholders In Durham
~ Deaths
LAWSON B. TILLEY
Lawson B. Tilley, 49, formerly
of Orange county, died Wednesday,
Dec. 20, in I. E. Pittle’s Shop in
Charlotte, where he was employ
ed. He died of heart attack.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Walnut Grove Methodist
church by the Rev, S. F. Nicks on
Friday, Dec. 22, at 3 p. m.
Burial was in the church cem
etery. The body remained in state
for an hour before the service. " '
Survivors include: his mother,
Mrs. Mollie Tilley, Hillsboro; his
three daughters, Mrs. U. B. Beav
in, and Misses Doris and Christine
Tilley; and three sons, Louis, Jack
and Donald Tilley, of Charlotte;
one sister, Mrs. S. H, Woods, of
Hillsboro; four brothers, Lacy,
Loy, and Luther Tilley, of Orange
county, and the Rev. L. A. Tilley
of Roanoke Rapids.
COLUMBUS PARRI8H
Columbus (Peter) Parrish, of
West Hillsboro, was found dead
Tuesday, Dec. 19, about a quarter
of a mile from his horfte. Dr. B. N.
Roberts, Acting coroner, held that
Parrish died of a heart attack, ap
parently sometime Monday, fol
lowing a visit to a friend.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Minnie Parrish; one daughter, Mrs.
Lila James, of Efland; one son, Ed
Parrish, of West Hillsboro; one
sister, Mrs. Anna Parrott, Oxford.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Thursday afternoon at 4:30 at
the West Hillsboro Methodist
church with the Rev. S. F. Nicks
in charge. Burial was in the New
Sharon church cemetery.. ;
FLEMING W. WINN
Fleming W. Winn, Mebane, R. 2,
a resident of the Oaks section of
Orange county for the past thirty
years, died Monday afternoon at
4:30 following an illness of sev
feral years.
He is survived by one daughter,
Miss Lily Winn, Mebane, a teach
er in the Charlotte city schools;
one son, Fleming W. Winn, Jr., of
Birmingham, Ala. , ,
The body was forwarded to Sa
vannah, Ga., where Mr. Winn was
for years connected with the Sou
thern Cotton Oil Company. ~
He was born January 11, 1861,
in Walthourville, Qa., the son of
the late Col. W. J. and Mary Eliza
Fleming Winn.
New Hope
BLACKWOOD CLUB HAS
CHRI8TMA8 PARTY .
The Blackwood New Hope club
enjoyed a Christmas party , at the
church house December 19 at 2
p.m. Members present were Miss
Woodward Byars, MTs. H. M.
Lloyd, Mrs. Sam Tilley, Mrs. W.
S. Nunn, Mrs. Henry Tapp, Mrs.
John Freeland, Mrs. H. JN. Black
wood, Mary Hogan, Elizabeth
Kirkland, Janie Blackwood and
Mary Blackwood. „
NEW HOPE PERSONALS
Charles Johnston is home on
furlough.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blackwood
and Mrs. York of Creed more vis
ited Miss Mattie Blackwood Christ
inas day.
Boys in service who spent
Christmas day at home were Ho-'
mer Tapp, Irvin Kirkland ’ "^nd
Charles Rochell.
Mrs. John Freeland is spending
the holidays with her parents at
Drexel. e
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Weaver And King ;
Wed In Hillsboro ;
Miss Lillian Payne Weaver and
Hdyle King were united in mar- 1
riage Friday, Dec. 22, at 8 p. m., in i
the Hillsboro Baptist parsonage,
with the Rev. W. W. Abemethy of- '
ficiating. '■ , •
The bride was wearing white
with blue accesories and a corsage
of beautiful rose buds. She is the
daughter of Mrs. H. C. Weaver and
the late Mr. Weaver of Mebane.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford King of Route 2,
Hillsboro. " ' •
The couple will be at home on R.
2, Hijlsboro. /’
VISITING
Miss Eliza Capehart of Roxobel
and Durham arrived JFriday for a
ten days’ visit to Miss Mary John
ston at her home near Chapel Hill
an Route '2; “Miss Capehart: lias -
charge of the adult education de
partment of the Edgemont school
in Durham.
40 Orange Countians Attend
Large Farmer Conference
About *75 elected delegates representing the stockholders
of the Farmers Mutual Exchange held their annual meeting
at the Washington Duke hotel in Durham recently. The
delegates attending this meeting were elected at the county
stockholders meeting* held in Durham. Orange. Chatham,
Granville, and Person counties in late October
Christaias Party
For Narsery School
The children of the Harold M.
Holmes Nursery School in Chapel
Hill were given a Christmas party
by the white and colored citizens
of Chapel Hill.
University students as represent
ed by the Social Service depart
ment of the Y. W. C. A., the chur
ches of the community, the Kiwan
is club, the Eight O’clock Hostess
club, and the mothers of the nur
sery school children provided the
gifts and decorations^ t
Efland
METHODIST SENIOR CLAS8
HAS CHR18TMA8 PARTY
The senior class of the Efland
Methodist church held its Christ
mas party Tuesday night, Decem
ber 19, at the home of Edna Burke
and Bobby Nichols. Games were
enjoyed by the young people and
gifts were exchanged. Punch and
cookies were served to the fol
lowing young people: Dot Hogan,
Marie Lloyd, Carol Baity, Nell Mc
Adams, Bettie Sue Lloyd, Marie
Baity, Bryant Warren, Bob Hogan,
Frank Fearrington, Burch Mc
Adams, Thomas Patterson and
Mrs. Claude Murray.
MEN IN SERVICE
Air Cadet Perry Brown of
Moody Field, Ga„ is spending his
furlough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Brown.
Lt. Sim Efland spent the week
end with his .parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. P. Efland. He returned to his
base in Rhode Island.
Air Cadet Tom Efland of Moody
Field, Ga., js spending his furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Efland, Sr.
EFLAND PERSONAL8
Miss Winona Williams is spend
ing the Christmas holidays with
her parents in Old town.
Miss Ruth Moore is spending
the Christmas holidays with her
parents in Battleboro. >
Miss Frances Jones of Raleigh
spent a few days with Miss Marie
Lloyd last week.
Miss Annie Catherine Measamer
has returned to her home after be
ing a patient in Watts hospital for
several days. —
Miss Stella Efland of New Jer
sey- spent the Christmas holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
P. Efland.
Mr. and Mrs. Hyrlocker and
daughters of Albemarle spent the
Christmas holidays with relatives
here. . r
„ Mrs. Lily Smith of Burlington
visited relatives here last week.
Kerry Williams spent the Christ
mas holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. M. Williams.
To Teach At Aycock
Mrs. Jourdan Bivens, formerly
jf the Hillsboro faculty, has ac
cepted the position of English arrd
french teacher at Aycock high
school, following -the resignation
>f Mrs. Jesse filler, also- of Hills
joro. Mrs. Bivens is a graduate of
IV.C.U.N.C., and taught in Hills
Jbro until her resignation to be
vith her husband, Lt. Bivens.
The patrons and pupils of the
lTgh school were very regretful
>f Mrs. Miller’s resignation, but
'eel that they are lucky to have
Mrs. Bivens as her successor.
“SHORTY”
This Issue of THE NEWS is a
little short of some of the news
of your Orange county neigh
bors. The lack.of space in these
four pages forced us to hqttd over
some of the live news Items that
have been submitted to the office;
but we feel that you will find
this short issue up to the usual
standards of your county paper
In the most thonough coverage
of Orange county news In the
world. We will return to a full
time -schedule the first week In
January with the with for a
happy and prosperous New Year
to all of our readers and patrons
r « -- '■ -
This 14th annual meeting o£ the
Exchange stockholders was well
attended by delegates from every
county and . was one of the most
enthusiastic meetings ever held
by the Organization.
The meeting began with a din
ner served at 12:30. W. M. Bacon,
president of the board of direc
tors, acted as chairman. Imme
diately following the dinner, a
corn shucking contest to deter
mine the champion for this sec
tion among Exchange members
was held in front of the speaker's
table The contestants were the
winners in each of the county con
tests held in' October.
They were D. E. Townsend, of
Durham county; Ray Fearrington,
of Chatham county; John Cates,
Orange county; Elmore Yancey, of
Granville county; and H. M. Gen
try, Person county, who substitut
ed for Jack Cothran, the winner,
who was unable to attend. C. W.
Tilson, who won in Chatham coun
ty and tied in Durham county,, was
asked to enter the contest also.
The grand champion in this con
test was Ray Fearrington of Chat
ham county, and D. E. Townsend,
runner-up.
M. L. Black, Jr., certified pub
lic, accountant, made the auditor's
report,; showing the total volume
of business for the past year am
ounting to $3,936,148. Forty-two
per cent of this or $1,666,346, was
marketing of poultry, eggs, grain,
seed, and livestock; and 58 pfr
cent or $2,269,802, was in the pur
chases of feed, seed, and farm sup
plies, and poultry and dairy equip
ment. Black reported the actual
handling charge taken by the Ex
change in proportion to the vol
ume of business less than it had
been for the last two years, which
means that farmers had been char
ged less for the marketing and
purchasing services rendered mi an
average during the past year. The
report showed the organization at.
the end* of the year was in a sound
financial condition and had a total
net worth of $360,000, and that the
n^ savings for. the -year on this
learly $4,000,000 business was $118,
000.
C. W. Tilson, manager, explain
ed to the patrons that a little more
than $100,000 of these net savings
for the year had been returned to
the patrons in patronage refunds
and cash dividends on stock. The
manager also pointed out that ad
ditional equipment added during
this year to render service for far
mers included a new seed clean
ing plant at Pittsboro in Chatham
county; a disposal plant for the
slaughter house at Hillsboro; and
modem mechanical dressing equip
ment for the poultry plant iu
Durham. He pointed out that ad
ditional grain storage capacity
was badly needed for the feed mill
at Durham in handling the grain
farmers have to market at har
vest season and for use through
the year.
In response to the fight that is
seing ‘made on co-Ops in this state
ind nation by the National Tax
Equity Union, representing cer
tarn Dig ousiness, a resolution was
introduced fit the meeting by Thos.
Allen of Granville county, a direc
tor of the Exchange, explaining
the position of the Fanners Mu
tual Exchange in regard to taxes.
The resolution stated that the Far
mer Mutual Exchange and its
members paid all kinds of taxes
of any business rendering similar
services except income and excess
profit taxes. The taxes paid by the
Exchange and other cooperatives
include sales tax, state license tax,
county and municipal property
taxes, capital stock taxes, federal
social security tax and withhold
ing tax, and federal transportation
tax. - -r-f ■■■■■;■ ' .^rfl
The resolution further explain
ed that the Exchange had no prof
it as such, as it acted as an agent
for its members and patrons and
returned to them in patronage
funds any excess handling charge
taken oh its operations, during the
year, and these refunds then be
come the taxable property of
patron." The resolution stated
the Exchange was perfectly w
to pay its proportionate part of
Just taxes and that any other
ness rendering similar
xrnld operate ott the sajxte
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