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pro**#*"1 In )«»> P1 Hillsboro, N. C„ Thursday, December 6, 1945 (Published Weekly) 8 Paget This Week County Board Accepts Bids To Build New School House At Chapel Hill Climaxing a year’s efforts, the Orange County Board of Educa tion and the Board of Commis sioners Tuesday authorized the Chapel Hill School Board to sign contracts for construction of a new high school building at Chapel Hill. The four bids for the work were made November 28 and accepted at a meeting .of the County Board of Education and the Board of Commissioners Tuesday in Hills boro. The County Board and the •Hoard af Commissionery at that time authorized the ' Chapel Hill Board of Education to enter into contract with the lowest bidders immediately. Contracts will be drawn up with the Atlantic Building Company, Charlotte, the Austin Electric Com pany, Durham Plumbing and Heat ing Company and the J. R. Bagwell Company, Durham. Total cost of which sum has been sanctioned by the Board of Commissioners. R. H. Claytor, county superin tendent of schools, states that the new building will be ready for oc cupancy by September 1. He said that the building will consist solely of classrooms and will be large enough to take care of the pres ent high school enrollment. Dr. R. E. Coker, chairman of the Chapel Hill School Board, says that the new building is not being built so much for appearance as for usefulness. It will be a two story structure with basement and will be constructed in the nature of a wing. “As for the main buildings,” said Dr. Coker, “I will be dis appointed if work can not be be gun on them in three or four (fears.” Rotary, Kiwanis To Hold Joint Christmas Party Chapel Hill. — Rotary "and Ki wanis Club members are making dans for a joint annual Christmas adies’ night party to be given December 18. R. W. Madry of the Rotary Club md William Pugh of the Kiwanis froup are co-chairmen of arrange ments for the party. Edmund K, larding of Washington, N. C„ hu morist and lecturer, will -provide he chief entertainment at the party fleeting. Mr. Harding, member of an insurance firm in Washington and secretary of the chamber of commerce, is well-known in this part of the country for his humor ous programs and devotes his spare iime to presenting them in North Carolina and nearby states. Tax Experts Discuss Issues AtSyaposiuu Chapel Hill.—Tlie North Caro ™a Association of Certified Pub lic Accountants held their sixth an nual symposium on accounting and taxation Thursday through Satur day at Chapel Hill. President D. E.1 Gatewood, Jr., Winston-Salem presided at the opening session at the Carolina Inn Thursday. Friday and Saturday mornings’ meetings were presided over by w. C. Nichols, past presi ent of the association, and Thomas • Zum Brunnen, treasurer and Past president. . highlight bf the Saturday meet ag was a tax panel which began :10 a-m. and adjourned for lunch aoon. Nine members of the as ■aoiation composed the panel and nswered questions from the floor n various phases of taxation, f ed /al and state. beg pardon sir, but my w,pE TOLD ME TO ASK YOU 'EICOULO HAVE MY SALARY |K| ADVANCE-SHE ONLY HAS SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL Christmas/ Han ft Is Kotarian Speaker Chapel Hill.—Frank W. Hanft, recently discharged Army major, was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Chapel Hill Wednesday- night at &30 at - the Carolina Inn. :-- ~ Mr. Hanft received his discharge from tiie Army approximately the first of November, and is at pres ent a member of the law faculty at the University of North Caro lina. While in the service, Mr. Hanft served with department of military government in the occu pied countries in the European theatre of operations. He spoke to Rotarians on his experiences overseas. Cedar Grove The Aycock branch of the Future Home Makers of America met Nov. 29 with only two members absent. There were 30 members present. - After the club pledge was re peated the group sang the “FHMA Prayer Song” as a devotional. It was decided that any club mem ber who was inactive on a com mittee would be put on probation for a month. If at the end of that time she had not redeemed her standing she would be dropped from thgjroll. The following chair men made reports: Dot Boone, Christmas party; Julia Allison, re freshments; Doris Riley, clean-up. The group was happy to learn that Miss Highsmith will be able to come to a number of their 1946 meetings as guest speaker. Also the order for club pins ig being placed, with the hope that club members can have them to start their new year. Plans are also underway whereby handbooks will soon be in the hands of all the members. -— __ _ The program chairman, Rita Vaughn* presented an interesting program on “Building Leaders,” and after an exciting spelling match the meeting adjourned. The Young People of Eno church met in the home -of Robert Long Monday night, Nov. 26. Patsy Ellis took charge of the program with help, from several members of the group. The topic was “The Bible —A Lab Manual for Life.” It was decided that the next meeting will be held at the Church where the Young People will pratice their Christmas candle-lighting service. Apples, cookies and candy were served. Miss Elizabeth nugnes oi uie Mebane high school faculty and; Mrs. W. A. Hayes of ©hapel Hill visited Cedar Grove a few hours Sunday week. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Ligon of Ox ford spent Sunday week with the T. L. Oliver family. Mrs. Bertha Holmes and ’Mrs. T. E. Ellis spent Wednesday in Durham. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Murphey from Raleigh visited Mr. and Mrs|. J. E. Murphey Wednesday. Tom Ellis attended the Sympo sium of Taxation and Account ing held at Duke and Carolina universities this week. H. P. EIJis, employed by one of the major tobacco companies, left for Hopkinsville, Ky., Thurs day. He expects to be on that mar-, ket for this season. - Pfc. Donald W. Cardin, brother of Mrs. George Wilson, left Thurs day for a hospital in Richmond where he will receive further treatment. C. M. Hughes of Durham visited Cedar Grove Thursday. T. C. Ellis attended the Virginia Carolina football game Saturday. Robert Kimrey arrived home un expectedly this week witir^ dis—^ :harge. * » _ _ , Mrs. C. M. Hgghes of Durham, was in Watts Hospital several weeks with pneumonia and pleu risy. "Her condition, once critical, las improved very much and she is back at home, v Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hughes and family spent the weekend with Mrs.' Hughes’ mother in Pineville, North Carolina, \ Mrs. T. C. Ellis attended the funeral of L. G. Chandler in ^Vir lilina, Va:, Monday, The Methodist- Young People ti:1- a^t.weetin& with their lew leader on December I. Jimin** McDade is acting as their adviser since the resignation of Mrs. c. n. (Continued on page *) Aycock Holds Christmas Show, Game . Cedar Grove.—Pupils of the first five grades of Aycock school at Cedar Grove will appear on a Christmas program to be given by the Aycock PTA Thursday, Decem ber" 13, at; 7:30 pm. in the school auditorium. This program will take the place of the usual general pro gram given each year at this time. Classroom teachers, including Mrs. R. H. Pope, Mrs. Allen Lloyd, Mrs. E. F. Cude and Miss Nanny. Briggs will have charge of the presenta tion. The basketball game between students of Aycock and Anderson, scheduled to be played Friday at Anderson, will take place this af ternoon. The change in date was made so as not to conflict with the meeting of Orange County school superintendents and teach ers tomorrow. However, the game will begin at the same time, 7:30 p.m., and will be held in Ander son. E. F. Cude, principal of Ay cock school, is basketball coach this year. AAA Hears Raleigh Fieldman Members of the AAA Com munity Committee will meet jointly with the County Commit tee in Hillsboro Friday at. 9:30 a.m. in the Agricultural building. J. L. Keltan of Raleigh, field man for the AAA, will explain the new 1946 program. Results of the county-wide elec tion of AAA committeemen, held last Friday, will be available next week. PAPER VACATION THE NEWS of Orange County wishes to announce that publi cation will cease during Christ mas week. There will be no edition printed December 27, and the office will be closed from December 21-26. Basketball Practice Begins Here Basketbidd practice* for HiBsboro high school started Monday with 16 boys out for the team. Thirty girls showed up for practice. Lettermen to return were: Lu ther King, John Allen Cates, Frank Fredrick and Kenneth Rosemond. Star players lor the girls were Annette Lloyd, Birrel Lloyd, Bet ty Chance, Helen Crabtree, Jean Lloyd, Doris Cheek, Betty Jane Hays and Hazel Hicks. Doris How erton is coach for the girls’ team. Games are scheduled as follows: Dec. 11—Aycock at Hillsboro Dec. 14—Durham at Durham Dec. 18—Raleigh at Hillsboro 9ec. 21—Efland at Efland Jan. 8—Roxboro at Hillsboro Jan. 11—Methw^st Orphanage at Ig—Hillsbow . Jan. 15—Aycock at Hillsboro Jan. 18—Louisburg at Louisburg Jan. 22—Caldwell at Hillsboro Jan. 25—Louisburg at Hillsboro Jan. 2&r-Efland at Hillsboro _ Feb. 1—Open Feb. 5—Henderson at Hillsboro Feb. 8—Methodist Orphanage, at the orphanage Feb. 14—Raleigh at Raleigh Feb. 15—Mebane at Mebane Feb. 19—Mebane at Hillsboro Feb. 22—Caldwell at Hillsboro Feb. 26—Henderson at Henderson March 1—Roxboro at Roxboro —-_ Legion Meets Friday; Calls For Gift Boxes I . * J Chapel Hill.—The Chapel Hill American Legion post will hold the regular monthly meeting Friday at 8 p.m. "This is a business meet ing, and members are reminded to bring their gifts for the sol diers’ Christmas boxes. Members of the Legion’s Ladies’ Auxiliary will place box contain ers in five local stores for town wide collection of soldier gifts this week. These boxes will be taken up December 18. Gifts, the net value of which should not exceed $2, may include" shaving cream, small dictionaries, playing cards, socks and similar articles. Stores cooperating in this cam paign are: Andrews - Henninger, Bennett and Blocksidge, Varley’s Men’s Shop, the Carolina Theatre and Patterson Tire Company. “With the help of Chapel Hill’s citizens,” says Commander Patter son, “we hope to present 500 boxes from this section. This number may be out of sight, but at least it’s a good goal.” , . Court Hears 7 On Traffic Violations ‘ MaJoHty at eases heard this week by Magistrate Cicero H. Jones con cerned traffic violations. Chief of these was the case of Lester L. James of Hurdle Mills, who was bound over, to court under a $100 bond for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Prelim inary hearing was waived. James will be tried in superior court Tuesday. Helen Gattis of Mebane paid costs this week for driving too close to a car for stopping in case of an emergency. Marion L. Swanger of Burling ton failed to give a proper hand signal before stopping on a high way" ahd judgment was suspended pending payment of costs. Raymond Carter of Durham was fined three dollars and costs this week for operating a motor ve hicle on the wrong side of the road. Walker Ford Millner of Reids ville was placed under a $100 bond for careless and reckless driving. His case will come up during the March term of the court. Herbert M. Cole of Hurdle Mills was tried and fined for per mitting another to operate his au tomobile on a public highway while under the influence of intoxicants. Allen J. Page of Durham has been bound over to superior court under $100 bond for operating a motor vehicle on public highways in this state while intoxicated. He will be tried March 18. Bond Sales Rate A Hand In Hillsboro Hillsboro is a little better than half-way along on its total sale of bonds during the Victory Loan drive. However, “E” bond sales continue to lag. To date $49,425 worth'd “E” bonds have been sold with the goal remaining untouched at $230, 000. The total sale of bonds is $430,000. _Chapel Hill has' sold $122.825 worth of “E” bonds, chalking up a grand total of $422,387 on sales of all type bonds. Of this final amount, $352,187.50 worth of bonds were sold to individuals. The post office at Hillsboro re cords sale of one “R” bond this month. v ■ By Peggy Case r With only 15 more snoppmg days left till Christmas, merchants in Chapel Hill are decorating their display windows with festive trim mings to fit the holiday mood. In one display window looms a large cardboard Santa Claus, deck ed out in the famous red suit and white beard. The cheery old fel low is holding a sign bearing this advice, “Give books this Christ mas. Give records.” At the feet of the bewhiskered gent lie stacks of books and volumes of records. Red cellophane paper covers the next window. Through this de lightfully Christmas-y colored pane can be seen a display of sports equipment—for the athlete on your list, no doubt. Red and sil ver paper furnishes the back ground for this display. The other window of the store is' covered with ydllow cellophane paper. Behind this transparent covering stands a happy little elf, holding in his hand a bell rope. He looks as if he is eager to ring out the glad tidings of a “M#rry Christmas.” This display also fea tures popular records. ' Since Christmas is essentially for little girls and boys, one store has gone all out for the tiny tots. The window, gayly decorated in silver and red, displays all kinds of children’s toys. Walking down Franklin Street, there’s one type of display which appears more frequently than any other. It’s a small, cardboard post er which is seen in almost every store -“Window. This poster urges everyone to buy Christmas seals to help stamp oilt tuberculosis. This poster is, perhaps, really the most important display of all. —-— SUM RAISED FOR .COLORED ORPHANAGE Thi NJF.&. cnapfer W Or ange County Training School raised $110.97 for the Oxford Colored Orphanage. *; * Orange Package In this issue of THE NEWS of Orange-County you are get ting the;"(Usual home-packaged volume otrlocal and county news. We’ve been too busy running down, writing, linotyping, print ing, and mailing the news and ' views of Orange to repeat the _ usual word-counting perform ance. You may make^your> own comparisons. The news you read in your NEWS is gathered, written, set to type, and printed in Orange, by Orange, and for Orange. . It’s an all-Orange package... and you are invited to come to your only Hillsboro print plant to see the packaging done. Merchants Keep Late Hears For Christinas Chapel Hill.—So that everybody can get his Christmas shopping done, department stores ifF Chapel Hill and Carrboro will remain open until 9 p.m. from December 20 to 25. Also, these stores will ob serve a two-day holiday from the ’25th through 26th of December and a one-day holiday the first of Jan uary. These announcements were made today by the Chapel Hill Carrboro Merchants, Association; Inc. Members of the association Stores, are already -well-stocked for' Christmas and advise Chapel Hill and Carrboro patrons to shop early. By Betty Green In Chapel. Hill it's no longer “shop early to avoid the rush,” but “shop early or else.” There’s a shortage. The veteran, returning to civil ian life has a particular problem. He may wish to discard his uni form but there are few civies to be had. Often he hears, “No shirts, no underwear, no pajamas, no top coats, no overalls.” Clothing stock is larger now than it will be nearer Christmas, and many answers are like Jack Lipman’s, “Here’s what I have, and I don’t expect any thing in before January 1.” According to managers of ten cent stores, the biggest shortage will be a lack of tree decorations, electric light bulbs, Christmas candies. The line of toys, station ery, and wrapping supplies is quite plentiful. In the grocery line, the supply is fluctuating. Dried fruits, nuts, and fresh fruits, are plentiful now, but tomorrow the supply may be low. Oranges, apples, cocoanuts will be plentiful as far as grocery men can see. W.,D. Mansfield of the A&P said, “Our shortages are day to day shortages.” Shortages of ammunitions, guns and rifles will greatly inhibit the huntsman’s Christmas if lie doesn’t already have his supply. The hard ware stores complain of acute shortages in aluminum ware, enamel ware, brass andirons, oil burners. There are * no electric stoves. The one plentiful article is women’s sweaters. All colors, sizes, makes. There are socks, coats, and skirts for women too. Toiletries in spite of their terrific tax are sell ing well. If selection is to be made at all, shopping must be done early this year. In spite of the war’s end, merchants continue the battle for gpodfe ba order to get the best pos sible service with stock as law it is, shoppers arc urged to make their visits down town soon. Patterson Helps Local Post Office Curing Holidays Kiwanians Plan Drive For Clothes Chapel Hill.—The Kiwanis Club of Chapel Hill discussed plans for the National Clothing Collection drive, to be held here January 17, at theMPucsday night meeting at the Carolina Inn. The drive will be carried' on in Chapel Hill and Carrboro through the cooperation of the Kiwanis, Rotary and Lions’ club members. - Frank Hanft, law professor, was the speaker at last Tuesday’s meet ing. H. X). Wolf was program chairman. *. • . ORANGE VETERANS This is the button that an honorably discharged service man wears. It symbolizes loy alty to our country, bravery and selfless service. Pay the proper respect to those who wear it? Marion Peacock Bradford, Chapel _Hill - Joseph Wallace Murray, Efland Aggie John Thomas, Chapel Hill Warren Holt Anderson, Rt. 2, Hills boro William Dufford Roberts, Hillsboro WilUem Malcolm Hick* R*. 1, Dur ham .._ _ Andrew Jackson Poe, Jr., Rt. 1, Mebane Albert Irving Suskin, Chapel Hill Odis Charles Pendergraft, Chapel ——HH1 — ------ James Knight Durham, Rt. 3, Meb ane • . . ' John Knox Walker, Rt. 1, Hills boro Coleman Douglas Pruitt, Rt. 2, Cedar Grove Andrew Barkley Wheeler, West — - - Hillsboro _____ Albert Norwood Copeland, West Hillsboro James Oliver Rhew, Rt. 2, Hills .bora.. ... . ' • ' ; • .' ■■ - William Franklin Pendergraft, Chapel Hill Clinton Rudolph Dixon, West Hillsboro * Settle Crawford, Rt. 3, Hillsboro, Loy Gay Tilley, Jr., Rt. 1, Hurdle Mills Clarence Dew Knight, Hillsboro. Robert Earl Stafford, Hillsboro Aubrey Thomas McCullock, Rt. 1, Cedar' Grove Howard Bentley Cecil, Rt. 1, Efland Roger Clyde Kendrex, Rt. 2, Dur ham William Roland Coe, Rt. 1, Efland Elsie Hubert Moore, West Hillsboro William Herman Walker, Rt. 1,» Hillsboro John Glenn Pender, Rt. 1, Efland Everette Elmer Edwards, West Hillsboro V Lewis Turner Gravette, West Hills boro Richard Johnson Clayton, Rt. 1, Hurdle Mills James David Ellison, Carrboro Joe Bryce Mclver, Efland Marvise Pickard Wilson, Jr., Chapel Hill Clarence Richard Hicks, West Hillsboro COLORED George Washington Allen, Chapel Hill George William Durham, West Hillsboro Ernest Lunsford, University Sta tion James Munroe Torian, Hillsboro Rufus Carey Burnett, Bynum William Harrison Whitted, Raleigh Wesley Cooper. Chapel Hill _ John Hester Clark. Chapel Hill Edward Day, Eflahd David Clay Pool, Cedar Grove Joseph Aquiler Thompson, Efland Nathaniel Thompson, Efland <* Gilbert Eugene Strowd, Chapel Hill William Frank Blackwell, Chapel Hill .. Raymond Lee Perry, Chapel Hill Odie Lee McBroom, Rt. 2, Hills boro James Whitted, Rt. 1, Hillsboro Otis Brewer, University Station's ' Artis Brewer/ University Station : rhomas Alexander Alston, Jr., --Chapel Hill » Water. S. fcoopfw, Ftttaboro iz j Emorey Nelums, Keameysville, i Wert Va. * ( Ernest E. Patterson of Hillsboro has been appointed sub-clerk at the Hillsboro post office, according to Mrs. Cora L. Lynch, clerk in charge. Mr. Patterson was drafted into service November 15 to serve dur ing the Christmas mailing season. He will be the only addition to the post office force during this period, unless conditions arise which ne cessitate employment of other helpers. “So far we have handled quite a few gift packages,” says Mrs. Lynch. She warns however that packages- with. . Christinas seals stamped! bh the Tfc6&'r'&B:s£B££i& accepted for mailing here. Also, she wishes to remind local citi zens that overseas packages may now be sent weighing up to 11 pounds, but can not be sent to men in the army without a request. Packages may go request-free to men and women in the navy, ma rines and coast guard. Christmas mail is coming in only slowly at the Chapel Hill post of fice, according to H. D. Strowd, assistant postmaster. Mr. Strowd urges that packages and cards be sent as soon as pos sible in order that all Christmas mail may be delivered by Decem ber 24. The post ofl$cO will be closed Christmas day; no deliveries will be made at that time although mail will be dispatched. The Chapel Hill postmaster as sistant says that no extra mail carriers or post,office clerks will be taken on during the holiday season. He pointed out that addi tional workers are not needed in view of the number of former post office employees who are return ing from the service to their old jobs. These men will supplement the staff of employees taken on during the war who are serving through the emergency. Among former employees sot Ji to be back at the Chapel Hill post office are: Paul Pendergraft, W. F. Pendergraft, Everette L. Rush, ^ mes % ^fcwry, F. E. Strowd, L. C. Neville and W. D. Neville! Both the Hillsboro and Chapel Hill post office spokesmen urge that packages be securely wrapped and tied, plainly addressed and, if sealed, that a label be placed on the package to the effects that iL may be opened for postal inspec tion. These labels may be obtained in Hillsboro and in Chapel Hill at the magazine stand in the post office. Two Winners ■ - * - - .. " % ~ Announced In Seal Contest The Chapel Hill and Hillsboro Tuberculosis committees and the District Health Department have been notified that Miss Lillian Dnnh of Orange County Training School and Miss Mary Crocker of Hillsboro Negro High School have won awards in the state and na tional tuberculosis essay contests. The contest was held in the spring of the year when local tu berculosis , committees offered prizes for the best individual es-* says Written by Negro students. Miss Dunn and Miss Crocker won the local contests in Orange county. During the state contest Miss Crocker won first prize and Miss Dunn won second prize, and their entries were sent to the national tuberculosis contest where Miss Dunn placed fourth. • • Mrs. W. R. Berryhill was the education chairman for the Chapel Hill tuberculosis committee and Mrs. P. H. Epps, Mrs. George Shepard and Miss Elizabeth Lov ell were judges for the local con test “ The Hillsboro contest was spon sored by the Hillsboro committee and judges were Mrs. Leona East, Miss Evelyn Burke, and Miss Louisa Spell. Preceding Jhe local contests, tu berculosis education and tubercu lin testing were carried on in the Chapel Hill and Hillsboro schools by members of the District Health Department staff, and Dr. O. Da vid Garvin, health officer, fluoro scoped the students and teachers who had a po&itive reaction to the test. Dr. Garvin has stressed the aeed for expanding the tubercu losis control program so that more programs in tuberculosis education and case finding may be carried in jn our schools and with com n unity groups. Bar. Garvin has al ready made plans fbr a case regis er>. but states that our greatest i* wjuipment.
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