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8UB3CRIBE NOW* Only one more Issue of THE NEW8 before May 1. Sub scribe now before rates go up. THE NEWS !o1. 5J}» No. 9 Hillsboro, N. C., Thursday, April 18, 1946 /: ' — THIS DAIRY EDITION Quantity alone doesn't make newspap/.*. rourir i ij « , . - ..-— it has broken one newspaper record in Orang Ut 1° “U*.da^ °* reCord'l)reakings> it affords this newspaper some compensation for work that has been required to give you this 16 page edition 40 know that 16 pager for tfie 2200 homes that will rerjMvf^0/**!! sP®a^rM5 of quantity, you readers might as well be tifld now that it also took a quantity of work and a quantity of folks working at the job to manufacture this of 16 pages has made some sort of history for Orange county. Search'through the files of this newspaper and of others printed in the county has'failed to dis close another edition that has gone ip for comparable quantity. There is written and spoken record of a 10 page paper having been issued tn the county. will ^ 4 'juuuuiy, yuu ICdUCIS III1 Ive lt% (More on first page of the second section.) Chapel Hill’s Modem Dairy Cooperative Is Opened For Services Bible Classes Fund Raised By Churches The churches of Orange count j attributing to th% teaching ol ible in Hillsboro, Caldwell, Ay >ck, and Efland schools have tc ite contributed the followini nounts: Union Grove Methodist, $2.00 ttle River Presbyterian, $114.00 yrtle Lodge No. Ill, Knights ol rthias, $14.00; Cedar Grove Meth list, $150.0(|; Fairfield Presby rian, $40.00; Hillsboro Baptist, 8.65; Eno Presbyterian, $50.00; iand Presbyterian, $25.00; St, atthew’s Episcopal, $64.00; Mt iar Baptist, $38.00; Hillsboro ethodist, $50.00; Mars Hill Bap rt, $101.40; Hillsboro Presbyte in, $77.50; Walnut Grove Meth ist, $82.80; New Hope Presby •ian, $50.00; Carr Methodist, .00 Miss Judie Pope, Cedar •ove, $1.00; total $943.35. Each . church.contributes an lount equal to 60 cents per urch member for the nine month lool term 1945-46. larbecue Held 1or Hillsboro 'ire Fighters The Hillsboro fire department s treated to a barbecue April TO local business and professional n. There were between 75 and I in attendance at the feed, which s given in Gilmore’s garage. Plans had been made to hold > **€jpper at Dr. Roberts’ Cabin, t rain caused an alteration of > original plan. The barbecue was given as a tok of the appreciation felt by al folks for the fine work the >artment has done. Each of the insors contributed $5, and $250 nained to be given to the fire >artment, after all the expenses the supper had been paid. Short speeches of thanks were de by R. O. Forrest, local grocer, o was chairman of the fund sing afforts and S. Strudwick, ired postmaster. Fire Chief Gil re thanked the sponsors for the >per and contribution. RLY EASTER SERVICE early morning service will held at the Methodist church nday morning at 8 o’clock. This not a sunrise service but rather ervice of “Early Prayers.” Ev 'one is cordially invited to at d this service. The Farmers’ Dairy Coopera tive, which begins operation this week, is a fine example of the for ward steps taken in recent years in industrial architecture. The building is not only designed for utmost efficiency and sanitation in the handling of its product, but it is also designed" to blend perfectly with the architectural style pre vailing in its home—Chapel Hill. Another trend in the direction of progress is the time and expense that have been devoted to the com fort and well being of both em ployees and customers of the new plant. In the new milk processing plant every room in which the actual processing of milk is carried on has tile floors an walls. This makes for the maximum cleanliness with the minimum trouble, since the tile is ‘easy to sterilize and keep clean. The retail salesroom is done in knotty pine with furnishings all made from the same material. There are tiled toilets for the pub lic and separate toilets and show ers for employees. A complete laboratory for the testing of all milk handled in the plant is conveniently located near the milk receiving room. All milk is checked for bacteria count and butterfat content. This laboratory is under the direction of Colleen Abernathy. Miss Abernathy is a Lenoir-Rhyne graduate with pre medical degree. She majored in chemistry and biology. Before com ing to Chapel Hill she worked in the laboratories of the Tennessee Eastman corporation. Miss Aber nathy has also done graduate work in the University of North Caro lina school of public health. Manager of the cooperative is George B. Cline, State College graduate with a degree in dairy manufacture, has had 11 years ex perience with the Winston-Salem health department and for three and a half years was manager of the Farmers’ Cooperative Dairy in Winston-Salem. w. nancocK, wno was wun me Biltmore Dairies in Charlotte for 11 years before coming to Chap el Hill, is manager of production. E. C. Tankersly, now on termi nal leave after serving four years with the army air force, is office manager of the plant. ' _ __ __ _ Stanley E. Combs, graduate of Kansas State College where he majored in dairy manufacture, is foreman of the modem milk pro cessing plant. Roy Strowd, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Strowd of Chapel Hill, will become sales manager of the co operative, upon graduation from UNC school of commerce in June. Route salesmen are John H. Sturdivant, Robert L. Bowden and Henry C. Dollar all ex-service men of Chapel Hill. James Atwater of Carrboro, ex-service man and for mer janitor of the university med ical building is janitor of the new plant. _ oys And Girl? Week Is lanned By Hill Rotary rhe Chapel Hill Rotary Club in regular weekly meeting dis ®ed plans for the Rotary spon ed “Boys and Girls Week” that 1 begin next Wednesday night en the Rotary Club dedicated gift, a skating rink, at the local h school grounds. [Tie opening festivities will in de a barbecue and brunswick w which will be held on the ool grounds. Special guests of Rotary will include School Su intendent Davis, trustees of the ool and senior class members, skating exhibition will he given addition to the supper. Saturday, April 27, is to be field ?■ Boy Scouts will place ban 's around town publicizing Boys 1 Girls Week. Sunday, the 28th, will be Boys i Girls, church day. Rotarian Uey Barnett, pastor of the Bap ■ Church will use the 11 o’clock Jr for observance of the occa o. A girls glee club will sing 1 boys and girls will serve as iers. Monday, the 29th, will feature lcial observance by the “21“ “> a branch of the Rotary <oi ich Bob Madry is chairman, •uesday, the 30th, is to be “ ’Teen Wn” day. Observances for this ' will.indmje a genessV >ssfeftQil embly when sla* its will hear a ..talk on health •cation. From noon ufitil 1 pm. and girls will take over all official jobs in the Chapel Hill gov ernment. Boys and girls will be selected for all the various city jobs including that of mayor, fire chief, police chief, aldermen, city clerk and city manager. - After the hour of boy and girl government, a parade will be staged with decorated cars rePre_ senting various businesses of Chap el Hill. Prizes will be given for the best decorated cars in the pa rade. Also on Tuesday prizes will be awarded students for essays wM ten on three subjects: A Better Town, Health, and CitizenShip. The national slogan for the “Boys and Girls” week is “Build for tomorrow with the youth of today.” Ray Ritchie is chairman of the committee in charge of this week of observances, and he wiU be in charge of the program for the entire week. In the realm of -regular busi ness, the committee appointed by President Vic Huggins for the se lection of officers for the coming year made its report, but names of those chosen were avalI“ able at the time the itfEWS went to press. Chapel Hill Rotarians are re zsSSm mm for the local club and hit tnetn ^ bers are urged to attend as ajspe cial program is being prepared. This is a view from West Franklin Street in Chapel Hill of the new Farmers’ Dairy Cooperative which began operation this week. The building la Constructed in the colonial architectural style of the community and is equipped with the latest machinery for the scientific handling of milk products. Road Outlook Seems Dark Says Durham Rep. Carl T. Durham of this con gressional district met with State Highway Commission Chairman, A H. Graham and State Superinten dent of Schools Clyde Erwin be fore the Civil Production Adminis tration in Washington last week with the plea for additional mach inery for the state’s rural road improvement program* These three North Carolinians asked the CPA for more machinery from the federal government, and Mr. Durham stated that the rural roads may be even worse nexl winter if machinery is not made available soon, He said that the state has not been getting its share of machinery and needs at leasl 75 replacements for worn out mo tor graders in addition to other equipment. Mr. Durham said the states are beiog shoved aside “in the priority rush” by veterans who want to get back into business. He said in cases where equal priority rat ings are given the veterans usually win the machinery “Whale the roads await repair by the Worn out equipment.” After the conference, Rep, Dur ham declared that “prospects for better priority lodk bad.” Schley Grange Welcomes Vets April Meeting f At the April meeting of Schley Grange last week two returned service men, R. L. Mohler and E. R. Dowdy, were welcomed back into membership. Main features of the meeting were talks by these two agricul tural leaders. Mr. Mohler prom ised to repert at the next meet ing his observations' of farm prac tices as he saw, them in other countries while he was in the service. The new officers of Schley Grange occupied their respective places for the hrst time at ’this meeting. These officers were in stalled at a previous meeting by A. K. McAdams and Ben Wilson. The officers are as follows: Master, Harry Woods; overseer, Marvin Phelps; secretary, Mrs. Claiborne Wilkerson; treasurer, G. O. Reitzel; lecturer, Mrs. Harry Woods; chaplain, J. E. Latta; stew ard, Fred Reitzel; assistant stew ard, Claiborne Wilkerson; lady as sistant steward, Mrs. Fred Reitzel; gatekeeper, R. Sigmund; the graces, Mrs. J. E. Latta, Mary Miller and Mrs. Jack Mincey. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting by the master and his wife. The next meeting will be held May 14 at 8 o’clock. - Two Found Running Still Bill Stanley, white, and Hub Albright, Negro, both of New Hope township, were caught operating a whiskey still this week in the vicinity of University. Both men are bound over to the June term of Superior court under $500 bond. Authorities state that Stanley is already under a $$00 bond for the same offense in December of last year. . ** The still, ©1 gallon capacity, was destroyed by the officials making the raid. Only Three Contests Offered Voters This Democratic Primary The Democratic primary sched uled for May 25 offers only three contests to Orange county voters. This news was released by R. O. Forrest, chairman of the county board of elections. Saturday, April 13; was tiie closing date for filing of candidates in th§ May election. One three-way choice is offered to the voters in the race for United States representative from the sixth1 congressional district Incumbent Carl Durham of Chapel Hill is be ing opposed by Judge Earl Rives of Greensboro and D. E. Scarbor ough, also of Greensboro. Sheriff Sam Latia is opposed by Highway Patrolman Bob Thomas of Carrboro. George W, Hunt and Martin Terrell are^hofh running. for the vacant post of constable to Hillsboro township. The unopposed incumbents for the remaining offices on the May ticket are James Webb, state sen ator; G. G. Bivins, county treas urer; John W. Umstead Jr., state house of representatives; Edwin M. Lynch, clerk of superior court; H. J. Walker, coroner; J. E. Laws, register of deeds; and Ben F. Wil son, H. G. Laws and Collier Cobb Jr. for county commissioners. Six of the office seekers will have competition in the Novem ber general election. The Repub lican convention nominated the following men for the general elec tion: Max G. Weaver for clerk of court; J. R. Evans for the state house of representatives; Luther T. Parker for sheriff; and D. L. McBane, S. C. Hundley and H. H. Brown for county commissioners. Mayor Bob Madry of Chapel Hill, who was rumored for some time to be on the brink of con testing Jim Webb’s' race for the state senate, t§ld the , NEWS, “I greatly appreciate the many offers of support that have come to me from all parts of the county, and I wish to take this means to thank my friends for their interest, for which I am deeply grateful.” Mad ry indicated that he might throw his derby in the ring two years from now when the next legisla ture is voted on. Hill High Is Winner First Game Of Year Chapel Hill.—Bad weather in terfered with high school baseball here this week, Coach Cecil Long est reports. The second game of the season was rained out PiSday and will be played at a later date. The crack pitching of Stanley Johnson against Roxboro high school gave ^he Chapel Hill team a victory in its first game of the season 10 to 6. Johnson struck out 13 men in the first seven innings, with runs scored against three, two runs earned. Longest announced the schedul ed games with the following high school teams: April 16—Siler City—there. April 19—Graham—here. April 23—-Braggtown—there. April 26—Roxboro—here. April 30—Sanford—there. May 3—Methodigt Orphanage —■ , . •» there. May 14—-Siler City—there. May 17—Braggtown—here. May* gt—Graham—there.- ' Say 24—kfcethodist ^anage - here. Several Cases Handled This Week By Jones The following cases were de posed of in magistrate's court this week by Justice of Peace Cicero Jones: Jesse Pratt of Hillsboro, pub lic drunkenness, 30 days in jail; Alvin Forrest of Hillsboro, drunk and disorderly, $3 and coste; Char lie Whitted and Frank Wells, both of Hillsboro, drunk and disorder ly, $5 and costs; J. W. Martin of Durham, driving while drunk, $100 bond to Superior, court; Fred Ray of Hillsboro, disorderly conduct, $3 and costs; Robert Long of Meb ane, larceny, bound over to Su perior court under $100 bond; Wel lar Smith of Hillsboro, illegal pos session and transportation of whis key, $100 bond to Superior court and car placed under $200 bond. Bill Stanley and Hubert Albright were held under $500 bond for the manufacture and possession of whiskey. Precincts Hold Meetings Next Saturday PM Democratic precinct meetings for the election of delegates to the county convention will be held at all polling places in Orange county at 3 pjn. Saturday, April 20. Plans will also be made for the improvement of the various pre cinct organizations at the same time. The county convention will be held at the Court House in Hills boro on Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m. A. H. Graham, chairman of the Democratic executive committee, urges all democrats in the county to attend thesf meetings. N. C. SYMPHONY TO GIVE FREE CONCERT FOR ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL CHILDREN The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra will give a concert in Memorial Hall of the Universi ty of North Carolina, Monday aft ernoon, April 22, at 2:30. This con cert is being given specifically for all the school children of Orange county, who are to be admitted free of charge. Another concert will be given that night at 8:30 for adults. THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY Rev. R. C. Masterton, Epis copal minister of Hillsboro, who served as chairman of the re cent Red Cross drive, has asked the NEWS to extend the thanks of the Red Cross and himself and j other members of the .fund- ' raising committee, for the gen erous cooperation of the citizens of Hillsboro that made-possible the quota-breekrtfar ended. . i Complete List Of Election Officials Now Registration books for the May 25 Democratic primary will open on April 27, Chairman Forrest of the county board of elections an nounced this week. Forrest also reminds all veterans who voted with the absentee bal lot during their service in the armed forces that they must re register in order to be able to vote ih the May ‘ election. TKe absentee registration* is only good for ab sentee voting. Below is a list of the registrars and pollhqjders who will serve in the coming election. Hillsboro precinct: Seth Thomas, John Clayton, Arthur Crabtree; Chapel Hill precinct (north): D. P. Rudisill, Paul Robertson, Mrs. John T. Crawford; Chapel Hill precinct (south): Rev. R. L. Bolton, E. W. Neville, W. E. Lindsay; Efiand pre cinct: Edgar Mayes, Tom Crutch field, Julian Brown. Cheeks Crossing precinct: Julian S. Gill, Henry Heath, E. L. Cheek; Rock Springs precinct: T. M. Snipes, T. D. Lloyd, A. G. Craw ford Jr.; White-Cross precinct, J F. Whitfield, Wallace Copeland, Ed Ivey; Carrboro precinct: Dwighl Ray, Lemuel Cheek, Buck Spar row; Cole’s Store precinct: Mrs Mitehell Lloyd, Luther Sharpe, L M. Riley. Patterson precinct: J. R. Whit field, L. A. Hogan, Ira Sparrow University precinct: W. R. Link W. P. Andrews, C. W. Sparrow St. Mary’s precinct; C. W. Merritt J. W. Walker, Mickey Hill; Cald well precince: C. Y. Blalock, W. O Mincey, Richard Gates; Tolar’i precinct: Miss Eva Laws, Mrs.„Hat* tie Slack, Mrs. W. P. Riley; Cedai Grove precinct: T. L. Oliver, R. E Hughes, John Finley; Carr pre cinct: E, C. Compton, R. B. Ward Clarence Cates. Lions Listen To War Talks, Fishing Tales The Hillsboro Lions Club 'held its first April meeting last Thurs day at noon in the Masonic Hall, E. C. Liner, president of the local club, presided. John Ballard introduced the principal speaker of the meeting, Capt. W. H. Rittenhouse. Ritten house is a former army chaplain from Miami, Fla. The speaker told of his service in the European the ater of operations where he was chaplain in the London area. Rit tenhouse., and his two sons have recently moved to Occoneechee farm, which they have purchased. Capt. Rittenhouse and his sons all attend the University of North Carolina, all three are majoring in theology. Capt. Rittenhouse is working for his Ph.D. Rev. Charles S. Hubbard, Hills boro Baptist minister, who recently returned from a fishing trip to Florida, was called upon for a few remarks about his trip. It was re ported that the concensus of opin ion on fish stories was not altered any by the tales of Hubbard. *#»»#»#»»»»»»»>»»»#»»#»» ###>###»»• This Week's vr ORANGE NAN »###»#»»*»##»»■ « »»»»»»»##»«##»# GEORGE fi. CLINE —Courtesy Journal-Sentinel, Winston-Salem George B. Cline, manager of the Farmers’ Dairy Cooperative which opened in Chapel Hill this week, has had a lifelong connection with the dairy business. ‘He was bom on a dairy farm, studied the in dustry in college and has worked at it ever since, except for the time he spent in the Army. Raised on a dairy farm in Ca tawba county near the South Fork river, Mr. Cline says one of the first things he remembers about his childhood is milking his father’s cows. He helped organize at an early age the first dairy calf dub in the state and was the dub’s first president. He and the other youthful members strived to raise superior calves to show in county fairs. From the farm Cline went to . State College, where he graduated in 1926 with one of the first dairy manufacturing degrees awarded by the school. Work, at the Pine State Creamery in Raleigh, where he did almost anything that came along, helped pay his way through school. With his degree safely tucked away, Mr. Cline stayed at State for another year to work with the i college’s dairy extension bureau, then went to Winston-Salem as city milk inspector, a post he hdd . for nearly 12 years. Following this he helped organize and was man , ager of the Fanners’ Cooperative Dairy there for over three years.., Then came Uncle Sam’s e»n for his Army reserves. Cline, a major in the infantry reserve, went on active duty in April, 1941. He transferred shortly thereafter to the ordnance branch of the Army and saw service at Fort Bragg, Fort Benning, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., and at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. At the latter camp . he was commander of its ordnance training battalion. He left to at tend the general staff school at Fort' Leavenworth, and went back to Maryland where he was inspec tor of Aberdeen’s training center, director of training there and finally regimental commander. December 21, 1944, saw his re lease from active duty. Since then, before coming to take over the Chapel Hill plant, he has Worked with a marketing organization for dairy farmers in Durham. . _ Mr. Cline is married to, the for mer Miss Georgia Stewart and three children—Barbara, George, Jr., and Linda Lou. He and his family have built a home on West wood drive in Chapel Hill. He is a member of the Methodist church and the Rotary dub. ONE RECRUIT It was announced yesterday by StSgt. Edward W. Chabot, local U. S. Army recruiter, that Jesse D. Batton of Rt. 2, Hillsboro, has en listed in the Regular Army, un assigned, for 18 months, subject to physical approval at Ft. Bragg. FARM WORKING VETS ELIGIBLE FOR G I BILL Elmer R. Dowdy, vocation agri culture teacher at Hillsboro high school, announces that all Orange county veterans who now work on farms, own farms or intend to work on farms in the future are now eligible for benefits from farm worker clauses in the GJ. Bill of Rights. - Any veteran who has received an honorable discharge from any of the armed services and has serv ed more than 90 days can file pa pers which will entitle him to $65 per month jf single or $90 per month if married. ^ This work will be under the su pervision of the various vocational agriculture teachers in the high schools of the county. All white veterans" who are interested in working under this and who live in the Hillsboro area are asked to meet at the agriculture building of the Hillsboro .high school Friday, April 26, at 2 pm. Dowdy will be there ami explain fully the pro Siiu u^utitw w«tx« to go. about filing fog, the benefits they are eligible for. All Negro veterans desiring to enroll or find out more about the program are asked to contact the vocational agriculture teacher of OrangejCeunty Training School at Chapel tall. Men who have ruled ineligible for benefits by the state Unem ployment Compensation are urged to apply for this farm training To qualify for these benefits each veteran must receive a mini mum of 200 hours instruction per year from any of the vocational agriculture teachers in the state. The teachers will also call upon each of the enrollees and help him with the application of the teach-: ing he is receiving. The veterans Administration will also pay for any books oy special' tools that the program might call for. The training is available as soon as the eligibility of the vet eran is certified by the Veteran’s administration, and themooey ben - 3csat*ab-> * ' starts,
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