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8 Pages The Newt of Orange County has more new* about Orange county in its columns than any paper published in the county. THE NEWS of Orange Vol 53> No Hillsboro, N. C., Thursday, October 31, 1946 (Published Weekly) Death Claims S. F. Nicks;, Rites Held The Rev. Samuel F. Nicks, 72, died Monday afternoon at 4:30 in Watts hospital in Durham. The Rev. Mr. Nicks served as Methodist minister for 42 years. His entire service was in the Dur ham district and his churches were in the Burlington circuit, Pellem, Milton, Yanceyville, Leesburg, Hillsboro, Brooksdale and Cedar Grove. He retired from service in November, 1945. He attended Siler City high school and Trinity College which is now Duke University, class of 1903. He was admitted to the North Carolina Methodist Conference at Goldsboro in 1903. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Woods Nicks of Hillsboro; two. daughters, Mrs. Stella N. San field of Roxboro; and Mrs. Kath erine N. McDade of Cedar Grove; two sons, John R. Nicks.4jf<Swep sonville and Robert L. Nicks of Hillsboro; one sister, Mrs. Lola N. Teer of Swepsonville; one brothe.', W. J. Nicks of Graham; and eight grandchildren. Funeral service were conducted Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock See (NICKS) on Page 5 This is the first of a weekly feature of The NEWS. This month the Rural Free Delivery service is celebrating its 50th annivresary. The NEWS has asked several Orange coun tians this week, “What has RFD meant to you?" The following are the answers received: Mrs. Claude J. Dunn, Route 1, Efland: "To me it means receiv ing the newspapers regu larly. | would not lifce to have to get along without the paper, • and without RFD I could not receive, them." ' * • • Mrs. John Freeland, Route 2, Chapel Hill: “I didn't realize just how much I appreciated RFD until last winter when the roads became impassable for the mail man. I was ^just about ready to walk the seven miles to Chapel Hill to get the mail when the weather cleared up.” • * * Mrs. Clarence Cole, Route 3, appreciate RFD more when I have my mailbox moved nearer to my house. It is half a mile away now. Mr. Kirkland has been very nice, however, abo|j.t bringing packages too large for the box to the house.” Mrs. J.jr F. Gibbs, Route 3, Hillsboro: “I am glad, that I can get my mail .regularly' without having to go into town every day for it.” • • • Mrs. F. S. Tapp, Route 2, Chapel Hill: “RFD enables me to receive mail daily. Otherwise I would receive it only when I went to town, which would usu ally be once a week.” No Progress Is Reported In Robbery Investigation Orange county officers reported Tuesday no progress in the in vestigation of the break-ins oc curring Sunday night in two Hills boro business houses. Gilmore Motor company and the Hillsboro Sundry were invaded and ransacked, but investigation so far has failed to reveal any clues. A’sum of morigy was reported taken from the Sundry -while George Gilmore said that as tar as he could tell nothing was miss ing from his garage. Gilmore said that his desk and files had been turned over and emptied of their contents. Entrance to the garage was gained through a rear window. A glass window surrounding the of fice whs broken in gaining admit tance to the office proper, officers reported. From all indications, the thief was a small man since the holes in the glass and the window through which the thief entered were very small. Opinion was expressed that a small boy working with an older man might have been responsible for the deeds. Entrance was gained in the Sun dry through a revolving fan in the rear window. The blades were bent over to make it possible for a man to squeeze through, it was reported. Amount of money taken was no t reported. State Alumni Plan Meeting New officers for the State College club will be elected at a meeting to be held November 6 at 8 pjm. in the Masonic hall in Hillsboro, John P. Ballard announced this week. A* program has not definitely been arranged as yet, but plans are being made to show the pic tures of State’s victory over Duke this year. Dean of students, Cloyd, will make the principal addres. v All members of the—club- and other State College Alumni are requested to attend the meeting. Sugar Stamps Are Extended Spare Stamps No. 9 and No. 10, used for home canning sugar will continue good throughout No vember, OPA District Director Theodore S.. Johnson announced recently. Originally slated to expire October 31, these stamps have been extended because millions of housewives around the nation have been unable to spend them, due to the scarcity of sugar, Johnson saicH Commissioners Face Many Decisions During Winter Collier Cobb, Jr., chairman of the Orange county board of com missioners, speaking informally last week outlined the work facing the commissioners in the next few weeks. Of prime importance, the chair man asserted, is the planning of a building program for the coun y, both for repairs to the presen court house and the construction of an office building to^house t o many county offices now using rented space. SCHOOL PROGRAM The chairman further sta °c that a school repair and building Program was facing the board. v problem ot the consolidation of the Negro schools in the county is expected to receive a thorough study not only by the commission ers but also by the county boau of education. At present the Negro schools ar situated in many plates, some spots so inaccessible that school officials on inspection tours -are not able to drive their automobiles to i school site. It is planned to make a study of the population trend among the Negro citizens in the and to construct consoli dated schools Where they serve the most people. PROPERTY REVALUATION Cobb also referred to the proper tv revaluation which is expected £ be made shortly after the furf of the vear. He said that a problem would 'face the tax .listers in cor-, redly listing all the property in 'h He' especially referred to 'the fact that the tax list^’iU have %£&■-<*' ■f’SS’&.’SS’SJ S« (COMM'SSft=NERS» P»»« 5 ■ Hwi Scenes At Hue Demonstration Clak Meeting Wearing hata illustrating topics stjdied during the year are four ladies from the Fairffotd club. ?■ ! ' Left to right they are: Mrs. Claude Dunn, Mrs. J. D. Gra ham, Mrs. Roland Taylor and Mrs. J. L. Scotton. One of the many exhibits at the Home Demonstration club meeting held last Tuesday, October 22, wasf that on needlework put up by the Strowd Hlll.fcJub. It did not win a prize, but It iiS an on of the type of work being done by the club members in the county. The prize winning exhibits were in the process of being taken down when the photographer got around to taking the pictures. Exhibit winners and dress revue winners were reported in last week’s issue. Winners in other di visions were: quilts—Mrs. Rhoda Buck, Strowd Hill, first, (shown in the above picture): Miss Martha Lloyd, Antioch Road, second; and Mrs. Franklin, Tram Road, third; embroidery—-Mrs. E. F. Cude, Carr-Aycock, first; Mrs. Marvin Cheek, Calvander, second; and Mrs. Luke Conner, Strowd Hill, third; Clothing—Mrs. Ivan Lloyd, Antioch road, coat, first; Mrs. John Cate, Calvander, skirt, second; Mrs. Taylor, Fairfield, rugs, second; and Mrs. Marvin Phelps, (Schley, basket, thiTd; canning— Mrs. H. M. Perry, Orange Grove, peaches, first; Miss Strowd, Calvander, peas, second; and Mrs. Lewis Freeland, Blackwood-New Hope, pears, third: — - ~ ^ New Hope Recreation Center Serves Needs In Community By Mae V. Lark A new recreation center was re cently established in the New Hope community, with the Presbyterian church hut as its headquarters. The project is sponsored by the Grange and is for the benefit of all the folks, of all ages, in the New Hope and surrounding com munities. The center is open every Sat urday night from 8 to 10 p.m. with a committee of Edgar Camp bell, chairman; Mrs. Winston Strayhorn, Mrs. Will Nunn, and Miss Carrie Lockhart, in charge. Large Attendance Since its opening several weeks ago, ■the center has had a sur prisingly large attendance for the Saturday night parties, and the program committee is well pleased with the amount of interest shown. Various forms of entertainment are available for those attending. There are ping-pong, checkers, darts, indoor horse-shgfe pitching, and card games, the favorite of which seems to be rook. A piano has been purchased and several community sings have been held. Refreshments Served Refreshments are served at a small fcharge. Proceeds are to be used to buy new games and other equipment for the center. Ladies of the New Hope com munity are planning a brunswick stew supper and a play to be held at an early date. Proceeds from this will be used to pay for the new piano. Many other plans are develop ing to make the project interesting to everyone. , Reward Posted r— The Chapel Hill - Ca'rrboro Merchants Association has post er a reward of $25 for informa tfcwt&wlfns*** «»• ■ ftt,per- j sons responsible for,the recent ; series Of breakins and thefts ex perienced by a number of Chapel Hill merchants. Good Health Group Meets November 4 A meeting will be held in the King Cotton hotel in Greensboro on Monday, November 4, for the purpose of completing plans for the Good Health Association’s edu cational publicity campaign. Representatives from Orange county are expected to attend the meeting along with representatives from other counties in this section. REA Allotted More Money An additional allottment of $291,000 for construction of new REA lines has been granted the Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation in Hillsboro, F. E. Joyner, supervisor, reported this week. This allottment is in addition to a sum of $265,000 recently granted the corporation. Joyner said Orange county’s share of the allottment would add approx imately 70 additional miles of ru ral electric lines in Orange coun ty, making it possible for 200 new members to secure electrici ty. • “No construction can be start ed, however,” he said, “until we can get materials and labor. At present we are receiving quo tations for delivery of materials in 1948 find 1949.” LEGION PLAN8 BARBECUE Chapel Hill —The Chapel Hill Post No. 6 of the American Le gion is scheduling a barbecue in celebration of Armistice Day this year, the-celebration to be held on .Nyyer&Uer §, afthe American Le, gion'hut'on Rosemary street. Mem brs of the post and the auxiliary and their guests are invited to at tend. . ... Lions Club Hears Talk By Durham Prefacing his remarks with the statement that he always wel comed the opportunity of appear ing before “home folks,” Repre sentative Carl T. Durham of Chapel Hill, the sixth district’s congressman, spoke to the mem bers of the Hillsboro Lions club last Thursday noon. Following his speech in which he touched upon conditions in the world, pointing to the need of co operation and a mutual under standing in the many problems facing the world today, the con gressman answered a number of questions raised by the members of the club._____,, _. In response to a question about the construction of a post office here, Durham said that the money had been appropriated and that construction would begin when materials and labor became avail able for the job. A total of $95,000 has been requested for the Work here. Tubercular Sales The club voted in a business session to sponsor the sales of tu bercular Christmas, seal sales. Last year the club performed a similar function. President Don S. Matheson ap pointed a committee of C. B. Par ris, chairman, G. A. Brown, the Rev. Charles S. Hubbard and Ed Barnes to handle the sales. A. L. Stanback, principal of the Negro school here, will ifiso be asked to serve with the Lions committee in .promoting the sales among the colored folks in the county. HALLOWEEN PARTY, A Halloween party will be held at White Cross school Thursday night, October 31, beginning at 8 p.' m:j The program wilk.iaelude in entertainment by the school, many contests and games. A prize will be given for the best costume. Employment Office Is Transferred Chapel Hill.—The Chapel Hill branch office of the “United States employment office is to be closed on October 31, with headquarters for Orange county being located in the Durham office, according to Supervising Interviewer Louis Berini, in chargeof the local office. ■ Berini stated that he was "being transferred to the Durham office of the employment service, where his duties will be those of super vising interviewer also. He will continue to serve the Chanel Hill and,.Hillsboro areas from that of llce. Under the new system, Berini or another Employment Service representative will be located in the town hall in Chapel Hill on Mondays, between the hours of 9 am. and 3 p.m.. for servicing ap plicants. On Fridays he will con tact employers in this locality. For some time, Berini has been following an itinerant schedule on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, visit ing Hillsboro during those days. The Hillsboro itinerant schedule Will not be aifected by transfer of facilities from Chapel Hill to Dur ham. w E: E. Mason, claim taker in the Chapel-HiUoffice for "some months, is being transferred to the Dur ham office where he will be work ing on a special assignment with the Unemployment Commission. General Election Vote Is Tuesday _ Polls in the 16 Orange county precints will open at 6:30 a. m. and close at 6:30 p. m. Tuesday in the General Election, R. O. Forrest, chairman of the county board of elections, announced this week. Democratic candidates in the election are: William H. Murdock, solicitor; James Webb, State sen ate; J. W. Umstead, house of re- g. presen tatives; S. T. Latta, sheriff; Edwin Lynch, clerk of court; J. Ed Laws, register of deeds; G. G. Biv ins, treasurer; H. J. Walker, coron er; Collier Cobb, Jr., Ben F. Wilson and H. G. Laws, county comm is sioners; and George W. Hunt, Hills boro township constable. Republican candidates are:. J. R. ^ Evans, house of representatives; Luther T. Parker, sheriff; Max C. Weaver, clerk of superior court; Red H. Woods, register of deeds; and D. L. McBane, S. C. Hundley arid - H- H. Brown, county com missioners. STATE VOTE Raleigh—Approximately 600,000 North Carolinians are expected to vote Nov. 5 on two constitutional amendemnts, two Supreme Court justices. 12 Congressmen. 11 Su perior Court judges, 21 solicitors, 120 members of the State House of Representatives and 50 Senators. State officials set their vote esti mate unusually high on the basis of intense public interest in the af fairs of government, and the faqt that in addition to the State offices, numerous local offices are at stake. Gn the other hand, however, lit tle public interest has been ex hibited.in the two proposed con- - •— stitutional amendments: to allow women to serve in juries and to allow legislators $10 a day for ex penses. . Scout Fund Drive Success; Youth Center Debt Cleared Credit Bureau The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Mer chants Association has been ad mitted to the Associated Credit Bureaus of America. Announcement of the acceptance of membership of the organization was made’in a bulletin to members. The announcement said: Membership in the organiza tion entails numerous responsi bilities amon'g them promptness in returning reports. We shall receive numerous benefits from the’ above and your bulletin will furnish you in turn with all important in formation from the above source. In reporting to the above Associ ation we ask that you give us your cooperation by furnishing all in formation requested in all reports: (Age of account, Highest Credit, amount due, amount past due and manner of payment.) So we may return our reports within twenty four hours. Final debt on the Youth Cen ter constructed in Hillsboro for the 61 the youth of the town has been paid, James Webb, chair man of a recent drive to solicit funds for the center and for Boy Scouts, has reported. Webb said this week that a total of $1,312 had been pledged by Hillsboro citizens, making it pos sible to pay off the debt of $800. Total investment in—the Youth Center is now $4,000, he added. . The remainder of the amount collected by members of the com- ~ mittee has been turned over to the - scout council for Boy Scout work in Hillsboro and in the cotinty. Webb issued a statement in which he..thanked the members of the committee for their work and the citizens of Hillsboro and ter ritory for their contributions to the cause. ■. .. .____.. . ■ In Chapel Hill this week, E. Car -rington Smith said the drive in-that- -. vicinity was still in progress. He said that it would probably be completed in the near future. Champion Corn In Orange Joe Wilson, champion corn grower in Orange county, is pictured in the above shot standing in his corn field. William (BeA) Thompson of Columbus, Miss., stands to Joe's right in the picture. Orange county’s corn growing champions were honbred at a bar-* becue held last Thursday afternoon on the farm of J. R. Whitfield, route 2, Chapel Hill. The Bank of Chapel Hill, spon sors of the contest, was the host for the barbecue which was at tended by approximately 60 per sons. Among those present wei'e Carl T. Durham, the sixth dis trict’s congressman; Collier Cobb, Jr., chairman of the county board of commissioners; and Ben F. Wil son, member of the commissioners. Dr. A. B. iKrahtz of State lege, an expert on growmg corn and on how trr increase the yield of corn, pointed out in a short talk the many advantages of increased corn acreage in the county. He as serted that the results of the con-? test proved beyond any question of doubt that the county’s average of slightly over 21 bushels to the acre could be increased by follow ing certain rules of cultivation. Ed Barnes, assistant county agent, served as master of cere momes and Don S. Matheson, county agent, introduced the speaker. |
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