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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
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Scenes At Hue Demonstration Clak Meeting
Wearing hata illustrating topics
stjdied during the year are four
ladies from the Fairffotd club.
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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. |