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,4, No. 2 Hillsboro, N. C., Thursday,, January 9, 1947 (Published Weekly) 8 Pages This Week RCA-Victor radio-phonographs being awarded as top prizes in the high school oratorical contest iored by the N. C. Good- Health Association. Having survived three rounds of eliminations over an f of the contest tomorrow at Woman’s College, Greensboro, and at Wake Forest College. Students top row, left to right, Harvey Adams of Farmer,' who represents Randolph county; Clara June P of Wilmingtort, New Hanover county; Dorothy Raynor of Ahoskie, Hertford county; and Alton pf Kinston, Lenoir county. Bottom, same order, W. L. Pearson, Jr., of Asheville, Buncombe fcy; ELIZABETH MORRISON OF CHAPEL HI LL, ORANGE COUNTY; Theresa Alley of Waynes j Haywood county; and James Brown III of Wilmington, New Hanover county. Competing at e Forest will be Miss Ward, Miss Raynor, Hill and Brown. The four other contestants will meet [Oman’s College. ■ • ll contestants will deliver 10-minute orations on the subject “North Carolina’s Number One Need |od Health.” The winning boy and winning girl at Woman’s College and at Wake Forest will later in the month, in the grand finals, at a place still to be announced. elfare Department efficiency Hit athing denunciation of the apparent inefficiency of the e county welfare department was leveled at the depart his week by an interested church worker who protested veral needy families listed by the department were not 3 of Christmas baskets prepared by the church, rding to the person reporting this, the welfare board ilies in the county who p, and during the Chri$t n each organization ^re basket of food, or clothing, r gifts for several of the These gifts are taken to during the holidays with that no one in Orange 11 be forgotten on Christ Out of Town n, one group went out t its basket of gifts,to a horn they had been as help, only to find that n had moved to Raleigh ks earlier. visiting a colored family nting a shower of food, ed during^ the course of tion that one member of y had refused a house job which would have per week. In still another y were assigned to help who was physically ca working, and had no ties, er at home, but she just rk. earned from the neigh a fourth family they visi oved to Wilmington some For this family they had good supply of clothing, an abundance of food, dividuals, and the organ who seek to bring some o the unfortunate are sin endeavors, and is is that they are dis they find themselves who are not unfort , and when they are of families who are in Orange county any things deprive real of help which be very happy to re statement from the group Geo. Gilmore Is Fire Chief For 11th Year George Gilmore, Hillsboro ga rageman, was elected chief of the Hillsboro volunteer fire department last week in the annnal elections. Gilmore in February will com plete his 10th year as chief of the department. > « Edwin Lynch, Orange county clerk of-superior court, was -ref i named secretary of 4he depart ment. He has served as secretary since the volunteer group was first organized in 1936. V. M. (Chunk) Forrest, local groceryman, was renamed assist ant chief for the second consecu tive year. The elections were con ducted in the Mayor’s office last Friday night. Pomona Grange Meets Monday The Orange county Pomona Grange will meet at the St. Mary’s School building Monday night, Jan uary 13, 7:30. G. O. Reitzel, Master of the Grange, anonunced that State Mas ter, Mrs. Harry B. Caldwell, and her husband, Harry B. Caldwell, will be present. Of special interest will be their talk on Legislative matters con cerning Grange members of the county. A1 members of local Granges are invited to attnd. e Improvement Contest ned For Orange Farms projects are to be pushed by the county extension during 1947, according to a joint announcement f 1 om Lthryn Hamrick,- home demonstration agents Don S. jn, farm agent, and E. P. Barnes, assistant farm agent, projects are corn contest, forestry, pasture improve id home improvement. HamricK nas reieasea lent phase of the pro f successive weeks the rules brmation on other projects [discussed by Barnes and ..nrick’s report is: _ity wide Home Improve itest is stating this week *e county sponsored by the [Hank and Trust fcompahy zes is $100 Savings Bond, ize $20 pavings Bond and i $1.0 in jpash. This con f tereveryom* Ired) who receive 90 per peir income from the farm |lon blanks are available a< Lllc LUULCdL -- 1 the farm and home agents’ office, agriculture teachers, soil conser vation service and FHA office. These may be secured any time from now until the closing date which has been set for April 30. “Three disinterest^ persons will be ^appointed as judges. The fol lowing score card will tffi .used. 1. General appearance—35 points 2. Landscaping—25 points. Items considered under land scaping are: lawns, trees, flow b*. |f§®§gf; Si nibs; outbuildings and dwellings; drives and walks; 8m (HOME) on page S Post Office Seeks Lease On Building ~ Notice has been posted in the Hillsboro post office requesting bids from interested property owners for a lease on quarters to house the post office. Proposals to furnish quarters, according to the notice, should be filed in the office of post office in spector, A. E. Helmick, in Greens boro up to and including Janu ary 26. The notice says that the lease should include heat, light, power, water, toilet facilities, plumbing, heating, and lighting fixtures, safe and|or vault and all necessary fur niture and equipment for a term of five or 10 years from October 1, 1947. Floor space of approxi mately 1600 feet is required. The present post office build ing is being leased from J. L. Brown. AMhat Is your idea of a pleas ant way to spend an evening?' Mrs..J: B. Cannady, Hillsboro: "Dinnfcr out, and a movie is my favorite way of spending an eve ning.” A. L. Mitchell, Hillsboro: "I like to spend fny evenings at home playing with'the children." Audrey Smith: "Sitting home by the fire—but not alone.” Mrs. Sarah Lashmit, Route 1, Durham: “Patching.” Milton Mincey, Hillsboro: "Several names of bowling, and then a movie." Gladys Boyd, Hillsboro: “I en ioy stayinn home and sewing” Not Guilty Verdict Is Returned E. P. Sykes, Hillsboro auto mobile dealer, was foifnd not guilty of disorderly conduct in a jury trial conducted in Mayor Ben Johnston’s court Tuesday. Charges of disorderly conduct were brought against Sykes by State Highway patrolman T. P. Hofler who alleged that Sykes cursed him on- the streets of Hillsboro on December 24. The alleged incidenf occurred, ac cording to the ievidence, while Hofler arw» Sykes were discuss ing the reported! loss of an auto mobile in a power game. The case, which attracted con siderable attention, started about. 3 p. m. Tuesday afternoon and was not completed until the jury brought in the verdict of not guilty about 9:45 p. m. Tuesday Sykes in the trial was repre sented by Grover„ Lee, Durham attorney. Hofler was not repre sented by an attorney. The Jury was composed of Fred Boone, Curtis Rhew, Carl C. Davis, J. Leonard Rosemond, Clem R. Strudwick and Garland F. Miller. Hawks Lick , . f ' ' ,.v Mebane Five By 1 Point — The Hillsboro Hawks, basketbal team composed oITocal young men defeated the Mebane American Le gion team Monday night in thi high school gym’here by the scor< of 42-41. Mebane closed last, but the Hills boio team was ible to stave of the rally, winning vy the one-;:, .n margin. f High scorer ®r Hillsboro \va Randolph Brown w»th 20 pniuts J. D. Carver led me Mebane attad wit'i 14 markers.*' This was the third victory of th season for Hillsboro as against tw ueteats. The locals have split two game series with Siler City am Mebane vfhile taking the firs game of a two-game series fron Pittsboro. They play Pittsbor Monday night in Pittsboro in thei sixth game of the season. White Cross’ Movie Set For Jan. 15 The USDA council will sponso a series of neighborhood meeting throughout Orange county in th near future, at which movies wil be shown on the projects to b stressed by the clubs this yeai TheSe projects are home beautifi cation, forestry, increase of con acreage, and pasture improvement The first of these meetings wil be held at the White Cross schoo on Wednesday evening, Januar; 15, at 7:30. It will be attended b; vocational agriculture teacher and extension workers. All inter ested persons in the White Cros community are invited to attend. The second meeting will be hel< in the agriculture building at Hills boro at 7:15 p. m on January 16. Board Requests County Court; Fireworks Ban Is Supported Guest Speakei fs Scheduled On Jan. 26 The Rev. R. D. Immanuel, a na tive of India and a minister of th< Methodist church, will be the gues minister in the Presbyterian churcl of Hillsboro on Sunday, Januar; 26, at *7:30 p.m. This will clima: the Foreign Mission study seasoi which began January 1 and wil continue through February 2, th Rev. S. W. DuBose, pastor, an nounced. The interdenominational topi for the Foreign Mission study thi year is India and in. connectioi with this each, of the Sunday schoo classes has been given material oi India and asked to take a few min utes each Sunday morning to stud; it. Also the Youth Fellowship am the Woman’s Auxiliary will b studying the same topic. The Woman’s Auxiliary is spon soring the appearance of Mr. lm manuel and an invitation has beei sent to all of the congregations o the community. A cordial invita tion is extended to all who will t attend and enjoy this unusual op . portunity. Mr. Immanuel is a sec ond generation Christian. He wa educated at the mission school i Tuticorin, in the southernmost par of India, and then went to Madra Christian College where he grad l uated in 1920. For ten years h was pastor of the Methodist churc ’ in Madras which had a member ’ ship of 1,500 people. He is at pres : ent a professor in the Theologies ! College of Jubbulpore, now o leave to work for his Ph.D. degre at Duke University. - Concrete plans for forming a county court were made at a meeting of the Orange county board of commissioners Mon day when Chairman Collier Cobb, Jr., appointed a com mittee to investigate the type court necessary for the county. The committee is composed of Dumont Eskridge, chair man and county attorney, Bonner Sawyer, R. O. Forrest, Jim * Phipps and a fifth man to be / 11 a fifth man selected and announced at a later ■ir:. j/ i y i^nurcnes Give Funds For Course Nine churches? in Orange countj contributed a total of $804.39 foi the teaching ol Bible in the Orange county school system during the fall of 1946, according to a report from G. A. Munn, treasurer. A' balance of $2.79 from the 1945-46 session increased the total available for Bible teaching in the schools to $807.18, Munn’s reporl reveals. Contributions by churches in the county were: Eno Presbyterian church, $55 Hillsboro Presbyterian, $77.50 Fairfield Presbyterian, $22.25 lillsboro Methodist, $100; Cedai Grove Methodist, $195; St. Mat hews Episcopal, $64; Mars Hil Baptist, $125; Little River Pres byterian, $85.59; Walnut Grove Methodist, $80.05. MOVIE 8CHEDULED AT GRANGE MEETING At the regular meeting of the New Hope Grange Wednesday night, January 15, 7:30, R. L. Mohl er of the Soil Conservation Ser vice will show to the group a mov ie on soil conservation practices 1 Mother And Seven Children • A re Left Homeless By Fire Tragedy struck the home of Mrs. Luther Waggoner on 5 Route No. 86, three miles from Hillsboro, Monday afternoon ] when fire totally destroyed her home and all contents. . j Mrs. Wagoner, ill in bed at the time the blaze was dis » covered, was able to reach an outside door from where she 1 was carried to safety, reports said. * Early Tuesday morning a number of ladies of different cnurcn groups 111 nuiiuuiu nuu collected a number of blankets, quilts and clothes for seven chil dren, ranking in ages from 3 years .to’16 years, left homeless, by the fire; ... ;_ Red Cross Called —— The Red Cross office , in Chapel Hill was being contacted with a view of getting additional aid for the children. Mrs. Waggoner was Anyone desiring to contribute to the people left homeless by the fire may address their con tributions or gifts of clothes to The NEWS, Hillsboro. .The «lfts will be turned over to the agen cies aiding the people^ Hillsboro Post No. 85 of the American Legion voted In its meeting Tuesday night to give ,.$25 for the use of the family. . taken to the home of her sister, . Mrs. Linwood- Brown, in West Hillsboro. The children were be lieved taken in by the neighbors l in the community. The Hillsboro fire department was called to the scene of the fire 27 New Firms Opened Doors In Orange County During 1946 By Mao V. Lark The year 1946 may well be listed as one of progress in Hillsboro, Chapel Hill and Carrboro.% The scarcity of materials, the shortages of labor, and all the other dis aouraging conditions arising during during a hectic year of reorganiza tion failed to daunt the spirit of public-minded citizens of these towns. A total of at least 27 new businesses were established dur ing the year. Each one of these new projects is now rendering in valuable service to the people, and has added much to the progress of its' town. In Hillsboro Hillsboro was off to a good start, with three new businesses open ing in Japuary. These were the Hillsboro Dry Cleaners, under the management of Bruce Cannady; 4he Rosemond Appliance Company, operated by f. L. Rosemond; and John BaXterd's genial insurance agency. . In March, Mrs. Mary Boggs opened Mary’s Remnant Shop. By the end of the year it had grown to include patterns, ladies’ hosiery, and other small items, as well as a greatly enlarged supply of cloth. Wynne’s Beauty shop, owned by Mrs. Bill Chance, Jr., was also opened in March. The Hillsboro Bus Line, estab lished in May by “Steve” and Ber nard Allison, was highly welcomed by those having to travel regularly between West Hillsboro and Dud’s Tavern. June was a progressive month, with four new places opening their doors. These were the Wilkins Jewelry Company, which added a decorative touch on Churton street; the Hillsboro cafe, Operated by William Qates; the Cates Oil Com pany, owned by Chandler Cates and Marshall Cates, Jr., and servicing tobacco curers and oil circulators for home heating; and Turner’s Service Station, located at the inter-s^im VsSgjhway -Jfl and the St Mary’s Road. The Dell-Mar shop, established in September in the remodeled Colonial Inn, was highly welcomied by all the ladies in Hillsboro. The Chance Tire Company was opened in October and is operated by Bill Chance, Jr., and Earl Bason. ___"* _ In November, a new dress shop was added in Hillsboro. It is the Juliana, operated in her home by Mrs. T. E. Rice, on King street. • Throughout the year while these new businesses *were being estab lished, almost every one of the older ones were enlarging, offering a greater service than ever before to the public. In Chapel Hill According to Miss Eaye Beeks. secretary of the Chapel Hill-Carr boro Merchants Association, at least 10 n°w Drojects were opened in Chapel Hill and 4 in Carrboro. In March, Condary'?-• Godwin opened the Godwin Jewelry Com pany m chaftf? mm ims eran Exterminating Company, un See (MEW FIRMS) on page S \ ' snoruy aiier * p.m. monaay, dux the house was too far destroyed for the department to save anything. It was reported that the only thing saved was the clothes the occupants were wearing at^the time and a tricycle grabbed lifnBy one of the children as he left the house. Reason for the fire was not known, but it was believed caused either by defective wiring or a defective flue. Forrest Boys Hayes Drag Store Here B. B. (Jake) Forrest .has an' nounced the purchase of the W. A. Hayes Drug Store from Miss Sue B. Hayes. Forrest is a registered pharma cist, and a graduate of the Univer sity of North.Carolina. During the war he served overseas in the Navy. Cla-ibdrne Carr and Vernon Jones t have been employed to work in the drug store. The Hayes Drug Store Was es tablished in 1873. For many years it has been operated by “Miss Sue” who, upon selling the store, has retired. date. The appointment was made fol lowing a meeting of the board with James Webb, state senator from .Orange and Alamance counties, and Representative John W. Um stead at which local legislation bills were discussed. Ban Fireworks J If a state law banning the use " ■ and sale of fireworks in North Carolina is not approved by the legislature, which convened in Raleigh Wednesday, the commis- ' sioners went on record as favor ing a local measure banning the use and sale of fireworks in the county. Also discussed with the legisla tors was the possibifity of the Chapel Hill school system receiv ing a grant from the state for use «V- the construction of a high school building. The Chapel Hill high school is used as a teacher training school by the University of North Carolina and the opin ion was expressed in the meeting that an appropriation could be se cured, ^ Bond Election • Another topic discussed was the question of a bond election in Or ange-County in May for construe tion of schools, renovation of the court house and construction of an ;* ' ; office building to house all the administrative Units of the county. Recent action of the Hillsboro Merchants Association in voting for a banning of carnivals in Or ; ange county was brought up by uauiwo VVW Mtiv w o*' church delegation in West Hills boro had approached him on the subject. One suggestion made to the discussion was that the car nivals be taxed at least $100 per day-Ptodecision was reached, the ’commlssldhem asking the Jegiale tors for time to study .tfce prob lem before making any recom mendations. Other Business Other business before the com- _ missloners was a request from Wilson Caldwell, Chapel Hill Ne gro, that he be issued a license to retail beer and a request that Meadowbrook drive in the Hidden Hills development near Chapel Hill be placed on the county road sys tem. ~ / •' • ■ v. " v; - - • . __ Decision "on the beer license re-, quest Was postponed pending an investigation of the proximity of churches and schools to the loca tion of the outlet. The commis sioners voted to request the high- - way commission to include Mea dowbrook drive on the county road system for state maintenance. A resolution was read from the board of trustees of the Chapel Hill school requesting better and more safety devices on the schoou buses. The commissioners also met in joint session with the board of education for a discussion of school problems. j Pasture Specialist To Be Here Friday Dr. Lovvorn, in charge of exper iment work at State College on pastures, will meet with the agri cultural workers in Orange county • and study pasture problems at 10 a. m. Friday morning in the county agent’s office. A field meeting will be held during the morning on several pastures in the county and in the afternoon a pasture program will be worked out. March Of Dimes Campaign For $3,500 Starts Jan. 15 [ Next Wednesday. January 15. _ under the direction of E. Car rington Smith of Chapel Hill and Bonner Sawyer of Hillsboro. Or ange county will start its annual* March of Dimes campaign. The campaign goal is $3,500. Orange county leader? are urg ing a substantial contribution by all in the county. It is hoped that the goal will be exceeded. The drive in the schools will be under the direction of } R. H. Claytor, superintendent..of schools, and Glen ProfTit, assist ant superintendent. Chapel Hill.—Since January 1939 the National Foundation for Infan tile Paralysis has sent into North Carolina $336,501.50 from, contri ■ hutiares af t&e cpideff* aid, aid to chapters and to research endowments, according to a report released by state headquarters here. . During this period North Caro lina itself has raised $1,312,739 to combat infantile paralysis. Of this total amount, 50 percent, or $656, 369, was sent to national head quarters in New York where the money is used for epidemic aid and research endowments, the report showed. The National Foundation has sent back to North Carolina since 1939 almost a third again as much as was sent to New York, or $992, 871. This amount was used for epi demic aid in 1944, for aid to the , •i various county chapters, and for J research endowments of which Duke University is one recipient. “The $336,501.50 sent into this ktafe ' above the amount which North Carolina sent to the National See (DIMES) on page S
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