e County
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(Published Weekly)
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12 Pages This Week
W. Hill Man
Dies In Road
Accident
Charlie Moore, Jr;, 29, of West
lillsboro was killed instantly,
Junday morning about 3:30 when
truck by a Carolina Trailways bus
he was walking along highway
0, about half a mile west of Dud’s
avern.
Coroner H. J. Walker and Pa
rolman T. P. Hofler termed the
icddent unavoidable upon inves
igation. No charges have been
nade against the driver of the bus.
’assengers on, the bus stated that
Joore walked onto the highway
n the ^pathway of the bus. The
Iriver was unable to dodge him,
•eports said. : — —
Moore was employed at Eno
Mills. He is survived by his wife,
our children, mid his parents, Mr.
ind Mrs. Charlie Moore, Sr., of
Hacksburg, S. C.
The body was removed from
talker’s Funeral Home in Hllls
>oro to Blacksburg, S. C., where
uneral services were held Tues
iay afternoon at 3:30.
Man Halted
In Attempt
To Escape
Leroy White, 18-year-old white
youth serving from three to five
years for robbery, was foiled in
his attempt to escape from the
state prison camp near Hillsboro
Sunday afternoon when an alert
guard fired upon him, injuring him
enough to prevent his escape.
According to reports from the
camp, White attempted to scale the
fence at 5.10, was hit by a Mast
from a guard’s gun and fell to the
ground approximately 200 yards
from the point where he left the,
stockade. |
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The prisoner was not seriously
injured. He had been sentenced
from High Point.
Two Men Are
Under Bond
For Affray
John Medlin and Dick Riddle of
West Hillsboro, both employees of
Eno Cotton Min, are- freer under
bonds of $100 and $50 respectfully
following an affray in West Hills
boro Sunday afternoon.
Buddy Medlin, a third member
engaged in the affray, according
to Sheriff Sam Latta, has not been
found Eince Sunday afternoon.
Richard Lane, a fourth man en
gaged in the incident, has had no
charges lodged against him,*’ Sher
iff Latta said.
A hearing is scheduled Satur
day afternoon at 2 o’clock before
Justice of Peace Cicero Jones on
the charges.
The affray alledgedly occurred,
according to Sheriff Latta, during
a drinking session on the moun
tain side south of the river.
Open House
The picture above shows Peggy Sue Gattis, chairman of FHA
social committee, serving punch to Mrs. Mitchell Lloyd, president
°* pTA and mother of an FHA girl, during FHA open house.
FHA Girls Show Handicraft
Work To 100 At Open House
W;.ftg. :y.
Min Elizabeth Coleman,
daughter of Mr: and Mrs. W. B.
Coleman of Hillsboro, is shown
in the above picture. Min Cole*
man, a former memoer of the
Lee county nursing staff, died
In Rex hospital In Raleigh Jan
uary 18 following an Ulnesa- of
12 weeks. 8he was a popular
member of the 1941 graduating
clan at Hillsboro high school and
was well knoWn among a wide
group of acquaintances.
Legion Buys
Property Hem
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Deed has been filed in the office
of Orange county register of deeds
transferring the Hines Harris
property on Cnurton street in Hills
boro to the Hillsboro Post No. 85
American Legion Hut, Inc.
The Hillsboro nost plans to re
See (LEGION) on page 4
The Hillsboro chapter of- the
FHA, Future Homemakers of
America, held an open house ex
hibit of part of their work in home
economics on Tuesday, January 14.
It was held in the classrooms of
the home economics department
with the PTA cooperating.
More than 150 handmade articles
were on display. Their arrange
ment tables, walls and about
the room, all done by the girls,
created unusual interest to over
100 visitors.
The first year girls had made
more than 40 styles of aprons:
Towels and curtains were made
from many materials, including
scraps and white socks, which were
decorated in numerous designs and
colors by means of textile paints.
Pot holders were woven from
stocking tops, and made from old
felt hats. -
The first year girls had also made
nufherous Christmas toys for mem
bers of their family and gifts.
The second year girls exhibited
mostly tailored suits and dresses,
many valued up to $35 and $40
each. They were paid many com
pliments on their work. A very
attractive piece .of work was made
for the teachers lounge, consisting
of curtains and dressing .table
skirt.' The four-year-old classroom
curtains were remade, dyed and
redecorated with the textile paint
designs.
There were many beautiful van
ity sets, head and neck scarfs.
Much interest was shown in the
demonstration of the use of the
textile paints by Nancy Lloyd and
Faye Dalehite. Other students
were, on hand to explain and pre
sent all the exhibits.
As the guests passed through
the dining room they were served
punch and cookies made by the
first year FHA girls.
In spite of the bad weather, 38
of the 43 FHA students were pres- I
ent as follows: Catherine Douglas, I
Mildred Dorrity. Mary Lou Frank- |
See (FHA GIRLS) on page 4 j
Endorse Entire Good Health Plan
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Unqualified endorsement of .he Medical Care Commission's Good »-P^
by these .political, religioua, farm, nursing, and womans club lea ers 0 o movement
presented \o the Good Health Aaaoclatlon, all evidenced an fctive n erea in ^ Senator
•hd dimmed ,b work toward IU suceeM. Bupp.r.ers ahown are, .0 row, «« >« ^
... Umet.ad Durham; MIs. J. Virginia Miles, R.N, Raleigh educational d^,, " “tlnj
« nuralng m North Carofina; E. B. Crawford, Chape, Hl„, eae.h.ive »|c..pr«,den. ^ Ho.p^Bav n.
Aaaoclatlon, Inc; Mr,. Marie B, Noell, R.N., Ralegh. eaecutiv. secretary, N. C.
-•MAC. Daniel, Zebulon. '^fWAH. C. Fed
Cfare Purcell, Charlotte, the Method!* church; M so Mabel L. Bacon, Charlotte, P"M >
•ration of Bualnees and Professional Women's Clubs; James G. . c ure Soolaty of
North Carolina Farmer. Federation; bit-Gurn.r *>''<<•«. prerfdsnt, Wemsm. »«>Uty -
Christian 8ervlce, and R. Flake 8haw, Greensboro, president, N. C. Farm Bureau.
Negro Held
In Death
Of Neighbor
Ed Wright, Negro, of the Cheek’s
Crossing community near Efland,
is being held in the Orange county
jail at Hillsboro after allegedly
admitting that he shot and killed
bis neighbor, Charlie Vaughn,
Negro, at the latter’s home late
last Sunday afternoon.
According to Wright’s state
ment given to investigating of
ficers, he was visiting Vaughn
aarly Sunday afternoon when they
became involved in an argument.
Wright left the house with the
alleged promise that he would be
back with his gun to kill Vaughn
“before sundown.”
When he returned, according to
afflcers’ statements, in the late af
ternoon he did not enter the house,
but looked through the window to
find Vaughn sitting before the
fire. On bended knee, officers said,
be placed the gun against the win
dow pane and fired. Vaughn died
a few minutes later.
, Wright reported the shooting to
authorities in Mebane, from where
he was brought to the jail in
Hillsboro. He is being held in the
Orange county Jail for grand jury
action at the next session of the
superior court.
THE MEWS
Asks ...
Which role do you prefer, that
o# hoet or that of guest?
Betty Johnson, Hillsboro: “I
prefer the role of guest because
there Is much leas work in It than
in that of hostess."
Rebecca Rice, Hillsboro: Ml
would rather be a guest, beoause
she can relax and enjoy the
party.”
flteve Allison? Hillsboro: **1
^prefer the role of host, because
I like to entertain better than to
be entertained. I like to have my
friends in dll' home.”
Claiborne varr, Hillsboro: “I'd
rather be She guest and watch
the host perform.” V"’"
Jake Forrest: ”1 would rather
be a guest, so I can be the life
of the party."
- Roy Thomas: "The host al
ways has to olean up after the
party. I prefer to be a guest."
THE NEWS Wins First Place
In 1946 General Excellence
Competition Among Weeklies
Harry D. Hollingsworth, managing editor of THE NEWS, l« here being
congratulated by Governor R. Gregg Cherry as he presented a war bond
and a certificate to THE NEW8 at a banquet held Friday night at Duke
University. —Photo Courtesy of Durham Morning Herald
Seven Underground Springs
Are Brought Under Control
In Building New Bus Depot
By Walter B. Kiser
Chapel Hill.—While it is gen
erally conceded that “hope
springs eternal from the human
breast,’’ it is a bit unusual to
find a building erected upon a
foundation whence flow seven
springs.
But such is the case of the new
Carolina Trailways bus station
being built in Chapel Hill, for
construction had hardly started
on the new depot when it was
delayed because seven under
ground springs were
dermining the entire set-ti**.' ''
Although brought under con
trol by the use of a main pipe
line, the springs still caused a
delay of over two months on a
project which was begun Feb
ruary 2, 1946. Original plans
called for completion of the new
bus station by November 15,
xy-HJ, nut delays such as the hid
den springs, and scarcity of ma
terials and labor have caused
the opening date to be set ten
tatively as March 25, this year.
The number of laborers em
ployed at any one time reached
a new high immediately after
Christmas when a total of 16
were working on the $60,000
construction Job.
“One reason for the delay In
moving intp the new station,"
C. E. Curren, local manager, said,
“Is because we have to move in.
completely when wfe do- maWl
the change. Even the grass will
be up—we hope.”
But grass or not, citizens of
Chapel Hill don’t have long to
wait until they will -have one
of the finest and most modem of
bus stations—complete even to
underground running water.
600 Expected Here Saturday
For 8th Annual REA Meeting
Home Demonstration Clubs
Hold Quarterly Meet Here '
Federation of Home Demonstra
tion Clubs held Its first quarter
ly Council meeting Wednesday,
January 29, in the Home Agent’s
office at the Agricultural building
in Hillsboro. Mrs. Victor Walters,
county president, presided- Other
county officers are: Mrs. T. O.
Pender, Gravely Hill Club, vice
president; Mrs. Henry Hogan, Cal
vander Club, secretary.
Miss Emily Pollard of Chapel
Hill was the speaker for the oc
casion. There was also a discuss
ion of the 1947 program of work
for the county. Refreshments were
served bv Mrs. Hamrick and Mrs.
Victor Walters.
Officers installed in the local
Home Demonstration Clubs dur
ing the month of January are: (list
ed in order of club, president, vice
president and secretary)
Antiock Road, Mrs. Ralph Ne
ville. Mrs. Lacy Neville, Miss Mar
tha Lloyd.
Calvander, Mrs. John Cate, Mrs.
Hubert Hogan, Mrs. L. R. Cheek.
Efland, Mrs. J. H. McNabb, Mrfe.
A. B. Lloyd, Mrs. T. E. Copely.
Gravely Hill, Mrs. T. O. Pender,
Mrs. Dewey Sykes, Mrs Woodrow
Berry.
Fairfield, Mrs. Victor Walters,
Mrs. J. D. Graham, BJrs. J. L.
Scotton.
Mt. Carmel, Mrs. John Williams,
(ho vice-president named), Mrs.
E. G. Merritt.
Orange Grove, Miss Mae Craw
ford, Mrs. Cecil Lloyd, Mrs. H.
M. Perry.
Schley, Mrs. Marvin Phelps,
''no vice-president or secretary
named).
Tram Road., Mrs. J. B. Yates,
^rs. D.\ F. Waters, Mrs. W. D.
Dalehite
.‘White.Cross: Mrs. Octavia Warc^,
.mWHVffin Eubanks- Mrs- J- H~ An
Blackwoocl-New Hope, Miss
Jahie BI&ckwood, Mrs. W. fjr. NunA,
Mrs. H. M. Lloyd.
Report Shows
Five Injured ^
By Fireworks
The Hospital Care Association,
Inc., recently sent letters of in
quiry to North Carolina physi
cians to determine the number of
persons injured by fireworks from
December 10, 1946 to January 10,
1947. Two Hillsboro physicians re
ported a total of five patients
reated during the period.* There
‘were no cases listed by Chapel
Hill physicians.
In addition to the five cases
treated, one death occurred in Or
ange county resulting indirectly
from a fire cracker. Kenneth Ray,
8, son of Mr. and Mrs. June Ray
of route 1, Chapel Hill, died on
Christmas day of injuries received
when he was struck by ah auto
mobile early that morning.
Kenneth and a playmate lighted
r fixe“cr^er“oirtlre^sln5tilder T5f
the road and then ran away before
it exploded. Kenneth ran onto the
road in the path of an approach
ing car. The driver was unable to j
dodge the child, according to the j
reports.
The Orange county board of,
commissioners has requested rep
resentatives in the General Assem
bly to introduce a bill outlawing
fireworks in Orange county. Both
James Webb, senator, and John W.
Umstead, representative, have in
dicated they favor a statewide law
against fireworks.
The Hospital Care Association,!
Inc., sepds out from its adminis-;
* trative office in Durham, the fol- j
lowing report db Its snirver
“Signed reports were received
See (FIREWORKS) on page 4 j
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, Approximately 600 members are J
expected to attend the eighth an
nual Piedmont Electric Member- ;
ship Corporation’s meeting in the
Hillsboro high school Saturday,
February 1, when the Honorable
Thad Eure, secretary of state of
North Carolina, will be the princi
pal speaker. i
Following the business session!
in the morning, barbecue and |
b runs wick stew will be served tc '
the members and their guests at
noon. The afternoon program will
Include a drawing for a number of
valuable prizes donated by the |
merchants and businessmen of
Hillsboro and REA suppliers as fol
lows:
Maxwell’s Department store,
’adies blouse; Smith Ready-to
Wear store; photograph album;
Farmers’ Mutual Exchange, bag
of flour; J. E. Floyd, electric iron;
Floyd Ray, electric toaster; Cole
Motor Company, oil change;
Chance Tife Corr^pany, auto cush
ion; Graybar Electric Company,
Durham, two-biirner hot plate;
Smith’s F’umiture, merchandise;
Western Auto Supply Store, mer
chandise; Forrest Brothers Gro
cery, merchandise; R. C. Mir.n;s
grocery, 1 pound coffee; Eugene
Laws, Watkins Representative,
bottle vanilla extract; Gordon’s
Grocery, groceries;
The News of Orange County.
two one-year subscriptions to The
News; J. L. Brown and Sons, hot
plate; Walker Milling Co., two 25
pound bags Tip-Top flour; Hills
boro Dry Cleaners, $5.00 dry clean
ing; Mitchell Hardware Comnany,
Little Giant seed sower; Coleman
Laws Company, table lamn: Gen
eral Electric Supply Corp, Raleigh,
electric clock, pressure cooker,
tabje lamn; Westinghouse Electric
Supply Company, Raleigh, table
m<~d'M radio; I
Mill-Power Supply Company,
Charlotte, electric heater Line Ma
terial Company. Milwaukee. Wis.,
automatic electric iron; Bruce's
5c to ,$1.00 store, metal bread box;
..Voting Mmj's Shoo, men's leath
er pocket book; Eno Chevrolet
Comnany, set fender guards: Jam's
Pharmacy, m*,n’s set, ladles SBt
8m (REA) on patfa 4
Receiving its first state
wide recognition under its
new owners and operators,
THE NEWS of Orange Coma
tv, which during January
started its fourth year ot
operation in Hillsboro, was
accorded first place in Gen
eral Excellence among the
Class A weeklies (up to 19
pages per week) in North
Carolina at the Duke Uni
versity banquet concluding „
Ihe Mid-winter Press Insti- ^
tute last Friday night.
Selection of THE NEWS
as the outstanding weekly
newspaper in its class for
1946 was made by an impar
tial judge of the Virginia
Press Association.
All Sections Considered
All sections of a news
paper are considered, accord
ing to the report of the jpdge,
in making his selection of the
newspaper awarded first
place for general excellence.
The paper’s editorial con
tent, appearance, layout, coverage
of news, advertising and variety
pf news subjects are a few of the
many points considered by the
judges in making the selection.
Harry S. Large, who came to
Hillsboro in January 1944 while
still a student at the University
of North .Carolina as editor .and
manager of THE NEWS, Is the
only member of the staff in Hills
GOVERNOR’S
CONGRATULATIONS
In a letter of congratulation
to THE NEW8 this week, Gov
ernor R. Gregg Cherry com
mended the newapaper on tta
public aervice.
Governor1 a letter follows:
"Please permit me to sxtend
to you my peryonol and official
congratulations In oonneetlon
with. the presentation to your
newspaper of the North Caro
lina Press Association award for
General Excellence^
"You are rendering i the Or
ange County area a genuine pub
lic service and I wish for you
many years of continued service
and "general excellence."
Cordially yours,
R. Gregg Cherry,
Governor of North
Carolina
now who was on th&Jcene at
the time publication was started
under the new owners. J. Roy
Parker of Ahoskie and Chapel Hill
was owner of THE NEWS at that
time and is now president of The
News, Inc., publishers. /
from that beginning THE NEWS
has grown to the point where It
has a large county-wide circula
tion, reaching into every section
of Orange county, a staff of cor- .
respondents furnishing THE NEWS
with weekly information about the
activities of the citizens and resi
dents in the rural communities and
a staff of seven producing THE
NEWS, handling its office work,
advertising and circulation from
its office in Hillsboro.
Selected second in the General
Excellence division was the Plym
outh Beacon of Plymouth and third
the Caswell Messenger of Yaneey
ville. Jack Booker is editor and
publisher of the Beacon and Erwin
Stephens editor and publisher of
the "Messenger.
Other awards made to weekly
newspapers were:
Class 2—Weeklies and semi
weeklies averaging 10 or more
pagep per week. First place and
war bond award, to Transylvania
Times. Brevard (Ed And^rs^n,
publisher). Second place and cer
tificate of merit, to Forest City
Courier; Forest City (Clarence
Griffin, editor and manager). Third
place, Waynesville Mountaineer,
Waynesville (W. Curtis Russ, edi
tor and publisher). Honorable
mention. Elkin Tribune, Elkin
8ee (AWARD) on page 4
Comuttee Plans
Court Measore
J. Dumont Eskridge, chairman
of a special committee appointed
by the Orange county board of
commissioners to draw up an act
establishing a county court in
Oraiige county, said this week that
the committee had met and that
its recommendations would be
submitted to the board at its reg
ular meeting, on February 3.
Aiter getgtogjthe Mjggpsyit
board, the act will be turned bvei
to Orange county’s ren»ysej»tativw; ,
In. the General ^AsseSnbly where it
will be introduced and acted upon.