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THE NEWS of Orange County Published Every Thursday by THE NEWS, INCORPORATED J. Roy Parker, President Hillsboro, N. C. Entered at the Post Office at Hillsboro, N. C., as second-class matter. Managing Editor.Harry EhHollingsworth Society Editor. . .... ..Betty June Hayes Mechanical Force.. .Harry S. Large, Supt.. Seth L. Thomas, A. E. Fountain, Bobby Parlier Bookkeeper.. .Doris Young Circulation Manage r...Mrs. "Mae V. Lark Community Representatives.Elizabeth Kirkland, New Hope; Mrs. S. H. Strayhorn, Eno; Mrs. Ira Mann, Carrboro; Peggy Mangum, West Hillsboro; Mrs. Sedalia Gold, Chapel Hill; Mrs. W. V. Armfield, Palmer's Grove; Mrs. C. H. Pender, Cedar Grove; and Clara M. Strayhorne, Hillsboro Negro representative. NitioMl Advert?ting Representative NEWSPAPER AnVERTi&INC SERVICE. IWC. el *e Serving America MW. •j Advertisers end^he Home Town Newspaper* CUaafe I.M • •r PICBt • HilmlM»,S— Frwhre.C4. SUBSCRIPTION RATES . 1 Year (in North Carolina)....... .$2.00 8 Months (in North Carolina)......:.$1.50 1 Year (outside North Carolina)..._................ • • -$2.50 8 Months (outside North Carolina)......$2.00 THE NEWS of Orange County is the oldest newspaper of continuous operation in Orange County. ( _ _Member North Carolina Press Association The News, March 6, 1947 GIVE—so your RED CROSS School Lunchrooms Orange county school child ren this week started paying increased prices for their school lunchrooms as the re sult of the decrease in the amount of federal aid avail able to subsidize the program. For the past several years the Orange county children have been paying 15 cents for the lunch served them at mid day in a number of the county schools. This low-cost lunch room program has been suc cessful in the county and the school authorities have been pleased over the way it has worked for the benefit of the children. Starting this week, howev-. er, these 15-cent lunches ave Costing the children from >o to 25 cents. The difference*in the" price of the lunches de pends on the. school in ques tion and how cheaply the in dividual school authorities feel they can successfully operate the program. In Chapel Hill, though, the lunches will cost approximate ly 30 cents, according to in formation from C. W. Davis, principal of the school,. In addition to receiving aid from the Federal govern ment, the schools have also re ceived food stuffls front the Marketing Division of the De partment of Agriculture. This service will be continued, and will play a vital part in the continuation of the lunch room program in the county. It is encouraging to know that the school authorities are not going to decrease the lunchrooms, but have elected to increase the prices in order to continue the program. The increased prices, how ever, may in manyt instances work*a hardship on some fam ilies with several children in school. To civic clubs or other groups of citizens interested in the welfare of our school children, we would suggest they investigate the lunch rooms with the idea of aid ing them. Stop Forest Fires The fifth annual coopera tive forest fire prevention cam ' paign is being launched this th Carolina by 1_ announced simultaneously in 11 state in the South. Key slogans of the cam paign will be geared first to the expectation of greatly in creased use of the forests by recreation seekers and second to the urgent nation-wide need for timber for home-building in the next few years. The first slogan is, “Please, folks, be extra careful this tills year. Remember, only you can prevent forest fires.” The second is, “Burned Timber Builds No Homes.” Orange county was extreme ly fortunate last year, accord ing to a recent report by Fire Warden P. H. Johns, in that not too serious damage was done because of forest fires. Let us hope that the coun ty' can again this year go through the forest fire season without' anv damage Eo our timber. It Should Pass 1 . • ■ We were not surprised that the state house of representa tives passed the.J'Jorfh Caro lina Federation’s wildlife bill to separate the division of Game and Inland Fisheries from the Department of Con servation and Development, and we anticipate similar act ion by the senate, with cer tain amendments. Because of the widespread dissatisfaction here and throughout the state among the sportsmen with the pres ent set-up, this action is per haps the most sensible solu tion to the problem. We are convinced that the state should have a bigger and better game and fish depart ment and that this would pay real dividends tplour own peo pie, as well as attract more peo ple into our state. We belive that the bill’s provisions relative to the ap pointment and qualifications of members of the commission should be amended. —The Transylvania Times Brevard, N. C. By The News THE WEATHER: When will it end is the question ev eryone is asking about this weather we have been* hav ing for the past three weeks. • All I can my i% that tie groundhog gave us fair warn ing of what to expect. . . Of i: _ „ course, none of us expected anything like we have had. . . Sunday afternoon coming back from Rocky Mount I had a perfect example of what old man leather can do when he starts to work. . . TAKE YOUR CHOICE: In Rocky Mount Sunday we had rain and sleet. . . On the trip back to Hillsboro I ran into a heavy snowstorm between Bunn and Wake Forest. . . Then the weather settled off to more rain and to top the whole day off the sun was trying to break through the clouds when I reached Hillsboro. . . Folks down east-way couldn’t belive it when I told them we still had snow around here in the forests and along ditch banks where the sun seldom hits. . . For my part, this weather can stop any time. NEW EQUIPMENT: THE NEWS added a couple of piec es of new equipment this week, but only to the back shop .fel lows who piece together the many pieces of linotype metal in your newspaper will the achj ditions be especially known. . The new pieces of equipment are two composing stones pur chased from Jos^Horne, pub lisher of the Rocky Mount Evening Telegram. . . They are to replace the old stones brought into THE NEWS of fice when the printing shop was set up here. SUGGESTION: One of the best letters to the editor we have received in quite a while is printed in this week’s issue on this page. . . It’s a letter from Dr. George Chrisman of Chapel Hill describing the wrork of the Chapel Hill Ro tary Club in its pig chain. . . The club has been of tremen dous help in bringing in pure bred pigs in the county. . . Dr. Chrisman’s letter describes exactly how the project was started and the success of it to date. .. MORE LETTERS: It’s been subscription-renewing time around THE NEWS of fice for the past couple of weeks and c>lir thanks go to those who have taken the op portunity to write us short notes about how much- they have enjoyed reading the pap er each week. . . A couple re ceived by Mae Lark, encu a tion manager, are: “We *re proud of our peper for having won first place in General Ex cellence in 1946- Congratula tions. Enclosed is $2.00 to re new my subscription. An other from out of state reads. “There is nothing that I en joy more than my county pap er.” There were many more telling how much? our readers enjoy THE NEWS OTHERSIDE: But don’t get the idea that all our letters are of the commendation va riety. . . There are some who have decided to stop THE NEWSL . . And . there are some letters from subscribers who thought they were sub scribing to THE NEWS only to discover that they had sub scribed to another paper they thought - inferior - to THE NEWS. r. All of which we r Letters To The Editor This column does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of this newspaper. Trh»p“oU wou!d be interested to get some figures or data on the pig club which the Chapel Hill Rotary Club is sponsoring. Back in 1945 the club decided to donate sufficient funds to purchase ten pure-bred spotted poland China sow pigs. These pigs were to be placed in the hands of boys and girls in this side of the county. These boys and girls were selected with the assistance of Mr. Don Matheson and Mr. E. P. Barnes of the Agriculture Extension Depart ment Dr. Chrisman was placed in charge of this project for the Rotary Club. The boys and girls who received these pigs were to orow them to maturity, breed them to a pure-bred male of the same breeding, register the pigs in the American Spotted Poland China Registry Association. Each boy or girl who received a pig is to give back to the Rotary Club the choice !iave to answer and explan Slow the mistake probably oc curred and invite, tbem to be come one of our- subscribers. of the sow pigs of the first l h These pigs in turn are to be? to other boys and girls. 81V| On November 25, 1945 ». dining room of the Carolina at a regular meeting, the t two pigs were given to b<2 and John Carroll of the Mt v riah Church community. Both these pigs have grown to mat!,' ty-and have given birth to a u! of pigs, Bobby’s sow farr “ nine pigs, and John’s farrowed en. These are exceptionally L first litters for young sows S has already given back to the t tary Club his pig, Bobby will! likewise in a short time as soon' the pigs are eight weeks old jJ has sold the remaining pigs breeding purposes. " The other boys and girls received Rotary pigs are: c man Gentry, Route 1, Chapel Caswell Andrews, Route 1, (w Hill; Landis Cannady, RoUteB Hillsboro; Jacob Hardee, Carrbott Carolyn Anne Thompson, Routt,« Chapel Hill; Kenneth BrowJ Route 2, Chapel Hill; Wayne Hm | chins. Route 2, Chapel Hill; Ja _ See (LETTER) on page In 65 years, the American Red Cross has relieved over 4,0p0 disasters of all kinds. Last year, alone, it assisted more than 136,000 people battered by catastrophe. ? This year, the suffering and misery will again be great when new calamities strike down additional thousands. But „ come what may, you can depend on this: As always, the Red Cross will be there to reduce the toll ... ease the pain ... soften the suffering. * & Emergency aid for the injured ... food and shelter for ttie homeless ... help in restoring homes according to need. , These services-and many more-the Red Cross will pro vide to all needy sufferers regardless of creed or race, ' young or old. „ j is to This vital work requires money-lots of it. Your support urgen y needed. So please give—and give generously— your Red Cross chapter. There is no worthier cause! GIVE so your can carry on -This ad sponsored by the following Chapel Hill-Carrboro firms— HARDEES GROCERY WEST WILLIAMS FLOWER SHOP HOLLYWOOD SODA SHOP (colored) BENNETT-BLOCKSiDGE SENTER’S DRUG STORE P & V GROCETERIA ... 'Ifcrr .._—T - UNIVERSITY FLORIST CAROLINA BARBER SHOP —Chapel Hill-Carrboro Goal is $4,400 TWIN-VILLAGE LAUNDRY & CLEANERS HOLLYWOOD THEATER (colored) HILL BAKERY
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