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MORE PEOPLE READ THE NEW3 THAN ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN ORANGE COUNTY YOUR ADVERTISING mes sage IN THE NEWS WILL DE8IRED RE SULTS THE NEWS of Or —Awarded First Place General Excellence by North Carolina Press Association for 1946— Vol. 54* No- 13 Hillsboro, N. C., Thursday, March 27, 1947 (Published Weekly) to Pages This Week Vo 6 farmers Sign 1947 Farm Plans; $47,772 Available According to a statement issued here yesterday by A. K. McAdams, secretary of the Orange County Production and Marketing Admin istration, a total of 963 Orange county farmers are participating in the 1947 Agricultural Conservation program. Mr. McAdams stated that to date Orange county farmers have re quested a total of $52,000 in ma terials and that the government has allotted $47,772 to the county for soil building practices this year. Forty tons of 0-14-7, 200 tons of superphosphate and 8,000 pounds of red clover seed has al ready been delivered to Orange county farmers this year. A total of 3,851 tons of lime and 500 tons of superphosphate has been or dered and is expected in the near future. All farmers who have expressed their intentions to seed permanent pastures should call by the PMA office at the earliest possible date for their purchase orders for the seed which are available at the Farmers Exchange in Hillsboro and Carrboro, McAdams said. ~ Through this purchase order ar rangement the government pays for approximately 70 percent of the cost of the seed and the farmer pays the balance of 30 percent. Seed now available include: Ken tucky bluegra'ss, orchard grass, dallas grass, redtop, lespedeza, white clover and ladino clover. , McAdams also stated that no * more purchase orders _,.l je issued for red clover since the quota has already been reached. To Sponsor White Cross Lunchroom In its regular monthly meet ing Thursday, March 20, the White Cross Grange had as the program representatives from the Soil Conservation Department of Hills boro; R. L. 'Mohler gave a report of his observations on conservation in Europe and its effect on its ag riculture. O. P. Southerland, gave an interesting talk onthe back ground of our conservation pro gram in this country and C. V. 1 Ferguson reviewed the work that is being done in Orange county. In the regular business' part 'of the meeting there were two ob jectives that were set up for the Grange this year. The first was to put on a safety education pro gram as it applies to the farm in the White Cross Community and the second was to sponsor the es tablishment of a school lunch room at the White Cross School. It is planned that certain days will: be set aside at the cannery that will be called “The Children’s Day” and all the people of the community will be asked to bring produce that day and can it for i the school lunchroom. Holy Week Services At Presbyterian Church Scheduled Holy Week services, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. S. W. DuBose, will be held in the Hills boro Presbyterian church the week of March 30-April 6. The choir will provide special music for the services. The theme for the week will be, “Easter Gifts.” The service on Thursday night, April 3, will be dedicated to the young people, and the sacrament of theJL.ord’s Sup per will be administered. The peo ple of the community are invited to attend. Vaughn Resigns As Tines Manager John A. Vaughn, circulation manager of the Orange County Times, a newspaper carrying a Hillsboro dateline and printed in Durham, announced this week y that he had resigned. Vaughn had been circulation manager of the newspaper since It was established shortly after THE NEWS started publication under its present owners. Resignation of Vaughn Jeav the Qrang* Gouwty Times without an Orange county rep resentative. The Times is print ed in Durham and all of Its staff live and work In Durham. Extension Bill Is Introduced Extension of "the. corporate limits of the town of Chapel Hill is provided in HB 885 intro duced by Representative John W. Umstead in the General As sembly on March 21. " Extending the few nil m its as recently recommended by the State Planning Board and the North Carolina League of Muni cipalities would mean the incor poration of 246 houses and land valued at $2471,400 Into the town limits. The extension would be subject to the vote of qualified voters of the town and of the territory to he annexed. Upon approval by the majority of the voters, extension would become effective on the first of "January following the election, and would afford the new residents the same privileges, benefits and facilities as are afforded other comparable parts of the town within the cor porate limits. Pay Raises Are Planned For Officials A general increase in the salaries of all the elected officials of Or ange county is provid'd in SB 249 introduced by Senator James Webb in the North Carolina Senate on March 17. Increases are provided for the sheriff, clerk of court, register of deeds, county treasurer and mem bers of the county board of com fhissfoners. Salary of the sheriff is raised from $3,500 to $3,600 per year; clerk of court from $3,000 per year to $3,300; register of deeds from $12,500 to $3,000 per year; and county treasurer from $1,380 to $1,500. It was pointed out in the meas also include being juvenile judge for the county and that work was taken into consideration in pro posing- the increase. County .commissioners, now paid $5 per diem, were increased Jo $7 for each day spent attending meet ings of the board. The measure also provides for paying the com missioners 5c per mile to and from the place of meeting. 3 Buildings _ Are Entered in Carrboro The P&V Groceteria, Grace’s five and ten store, and an empty building yi Carrboro were entered Thursday night, March 20, and a total of approximately, $59 stolen., The burglary was discovered by O. M. Powers, co-manager of the P&V Groceteria, Friday morning when he noticed that the' rear door of the store had been broken. One drawer of a metal filing cabinet in the office had tyeen pried open and $29 taken from a small box. Powers stated that nothing else was missing from the store. Through the storeroom of the P&V, the burglar gained entrance to Grace’s five and ten cent store, where he left with $30 and one glove, which was later found near the filing ^cabinet in the P&V of-, fice. 'Phg rear door of- a third build ing was broken, but the prowler evidently was disappointed there, for it was an empty building. Bill Would Abolish Office of Treasurer - A bill to abolish the office of county treasurer has been intro duced in the General Assembly at the request of the Orange county board of commissioners. Present duties of the county •asurex would be assumed by the jftty accountant. The wM ified, will become effective at ; end of the present term in cember 1948. Silver Anniversary, National [ Society for Crippled Children [and Adults Chicago • iTiurwaw^ ■ Vitizen Says G Vs Should Be Named Town Officials The young men of Hillsboro who served in the armed forces during the Second World War now have an excellent opportunity to take cn themselves the running of the town, a prominent Hillsboro citizen asserted this week. He was referring to the fact that the new town law which provides for the election of town officials through regular election proced ures mokes it possible for the young men—returned GI’s—to offer an all-veteran slate and take over the duties of the operation of the town from their fathers and uncles who have guided the des tinies of Hillsboro for the past several decades. Mayor Ben Johnston Monday said that no one had yet filed for any of the offices—mayor and five commissioners. He indicated that l those who file for the town posi tions may wait until the last rijin ute before announcing. Date for filing closes on April 7—12 days from today—and a $5 filing fee will be charged for those entering the race for the six elect ed positions. The fee is used to pay the expenses of holding the elec tions. The prominent citizen who pointed out the fact that the town’s returned veterans could get to gether and offer a slate said jhere were several well-known, well liked-veterans irr the town who could hold down the responsible positions for running the town. “There’s no reason why some re turned GI’s shouldn’t get on the town board, and I believe a re turned GI should be the new may or of the town, he added. LEGION SLATE Reports have been circulated that the Hillsboro Post No. 85 of the American Legion is planning on offering a Legion slate.of candi dates in the forthcoming elections. Provoked by the recent action of the commissioners in failing to re quest an enabling act whereby back taxes on the Hines Harris property could be waived, the Le gion is apparently interested in un seating the present town commis sioners and placing their candi dates in charge for two-fold reas ons: (1) possibility of still get ting the back taxes, amounting in the neighborhood of $1,000, waived, and (2) placing jour GI’s in charge of the town’s business as was sug gested by a prominent Hillsboro citizen. :i Whether the Legion slate will develop or not depends on action taken between now and date for the closing of filing by the Legion officials. A meeting was held Monday night at which possible candidates were discussed, but def inite action was not taken. Breeze Is To Die On May 9 For Killing Mrs. Wilkerson In a trial that attracted more people to Hillsboro for a court session than any trial in years, John Henry Breeze, 30-year-old Negro, last Thursday was sentenc ed to die in the gas chamber in Raleigh on May 9 for the murder of Mrs. Agnes Wilkirscn, aged woman of route 2, Hillsboro, Court records revealed that Breeze was the first man to be given the death sentence in Or ange county superior court since the December sessiotpuin 1935. He was convicted' of adminis tering a beating to, Mrs. Wilkcr son on February 19 which result ed in her death in the Alamance General Hospital in Burlington on March 11. ‘ On the witness stand Breeze ad mitted hitting Mrs. Wilkerson, but '■aid that he did not set fire to her bed. When a neighbor discovered Mrs. WJkerson, the bed on which she had been thrown was smould ering, it was pointed out. Breeze further testified that he had consumed, one-half pint of whiskey and that his remembrance of his activities on that day was hazy. Trial of Breeze started at 9:30 Thursday morning when the sel ection of the juhy got underway which was completed by J 1:30 a. m- The jury received the case shortly after 5 p.m. and returned the verdict at-6 p.m. Members of the jury were: Charlie H. Blackwood, J. W. Davis, R. B. Vaughn. L. R. Sturdivant, Paul M. Lloyd, M. J. Dawson, fore man; Floyd Crabtree, Duncan Morris. W. L. King, John L. Goug er, Willie A. Johnson and A. S. Blackwood. . Immunization Clinics on Fridays General immunization clinics will be held at the health depart ment jn HilfsMrd every Friday afternoon froni 1 to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8:30 ajm. to 12 noon. Many Requests Are Received For Assistance With the high cost of farm op erating, small farmers are finding it more necessary than ever to ob tain reasonable credit to finance their farm and home operations, says B. E. Strickland, county FHA I supervisor for the Farmers Home Administration. More applications foy assistance have been received to date than ever before, lie says. The Farmers Home Administra tion was created to continue some of the functions formerly per formed by the Farm Security Ad ministration and the' Emergency Crop and Feed Loan section of the iFaim. Credit Administration, gen i erally known as Seed Loan. All applications for such loans in Orange county are now received by the local FHA office located in the basement of the Agriculture building in Hillsboro! Mr. Strickland says funds are still available for the making of loans for the purchase of feed, seed, fertilizer and other annual farm and home expense, and to purchase farms for eligible appli cants. Well Baby Clinic Scheduled April 1 Thor Well ~ Baby clinic, spon sored monthly by the West Hills boro Civic Organization, will be held Tuesday, April 1, at 2 p.m. at the West Hillsboro school, Dr. O. David Garvin, district health ^of ficer, announces. « ' Dr. -Garvin urges that all par ents bring their children to " the clinic. ■ Health movies will be shown, and there will be treats for the children. j Eight-County Church Meeting Scheduled At New Hope April 7 New Chapel Hill Bus Station Satisfies Long Standing Need Satisfying a long-standing re quest, Chapel Hill’s new bus sta tion on West Franklin street has been completed and will be for mally opened on Saturday, April 19, at 12 o’clock noon. r The new station is located two blocks from the business district of the village. The present station on Colum bia street has been considered in adequate for several years. It is also regarded as ah “eyesore” on the village scene and it is reported that it will be torn down upon the opening of the new station. Gov. Gregg Cherry will be the principal speaker at a special cere mony arranged in connection with the opening. Other speakers will include Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of the University of North Carolina; R. W. Madry, mayor of Chapel Hill; and presi dent Hoffman of the Carolina Coach Company. The new station has an exterior of brick veneer and is of Colonial design, in keeping with a request of the Chapel Hill town planning board that all new business con struction on Franklin street fol low Colonial design. Grounds around the new Sta tion are now being landscaped. Grass and shrubs-will be. planted two weeks before the opening, ac cording to the management. Con crete roadways leading into the station from Franklin street have been laid. Large Crowd Hears Graham In Talk Here Nearly .500 people from many sections of Orange county heard Dr. Frank Graham, president of the Greater University of North Carolina, deliver the first talk in the new series of progrtims being sponsored in Hillsboro by the re organized Laymen’s League in the high school auditorium Sunday night. —Using as his topic, “The Atomic Revolution .Requires & Spiritual Revolution,’’ Dr, Graham pointed the many changes caused in the social and economic life of the people of the United States artd the world through the invention of the compass and the steam en^ gine and asserted that a spiritual revolution would be needed to guide-the discovery <5f atomic pow gr—discovery of which represent ed a revolution in the thinking ■ of men—into the channels where its discovery would cause the greatest,adtUUem EDfc of m an kin d. Elmer Dowdy, president of the League, said" that Dr.. L G. Greer of Thomasville Would be the speaker at the May meeting'of the Laymen’s League. Dr. Greer is president of the North Carolina Good Health Association and is superintendent of' the Methodist orphanage at Thomasville. “It is hoped that Dr. Greer will bring the orphanage band,” Dowdy an nounced. The Junior choir of HillsborQ provided the music for the occa sion with Miss Nancy Lloyd sing ing the prayer solo. H. / . Latta New Manager Of Dairy Here Harold F. Latta of route 1, Hilsboro, president of Latta Co operative Dairy since its organi zation, has been named manager replacing R. B. Todd who resigned recently. \Don S. Matheson, member of the board of directors of. the dairy, said this week that Latta would take over the active managership of the dairy on March 31. Latta was the original dairy man in Hilsboro and for 20 years prior to the organization of the coperative dairy owned and operated a dqiry here. He has recently attended a course at State College on dairy work and has worked with sev eral large creameries for the past few weeks learning the operation of a plant. He - will continue serve tas presfdehT of the SSfry ta addition to his new role as manager of the plant. "If you should have the oppor tunity to re-choose your career, would you choose the one you are now following? >J. L. Sutton, pharmacist, Sutton’s Drug Store, Chapel Hill: “I think I would duplicate it, for I love my work and have no complaints.” J. E. Grastyj farmer: *1 don’t think I would choose farming. It has its bright side, such as the '-sight of a nice cornfield, or rain fall at Just the right time, but if I had the chance, I think I would choose something else." Mrs. W. F. Poythress, beauti cian, Village Beauty Shop, Chap el Hill: “I have found my work quite interesting, and think I would choose it again. Mrs. Henry Webb, Jr., health educator, Orange, Person, Chat ham health department: “Yes, I would, for I like working with ..people. My only regret is that I didn’t"start my present work earlier.” Dr. H. W. Moore, dentist, Hills boro: “Yes, I would choose den tistry. It’s hard to say why, un less it is just because I like It. Dentistry is interesting because there are so many different phases.” Mt.Cnrmel Baptists Name Pastor Carboro—Rev. Thomas Bland of Carrboro has accepted a call to the pastorate of Mt.. Carmel Bap tist church 3 miles south of Chap el Hill. His duties as pastor will begin April 1.. Rev. Bland, who has been sup erintendent of the Sunday School in the Carrboro Baptist church idr sometimes, is resigning that posi tion after next Sunday to take UR. his new duties'at Mt. Carmel The; church here is planning a rally day next Sunday honoring Rev. Bland and the day is, also to be observed at “Home and For eign Mission Day”. Study courses are being held at the church all this week at 7:30 o’clock. A course for inter mediates is being taught by the pastor, Rev. Troy E. Jones; the juniors by Mrs. R. B. Studebaker, the adult group by John. Brinegar. The Baptist training manuel is be j ing used as a basis for study. Representatives from nearly all churches in Orange Presbytery which is made up of the Presby terian churches in the eight coun ties: Orange, Alamance, Lee, Guil ford, Caswell, Randolph, Chatham and Rockingham) will gather at the historic New Hope church on Easter Monday, April 7, for games and lunch, and to view the pro posed site of the recreation grounds and summer camp which is now being built by Orange Presbytery. This is the meeting of the men’s organization of Orange Presbytery (known as the Men of Orange) to which the families and friends are invited. It is expected that be tween 200 and 300 will attend. Games will start at 11 am These will be under the supervision of the Rev. T. Henry Patterson, D.D., executive secretary of Orange Presbytery. The lunch will be served from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and will feature a choice of barbecue or bruns wick stew. Those attending will be given an opportunity to view the grounds, and something of the proposed plans.will he explained. The church's of Orange Presbytery have been asked to give an amount equal to $1 per member to help wdh the initial expenses of the camp and to purchase equipment. The New Hope church has of fered the use of its grounds, and an additional 60 acres have been purchased, making a total of about 140 acres to be used for this pur cose. Already logs are being cut, and it is expected that the lumber will be sawed at an early date. Henry Koontz of High Point is chairman of the committee ap pointed Uy Orange Presbytery to“ * supervise the erection of the camp and the raising of the funds. Ed ward P. Barnes of Hillsboro is a member of this committee. The Rev. George M. Pickard is pastor of the New Hope church. The New Hope section was set— tied between 1740 and 1750 by Scotch Irish immigrants from Pennsylvania, who came to this Mellon from the Hawfteld® com munity in Alamance county (then Orange county). A log church was erected in 1756, and services were held whenever a minister could be secured. The congregation wa- or ganized as a church about 1770. The third building burnied in 1862, and the present building (the fourth) was erected in 1863. The sills were hand-hewn from white oak logs. New Students Are To Be Examined A pre:school clinic will be held Thursday, April 3, at 10 a.m. at Hillsboro high school for the purpose of examining children *• who will enter school for the first time next session, it has been announced by Dr. O. David Garvin, district health officer, who urges parents to attend the clinic with their children. The clinic is sponsored by the Hillsboro PTA. Well-Known Citizen Is Lost In Death Of Dr• Lloyd Orange CQunty lost one of its! best beloved citizens last Thurs day morning when Dr. Braxton B. Lloyd, 60, well known physici an of Chapel Hill and Carcbo.ro, died at his heme near CarrboroT~~ Dr. Lloyd suffered a heart at tack last Sunday night, March 16, and his condition remained criti cal until his death on March 20. ; He is survived by his widow, i the former Emma House. Funeral services were held Sat urday afternoon from the Carrboro Baptist church with the Rev. Troy Jones, pastoij of the church; the Rev. Roy Morris of Sanford and the Rev. J. Br_ Howard of Chapel Hill officiating. Interment was made in the Chapel Hill cefhetery. Pallbearers were Dr. Leonard Fields, JDr. John B. Riggsbee, Dr. j Fred Patterson, Dr. Ed M. Hedg peth. Dr. R. B. Lawson, I. A. West, T. A. Rosentond and S. A. Lloyd. Honorary pallbearers were mem' bers of the Durham-Orange Medi cal Society, the directors and of ficers of the Bank of Chapel Hill, and members of the Riverside Hunting Club and the University Lodge No. 408 of the Masons. WIDELY KNOWN Dr. Lloyd was widely known I throughout the State, especially among University alumni. His salty, down-to-earth humor and witty comments on Chapel Hill ddfii£s made him a fikvorfte With faculty, townspeople and students. The son of William P. and Mary Sparrow Lloyd, Dr. Lloyd was born in Chapel Hill December 25, 1886. He had grown up in the community of Carrboro and Chap el Hill and save for two years at .the old North Carolina Medical College at Raleigh and interne ships in New York, where he practiced for a year or so, he had spent his entire life in this com munity. He was on the job 24 hours a day the year round, with the ex ception of perhaps an excursion ^ of about a, week to the East Lake and Alligator River section of the Albemarle Sound. He said sometimes of his prac tice that it included “damn few niggers and none of the faculty.” But this was merely his way of stating that medicine to him meant the alleviation of suffering. “He’s been the ‘country folks’ friend,” observed Dairyman T. R. Harward ^vhen he learned of Dr. Lloyd’s illness. “There’ll be a long time before they ever get another one like him.” Dr. Ed M. Hedgpeth, Universi ty physician, said: “No man In Orange County will be missed so much by as many people as Dr. Lloyd, especially the people in the rural areas. He ‘represented an era" in medfcine that is fast pass ing.” Dr. Lloyd had been a member of the board Of directors of tfatf Bank of Chaptf HHK fbr yeirt, and was a long-time member of Univarsi ty Lodke 408 of the Masons.
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