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you read The New* of County, you are reading county** and North Caro iUtstanding small weekly jgr. Get the habit of The News. You’ll profit ■Awarded First Place General Excellence by North Carolina Press Association for 1946— (Published Weekly) Hillsboro, N. C. Thursday, August 7, 1947 \jy Leaves 19 Years Of Work 7ilh County Behind Him As e Accepts Chapel Hill Job hen Gilbert Ray, county au r and tax supervisor, leaves employment of the county on ember ’l to accept the posi 0f city manager of Chapel he will have completed 19 s of service to the county. ay came into the employment ie county in 1928 shortly after luating from the University jorth Carolina school of com ce in 1927 and has adminis d the county’s fiscal policy e then. uring his tenure of office the ity’s tax rate has dropped iiderably and the county has i placed under a more sound .secure fiscal policy. he county board of commis iers formally accepted his res ation at its regular tmeeting id ay with “regrets and appre ion” for the work and service has rendered the county dur his employment. Ij.s resignation Is effective rust si and he is scheduled to e over the office of city man r of Chapel Hill on Sep lber 1. . 'he action of the Chapel Hill rn commissioners was taken Wednesday afteAioon after isidering more than a dozen n for the position following the ignation of T. E. Hinson, who :ame city manager of High nt,‘ N lay will receive an annual sal r of $4,800 plus his automobile senses from-Hillshoro tojChapel 11. His salary from the county is this year raised to $4,500. Mayor R. W. Madry of Chapel 11 in announcing the election of y said he was highly recom rnded for the position and “I am ifident that, his selection by the tard Will be popular with the izens of Chapel Hill.” iorder Belt' larkets Open )n August 7 Prices during the second week sales on the Georgia-Florida ie-cured tobacco markets were inerally stronger on medium to itter quality grades. The United ates Department of Agriculture ports increases for fair and good af, cutters, and fair to fine lugs aging from $1 to* $7 per turn ed. Most gains were around $2 $3. ■ ... y\J Although good cutters averaged high of $55, an occasional bas et sold for $58 which was tops >r the week. A few lower leaf, >g. and priming grades dropped D cents to $7.50 but had little earing on the market as the vol rne on these was limited. The ulk of sales ranged from $40 to 53. The chant of the tobacco auc tioneer will get underway on North and South Carolina’s Border Belt tobacco markets Thursday, August 7. This year’s Border Belt crop is of excellent smoking quality according to reports from the area. Tobacco marketing specialists with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture are predicting price averages of from $47 to $52 per hundred as compared with last year’s $51.05 average. As a result of the better demand fhe average on most of the cig arette type grades went over the [Commodity Credit Corporation pupport level. The receipts of the Flue-cured Stabilization Cor poration declined accordingly These deliveries were estimated to he 10 per cent of sales as com pared with around 17 per cent last week. Men Cook Food, Serve The Ladles At New Hope The men of New Hope Grange honored ladies of the organiza tion with a hamburger supper Wednesday, July 30. The menu and food for this meal wa* planned, prepared, and served by the men, with ehief cooks for the occasion be ,nB Will Nunn, Bob 8trayhorn, Johnny Lockhart and Howard Cox. Approximatel/'40 people en |°yed the hamburgers with all trimmings, Ice cream, cake, and Ported drinks. New Car Is Offered In Sealed Bid Want a new car? Then read the advertisement of the American Legion on the back page of this week’s issue of THE NEWS. Hillsboro Post No. 85—long before the Ahoskie Kiwanis club failed to honor the winning ticket of a Negro—had planned to raffle off a new 1947 Ford this month. Came all the difficulties about the Ahoskie Kiwanis lottery and the repercussions felt in Smith field and Greensboro, and the local legionnaires decided that perhaps they had better adopt some other plan for getting the . car off their hands and also make a few dollars to add to the Legion memorial hut fund. So they decided upon the sealed bid idea which you will see described on the pack page. Remember that you are bid ding for a car the profits on which will go to the Legion to help build and repair the Hines Harris property which will sit in Hillsboro as a memorial to those who served in both world wars. Orange County Recorder’s Court John Lewis Wagoner, motor vehicle ordered returned after court found no evidence of his having been involved in handling liquor for th& past three years; Cecil Miller, Haywood Satter field, Felton Terrell, Pete M. Reagon, Jimmie Merser Rouse, S. 6. Douglas, J. D. Burnette, James McGhee and Roman Alger Wiley, "continued; Victor Whitted, no driver’s li cense, 30 days suspended and costs, ordered to obtain license; Alybert Owens, public drunk enness, $20 and costs; Thomas (Fuller) Oldham, Ros coe Fuller and Charlie Fuller, disturbing religious jvorship, costs each; M. Butler Sparrow, engaging in an affray, $5 and costs; George L. Allisbn, disorderly conduct and engaging in an affray, not guilty; Banks Hicks, two charges of disorderly conduct and engaging in an affray, total of 90 days in both cases; Homer Phillips, drunk, disor derly and engaging in an affray, $10 and costs; Joe Long, alias Joe Kirkland, public drunkenness, $10 and C Willie Ashley, public drunken ness, $5 and cost^; Lacy Mitfchell, assault, $10 and costs; Owen R.. Parrish, no drivers license, 30 days suspended on pay ment of $5 fine and costs and ob tain driver’s license. International Lions President / 'V . . Fred W. Smith, Ventura, Calif., (above) is the president of the International Association of Lions Clubs. He was advanced by una-HTmous vote from the fms vice-presidency at the 3 h „ual convention of the association which closed in San Franclacc.to day Smith succeeds Clifford D. Pierce of Memphis, Tenn. How do you like the new fashion of longer skirts? Mrs. Frances Poythress, Chapel Hill: T“hey are simply terrible, as they are not flatter ing. I do hope all women will agree with, me on this.”_ Herman L. Stone, Chapel Hill: “Legs are one of the best fea tures of a woman—why hide them behind a long skirt?” Mrs. James Williams, Route 2,. Hillsboro: “I wish that all Women would refuse to make their skirts longer. All of them seem to dislike the new fashion just as much as I do.” J. W. Thompson, Chapel Hill: 'I think it’s a waste of material to make longer skirts.” R. K. Pickett, Route 2,^hlpet Hill: “From a husband’s view point the shorter skirt has two advantages—first, it requires less cloth and is therefore I cheaper; second, the wife looks more effeminate in the shorter dress.” Man Injured When Hit By Train Here v .. " . ' - 4 _ - _ _ Curtis Hursey of West Hills boro was painfully injured Fri ' day night about 7:47 when he was hit by the Southern passenger train going west. Reports said that Hursey was standing on the tracks and neg lected to hear the warnings shouted at him by witnesses to the accident. The train at the time was slow ing for a stop at the West Hills boro station, but was unable to come to a complete stop before hitting Hursey. Hersey suffered a cut on the left side of his face and was rushed to a Durham hospital by a Walker Funeral Home ambu lance. An investigation revealed; how ever, he was not seriously injured and was expected to he brought home this week. -- - Around Orange WITH THE HOME AGENT By Mrs. Kathryn Hamrick Last Tuesday Miss Lorna Lang ley, extension specialist in home management and house furnish ings, conducted a special interest demonstration on “Refinishing Old Furniture.” This meeting was held in the private dining room of the Colonial Inn in Hillsboro. Miss Langley showed how to remove different kinds of fin ishes from old furniture, how the wood should be prepared for an other finish, and the application of the various types of finishes. Extension bulletins giving di rections for the refinishing of furniture may be obtained from the home agent’s office. , Those attending the special in terest meeting were: Mrs. Eugene Andrews, Mrs. T. B. Creel, Mrs. I H. E. Creel, N^ncy Ann Cheek,! Mrs. L. R. Cheek, Mrs. Clyde j Rhew, Mrs. Phillip Hauser, Mrs.. Luther Yates, Mrs. R. Cooper Compton, Mrs. J. W. Tolar, Mrs. Zeb Burton, Mrs. James Comp ton, Mrs. T. O. Pender, Mrs. M. P. Efland, Mrs. J. L. Efland, Miss Annie Jordan, Mrs. W. E. Berry, Mrs. Norman Hobby, Mrs. Fred Walker, Mrs. Clarence Sharpe, Mrs. V. C. Walters, Mrs. H. M. Perry, Miss Mae Crawford. ATTEND PICNIC Forty-five people in the-Smith Level community attended a very j successful picnic held at the home i of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Crabtree last Friday night. The wonderful picnic supper was spread on a table on the lawn. After supper, recreation' was led by Mrs. Paul Long, club president. The eve ning was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. j Roy McMillan Speaks Here At Lesion Meeting Tuesday Roy L. McMillan, past national vice commander and past depart ment commander of North Caro lina, will be the'principal speaker at a called meeting of the Hills boro American Legion Post No. 85 on next Tuesday night, August 12, at 8 p. m. in the high school auditorium. Plans for the meeting were an nounce dat the meeting of the post in the Memorial Hut Tues day night. The purpose of the meeting, as ■stated to the members of the Legion, will be to acquaint “you and all veterans of the great wars with the many worthwhile fea tures, programs and activities of the American Legion as they re late to you, your country and your community.” The Hillsboro Post of the Amer* ican Legion, through the Memorial Hut, Inc., is seeking to improve and better the Legion property, known as the Hines Harris place, which it recently purchased. Already part of the yard has been cleaned and the house painted At present, plans are un derway for changing the interior to conform to the _ needs of the Legion. . In its program the Legion is seeking to interest all the veterans of both world wars in becoming members of the post and helping in the program of building a me morial hut j here in honor of the men of both wars. Union Bible School Being Held By Hillsboro Churches The union Bible school, spon sored by the Methodist and Presbyterian churches of Hills boro, opened Monday, August 4, with an enrollment of 47. It is expected that this enrollment will be greatly increased before the end of the weke. The Bible school meets each morning at nine In the Methodist church. After the devotional service the intermediate depart ment goes to the Presbyterian church for the day’s work. The intermediate department, with an enrollment of five, is taught by the Rev. Charles S. Hubbtard, Miss Katherine 1 Ray and Miss Joyce Brown. Tike junior depart ment, with; an enrollment of 11, is taught by Miss Rebecca Liner and Miss Eleanor Parker." The primary department, with an en rollment of 12, is taught by Mrs. E. Wilson Cole and Mis§ Nell Walker. The begir^ier depart ment, with an enrollment of 19, is taught by Miss Helen Beard, Miss Jeannette Miller, Miss Agnes Smith and Miss Nancy Cox. Mrs. Allen Lloyd is the pianist, and Mrs. C. D. Jones and Miss Grace Bivins are in charge of the music and the program for Sunday morning. The Bible school will meet Sat urday morning to practice for Sunday’s program, after which refreshments will be served. On Sunday morning at 11 o’clock the Bible school com mencement will be held in the Methodist church. The congrega tions of both churchefe, as well as the parents and friends of the Bible school pupils, will gather to "hear'the songs- and recitations and participate in the worship service to be held at that time. The peo ple of the community are cordially invited to attend. Robin Gilmore One Of 3,000 Chosen For Naval Training See Your Friends Ride Donkey Are you interested in seeing your next door neighbor ride a • donkey? -, .■ You'll get your chance next Wednesday night when the Hillsboro Post . No.'*85 of the, American Legion will sponsor a donkey baseball game at the Eno ball park starting at 8 p. m. -■ -- . Donkey baseball is played by the same rules that govern the regular game except that the players are astride the burrorsT When the batter makes a hit, he jumps on his donkey and attempts to circle the bases. Each burro is specially trained for donkey baseball. Special lighting will be in stalled in the ball park for the game. + ' L Anyone interested in playing in the game should see Alfred Snipes, Fuller Johns and El mer Dowdy. New Hope By Miss Elizabeth Kirkland The time for the joint meeting of the two circles of the New Hope Presbyterian church has been changed to August 12 at 8 p. m. with Mrs. Henry Tapp. Dr. Henry Patterson of Greens boro spent part of last week in the community having lumber sawed and land cleared for build ings for the camp. The men of the church helped with the work and the women served dinner and supper at the church. The fourth Sunday in August will be homcoming day at the New Hope Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Kirkland of St. Augustine," Fla., are visiting his .sister, Mrs. H. N. Blackwood. Sharpe Pittard of Alabama is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pittard. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blackwood of Durham visited at Winder Bishop’s last Sunday. George Robinson Gilmore, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Gilmore of Hillsboro, has been selected through a nation-wide competi tive program for training in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Program, according to a report from the Sixth Naval District in Charleston. Gilmore is a 1947 graduate of Hillsboro high school where he participated in a number*Df extra curricular activities. Over 50,000 youths applied for the program throughout the na tion. This number was reduced to 12,750 by a competitive apti tude test and to approximately 6, 000 by physical examination. The total number of candidates, 3,024, including selected .service personnel, are expected to enroll in the two programs beginning at the fall term of college this year. Approximately 14 per cent of the vacancies will be filled by en listed men from the Navy and Ma rine Corps who are now at the' Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111., for an academic re fresher course prior to final selec tion. ' The selected NROTC candidates will enter 52 colleges where«units of this corps are established, while the selected NACP candidates may enter any accredited college of their choice in which they may be accepted. The NROTC program gives can didates four years of subsidized college education and three two month summer cruises, and upon graduation they will be commis sioned as ensigns in the regular Navy and required to serve two years on active duty. Spotted Fever Case Reported GRAHAM , Dr. H. W. Stevens, county health officer, reported the first case of Rocky Mount spotted fever that has been known in this area in several years. A seven year-old white girl living in Gra bur Heights is the victim of the fever. The disease is caused by the bite of the tick which carries the fever disease^ Dr. Stevens ad vises all parents in the' Grabur section to examine their children ; for ticks and remove them from the body without crushing them. A caustic or acid application ■ should be applied to the bite. County Tax Rate Set At 85 Cents 7th Grade Back To Morphy School Recommendation was made Monday by the OranQe county school board that the seventh ■ grade be returned to the Mur phy school. The recommendation was made in carrying out a prom ice the school board made three years ago to the patrons of the Murphy school that the seventh grade would be returned if the attendance to the school dropped below the point to al low the school^thi^ee teachers. Other bufiness transacted at the regular board meeting Mon day was of a routine nature. Jury Drawn For Civil Term Court Forty jurors were chosen by the Orange county board of com missioners at its meeting Monday for the one week civil term of superior court starting on Aug ust 18. Judge Walter Bone of Nashville will be on the bench for the term. From' Little River township were Harold Berry, Harvey Gates, John A. Woods, J. G. Berry. v From Chapel Hill township: G. G Dodson, Robert H. Cheek. Edward A. Cameron, Cleveland; Atwater, J. E. Yeargan, A. H. Shepard, Paul Green, Paul H» Robertson, E. B. Giduz, X’', J. Dark, Philip W. Sparrovi'^'e Sparrow, Cecil Johnson, E. • _ Dawson, Ben F. Crabtree, Cla ence Heer, Lewie, G. Webb. • • ■--**.»* From Cedar Grove' township: Sidney T. Overby, Frank P. Mc Dade, O. K. Blalock, Hal Mc Dade, A. C. Sumner, W. E. Pope. From Hillsboro township: J. Everett Forrest, John W. Powell, Charles W. Chance. From Cheeks township: Wil liam Allison, W. R. Burgess, J. W. Johnson, R. A. Dodson, James E. Crutchfield, J. F. Jones. From Bingham township: A. T. McCauley, T. D. Lloyd, O. T, FarringtonDuncan Morris. - 10,000 Years Labor Need To Harvest Tobacco tf one man harvested, cured, and sold North Carolina’s 821, 000 acres of flue-cured and hurley tobacco which will be produced this year he would be employed for more than 10,000 years. This may sound like a startling figure, but according to H. Brooks James in charge of extension farm management at State college, it is estimated I that the labor required for har vesting an dselling the crop amounts to over 21 million hours. Figured at 40 cents an hour, this labor >Aould be valued at approximately eight and one-half million dollar^ he said. “Yes, dad, mother, and all the children will be busy for a while,' he said, “since the major portion of the labor will be pro vided by farmers and their families, and more than half of the labor is required for barn ing and curing which must be done within a few weeks time.” Grading and selling may be spread over a longer peribd, he added, but this still means plenty of hard work. State Ahuaai Meet Tonight A special meeting of the N. C. State alumni will be held Thurs- : lay night, August 7, at 8 o’clock n the Hillsboro high school agrl- I cultural building, Elmer Dowdy, : president of the group, announced :his week. Dowdy’s announcement to the 1 group said: “Pop Taylor and Allen Nelms will attend the meeting, rhere will be movies of a last 1 rear’s football game. This will ■ lot be a supper meeting. Plans ’ ivill be further discussed con- i :eming our meeting on Septem- 1 ler 18 which will be ladies night” < - . - - ! Orange county's 1947-48 tax rate was officially set at 85 cents on the $100 valuation when the county board of com missioners adopted the new budget for the next fiscal year at its regular monthly meeting Monday. The new tax rate is three cents less on the $100 Valuation than last year’s rate of 88 cents and represents a continual pat tern in the county’s board of commissioners in decreasing the tax rate. Although the rate is down, most taxpayers in the county will pay a larger tax during the coming year because of an in crease in the county’s taxable property valuations. * The commissioners also re ceived several road petitions and acted on one tax matter before adjourning to spend the afternoon investigating prop erty on which complaints had been received regarding the valuation. HDC Women Leave Today To See Play Twenty-five home demonstra tion club women are leaving Thursday morning for a two-day tour to visit the Lost Colony at Manteo. The grout* will leave Hillsborp.. at 8 a. m. and will reside at the Carolina hotel at Nags Head during its-stay at Nags Head. Included in the group making the trip will be Mrs.' Elva Woods, Annie Durham, Mrs. F. J. Eu banks, Mary E. Efland, Mary Miller, Ella Lloyd, Mrs. Glenn (Lloyd, Tea#!* ^ Bradshaw, Martha Lloyd, Mary Lloyd, Pearl McLennon.. Nellie McLennon, Mrs. J. D. Graham, Ruth Collier, Mrs. C. W. Hogan, Mrs. J, L. Efland, Mrs. John Kirk, Mrs. J. W. Cheek, Mrs. Octavia Ward, Mrs. Floy Ward, Mrs. E. S. Taylor, Mrs. W. C. Freeland, Rosa Cole, attd Mrs. William Hamrick. Royall To Be j Main Speaker At Farm Week Secretary of War Kenneth* C. Royall has accepted an invitation to appear on the program of the fifteenth annual state 4-H club week at State college, August 18-23, according to an announce ment this week from L. R. Har rill, state club leader for the State J college extension service. The first Tar Heel member of the cabinet since Josephus Dan iels, editor of the Raleigh News and Observer, was Secretary of Navy in World War I, Secretary Royall is scheduled to address the more than 1,000 4-H club boys and girls who are expected to at tend their special week. Present arrangements call for distinguished North Carolinian to speak at the evening session Fri day, August 22, in Riddick sta dium. Time has been set at 8 o’clock, and radio station WPTF will broadcast the speech on a state-wide network of principal stations. Delegates from the state’s 1, 955 4-H clubs will spend five days and nights On the State college campus, participating in con ferences, study, demonstrations, recreation, contests, and special events. Friday night’s program will be built around Secretary Royall’s address, singing, recrea don, evening vespers, and the dra natic candlelighting ceremony. The new Secretary of War saw , service in both World Wars, was » member of the North Caolii State Senate in 1927, and is graduate of the University 'forth Carolina. In April, 1945, he became dal assistant to the J Rter, and on Novemt ook the oath of c Secretary of War. Mir. Royall ws ary of War
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