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THE NEW
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Awarded First Place General Excellence oy North Carolina Press Association for' 1946—
(Published Weekly)
The News of Orange County. Road
The -News to learn what's hap
pening In the county.
HILLSBORO, N. C.( THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1947
Pricey$2 A Year; 5c Single Copy ' Ten Pages This Week
Pet. Of Farms In Orange
inty Have Electricity /
jw-five per cent of the
in Orange county which
„ not electrified will have
ity within the foreseen fu
E Joyner, manager of the
|nt' Electric Membership
ltion estimated this week
iting out that the farms
lectricity in Orange county
. the state average of 55
it by 10 per cent,
timating that 65 per cent of
tns in Orange county as be
npped with electricity, Joy
•luded those served by the
the University of North
,a utilities and the Duke
company.
: record
rding to survey results re
announced by Rural Elec
ion Administration, 129,8.1
in North Carolina, or 45 per
all the farms in the state,
have electric service,
study, which analyzes the
s rural electrification prog
p to June 30, 1947, shows
/4 million farms—or 39 per
f all farms in the U. S.—
lot electrified at that time,
survey ranks North Caro
9th on its state-by--state
of urielectrified farm totals,
red with other states, there
forth Carolina is faced with
lallenging job of catching
th the rest of the nation’s
ss in rural electrification.
COMING
report carries with it the
ice that a minimum of $6,
I in new REA loans will be ;
lie to rural electric groups
•th Carolina June 3^1948.
ss has ihade availaLi#
10,000 in loan funds for na
use during this fiscal year,
ich half is allotted to the
s states in direct proportion
ir needs. The other- half
liable cn a flexible basis,
10 single state to get more
10 per cent of it.
rural electrification pro
which has been instru
1 in raising the naion’s aver
electrified farms from one
10 in 1935 to six out of 10
is expected to move for
at a record rate during cotn
lonths. More rural power
are being built today than
>efore. REA borrowers alone
ucted approximately 72,000
of distribution lines and
cted nearly 300,000 rural
ners to their systems be
July l,v 1946 and Hune 30,
apel Hill
Red Cross
ive Ends
s Mildred M. Mooneyhan,
nan of the Junior Red Cross
aPel Hill, submits the follow
!Port for 1S47-48,
tre are six schools in the
elHill chapter, with a mem
|P of 1,775 children. Their
ibutions to the November
»rship* drive totalled $175,
fauted as follows:'
rboro elementary school,
’ Chapel Hill elementary
’ $58.26; Chapel Hill high
■ $5-86; Orange coirnty train
school (elementary ), $8.7 0;
ge county training school
1 school), $5; White Cross
^ntary school, $50.
e Junior Red Cross council
charge 'of the first aid room
supplies, in the elementary
Mrs. Edna P. Bland as
/-sponsor for this group,
°ean Hinshaw is the presi
:
council consists of the fol
?. mernbers with representa
lsted first, alternates second
ro°m teacher third:
Ridout, Virginia Humph
‘•uss Glass; Elizabeth Hayes,
[Jltch, Mrs. Harris; Judith
3D°ris Mayge^-Mr. San
n^Pnia Jones, Beth Harris,
^ettmger; EUzabeth Carlisle,
y A°allinger, Mrs. McIntosh;
»Tn Roof, Margaret Evans,
t R *milton; Nancy Pender
’ Wy Burch, Mrs. Simmons;
Mgpeth, Kay McGavran,
^Son- Jean Hinshaw, presi
J«nmy Cikley, Miss Sea
Sue Womble, Frank
Mrs. Plemmons; Thomas
Barbara mr-*
^ Bright, Mrs.
^ Smith, Barbara Cole,
Mebane News
Miss Jennie Lasley was hostess
Wednesday afternoon at a Christ
mas party for 36 friends of her
great-niece and nephew, Mar
jorie and Richard Kale Jr. The
house was decorated with green
ery, berries and candles with the
big Christmas tree the center of
interest. Santa Claus arrived at
3:30 and heard requests from the
young guests for their Christmas
wants and gave out the gifts on
the tree for them. Those present
were: Marjorie and Richard Kale
Jr., Mary Teena James, Linda and
Jean James, Patsy and 'Aj Grump
ier, Tal and W. Y. Jobe, Anne
Muse, Melba White, Cary Morgan,
Amanda Workman, Penelope Bar
tis, Anne Strickland, Carolyn Wil
kinson, Elian and Sam White, Mar
jorie Millender, Wands Jean
Harris, Frank and Tommy Harris,
Mary Jean Shaw, Charles Oakley,
Tommy and Martha McLamb,
Jimmy Moore, Mary Anne Bean,
Danny and Diaihe* Walker and
Joe Forrest of Efland.
The Mebane Music club met
Tuesday evening with Mrs. T. B.
Hough with Mrs. J. J. Carroll and
Mrs. J: E. Shaw as co-hostesses.
Mrs E M'Yoder, Mrs W M. Baker
and Mrs. J. E Thornton had charge
of the program and; after present
ing the course of. study on “New
England-Post-Revolutionary Pe
riod,” Christmas carols were sung
and the origins were given. A
contest was held and Miss Lillie
Fowler won the prize. A white
elephant sale was held with pro
ceeds splng tp the benefit vet
erans in hospitals. Late in the
evening the hostesses served re
freshments carrying, out the
Christmas motif. . ,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cates went
to Raleigh Thursday to see Mrs.
Cates’ father, W. C. Clark, who
is seriously ill in a hospital there.
Arthur Freeman of Chapel Hill
was the weekend guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Cate. ,
Mrs. Price Dixon entertained at
two parties Tuesday. Those pres
ent for the affair wefe: Mr| Tal
mage Jobe, Mrs. Marvin-Walker,
Mrs. Howard Brown, Mrs. Turner
Forrest of Efland, Mrs. W. W.
Corbett, Mrs. C. J. Harris, Mrs. W.
B. James, Mrs. Manley James,
Mrs. Richard Kale, Mrs. G. C.
Amick, Mrs. J. B. James and Mrs.
scores. Mrs. W. B. James Jr. won
I the bingo.
♦
m_atfonintf
me paitj -
prizes were awarded to Mrs. Bill
Abernathy for high score and to
Mrs. Lee Dillard for runner-up.
Mrs. Joe Hurdle Jr. wor*jthe bingo.
Those present were Mrs Joe Di -
lard, Mrs. J. C. James, Mrs. J. H
Hames, Mrs. Russ Kale Jr., Mrs.
Joe Hudle Jr., Mrs. Bill Aberna
thy, Mrs. Calvin Oakley, Mrs
Charles Reid Porter, Mrs
Hpuman, Mrs. W. A. Corbett, Mrs.
Tom Hawkins, Mrs. Ernest Rich
mond and Mrs. Ralph,Riggs,
both parties, Mrs. Dbcon served
sandwiches, nuts, cookies and tea
carrying out the Christmas motif
used in decorations throughout the
hniisft. 1 "
Monday evening in the Kiwams
hall, the Eastern Star entertained
the Masons at their-annual Christ
mas dinner. Seventy-one members
and guests were present Christ
mas greens,-■ candles and a big
Christmas tree decorated the hall
and served as background tor th .
turkey dinner. The gu
monthly meeting flowed.
Mr. and Mrs. Raefford Cate of
ReidsviUe, Mr. and Mrs. C._ *.
Northcutt, Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Fps
ter and daughter, Anne, of Dur
ham spent Sunday here with M •
and Mrs. Walter Cate.
Mrs. Elmer Wilkinson was host
ess at two parties at her home this
weefc Greenery, hg s,
and figurines earned out the
Christmas motif in the d
tions throughout the house^id
at both parties, Mrs. Wilkinson
served a dessert course in the.
o™ of Santa Claus. Ths.t pras
Hamby Mss!
ri«s, *«taBr£
w B Hutchens ana Mrs. xv
Chandler!* Prises were won by
Joe Hurdle Jr. and Mrs.
See MEBANE on Page 4
The Christmas Story
. "And she brought forth her firstborn
' son, and ivrapped him in swaddling clothes,
1 and laid him in a manger; because there
was no room for them in the inn.
“And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding/in the field, keeping
watcJi Gvct their flocks by night.
“And, lo, the angel of the Lord came]
upon them, and r the glory of the Lord
shQne round about, them; and they were
sortLafraid.
“And the angel said unto them,. ‘Fear
. , notr for behold, I bring you good tidings
/ nf crreat io\. which shall be to all people.
/
,f fpQy unto you is l)OYn in the city of Dovid a Sqxjiout^ xvhich is C^hTist the
‘“And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’
' “Ana suddenly ther^was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying, — w4 .
4 . “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
“And it came to pass, as the angfls were gone away from them into
heaven, the shepherds said one to another, ‘Let u$ now go even unto Bethle
hem, and see this thing which is come topass, which the Lord at made known
Unt“And they cajne with hast, at}4 found Mary and Joseph, and the babe
lying in a manger. V . , . ...
“And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the faying which
was told them concerning this child .
‘“And all they that heard it wordered at those things which were told
them by.the shepherds.. , t . , ,
“But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
“And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the
things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. ^
Recorder’s Court Carries Out Hearings fgff
With Heavy Clothes Needed To Stay Warm,
TBte cold hand of the law that
reaches out and jerks recalcitrant
members of the citizenry back into
line was in reality a cold hand as
the Orange county recorder’s court
officials meted cut sentences and
fines in Monday’s court.
Every member of the corut
«ven including the men who came
bfefore the bar to hear their sen
tences proclaimed hy Judge Jim
Phipps—were dressed in their
warmest jackets and sweaters.
But the best of coats, scarves
and jackets ref sued to keep out
the chid circulating throughout
the lofty reaches of the court
room.
Although Sheriff Sam Latta
kept the two open jfireplaces
roaring (the fireplace* are the
only safe means q* heat in the
court room) by throwing on
bucket after bucket of coal, the
biting coldness of the court room
prevailed to the end. ■
But in spite of the cold, the
court managed to knock off a si*e
Merry Christmas
The staff of THE NEW8
wishes to extend a most hearty
Merry Christmas and a Happy
and Prosperous New Year to its
many, friends throughout Orange
I conuty.
The next issue of the paper
will come out January 8 in order
to give all personnel a holiday.
See you next yearl_^
able docket before adjourning to
meet again on December 27:
Cases disposed of wgre:
Jesse Durham, lafrceny, con
tinued; Albert Owens, public
drunkenness, continued; Dallas
Andrews, public drunkenness,
costs;
John Flythe, driving auto
while drunk, continued; Leonard
Hicks, public drunkenness, $5
and costs; Leonard Hick*, public
drunkenness, illegal possession of
intoxicating liquors, $15 and costs;
W. D. Moore, public drunken
1
ness, 30 days suspended; Odie
Jones, breaking, entering and lar
ceny, contineud; -
Howard Duncan, larceny and
receiving stolen property, con
tined; James Wade, reckless driv
ing and leaving* scene of accident,
continued;
Cecil G. Davis Jr., drunk and
disorderly and* damage to prop
erty, 90 days suspended; Preston
Reams, no driver’s license, nol
pros;
Neal Pyles, public drunkenness,
continued; Clarence Cates, * pub
lic drunkenness, $5 and costs;
James W. Andrews, assault with
deadly weapcjn and carrying con-^
cealed wepaon, continued; War
ren Moore, public drunkenness,
costs;
M. E. Bragg, speeding, $5 and
costs; A. R. Stanfield, speeding,
continued; Allan Parrish, gam
bling, $10 and costs;
• Little Man Jennings, gambling,
See COURT on Page 5
Ex-Army Chaplain Holds
Layman’s League; Meeting
In Hillsboro January 4th
Chaplain A. Purnell Bailey
Auto Exams
Start Jan. 1st.
In State
Time is growing short for mo
torists in North Carolina to ex
amine their automobiles a^d make
any needed repairs to pass the
North Carolina motor vehicles
mechanical inspection which com
mences on January 1.
The inspection law passed by
the 1947 General Assembly pro
vides that every North Carolina
motor vehicle must be inspected
once during 1948 and twice a year
thereafter.
Also, the time for motorists
whose names start with either “A”
or “B” to secure new driver’s li
censes has about expired.
Forty ‘safety lanes’ will be es
tablished throughout the state on
the basis of motor vehicle popula-.
tion. They will be moved to place,
and the time and place of each
station will be publicized, making
the service easily available to you.
A fee of $1 will be charged during
1948 and 1949, and thereafter 75
cents will be collected for each
inspection.
All vehicle owners are urged
to take their' cars or trucks to an
inspection station as soon as one in
a nearby area is operating. The
inspection of each vehicle will
take a short tim^—only abotu five
to 10 minutes; arid it is not neces
sary that the car-owner appear at
the station. The vehicle may be
driven by any licensed operator.
Emphasis in the inspection of
the vehicles will be placed on the
following:
Licenses, horn, mirror, wind
shield and windshield wiper,
steering mechanism, exhause sys
tem, tires, lights, brakes, turn sig
nals, auxiliary lights, clearance
lights and reflectors, switches and I
wiring.
Post Office I
Closed Xnas
Windows of the Hillsboro Post
^Office will not be open on Christ
mas day, it was announced this
week.
A directive from the White
House ordered that all Post Of
fices in the United States be closed
all day on Christmas day.
Mrs. Cora Lynch said that pack
ages would be given to those who
received them while the em
ployees were putting Up mail on
Christmas day/
Race Track Plans
Reported Dropped •
Although the reports could
not be immediately checked, It
■ewfcs reliably reported this week
that plans to construct a mile
oval racetrack near Hillsboro on
property adjoining the Occo
neechee farm had been dropped.
A considerable amount of
grading has been done and a dirt
road built Into the otto where
the promoters had planned to
work over the old raoe track lo* .
cat* a near the river.
Chaplain (Capt.) A. Purnell
Bailey—the chaplain who accom
panied Tojo to the hospital after
his attempted suicide in Tokyo at
the beginning of the occupation—
will be the speaker for the Jan
uary 4 meeting of the Hillsboro
Layman’s League, Elmer Dowdy,
president, announced this week.
Bailey, an ordained minister of
the Methodist church, not only has
the distinction of being the chap
lain who accompanied Tojo to the
hospital, but also was the first
Christian minister to broadcast a
daily devotional service over the
radio network of Japan.
Bailey served overseas for 18
months—three months in the
Philippines and 15 in Japan. He
entered Japan with the first day
of the occupation and served with
the First Medical Squadron of the
1st Calvary Division for his entire
duty in the Pacific.
Besides his regular services in
the army, Chaplain Bailey
preached in Tokyo at Matsuzaka
church every Sunday for eight
months at the request of the pas
tor, Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa, the
world-known Christian of Japan.
Bailey is a member of the Vir
ginia conference of the Methodist
church and served at Beulah
Methodist church in South Rich
mond and at the New Kent Meth
odist church in Richmond before
entering the army.
At present, he is at Duke Di
vinity school for further study.
State Prisoners
To Eat Turkey,
None For County
Prisoners in the Orange county
jail in Hillsboro cannot expect any
special meals over the Christmas
holidays, it was indicated Monday
by the sheriffs deputies.
Many jails over the state on
Christmas plan special Christmas
dinners for the inmates, but pris
oners already in the jail and those
sentenced in recorder’s court Mon
day can expect only regular jail
fare on the menu. *
Bright Craig, superintendent of
the prison camp near Hillsboro,
however, said that the state had
provided Christmas turkey for the
prisoners and had given them from
Wednesday noon to Monday morn
ing off from their duties in work
ing on the highways in the
county.
Two Churches
Plan Programs a
A Christmas tree program at
the Hillsboro Baptist church Tues
day night and morning worship
with holy communion at the St.
Matthews Episcopal church Christ
mas morning at 11 o’clock will
bring to a close the church serv
ices during the Christmas season
in Hillsboro.
The Hillsboro Methodist church
closed its.' Christmas programs
with a tree for the children Sun
day night.
The Presbyterian church
brought its programs to a close
Monday night with a Christmas
tree for the children of the church
in the Legiori hut.
Roller Shop
Hit By iFire
Fire starting around the flue in
the Premier Roller Shop in West
Hillsboro did a small amount of -
damage last Thursday.
It was the first time that the
fire department had been called
out since fire swept through the
Farmers Mutual Livesotck pens
near Hillsboro.
TO WED CHRISTMAS
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Crabtree of
Hillsboro are announcing the en
gagement and approaching mar
riage of their daughter, Mias Helen
Crabtree, to Harold C. Wright, son
of Mr. and Mrs, Authur Wright of
Cedar Grove. The weddBag will
take place at Mars Hill Baptist
church, December 25, at 4
All friends of the couple are in
.. )
& -it
vited.