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week. Make THE NEWS of Orange County Advertising In The News gets re Your Home Newspaper Serving Orange County and Its Citizens Since 1893 • suits. Over 7,500 people read The News every week. Look through this Issue and as* who io using the advertising columns and see what ' you ur% missing if your isn’t included. (Published Weekly) HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., MAY *7, 1948 Price: $2 A Year; 5c Single Copy % Eight Pages This Week Seek U. S. Senatorship ONE OF THE WARM EST contested elections for’a United States ator’s seat from North Carolina in recent years has been conduct Wllliam B. Umstead, above, left, of Durham, and J. Melville [ughton, above right, of Raleigh. Umstead, named by Governor to the Senate when Senator Josiah Bailey died in office, is a er House member from the Sixth Congressional District, lughton is seeking his first Federal elected office. ssioner Race Is Only Contest County Positions In Primary mge County voters will select Dard of commissioners to gov the county for the next two : in Saturday’s primary voting. He men are on the ticket this with the present board of tiissidners seeking re-election | group rather than as indi als. ro men—one from Hillsboro | the other from Little River aship—are seeking two of the seats on the board. &e present board of Collier p, Jr., of Chapel Hill, chairma# lie commissioners, H. G. Laws lillsboro and Ben F. Wilson of le 2, Mebane, announced their lidacies as a group and are png re-election as a team. L. (Steve) Allison of Hills a World War II veteran, and Wilkerson, a farmer of Little Township, are furnishing the bsition to the board, ills in Orange County open irday at 6:30 A. M. and close P. M. Votes *Wiu Oe count-' fast as possible following the ig of the polls and reported pe tax collector’s office in the jthouse where tabulations from brecincts in the county will be fved. I-.;., jiere have been no changes in voting places in the .different lincts in the county since the lelection. It Rights aker Appears ps. E. M. Tilley, a member fident Truman’s Committee on ft Rights, addressed a large [ence of students and towns ble in Hill Hall Thursday night pr the auspices of the American brans Committee, rs. Tilley charged that local State governments have pro bd lynchers by refusing to bring h to court, and the poll-tax ilation in many Southern states jimed at depriving some indi fals the right to vote. She ad ited Federal intercession as fssary to preserve the rights of [million people.” red the address at the gradu |g exercises' of Hillsboro high bol Friday night. |e urged the seniors to seek [sure in life by doing'things for brs. , . pbby Mayes was announced as bdictorian and Bill Lloyd as Itatorian of the class, rther awards presented were: [lish. Bill Lloyd; Math, Faye btree, Athletic, Monroe John ! Good Citizenship; Bobby pes; and Lor Summa Horami;. n, Sam Hughes, Jr. tiss Betty Johnston presented TOedals; Mrs. Clarence Jones Bibles; and Glenn T. Prof fit, diplomas. lion Grove Has mecoming Slated lomecoming will be observed at 10n Grove Methodist Church lday. May 30, it was announced i week. wo services will be held dur day. At the morning serv er. H. C. Smith, superinten f the Durham district, will |the principal speaker. Quar ry will be held at the afternoon pice with special music as an ta feature. pcnic lunch will be served on grounds at noon. Hillsboro Stores To Close Oae Hour Today For Funeral All stores and Orange County offices in Hillsboro will be closed today from three to Jour P. M. during the hour of the funeral services for Carl and Paul Biv ins, .which will be held at the Hillsboro Baptist Church. • ' O-*-r Poppy Day To Be Observed May 29 Poppy Day 'will be observed in Hil'sbcro Way 29, Mr». H. O. Bivins, chairman of the Le gion Auxiliary committee handling the sale, announced this week. In observance of Poppy Day, she made the following announcement: Next Saturday little red poppies will bloom on millions of coats throughout America. As the an nual day for the wearing the pop py draws near, it is well to bring to our minds the significance of this little flower. Why do we have a Poppy Day? First, we wear the poppy once a year 10 express the feeling..Of rev erence' that is always in our hearts for the men-who died for America in the two World Wars. The pop py is. fjieir flower. It grew on the battlefields in France and Belgium where so many of them fought and died; it grew over their fresh graves—the one touch of beauty and life in a11 that region of de struction and death known as the front. Nothing can symbolize our remembrance of the sacrifices of the World War dead in so fitting a way as the wearing of the poppy. These poppies, blooming in hos pital wards throughout the long, See POPPY on Page 8 REA Is Allotted Additional Loan To Complete Work F. E Joyner o: Hillsboro, man ager of the Piedmont Electric Membership corporation, announc ed this wek that the organization had received an additional loan of $82,000 to complete three projects now under vay Loans were secured for the pro jects in 1945, 1946 and 1947, but the costs have exceeded the origi nal estimates an-d the additional : loan"wasthe work. When *he three projects are com pleted. a total or 1,400 more cus tomers will be added to the lines subscribers. __-o-— Fire Department To Seek Funds The Volunteer Hillsboro Fire Depaffrrtent will conduct a fund i raising drive in Hillsboro within the next few days for money to be used for recreational equipment in the fire department, it was an nounced this week. Citizens interested in making donations are requested to see R. O. Forrest, A. E. Williams or Mar shall Cates, Jr. , Three Commissioner Candidates Express Views On Questions By Mae Lark Three of the five Orange County Commissioner candidates who will compete for election in the Demo cratic Primary. Saturday, publicly expressed their views on various matters of current interest in the county last Wednesday evening at an open forum discussion held in the Chapel Hill town hall and spon sored by the Chapel Hill League of Women Voters. Candidates speaking at the forum were Collier Cobb, Ben F. Wilson, and M. L. (Steve) Allison. Two other candidates for the office, H. G. Laws and T. J. Wilkerson, de clined invitations to the meeting. Thet present board 6f commis sioners is comJSbsed. of Cobb, Wil son, and Laws, all of whom seek re-election. Cobb and Wilson have served for the past 10 years and Cobb has been chairman of the board six years. Laws has held the office six years. Allison entered the race this year for the first tlmfe. Wilkerson has' been a candidate in previous races. A brief biographical sketch and summary of the views of each can didate as expressed at the meeting follows: • Cobb Cobb pointed out the most seri ous needs of the county as those outlined in the bond issue calling for the appropriation of bonds totalling $l,04&,Dfk) in .three sep arate and distinct issues, which was defeated last year. These needs, namely: the-completion of a Chapel Hill high school building; better facilities for Negro schools and other county schools; a remodel ing of the Orange County court house interior to provide more of fice space; ;the construction of a building in Hillsboro to house var rious offices of county employees. Cobb expressed the belief that the bond issue should be rpros$nted again in its entirety not later than next May, saying that he believed many of those who voted against it last year are now ready to endorse it, and that those in favor of the school bonds would also favor the appropriation of funds for the courthouse and office building pro jects. wo’tier C ■>b!» .1 es 'r Chip:! Hi”. AnoOn Ounty in I loaJ. jie after- th- Th ipc! H"1 srh o’- ai. ’ \”jure.lien High S i. oi; • ace/'cd A. B. Cz-ztei at the Unive sity of i-orth Caro [usa in nc’> the B. S. (’e^reo in Civil Lugineeilng at the Univer sity of North Carolina in 1&I9. During World War I he served 17 months overseas in the Army. During World War II Cobb was chairman of the Fuel Oil Rationing Commission for four years and chairman of the United W%r and Community Fund for four "years. He is chairman of the Chapel Hill planning board, a member of the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees, and chairman of the district health h»arfi — -- Wilton Wilson felt that the bond issue! should be presented again within the next year. He pointed out the need of additional space in the Register of Deeds and other offices in the Orange County courthouse in Hillsboro, the need of more ade quate toilet facilities in the court house, and better office accom modations for all county employees. Wilson, who lives near Mebane, was born in Orange. County in 1902. He attended the Mebane publie schools and has lived all his life in Orange County. He is engaged in the business of farming. His farm contains 268 acres and he rents 75 acres. ' ■ -—.AMl,nn Allison stated that he favored the part of the bond issue which called for the appropriation of money for the betterment„of the, schools, but he felt the total sum called for in the entire issue was too much to be asked at this time. 1 Allison said he believed the best way to secure the passage of the bond issue is to work on the school issue now and postpone remodell ing...the, ...courthouse interior and construction"'of^ttie* office building until the public realizes more fully such needs and building materials and labor are less expensive. Allison pointed out the need of ahnore extensive agricultural pro gram in the public schools to pre pare Oranfre County youth for a more profitable life in Orange County. He mentioned need of higher standards in public schools to equip high school graduates to enter and successfully pursue their sfbdies in the excellent colleges of North Garina. «*-" • He pointed out a need for more attention to the matter of improv ing farm-to-market roads. Steve Allison lives in Hillsboro. He was bom in Orange County in 1917. Hfe\graduated at Hillsboro High School)jn 1937 and attended Elon College two and one hall See COMMISSIONERS on Page 8 Principals In Race Far Governor FOUR't.8AD1NG CANDIDATES in Saturday’s Democratic Primary for Governor of North Carolina are pictured above, left to right: Oscar Barker of Durham; Kei*r Scott of Haw River; R. Mayne Albright of.Raleigh; and Charles M. Johnson of Raleigh- AH four candidates are busy winding up their campaigns today and tomorrow. ■....r ---- ■ ...... ■ , __ , ....-. .... JL Inctuabent Durban CARL T. DURHAM, above, of Chapel Hill, is seeking re-elec tion to the United States Con gress from the Sixth Congres sional District. Chapel Hill Curb Market To Open Wednesday, June 1 Sales on the Chapel Hill curb market will start Wednesday morn ing, June 2 at 10 A. M. in the mar ket building on Coiumbil Street in l Chapel Hill, Mrs. Kathryn Ham rick, home demonstration agent, announced this week. ••• -a. Fresh farm produce of all kinds will be offered for sale on the mar ket managed and operated by Or ange County farm women. Any one interested in selling on the Wednesday market is request ed to see Mrs. Hamrick. w i. .——o-—-• ' .■ Joyner Is Named State President F. E. Joyner of Hillboro, man aeer of the Piedmont Electric Memebrship Corporation, was named president of the North | Carolina Rural Electric Cooper ! atives Association at a recent meeting held in Raleigh. Other officers named were: J. C. Jones of Mocksville, vice presi dent; and Clayton Moretz of San ford, secretary. The association embraces 34 rural cooperatives in North Caro lina. Tremendous Tote b Expected Saturday In North Caroiiaa Democratic Primary 4 is For the [dinV0^^ ™ year, bui t\il «00 Manager ot the o»lC® u l0r n* Av,ettings an »'™ovs *f «*«“ ^•SKfw-*4- ,*»i«'>oad; t»« f«,. >«»“' itV » f, mg f^mission tnc eSum»t W^'ToTt *30,000- issUedperm^ V54C'»rK ”£% B- onatructto^ ot cost ^1WU houses estimate M- 3‘ \“fn co^’^’p^'frstr« " * struct on a^ed to ortvj(\ercia \buiW»* “*«,cr Rose'. S»«_ ThrJ" ^s “Sl«00»'»W# \5^rss£«*s. F,sFr' C oUciter ot ont Esh^ge. s£ der's j. Dumont c^ty Rec ^ ie °ran*! its beginnthg. ^ . „rt since no that he ^ 1 a this ^eeb tl0n to vhe 'ou"“d nis r«U!r\ o! COB®15' w”4" £o»nW B“ri ° Orange reCeive sioners- issioners mon TbetnaUon^itS.Ti^cd the resig^ aod a^* . day’ J tahen on * a\ *nn exP^rcS 10 bC Ws present te ent E9kr ^r and *» in Decemhe *l9. un fflade ^ term’ Graveside Services And Memorial Bay Address Will Feature Program Sunday Plans have been completed for observance of Memorial Day in Hillsboro May 30 with an address by R. L. McMillian in the Hillsboro High School auditorium at 8 P. M. Sunday night and graveside serv ices in honor of the war dead Sun day afternoon Cemeteries in outlying sections of Orange County will be decorated ort the churches. 4 McMillian’s^ speech in the high school auditorium Sunday night will be on the topic, “A Tribute to Our Dead.” The high school band under the direction of Jim Ritten house will furnish special music for the exercises Sunday night. Graveside Services Gold Star Mothers have been is sued a special invitation to attend the graveside service* Sunday aft ernoon. Legionnaires, Daughters of the Confederacyj the high school band, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will meet in front of the courthouse at &V. M. to form the procession. First stop will be made at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church where the Rev. W. R. Rittenhouse Jr., and the Rev. R- C. Masterton will conduct services. Next stop will be the town ceme R. L. McMILLI AN, above, of Raleigh, will deliver the Memo ral Day address, “A Tribute to i Our Dead,” in the Hillsboro High School auditorium Sunday night; May 30, at 8 P. M. ____ tery where the graves will be decorated and tap* sounded. Flna stop will be at the Presbyteriar cemetery where a similar service will be held. Saturday s Primary voting will bring to a close one of the warm est elections in recent years when North Carolina Democrats will se lect their candidates for eight State positions and the Sixth Congres sionalDistrict Congressman._A tremendous vote is being predicted. ' Issues have been clearly drawn in this year’s election with six men entering the race* for governor which has alrgely been overshad owed by a two-way race for North Carolina’s junior Senator’s seat. William B. Umstead of Durham, incumbent in the Senator’s race, and J. Melville Broughton of Ra leigh, former governor, are waging a fight right on down to the finish line in their efforts to corral a ma jority vote in Saturday’s election for United States Senator. Although six men entered the governor’s race, the campaigning has narrowed down to (our men— Kerr Scott of Haw River, former Commissioner of Agriculture; Charles M. Johnson of Raleigh, State Treasurer; Oscar Barker of Durham, legislator and lawyer; and R. Mayne Albright of Raleigh, World War II veteran and former head of the Unemployment Com mission. Other two candldtes are W. F. Stanley Sr., and OUa Ray Boyd. Little interest has been evidenc ed in most parts of the State for the other elected officials, to . be named in Saturday’s voting. Two men-^H. P. Taylor and Dan Tompkins—are in the race for lieutenant-governor while John T. Armstrong, former head of the highway patrol. Is seeking to un seat 'incumbent Thad Eure from the seat of Secretary of State. Henry L, Bridge sof Greensboro is a candidate to succeed himself as State Auditor with Charles W. Miller, Asheville directory pub lisher, furnishing the opposition. Three men are seeking the posi tion of State Treasurer: They are: Brandon P. Hodges, James B. Vog ler and Z. W. Frazelle. * Forrest H. Shuford, incumbent, is being op posed by Donald Boone Sherrill for the Commissioner of Labor post in North Carolina. -o Churches Plan Memorial Kites Memorial Day will be observed in the churches, of the Durham Circuit. A special service honor, ing the veterans of World, War I and World War II will be held in the McMannen’s Chapel Methodist Church at 10 o’clock Sunday morn ing. All the veterans will sit in a group. Music, poetry, the roll call, and an appropriate address will make up the service. A similar service will be held in the Pleas ant Green Methodist Church. .-o Revival Services At Pleasant Green V - Special evangelistic services will be conducted in the Pleasant Green Methodist Church , beginning Sun day evening at 8 O’clock and con tinuing each night through June 4. The Rev. W. Jackson Huneycutt, pastor of the West Asheville Meth odist Church will'do the preach ing. Mr. Huneycutt received his educational training at Rutherford College, Davidson College. Duke Divinity School and Bdston Uni versity. He is the pastor of one of the largest congregations in l Asheville. Special music and “old fashion gospel singing” will be fea tured at ench service. The public is invited. Challenger Tamer FURNISHING OPPOSITION for Carl Durham in his race for the Sixth District's seat in Con gress is Thomas Turner, above, o,f Greensboro. Funeral Services For Bivins Brothers Today At 3 O’clock Double funeral services for two broth^rSfc T-5 Carl E. Bivins and T-U'Sobert P. Bivins will be held Thursday at 3 P. M. from the Hillsboro Baptist Churdh. The^ services will be conducted by the" Rev. T. Paul Deaton. Burial will be In the Efkcnd Methodist Church Cemetery. _ . ■ .'7 I .. Carl Bivins died in “Prance on July 31, 1944. Robert' Bivips died in Belgium on Dec. 28. 1944. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar "T Bivins of Hillsboro. . —--o—--—:— Places Opea la Veil Farm Class As -of July 1st there will be a limited number of vacancies for veterans in the Veterans Fanning Training Program of the Hillsboro High School. Any veteran who wishes to en roll for this training should apply to Elmer R. Dowdy, teacher of agriculture of the Hillsboro school at once, and under no circumstan ces later than June 15, an an nouncement said. Colored veterans should apply to the teacher of agriculture at the Orange County Training School, Chapel Hill. . ' ; , - . --o-—■—-‘ ■” Dairy Monti! Plans Made At Meeting Plans for observing “June is - Dairy Month" in .Orange County next month were completed at a meeting held in the office of Don S STathesoii. etKftity fartti agent.■: .ss Tuesday morning." Present for the meeting were Don S. Matheson, Harold ^atta of Lat ta Cooperative Dairy, George B. Cline and Roy Strowd of Farmers Dairy Cooperative in Chape#- Hill^ and Misses Bessie Ware and Helen Blalock of the Dairy Council office in Durham. The group decided to stress the economical food value of milk products during the month-in win- • dow displays and programs to be . presented at different meetings throughout the area. The two milk producing plants in the county—Latta Cooperative Dairy and Fanners Dairy Coopera tive—indicated that they would sponsor "Silver Dollar” contests for waitresses In eating places who suggest milk products with m—hr
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