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. HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, THURSDAY, NOV. 18, 1948 Price: $2 A Year; 5c Single Copy Eight Pages This Week
(Published Weekly)
■Stores to Open
K(mas Shopping
■Season Nov. 30i
Adele Mara, shapely Republic
Pictures starjwhb was tfie hbher
guest of the Carolinas Christmas
Fes'ival, in Charlotte yesterday,
crashed show business as a
singer in Xavier Cugat’s orches
tra. One of the film nidustry’s
most talented young players, she
participated In a full round of
festival activities and was
crpwned queen of the Festival
b»H last night.
Legion Bingo
Party Expected
To Be Gala Event
Hillsboro.—A gala event which
each year attracts a large crowd,
the American Legion’s annual
Bingo Party, will be held here
Monday night at 7 o’clock in the
high school lunch room.
As is the custom, turkeys for
the Thanksgiving season will be
among the-prizes and a nujmber
of other gifts, some as high as $65
i0f’^fe^^^^^feh"'away: ': -'
Bingo enthusiasts from all over
the county are expected to attend.
Bunds realized will go toward the
Legion Hut fund. Refreshments
will be served by the Legion Aux
iliary.
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Chapel Hill Team
Coes Undefeated
Chapel Hill.^-Chapel Hill High
School’s football team, in defeat
mg Oxford Orphanage last Friday,
won its eighth consecutive game
or an undefeated season and the
north central conference cham
Wonship.
Chapel Hill will play Laurinburg
‘here this Friday for the eastern
championship. The winner of that
Same will play the winner of the
Mount Airy-Hanes game for the
Mate title in the class “A” league.
The clash for the state title is
scheduled for the Friday af*er
next, November 26.
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8,RTH announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Brown
announce the birth of a daughter,
Shay, at Watts Hospital in
Lmrtiam, Thursday, November 11.
Mrs. Brown is the former Miss
Ev* Pope.
Hillsboro.—The date of the of
ficial opening of the Christmas
shopping season in. Hillsboro will
be Tuesday, November 30, it was
wni°uUnCed this week Norfleet
Webb, president of the Hillsboro
Merchants Association.
Judging of the most appropri
ately decorated stores or business
firms will be held that evening,
with, cash prizes being awarded
first, second, and third place win
ners. Webb urged that all mer
chants cooperate, regardless of
whether they are members of the
Merchants Association.. Physi
cians, lawyers, shops,,and all busi
nesses having second floor win
dows in the business section are
also urged to cooperate'. The prac
tice of .le.aving Christmas lights
burnings at.nightwtll Sid iri fnak
ing the drve to decorate the town
more successful.
Followng the announcement of
the winners on Tuesday night, the
Merchants Association will spon
sor a parade, Santa Claus plans
to be on hand, and the Hillsboro
High School bapd will participate.!
Each merchant is asked to contrib
ute an entry for the parade, and
to report plans to Norfleet Webb
by next Tuesday, November 23.
I The lights will be turned on on
the courthouse lawn Christmas
tree and everyone will be invited
to participate in group singing of
Christmas carols on the lawn fol
lowing the parade.
Rent Control
Data Available
At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill.—With “opinions on
decontrol” to be had for the ask
ing at the Chapel HUl rent office,
no landlord need labor under mis
apprehension as to whether or not
his rental property continues un
der rent control, it was stated yes
terday by F. A. Pollard, director
attorney at the Chapel Hill- rent
office.
“We have a form entitled ‘Re
quest for Opinion on Decontrol’
which can be made out quickly by
a landlord and submitted for our
consideration,” he said.
After studying the landlord’s
statements in relation to the law,
the rent office gives its opinion
based on the submitted claims. The
court, however, gives the final de
cision on any contested cases.
The landlord may check on the
form one of thesg grounds for de
control; 1. If the housing accom
modation was completed on or I
after February 1, 1947. 2. If it is
additional housing created by con
version on or after the above date.
3. If it was not rented for a suc
cessive 24-month period between
February 1, 1945, and March 300,
1948, as housing, except to mem
bers of the immediate family. 4.
If the housing was completed on of
after Fjftoary, .1,,, 1945, andLjjrior
to February I, 1947, and was not'
rented before June 30, 1947, as
housing; except to members of the
immediate family.
Other types of housing decon
trolled are non-housekeeping fur
I nished rooms in private homes
\ where there are no more than two
I paying guests, hotels, motor courts,
and tourist homes serving tran
sient guests exclusively, trailers
1 and trailer .spaces.
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Hazzard Employes
Are Entertained
Chapel Hill.—The Hazzard Mo
tor Company of Chapel Hill enter
tained approximately 100 people
at a turkey dinner on Wednesday
of last week at the New Hope
Church. All employes and their
families were invited as well as
many guests from Chapel Hil,
Sur/am, Raleigh, and other towns
m Sam S Lockhart introduced the
guests at the dinner. The depart
ment heads of Hazzard Motor Com
pany were introduced by J. g
Hazzard, who also talked on
growth of the company since it
was begun in 1940.
BiU Hammett, oneref*
'showed some films of wildlife ref
uges as part of the program.
People, Spots In TherNews
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NECKING? — No, just an
odd, fleeting camera-catch
as Sandy Saddler upset
Willie Pep (the victim here)
and became newP****?^
feath erweight
champion.
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SOME BULL! —Symbol Seth,
10-month-old Hereford bull
calf from Gunnison, Colo.,
brought new record price—
$33,333.33—at American Royal
stock show at Kansas City.
PAY-OFF for kindness of
Mrs. Jean Brehm, 19-year
old Chicago waitress, was
super-jackpot—$35,000 left to
her in will of stranger to
whom she “advanced”, an 80
cent meal in 1946.
Iran
N. C., carries his bride,
Frances, over threshold
of five-room L u s t r o n
house which Ray won in
drawing that was part of
Schenley Post program at
American Legion conven
tion in Miami.
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Hillsboro.—J. L. Phelps, 60
year-old farmer of the Cedar Grove
township, is the 1948 corn-growing
cha/npion of Orange County. He
produced an average of 134.6 bush
els per acre.
in all, II farmers of the county
topped the 100-bushel mark. Last
year, only one farmer achieved
this goal.
Mr. Phelps was honored, along
with other winners, at a barbecue
supper held at New Hope Friday
night. As top producer, he re
ceived a $100 saving bond from the
Bank of Chapel Hill, which pro
vided cash prizes for the contest.
Township winners each received
a check for $5.
Other producers gaining mem
bership in the 100-bushel club
were: Fred Reitzel, Hillsboro, 122.7
bushels;. Henry S. Wftlker, Enp,
116.2 bushels; John H. Cate,
Chapel Hill, 114.2 bushels; Reid
Roberts, Eno, 111.3 bushels; Char
lie Mincey, Little River, 110 bush
els; J. E. Lattu. Hillsboro, 109.5
bushels; Eryin Green, ajgFNegro
farmer of 'Eny,. Townsh*v 108.4
bushels; Joe Wijson-, Cheeks, 107.3
bushels; C.,]F, Robots, Little
River, 101.7 bushels: and J. R.
Whitfield, 100.2 buslrels.
Eight others produced between
90 and 100 bushels to the acre, and
five farmers harvested between 80
and 90 bushels. The county aver
age in the contest was 86.9 bushels.
Mr. Phelps used N. C. 27 hybrid
co»m, planting it April 20 in rows
43 inches apart, 10 inches in the
rom. He used no manure on the
pifce of bottom land but did apply
1,000 pounds of 4-12-6 per acre.
Ha top dressed, with 300 pounds of
4-10-6 and 700 pounds of nitrate
of, „s«4a. , The field averaged 452
ears per 100 stalks.
Teachers Plan
Social Event
At Carolina Inn
Hillsboro.—The Orange County
School Teachers and the Chapel
■ Htli S<^v&oi
a joint social meeting, a dinner
meeting, at the Carolina Inn in
Chapel Hill Friday night at 7
o’clock.
About one hundred and twenty
five are expected to attend.
Some merchants from Chapel
Hill and Carboro have - donated
gifts to be presented. Mrs. R. B.
Studebaker is president of the
county unit and Mrs. G„ T. Prof
fitt, president of the city unit.
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Circle To Sponsor
Cake Sale Saturday
The Rena Lupton circle of the
Woman’s Auxiliary of the Hills
boro Methodist Church will spon
sor a cake sale Saturday, Novem
ber 20, at 11 a. m. at the Duke
Power Company office in Hills
boro.
Union Service
On Thanksgiving
Eve Scheduled
Hillsboro.—The annual union
Thanksgiving service will be held
’■•tttilp'-way
| Church on November 24 at 7:30
'p. m. >
This Thanksgiving Eve service
will feature special music by the
Baptist choir and a sermon by the
Rev. Robert C. Masterton, rector
of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church.
The other ministers of Hillsboro
will assist in the service and mem
bers of all denominations are ex
pected to participate.
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BAZAAR PLANS COMPLETED
Hillsboro. — Plans have been
^completed for the Christmas ba
zaar to be held by St. Matthew’s
Parish Guild in the dining room
of the Colonial Inn on Monday,'
November 22, from 3 to 6 p. m.
An unsually attractive assortment
of Christmas gifts and holiday
.items has been prepared and will
' be on sale at this time.
$15,000 Prize Is Result
Of Unit's Varied Activities
Hillsboro.—The Schley Grange
of Orange County has been chosen
as the Nation’s No. 1 grange organ
ization from among seven finalists
in the National Grange Commu
nity Service Contest.
Announcement of the winner
was made oyer a national radio
hookup yesterday from Portland,
Me., where the National Grange
convention is in progress. Confir
mation was received in this com
munity by Don Matheson, county
agent, through Harry B. Caldwell,
state grange master.
First prixe is a fully equipped
grange hall valued at $15,000
which is being donated by the
Sears Roebuck Foundation, co
operating with the National
Grange. Fred T, Reitzel, Schley
Grange Master, is attending the
convention and Will receive the
award on behalf of the local group.
One of the smaller granges to
enter the contest, Schley Grange
won a: $200 plrize as state pinner
and later was chosen as one of the
seven finalists from among over
1,000 entries from all over the
country.
A high ranking board of judges
recently visited the county’s out
standing farm activity during the
judging phase of the contest.
Five Major Project* .
Five major projects were car
ried out by the Schley Grange:
1. Soil conservation field day.
More than 5,000 persons attended
this demonstration on .the Milton
Latta farm designed to promote
good soil building and conserving
practices.
, a. Youth service.. A program has (
been set up to provide entertain
ment and recreation for the young
people of the community.
3. Church beautification. An old
Baptist church, more than 100
years old, was landscaped by
Grange members.
4. Home beautification. Homes
iri the community have been beau
tified and landscaped as a result
of the project. .... _v.- ..v,.
5. Rural telephones. The mem
bers in co-operation with the local
Mebane High School
Introduces Classes
In Driver Training
Mebane.—Through the sponsor
ship of the American Automobile
Association, and with the coopera
tion of Melville Chevrolet Com
pany which has furnished a five
passenger automobile equipped
with dual controls, the local high
school is now giving drivertrain
ing to high school students.
In order to qualify for giving
this course, Archie Walker, physi
cal director of the local school,
attended a school at the University
of North Carolina during the past
summer where the University,
State Department, of Education^
and Carolina Motor Club provided
instructors for a course to train
teachers for the driver-training
program. -
E. M. Yoder, superintendent of
Mebane Schools, said that the
school hopes to help boys and girls
not only to develop the proper
skills and attitudes of driving, but
to develop good judgment which is
an all-important factor in driving.
The Mebane course is the first
to be offered in Alamance County,
for student drivers.
Among those who are now tak
ing Jraining are Jimmy Thompson,
Carlton Lawrence, Jack* Lambert,
Otis Terrell, Jack Spivey, J. C.
Long, John Robert Sykes, Jack
Lancaster, Lewis Cable, Don Fau
cette, Billy Catlett, George Mc
Bane, Harry Dollar, Eddie Patter
son, James Kinley, William An
drews Jack Saunders, Shirley
Demons, Bobby Dollar, Hobart
Thomas, and John Stuart.
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Scout Council
To Name Officers
Hill§boro.—The annual business
meeting of the Occoneechee Coun
cil will be held Monday, Novem
ber IT, at 6:3Tp. m. at CanipTDu-'
rant. Hugh G. Isley, Raleigh,
president of the council, will be
in charge of the meeting which'
will draw district committee mem
bers from the 11 districts of the
Occoneechee Council.
Officers for the new year will
be elected at this meeting. Bonner
D. Sawyer of Hillsboro is chair
man of the nominating committee
which will present its recommen
sore a Scout unit is entitled to a
vote. District committee members
and Council members at large con
stitute the voting constituency.
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Presbyterian Job
Nears‘Completion
Hillsboro. — Construction work
on the new addition to the Hills
boro Presbyterian Church will be
completed in about three weeks, it
was learned this week.
Built in 1816, the historic old
church is adding a new Sunday
School room, 70 x 36 feet and two
stories in height. It is being built
of stucco blocks to conform, to the
old structure. Inside, the rear wall
dividing the two structures has
been removed and a divided chan
cel and arch is being installed.
Town Team Wins
The Hillsboro Town Team de
feated the Hillsboro High School
football team 12-6 yesterday.
The game was sponsored by
the Exchange Club, for the pur
pose of obtaining funds for the
installation of lights for the High
School Athletic Field.
Exchange Chib
Will Sponsor ,
Speech Program
Hillsboro.—At a meeting of the
Hillsboro Exchange Club held at
the Colonial Inn Thursday eve
ning, it was unanimously voted to
sponsor the World Peace Speech
program organized and managed
by the University Extension Di
vision of the University of North
Carolina/
The Exchange Club studied the
objectives of the program and de
cided that it would be beneficial
^interested Hillsboro High School
students. LUcious Brown, Ex
change Club president, appointed1
Jerry B. Stone as chairman of a
committee composed of C. D. j
Knight and A. J. Snipes, Jr., to
formulate plans for the program.
Stone announced this week that
Mrs..Jack Snipes, Hillsboro High
School English teacher, would be
in charge of the program, to be
presented at a later date in the
high school auditorium.
The Exchange Club will provide
the manuals and materials to be
used in preparation of the speeches
which will center around the
there, “The United States’ Respon
sibility in World Peace.” After
elimination trials and final judg
ings, the “Exchange Club will pre
sent a medal to the winner of the
contest.
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Mrs. Sidney Green
Landed For Worn
Hillsboro.—Mrs. Sidney Green
has resigned as Volunteer Service
chairman for the Orange County
Red Cross Chapter, it was an
nounced here this week.
Mrs. Green had held the posi
tion for many years, serving
throughout the war period when
the requirements were more ardu
St this-time. «*■
In an expression of appreciation
for her services, Mrs. Harold N.
Cooledge, director of Volunteer
services, said, “The value of her
leadership and the contribution of
her service have made her chap
ter’s program one of recognized
value throughout the years. May
we express our appreciation for
the outstanding contribution she
has made.”
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HARVEST FESTIVAL SALE
The Hillsboro Presbyterian
Church will hold its annual Har
vest Festival Sale on December 4
at the Masonic Lodge. The sale
will begin at 10:30 a. m. The Youth
Fellowship will sell sandwiches
and drinks for lunch. Cakes, can
dies, handiwork, and a “white ele
phant” table will be features of
the sale.
telephone company have assured
telephones for the community.
The Schley Grange has 64 mem
bers on its rolls, and there was
100 per cent participation of these
members in the contest. Each one
did his or her share' in placing the
organization among the winners in
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Secured Telephones
Perhaps the most outstanding
project carried out was the secur
ing of telephones. For years, mem
bers had wanted telephone service,
but due to the shortage of equip
ment and labor, the telephone
company had not been able to
string lines and make installations..
Another factor was the distance
between farms, which made it
questionable whether it would be
sound business for the company ~
to expand its facilities into the
community. ^ . £.
However, telephone officials and
Grange members got together to
talk the situation oyer, and a com
promise was effected; Under' this ~
agreement, the Grange members
assumed the responsibility of ob
taining and clearing rights-of-way
and obtaining and getting poles.
The company agreed to run the
wire, make the installations, and
maintain and service the line.
Monthly charges would be similar
to that of town users.
Christmas Present
Working under the supervision
of a company engineer, the Grang- __
ers carried out their end of the
agreement. Now. one section of
the lin« has been completed and
[ service started. The complete job
is expected to be ready by Christ
mas, giving, as one Grange mem
ber described, it, “one of our nicest
Christmas pxjseittY” t, • *jfea*
Around 40’ famities will receive
service. -These include Grange .— ,
members and non-members alike.
In all, about 15 miles of wire will
be strung and connected with the
telephone exchange in Hillsboro.
Field Day
Another large scale project
which the Schley Grange spon
sored was the- soil conservation
field day held on the Milton Latta
farm near Hillsboro.
This demonstration, attended by
more than 5,000 persons, accom
plished in one day what it would -
have taken one man”years to do
A farm fish pond 'was dug, mead
ow strips established, pastures
limed, fertilized, and seeded, and
other improvements made.
Purpose of this field day, was
to show people of the community
and county how good practices
can be carried out and how they
can be, of immeasurable benefit to
the farmer.
Youth Program
In a way, the Schley Grange
youth program was tied to this
| field day. Operating a concession
on the grounds, the Grange cleared
more than $700 that day on meals
served visitors. This fund was set
aside for use by the youth center
committee to spend in providing
entertainntent and recreation for
the young people of the commu
nity.
A program, held every other
Saturday night, gives boys and
girls wholesome entertainment
eight 4n the!? community.
Committee members provide lead.
ership and supervision—for' this
project activity. •
Landscaped Churchyard.
Another project which impressed
judges when they visited in the
community was the work per
formed in making more attractive
an old church. The Mars Hill Bap
tist Church has served for genera
tions as a religious center, but
been..
given to beautifying the grounds
and sufc’oundings.
Grange leaders decided to land
scape the grounds as part of their
I project activity.
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Jaycees To See
Football Movies
Chapel Hill.—The Chapel Hill
Junior Chamber of Commerce w’ll
meet tonight et 8 o'clock In the
Baptist Church of Carrboro. Movies
of the Carolina-Maryland gair®
will be shown. President Herb
Wimtworth has announced.
All eligible men (from 21 to 35
: vears of age) are welcome to at
tend. Tonight will be the last open
meeting, since a petition for a