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HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1949 Price: $» A Year: 5c Single Copt Eight Page* This Week.
FIVE YEARS 'AFTER D-DAY—Rusted hulks of landing .craft, blasted in the greatest military,
invasion in all history on June 6, 1944, still dpt Omaha and Utah Beaches in Normandy. Shattered?
towns are being patched and rebuilt along the French coast, but only time will obliterate these
grim memorials anchored in their sandy berths. .
Five murder cases, a man
aughter trial and an assortemnt
E other serious offenses are sched
led for hearing in a June term
ler for hearing in a June erm
f Superior Court scheduled to get
nderway here Monday with
udge Q. K. Nimocks Jr. on the
ench.
Murder case defendants include
Wilson Honeycutt, Arbie Parker,
loy McAdams, whose case ended
i mistrial last term, Bill Stanley,
‘rank Wells and Robert Mc
Iroom. Marvin Norwood Jr.
aces the manslaughter charge, as
fell as others involving driving
rhile drunk and damage to prcrp
rty.
Other cases docketed involve:
Thomas Peck Brittain, James
imith and Prank Minor Jr., rob
lery and assault with deadly
veapon; John H. Flythe, driving
invJh|'''wl?He'“ar5nl?f"'Jdll5'-'"f‘ou=
vhile drunk; William A. Hardee,
hee, illegal possession 'for sale;
laywood J. Tinnen, bigamy; Wil
ie Page, secret assault; James
Wack,. assault with deadly weap
on: Victor S. Underwood, reckless
hiving; Lee V. White, driving
(vhile drunk; Nettie_ Brpwn, alias
Mrs. William Glosson, forgery;
Raeford McCauley, assault on fe
male; Joshua H . Brewer, driving
Rhile drunk and resisting arrest:
Louise Farrar, selling liquor; J. D.
Franks, fraud; Clyde Scott Sr.,
defrauding tarti bill; Robert A.
Thompson, driving while drunk;
lames Richmond, reckless driving;
Don A. Lowe, driving while
drunk and public drunkenness;
Herbert Foushee, carnal knowl
eclge; Bill Lucas, breaking, enter
ing and larceny; Wilson Caldwell,
receiving stolen property; Colum
bus Bynum, abandonment and
aon-support; Walter Waddell,' as
sault with intent to rape; Alpheo
rhompson, larceny; and C. R.
Hutchins^,driving while drunk.
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LIBRARY meeting
Hillsboro-—-The annual meeting
the Confederate Memorial Li
brary Association will be held
Tuesday night, June 14, at 7:30
3’clock.
Measles Seram
Was Distributed
By Red Cross
Hillsboro—Quantities of the
serum to alleviate suffering with
measles have been presented to
the local health unit by the Red
Cross and distributed free of
charge, according to information
received by R. L. Mohler, Orange
County Red Cross Chapter chair
man .
A letter from Leslie R. Boyd of
the state Red Cross organization
was as follows:
“As you kpow the American
National Red Cross has been-fur-!
fishing- quantities, of Immune j
Serum Globulin to the Health-De
partment of North Carolina for j
the past few years. This serum,
which is said to alleviate severe
suffering from measles, is distrib
uted free of Charge through coun
ty Health.: Departments a.U o vt:r
the State.
“During the calendar year . of
1948 11 2 cc - vials of this blood
''product 'were furnished to your
local health unit. Many of the
recipients of this rare seium maje
not have been aware that this
was a Red Cross blood product.
but I do want you and your Board
to know of this service which is
being rendered to people in your
community.
“During the first four-arid one
-half months of 1949. 20,000 2 cc
vials of Immune Serum Globulin
have been put at the disposal of
the State Health Department by
the Red Cross. This' is a consid
erable increase over the amount
given to the State during 1918.
During this period North Carol
■Una had 73 times as-many cases
of measles as during similar per
iod last years, according to Dr.
Roy Norton, State Health Officer.
He also states ‘wide use of. the
modifying serum has existed and
has probably> greatly reduced
complications’. _i
Three-day Folk Festival
Opens At Stadium At 8
t'?rs and musicians to appear in
the second annual Carolina Folk
Festival to be held in Kenan Sta
dium here tonight, tomorrow and
Saturday night has been increas
ing daily, according to Bascom
Lamar Lunsford, well known
folk music authority and director
| of the Festival.
New additions to the crowded
! three^-night program include the
Mecklenburg dance team, under
the direction of Miss Alice Suiter,
Charlotte; the Gaston County
dance team, supervised by G. M.
Matlack, Cramerton; the Chapel
NiJl String Band, the Lloyd String
Band of “Orange county, and the
Guilford County dance team from
Greensboro, directed by Clyde
Stevenson.
A number of ballad singers
have also been added to the Fes
tival slate during the past few
xtemF
ounfair
Ruth from Carraway
Virgil' Sturgil. Kentucky; Miss
Jon Moser, Buncombe county, and
Jimmy Saunders, 11 -yer-old
singer from Biscoe.
I A?3in this year a feature of
the Festival will be the appear
ance of a group of Texas dancers
and singers under the direction
of Mrs. Lily Lee Baker. Mis.
Baker and Director Lunsford--are
now woking out plans for the
oroup of 25 musicians and enter
tainers who will go t0 *he In*e!,“
national Music Festival to be held
in Venice, Italy, ip September.
A total of 600 performers wiU
take part in the Festival which
opens each night at 8 o’clock. A
number of dignitaries, including
Governor Kerr Scott, are expected
to attend. In case of rain, the Fes
tival will move indoors to Mem
orial Hall, Mr. Lunsford said.
74 Chapel Hill
High Seniors
Get Diplomas
Chapel Hill—On Friday even
ing, June 3, the Chapel Hill High
School held- its commencement
exercises at Hill Music Hall.
Following the processional the
Rev. B. V. Munker gave the in
vocation.
The girls glee club, under the
direction of Mrs. E. F. Hall, Jr.,
sang “In the Valley Belo*v,”
“Cobblers Jig,” and “You 11 Nevet
Walk Alone.” _
After the commencement ad
dress by Senator Frank Graham,
the boys glee club rendered“A
Roving.’
Mr. J. T. Gobbel, vice-chair
man of the School Board, pre
sented the graduates with their
diplomas.
The recessional was preceded
by the benediction given by Rev:.
Munger.
, The folowing graduates re
ceived diplomas: Ann Abernathy,
Derith Alexander, Barbara An
drews, Jesse Basnight, William
Bland, Nancy Blocksidge, Frances
Brewer, Ernest E. Brockwell,
Betty Brown, ' William Butler,
Jane Cate, Betty June Collins,
Darryl Council, -Patsy .Council,
Jacquelin. Crawford, Evangeline
Crawford, Constance DeLancy,
Gene Duke, Jane Durham, Hubert
Durham, Dan D y s o »,.Betty
Jeanne Earnhardt,_Priscilla. El
lington, Wayne -Ellington, Marga
ret Ferguson, Eloise Fogleman,
William Foister, Jr., Janet Green,
Trillis Hackney, Douglas Harrell,
Carlyle Harrison, Thomas Harri
son, Victor Hartung, Howard
Hearn, Ivalee Hill, Collier Hill,
Branson Hobbs, Sue Moore6 Hoe
nig, Fay Hogan, Julia Hutchins,
Clyde Jefferson, Jr., John Jerni
gan, Mary Kellam, Jeanne Le
Clair, William Leighton, Marie
Johnson Lucas, Robert McFarling,
Jean Ann- Mann, Sully Mason,
Peggie Maynard, Marion Moore,
Joyce Oakley, Roger Peele, Her
bert- Pende'rgraft, Jr., Jack Pen
dergrass-, Russell Perry, '.Robert
Phillips, Dana Phipps, Clyde
Pickard, Percy Hall Quinlan, Jr.,
Roy Rav, Claire Russell, James
Shotts, Jeannette Sloan, Alfred
Stanley, Billie Suitt, Elizabeth
Teague, Lenorris Tripp, Anne
Voorhis, Billy Watts, Jane Webb,
Charles Williams, Joyce Williams.
Heavy Poultry
Losses Reported
From New Disease
Hillsboro—Ar» outbreak of New
castle disease in several poultry
flocks in the St. -Mary’s—Schley
area has resulted In heavy losses,
according to information here this
week. W
The infection, Imported from
other areas and spfeead in numer
ous ways, killed out of 500 in
.the. worst affectedf flock reported
while the incidence of mortality
of the disease in other flocks ^as
in the. nelghbqrhiobd of two per
Cent.' ■'%} V
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Recommendations of the county
agent after consultation with Stfcte
Department, of - ^kgricul lure au
thorities are:
“1. If you livV within-one mile
of any of these outbreaks, you
should cohsidef vaccination im
rited lately.
“2. There are two types of vac
cine available. . *
“a. Live vaccine will infect the
premises the same as an outbreak
of the disease. This vaccine is
supposed to produce life immu
nity. Its use requires a perfnit
from the State Veterinarian, it
is easy to use and may bo admin
ister ed-^rapidly. It 1s not recom-*
mended to be used on- birds in
production as- it will usually stop
them from laying. .
“b. The killed virus vaccine
will not infect the premises, but
produces only temporary immu
nity 4-5 months) j It is recom
mended to get a flock through
present danger of infection. A
syringe is required to give this
vaccine, however, the process is
simple. This vaccine may be used
on birds in production without
seriously checking them. This
vaccine can alse be used on day
old chicks. The cost is cheap.
This vaccine is probably the one
to use where the disease has not
been present.
“Flock owners should not visit
diseased flocks. All dead birds
should be either burned or
buxied.”
i Large Crowd
At New Sharon
For Dedication
• New Sharon — An estimated
crowd of approximately 800 peo
ple from all, parts -of the county
and outside its bounds were pres
ent to witness the twin observ
ance of homecoming and dedica
tion of New Sharon ' Church last
Sunday. " *
~ In the ir o’clock services the
-scripture was read by (j. —A?1
Brown; the introduction of the
speaker was made by Rev.
I Charles S. Hubbard, and the main
! address was presented by Dr.
J. M. Ormand. Dr.' Ormand
preached on the “Purpose of the
Church.” After the main address
the presentation, naming and ac
ceptance of the church was given
by the minister and people, with
W. J. Smith representing the
people. A two-hour intermission
for a fellowship lunch on the
grounds immediately followed the
morning service.
In the afternoon service the
dedication, of individual memo
rials and organ ensued. Raymond,
Weaver, church school superin
tendent, presented the memorials
and Reid Roberts presented the
organ for the people. A brief ad
dress was given by Rev. Charles
S. Hubbard. A" dedicatory con
cert of the organ concluded the
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Stone Heads New Slate
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Of Officers For Legion
Hillsboro—A large well-organ
ized group backing Attorney Jerry
Stone for Commander Tuesday
night swept into office a complete
new slate of officers for the local
American Legion Post, No. 85.
Evidence of widespread interest
in the election was evident before
the meeting was called into ses
sion by the overflowing crowd
Ray Loss Hard
Slow To Town
. Chapel. Hill—Town Manager
Gilbert,'W. Ray’s acceptance fof
the city manager’s, post as Fay
etteville. panje as a hard blow to
tHe loyal municipal f^ivernment,
Mayor Edwin S. Lanier said In a
'statement presented to the Board
of Aldermen last night.
Ray’s acceptance of the $7,5,00
(plus $500 expenses') position
was announced by 'the Eastern
Carolina city earlier this week.
He takes up his new duties July 1.
It could pot be learned prior to
.last night's meeting what stops, if
any, had been taken to secure a
successor or what interim meas
ures would be taken in event a
successor.was not obtained by the
..first of ..the month, . ... ...
Ray had been . Chapel Hill town
manager since September 1947
and prior to that time lived in
Hillsboro, where he served as
county accountant and tax super
visor for Iff years.
Mayor Lanier’s statement: “Our
town manager, Gilbert W. Ray,
has accepted the position of city
manager of Fayetteville, N. C.,
effective July 1, 1949. . . . Sev
eral weeks ago he reported to me
he was being considered for a po
sition and that he had been inter
viewed by the board of a town in
the Western part of the state. I
am sure we all have realized for
more than a year that it was only
a matter oftime before sdme town
with greater resources than Chapel
Hill’s would take Mr. Ray away
from us. Nevertheless, the an
nouncement of Fayetteville’s fine
! selection’ as it Onfers upon the
Council-City Manager plan of mu
nicipal government comes as a
hard blow to the town of Chapel
Hill, to this board and to this now
hapless mayor.
“Our sense, of great loss is only
tempered by Our sincere pleasure,,
in the promotion which has come
to Mr. Ray and the pride we may
rightfully have in the fact that
Chapel Hill has started another
fine city manager up the ladder
of greater and heavier reAf5bnsi
biiities.'' ‘ ■
“Congratulations to Mr. Ray,’
the City of Fayetteville, and best
wishes- to Mr. Ray and his fine
family as they take up their work
and residence in another—dine
North Carolina community. ” ’ :
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Contract Let
For New Grange
Hillsboro — Cole and Crum
packer, Durham contracting firm,
has been awarded the general
contract for constructing the new
Schley Grange Hall and clearing
of ground has already begun for
the $40,000 structure won by the
grange in a national contest for
community service.
Construction . will begin imme
diately. A well has already been
drilled on the site. The building,
under the terms of the Sears
Roebuck foundation, will be fully
equipped, containing under the
approved plans an assembly hall,
dining room and kitchen, lobby, a
heating plant and several auxil
iary and storage rooms,
County Approves Bonds
4,100 Orange County citizens going
to the polls, the county last Satur
day approved the spending of
$200,000,000 for N. C. rural roads
improvement by a majority of 707
votes and overwhelmingly voted
to issue $25,000,000 in school
building bonds.
The tptal vote was 2,450 to 1,743
in favor of the road bonds and
3,296 to 879 for school bonds in
the 16 precincts.
Heaviest votes against the road
bonds came in the Hillsboro pre
cinct whebe the proposed issue
was defeated 478 to 278. The
bonds carried by only'two votes In
Chapel Hill. University was the
only precinct voting against both
issues. \
ssfCTKBWsesjssss msefes:
Vote Ky'Preciiicfs
Chapel Hill (N)
Chapel Hill (S)
Hillsboro .......
Carrboro .
Patterson ......
Cole Store .
Rock Springs ..
Efland .
University .
St. Mary’s __
Caldwell .
Tolars .
Carr..
White Cross ...
Cedar Gft>ve . .
Cheeks .
ROADS
For Against
431
390
379
278
144
69
79
158
186
42
69
90
- 96
76
129
140
125
336
478
154
15
9
13
42
54
5
70
19
20
21
19
57
SCHOOLS
For Against
88
747
660
482
203
68
73
122
192
42
65
89
90
78
,127
140
119
61
271
91
16
11
36
43
54
10
66
23
18
14
19
58
V
Heads Legion Post
JERRY 8TONE
Joint Bible
School Plans
Ire Completed
Hillsboro—/The Presbyterian and
Methodist churches have comjilet
ed their plans for a joint Vacation
Church School for Juno U tU ough
June 19 at the Presbyterian
Church.
With the nursery facilities of
the Presbyterian Church available
a special class will be formed for
boys and girls two and three years
-af- age, Mrs. Allen .Whitaker .an
nounced. A faculty 6T 14 able
adults will be assisted by a num
ber of young people.
The junior group will devote
their time to. the study of. the fol
lowers Jesus . and will prepare
a costdmed drama of" the-'story Af
the woman at the well. This will
be one of the highlights of the
worship services to be conducted
by the Vacation Church School on
Another feature of this year’s
school will he an all-day outing
on Friday at Camp New Hope for
the regular attendants of the
school. A full day of recreation
will be enjoyed. The Rev. C. S.
Hubbard will be in charge of rec
reation, for the school.
Mrs. Whitaker said that all boys
and girls from two through 14
years 'of age would be welcome.
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NEW UNIFORMS
Hillsboro—New uniforms, the
first,since the war, have been dis
tributed to membcrs_of the Hills
boro Fire Department. They con
sist of white coveralls with red
lettering signifying the fire de
partment on the back. ,
which crammed every corner of
Legion Hall. So many new faces
were on hand that Commander
D. Efland Forrest, who was un
able to identify many present as
members, called for a show of
cards to establish eligibility for
attendance.
The strategy of the majority
soon became * evident also when
Alonzo 'Kenion, as soon as the
meeting-got underway, moved to
table the report of the nominating
committee appointed by Com
mander Fopres^ dispense’ w*t£ all
6thec fellsiaeis oncL pracefed with
'’yeti nations and election from
the floor. A heavy standing ma
jorify- backed this move and the
oirtAme thereafter was no longer
in doubt". •
Stone, R. L. Mohler, who had
been the nominating committee’s
choice, and Frank Ray, present
adjutant, were * nominated for
commander. The ballotting gave
Stone a heavy majority.
Voting for other positions there
after was unanimous as other
nominees each time withdrew
following Kenion’s nomination, of
the dominant group’s choice for
the post. Single exception waif
for fourth vice commander when
Kenion’s nominee, Wilford Wood,
withdrew,- with Dwight Walters
getting the.nod in his stead,
Other officers elected included:
1st vice commander, Sim Efland;
second vice commander, Clarence
Rosemond, third vice commander,
Ernest Bell; historian, Alonzo
Kenion, chaplain, Rev. Jim Rit
tenhouse; sergeant-at-arms, Mar
tin Crabtree and service officer,
Walter Wrenn, Sr.
Delegates and alternates
elected to attend the state con
vention in Raleigh were H. G.
Coleman, Sr., R. L. Mohler, A.
H. Graham, Dr, D. E. Forrest,
Frank Ray, Sim Efland, Jerry
Stone, Max Browning, Wordie
Fitzgerald, Walter Wrenn, Sr.,
O. S. Robertson, E. J. Hamlin,
James Cheshire, Jr., Herbert
Riley, John Simpson, Melvin
Scott, Robert Gilmore, Clarence
Rosemond, Robert R-jsem-'od and
Alleft Watkins.
'
Revival Planned
At Cross Roads
Hillsboro—Revival Services will
begin at Cross Roads Baptist
Church Sunday, June 12, at 11
a. m., followed by afternoon and
evening services:
, The pastor, the Bey. . J. M.
Wright, will be assisted in services
each evening at 7JO throughout
the week by the Rev. B. E. Mor
Iris of West Durham. The public
1 is cordially invited to -attend each
Chestnut Ridge
Homecoming Set
The annual homecoming day
will be observed Sunday at Chest
nut Ridge church near here.
A former pastor of the church
will preach at the 11 o’clock ser
vice, to be followed with dinner
on the grounds Special music,
memorials to members wo died
during the past year and a busi
ness meeting of the Memorial As
sociation will feature the after
noon program. -Former, pastors
and members as well as present
members and friends of the
church are being invited to at
tend the homecoming.
. Tons Will Be Made
To Keep Same Tax Rate
I Hillsboro—The Board of Coun
ty Commissioners took under con
‘f f&>^WfP^cTg€rv'
several county departments dur
ing the regular session Monday,
indicating plainly that every ef
fort would be made to continue
the same tax rate as the current
year despite expanded requests
for monies from almost every de
partment.
Largest increase was asked by
the Board of Education, which at
tempted to reflect in their requests
funds to satisfy some oLthe needs
pointed out in the recent report of
the fact-finding committee. The
increase was in the neighborhood
of $33,000.
The Welfare Department seeks
funds totalling $46,134.90 from the
county and the Chapel Hill school
system’4 request for capital out
lay. n resen ted byC. W. Davis,
1 was $29,447.40, with an additional
$6,661.50 for needed repairs, paint
ing, etc.
5s* vvHekarm«■**
alyze the budgets in detail pend
ing further action by the board.
A number of requests for roads
improvements were received from
citizens duing the meeting but
held in abeyance pending further
study.
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Work Begins
On Wading Pool
Hillsboro—Ground was broken
this week for the construction of
a wading pool for children near
the community building behind
the Methodist Church.
The project is sponsored by the
Exchange Club and plans call for
the pool to be 20 by SO feet, six
inches to 24 inches in depth from
end to end.