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>range County people reed JEWS every week then any I Orange County Newspaper. %* [subscribe today. r i i * SM -w^tl -- m»u-*>*•'* *our Home Newspaper Serving Orange County and Its Citizens Since 1893 W :'ir i ^<7—No. 1.8 , j r fPublished Weekly) HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HI ——- ' _, C.. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1990 Price: $t a Year; 5c Single Copy oro—A delegation s<H»k!ftg nendation from the Coun sioners for inclusion street in the State High system for maintenance that Maintenance Su^er ,t C. I. Walters had been I state equipment in grading [ey adjacent to the service ,i just opened by his son on on street here. - charges were thrown out ,ay when the delegation of ball and Madison Oates and JL S y - t;r the Rev. J. L. Smith sought the Board’s sanction for including an extension of Queen street and Mitchell street in the highway system for maintenance. The Board promised to consider their petition in the near future along with a large number of others, explaining that only four and a half miles had -been allotted the county for the current year to cover all requests. Members of the delegation indicated they would take the matter to Raleigh if relief was riot forthcoming. Panic Two of the 18 floats appearing I" the Pirn-. Youth Festival parade in Durhsm last Saturday were the Hillsboro and Alamance County entries shown below. Tfie Hills boro 4-H club floatr top, drawn by a tractor decorated to resemble a horse, consisted of five small carts with some phase of the club’s program betng presented on each of them. The Alamance County float, bottom, showed the right and wrong ways for health im provement. - ~ •range FFA and 4-H Clob Measbers Win Top Honors or Second Straight Yearln D jtrkan Stock Show . __—— *u„Mce Can Be ^et kids Tor Hew Reveals Wound August 1, Arcn - milSboro—The Commissioners eceived an estimate from Archi ect Archie R.. Davis, Monday that yorkipg drawings for the new, range County Courthouse’ would * cor - ftafa:’caTf for for August 1. ^:s information followed a Meeting between the Commission ^rs’ members of the Orange Coun > bar, county department heads and the architect Monday after noon. A , nifmber of suggestions were ered by the lawyers for im proving the courtroom facilities f,nc they will be incorporated in the «nal designs. . Earlier the -Cormhiyggffers heard L request for additional space kr?fltJL delegation front the {Pro notion Marketing Administration eaded by E. W. Avent, state field beer, who said that the agency ?uld be expanded in, the next • ,w months by virture of the ?labned inauguration of crop oarorement by aerial photo graphs. ' • _... . Somssunltjr—^ Softball Play 1,AWi** Hillsboro - Play in the*2' munity Softball league got under way Tuesday night when tn Methodist boys knocked off Eno and the High School girls defeat ed Belle Vue. A small crowd attended, the J.nenersbecause of inclement weather. . . _ The schedule for the remainder of Ihe week: ' May 4: Farmers Exchange vs. American Legion. Belle Vue Boys vs- Ex" ^ ~^_nefaa»ge- Club, Mav MV; i iodists- vs : Eno Girls vs. High Schoor -May-Sr Wh-He Eurnituro vs.^ change Club, ~ _* ,Belle Vue Boys vs. Bann ers Exchange. ' . May 10: Methodists vs. Amer .1, ’ ican Legion. - ■ Belle Vue Girls vs. Chev rolet Girls. 1* or nit; j tai sion Oiange County dub members have received both the Reserve and Grand Champion honors in ;he owine division of the Fat Stock Shew in Durham. The two dub members who re ceived the similar honors last year were declared the Grand Champ ion end Reserve Champion this year. This was by an entirely dif ferent jucTge 'and the animals were l-H Club' won first honor with a purebred Spotted Poland China barrow sired bv, the famous herd bear, Style Prince. Reserve Champion went again to Carl Walters of the Efland 4-H Club on a purebred Spotted Poland China gilt. This gilt also carried the blood line of Style- Prince. Third and fourth place honors also vtfent to Carl Walters and Jeiry Garrard - of the Caldwell club. The Grand Champion hog was cnlii to the Piedmont Packing Ccmcany~l>f~HIIlsbaro for 89c a lb. the highest price paid for*any ""animal in -the sale, either steers or - boss- - There were 100 animals entered from the eight counties participating in the show and sale. Sixty-seven of these ani (Continued On Page 8) n ! i 1 i < m mnmt Welfare Budget Of Over $200,000 Is Proposed Hillsboro — A recommended budget calling for expenditures of $200,906 for the fiscal year 1950*51 "was presented to the County Commissioners Monday by Mrs. Jean M. Heer, County Welfare Superintendent. And, although involving for the most part state and federal funds, Chairman Collier Cot»b, Jr. took occasion to point out that the sum represented approximately two thirds of the total tax assessment of Orange County. Aa on previous occasions, he expressed deep con cern over the continued general increase in welfar# expenditures from all. sources. The county’s share of the posed budget is approximately a fourth of the total fidget, $47, 438, with $151,070 expected to come from federal and state cources and $2400 fitotn the equal ization fund. The county’s share represented an increase of approxi mately $200 over fhe past year’s budget, the increase, being applied to the Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children funds. The larges| slice of the county’s share will be applied to admini stration, $13,104 out of the total $22, 850 appropriation -proposed for that item. A meeting of the Commissioners with the County .Welfare Board is scheduled for May 29th at 10 A. M. _——■_ .■<>.■ -- Orange Farm Youth Preset Unique Floats Hillsboro—‘Over one hiindt^ti and fifty 4-H Club members* from Orange County participated jn the Farm Youth Festival held in Dur ham April 26-27th. Sixty 4-H Club members dressed in' their' official uniforms marched in the Orange County group. The Hillsboro Club sponsored a most unique float, taking their theme from the papitfar song “Mule Train.” A Farraall ^*mule” was loaned by H. G. Coleman of Hillsboro to pull the five wagons. The lead wagon carried a large .green and white 4-H clover while each of the five following wagons had large H’s decorated in such a manner as to show what each of the H’s represented. The float committee from Hillsiboro was headed by Polly Roberts, presi dent of the club. Other members of the committee were Kenneth Brown, Ruth Miller, Pat Hayes and Olivia Roberts. The Chapel Hill Senior 4-H Chab built a large green and white float on a truck bed. This float presented the transition from old fashioned, inefficient farm and methods to modern, sanitary apd more effective methods that have been achieved through science and education. Members of ' the float committee from Chapel Hill were Carolyn Thompson, Eddie Williams, John Maddry, Bill. Ho gan, Eleanor Thompson and Bmo gene Thompson. The Hillsboro band, led by Mr. Rittenhouse, gave an outstanding performance in their lead place in the Orange County unit. Bill Mitchell and Calvin Parker gave a festive air to the* Orange County Unit on their horses with western strappings?-- ■--- ■ ._ % •O-1-r”- -- V»- ‘'.v Efland Youth Killed In Wreck Eflarid Funeral services for Charlie Herbert McBroorn, 20 year-old Efland youth killed Sat urday night in an automobile ac cident near Burlinjjjton, were held Monday at 3:30 p*.m. from New Sharon Methodist Church with the Rev. Charles S. Hubbard officiat ing! Burial wus._ A .the4 church, cemetery. Survivmglire his father, Charlie E. McBnoom of" Hillsboro; four sisters, Mrs,’ Delma Dunigan of HflESbor o, Mrs. Clarence Seehriest and Mrs. b>ee O. Patterson of Ef land, Miss Mozelle MicBoom of Hillsboro; and two brothers, James of Hillsboro and Henry of Efland Patay Martin, HMUboro 4-H Club girl, with her Grand Champion barrow at the Durham Fat Stock Show and G. C. Kennedy of the Piedmont Packing Company who purchased this 200 pound animal for 89c per pound. This is the second successive year that Patsy has won this high honor. She might tell you that Spotted Poland Chinas had something to do with it. ...<* mr^mnmm _- _Jar . ’ * X -- - _ [Bill Hogan,'Chapel Hill FFA Member, with his Reserve-Champion steer. Shown with Bill are representatives of Colonial Stores who I piiid. 53c for each of the 995 pounds the steer weighed. Incidentally ! this steer was given to Bill as a feeder calf last fall by Colonial Stores for having the Grand Champion in last year's show. Rosemond New Legion Head A School Area Dispute Before State Body Today Hillsboro — The Hillsboro-Ay cock attendance area dispute is scheduled for another airing, this time before the State Board of Education, today at 12 o’clock. At the conclusion of a hearing by the County Board of Educa tion here April 17, both sides ap pealed the Board’s-decision, which involved a change of schools for some six families as result of the new lines proposed toy the Board. The controversy has been alive since several months ago when the board proposed a drastic re vision of the attendance areas which gave a much larger area to the Aycock school in an effort to bolster its attendance. PTA committees from Aycock ind Hillsboro are expected to at end the hearing today along with epresentatives of the six fami ies, Earl Bradsher, Joe Dickey. Hr. Pittnian, Jack Workman, ih»riie Waddell, and Cox Wilk mm**** iommended. ~ School Feature Is Recommended. ' Chapel Hill — Two Chapel Hill organizations, the. League of Wo men VoterS and the American As sociation of University Womea^ are sponsoring the showing of a March of Tipie feature, “The Fight for Better- Schools “ at the* Village Theater tomorrow at jnatinee and svening shows. Leaders of thTtwo organizations are -urging the public to see the feature, which is based on a study of the pidblic schools of Arlington, Va. :v - . - • Hillsboro — Clarence Rosemond was elected commander of Post 85, the American- Legion, here Tuesday night. He will succeed Jerry B. Stone, who has served during the past year. Rosemond was Sponsored in his candidacy by the present Legion administration and won a sub stantial majority over C. V. Elrod, who was nominated by George Cannady. An over flow crowd at tended the meeting to elect new officers and hear a record of the accomplishments of the Post dur ing the past year read by Historian Alonzo Kenion. A movie was shown by the Recruiting Service following the election of officers and delegates to the State Con-' vention. _- ._ Other officers who will serve with Rosemond include: Fred Sea grove, first vice commander; Alon so Kenion, second vice command er; Allen Watkins, third vice com mander, and James Riley, fourth vice commander; Edmund Kenion, historian; James Chestnut, ser geant at arms; Walter Wrenn, post service officer, and Bob Babcock.. chaplain. .;. ---! MectiMgAtllA.lt Here Saturday Hillsboro — Senator Frank P. Graham Is expected to be «the principal speaker here Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at the an-' nual Orange County Democratic Convention at the Courthouse. A spokesman for the Senator said late yesterday that Dr. Gra ham “had been invited and is ex pected to attend.” Confirmation of his plans were not available from the Senator, who could not be reached for comment. The Convention tithe was mov- - ed from 3 o’clock in the afternoon to the morning hour in deference to a request from several precincts in which members and delegates desired to attend the football game in the afternoon between the cur rent UNC team and a team.of former stars headed by Charlie Justice and Art Weiner wfeich closes Winter practice. Congressman Carl Durham of Chapel Hill, who is Orange Coun ty’s second member, of the Na tional Congress, is also expected to be present and speak to the as sembled party members. Most of the candidates for county offices are expected to be on hand. Delegates to the county conven tion were chosen at meetings in the 16 precincts last Saturday. Rally A rally In behalf of the can* idacy of 8enator Frank F. Gra* ham will be held tonight at T ~■■ o'clock on the campua of the Unlveraity, just across the street from the Chapel HIM postoffice. Students,- faculty members aryl townspeople aro Invited to attend. Bands will be on hand to provide festtvs music and free ice creams be dlstflto* | uted. Speakers will Jncldde Mayne Albright, former ophdl* * date for governor, Mrs. Charles Tillett, former vice, chairman of the Democratic National Com* mlttee, and Rep, John Umetead of Chapel Mill, 4 Each precinct is entitled to one delegate for each 2* votes cast for Governor in 1948. . Hie County Convention in addi tion to perfecting the organiza tion tor the current campaign the party will elect delegates to the State Convention."*!!** county is .entitled to 31 delegates and al-_l ternates on the basis of one dele gate for each 150 Democratic votes east for Governor in 1948. Robert O. Forrest is the present party chairman, Mrs. Charles Stanford, Vice Chairman, and J. Dumont Eskridge, secretary. At meetings held last Saturday, E. R. Dowdy was elected chair man of the Hillsboro precinct, Mrs, C. D. Jones, vice chairman, and R. O. Forrest, James Webb and E. M. Lynch, precinct com mitteemen; Paul T. Wager was named chairman4 and Mrs. W. A. White, vice chairman of Chapel Hill southside; T. B. Creel was elected chairman. Miss Harriet Herring, vice chairman, and Mrs. J. S. Henninger, Walter Spear man, W. L. Cochrane, and W. E. Merritt, precinct committeemen, at Chapel Hill northside; and4 G. C Truesdale, chairman, Mrs. W. P. Andrews, vice chairman, and W. P. Andrews, Mrs L. H. Cox and S’. H. Strcyhorn, precinct com mitteemen, were elected at Uni versitv. -No D-ther, precinct results had been received late yesterday. Senator Frank P. Graham, ,cipal speaker at the County with Senator Hoey in one
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