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\t oranae County people read NEWS every week than any r oran#e County Newspapef SUBSCRIBE TODAY. , S|fiH§H9 57—No. *4 _ , 7 -rn A QDC A D AT ■i; For e***ck, proven buy. rant or pet • jo* by uutnp THE NEWS Of Ot&&, County Your Home Newspaper Serving Orange County and Its Citizens Since 1893 m want HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1590 Price: $s a Year; 5c Single Copjr Eight Pages This Week TO APPEAR AT FOLK FESTIVAL ■ ----r~r~f --. Paul Joines of Winston-Salem, whose unusual collection of bal ■ lads and folk songs will soon be recorded for the Library of Congress ■ In Washington, will be one of the principal performers at the third ■ annual Carolina Folk Festivalwhich opens at the University at Cha I pel Hill Thursday and continues through Saturday. The three-day ■ Festival will attract folk dancers, singers, banjo pickers, fiddlers I and others from all sections of the State. =* IFolk Festival Opens iTonight In Kenan Chapel Hill — June brings Folk I Festival time to North Carolina. I The opening event is the Caro I lina Folk Festival in huge Kenan I Statium here tonight, tomorrow I and Saturday, beginning at 8 o’ clock. Lamar Lunsford, “the Min strel of Appalachians”, more than ■00 square dancers, fiddlers and ballard singers from three states will compete for honors and cash prizes. , This will be the third festival at Chapel Hill. From there Lums ford moves to Asheville, where he will direct the 23rd Mountain Music Festival August 3-4-5. He’s just back from Virginia, where he Civic Clubs Plan Benefit Outing Far Athletic Park “’All the barbecue you can eat and entertainment all afternoon for just H.50,” is the call of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Merchants Association in cooperation with the civic clubs of the two com munities. The event, which is be ing staged to help pay for the Carifeoro Lions Park, will be held June 21 in the Park at 4:30. The Chapel Hill High School band will provide the music and there will be horseshoe pitching and4 binjjo for those who want to play. „* 'i' A baseball game between the Carrboro Cubs and the New Hill team from'Apex will be placed af cooperating with' the Merchants’ Association by making the Bar becue take the place of their re gular get together for * the week. Roy Barham and Tom Rosemond are in charge of the barbecue, Hidjert Henderson the band, and the Carrboro Lions Club will make the arrangements tor theL baseball game. Tickets may be obtained from Chapel Hill and Carrboro merchants and civic clubs or from the Merchants’ Association office in the Tankersly Building in Cha Pel HilL . ' i -——o-:—>——-1====^ PLan campaign Chapel Hill — Plans were made f°r the Graham-for-Senate cam paign in Orange County Monday hight in a mass meeting held m the Town Hall. State Repr esent aUve John Umstead and "X. J Phipps Was the chief speakers. Committees were organized and Plans made to finance the run °ff campaign. i directed the fijst festival at Char lottesville in May. Featured on the Chapel Hill pro gram will foe a group of 16 square dancers from Austin, Texas, head ed by Mrs. Lillie Lee Baker and Henry Hudson, the Texas team which represented the United States at the International Folk Music' Festival ;i» Venice;. Italy,, last year. — There will also foe a group from Lynchburg, Va., and a doxen North Carolina counties, including Bun combe, Caswell, Lenoir, Duplin, Mecklenburg, Gaston, Randolph, Surry, Forsyth, Alleghany land Orange. The Orange representation will be a group of spiritual singers. Other counties will send clog dan cers ballad singers and string bands. The square dance team from Forsyth — 60 in number — will show something new in square dancing. Lunsford calls it an “amplified square!’. The ider sounds like mass prowuction tech nique has been applied to ancient art, but Lunsford isn’t afarid of inovation. He calls it development. He doesn’t believe art should stand still. The program is' not confined to group events. There are individual 'singers. The ' program changes nightly, and nobody makes a pro fit. The admission fee of. 75c plus tax is to cover expenses. The Chapel Hill event ^ias a*“ fracted increasingly larger crowds *»ch of the last years, he evenings wouldn t be com without a rendition or two rhalrr:VTr~4* ^ o~Mo no La i1 --foot s that Jjunaiuin ‘I composed it about 301 ago, in 1920 to be- exact, ys = “lt «tells the simple story >oy who got into trouble over •vhhkey and abopt all tne ent kinds of people who to him for R. I recorded the for Brunswick Records and is well received. I " think it ;ter now than when I com it: The song always goes with - a bang when it is sung ihStrtSfediura'' ... jther feature on the programs - — —u__ tj:<rblanders. ti" who perform dances Iff thelllnaf each eveninf' a horus of Negro Angers from » Couney under the diree ■ Mrs. Susie Weaver, will be in a group of1 traditional las. This was intorchiced ft time last year and proved aighly successful. Request Mate For Additional Deputy Sheriff Hillsboro—The Board of •Coun ty Commissioners has taken un der advisement a proposal for an additional deputy sheriff for the Southern part of Orange County. A request for the additional deputy was submitted by mem bers of the Board of Aldermen of Carrboro, who stated in their pe tition that they were making the request as private citizens. The demand for an additional deputy to work in Southern Or ange "has been voiced in that area for some time and there were at tempts to make this fact as issue in the recent campaign for Sheriff but both candidates indicated their support of the proposal if the need existed. Sheriff S. T. Latta appeared before the board last Monday and asked the Board’s consideration in the matter, pointing out the great increase in the number of civil papers to be served and the need for more than one deputy in quelling disturbances and mak ig raids. -o Orange Rural Roads Deadlier Than City Streets Rural highways of Orange Coun ty offer greater hazards to motor ists and pedestrians than do the city streets of Chapel Hill or Hills boro, President Coleman/W. Rob erts of the Carolina Motor Club pointed out today. The conclusions of Mr. Roberts were drawn on the basis of an analysis of figures released by the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Bureau for 1949. which reveals that of 843 persons killed and 9,721 Injured last year, 691 were killed and 7,654 injured on rural roads as compared with 152 killed and 2,067 injured in urban areas. Two factors basically account for the high rate on rural roads. First, North Carolina’s greater road mileage and volume of traffic is outside urban areas, and rural areas are naturally the scene of more Occidents due to higher speeds (being prevalent o nthis type of road. Second, cities are becoming' safety conscioiia and more cities are developing safety programs in an effort to reduce traffic hazards. While deaths in the state* show ed an increase of only 15 per cent, injuries increased 30 per cent, while accidents increased 31 per ceiit as compared with 1948. Deaths increased 109 from the 1948 total of 734, while accidents increased 4,996 from the 1948 total of 16,216 to a 1949 total of 21,202. Injuries in 1949 totaled 9,721 as compared with 7,490 in 1948 for an increase of 2,213. On the rural highways of Or ange County, 6 persons died in 6 fatal accidents, as compared with 1 fatal accident in Chapel Hill and none in Hillsboro. In Orange County, 138 accidents were recorded in 1949, of which 93 resulted in property damage. A total of 53 persons were injured in highway accidents in the county during the year. ---o BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Early Sunday .morning, June 11, at the Forrest Clinic, a seven pound, two ounce danghter was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ritten house. Mother and daughter are doing nicely. The newcomer’s name is Sue Florence. Aldermen Hold Same Tax Rate Hubbard To Head Hillsboro Lions Hillsboro-— The Hillsboro Lions Club has elected the Rev. Charles S. Hubbard as‘president for the coming year to succeed Elmer R. Dowdy; • r _ -— v The elections were held at the meeting "of the club last Thursday and installation of the new offi rors will take place ’next week. Elected to serve with Hubbard were the following: 1st. vice president. F. E. Joyner; second vice president, R. L.'Mohler; third vice president, Tom Bivins; secretary, Ira Warn; treasurer, C. B. Parris; Lion Tamer, S. Strudwick; Tail Twister, C. V. Elrod; directors, J. D Eskridge, E. J. Hamlin and G. O, Reitzel. Orange Scoots At Camp Durant Hillsboro—Boy Scout Troop 38 of Hillsboro and Troop 39 of Chapel Hill are attending Camp Durant this week. The camp is being held under the direction of [the Oceoneechee Council of the B5.A. New Adirondack' shelters have just been completed at the camp and construction, is going ahead on the Troop shelters and wash racks. A new well is being drilled in order that running water can Jbe piped to each area. W. Y. ComptOn, Scout Executive of the Council, welcomed the boys to the camp which opened June 11. Chapel Hill — A budget calling tor $t40;84& for : l,9>50-5fw<*s a doptted tentatively by the Bawd of Aldermen at their regular mefct-’ ing Monday night. The nqw bud get shows 'an increase of approx imately $5,000 over last year’s figures but the Aldermen .voted to keep the same tax rate, $1.10 and 33c for debt service. Other business at the meeting included accepting a petition that “Lone Pine Road” be adopted as the name for the street which leads off the northwest corner of Tenny Circle. The Board also authorized the Town Manager to put fans in the court room and dgreed to do some grading work on the Chapel Hill High School parking lot and entrance. The Alderman voted to allow the town to do the curb and gutter work on Colony Court if a peti tion were signed by the residents agreeing to pay fof the Work, 27.12 Miles Set Up For Paving In Orange During Second Phase Of Bond Program CoMussioners Approve More •files For System - Hillsboro — The Board of Coun ty Commissioners, in official action taken on Monday, has called upon the Highway Commission to widen and re-surface Tryon Street in Hillsboro from. Highway 70 to the school and approved four other roads for addition to the State Highway System for improvement and maintenance. The resolution in connection with the Tryon Street work is now being drawn for submission to the Commission. This .action came as result of a petition handed the county board June 5 in which the narrow, hazardous condition of the street was pointed out along with its importance as an entry to two churches and the high school. Other roads approved included: 1. Meadowbrook Drive in Cha pel Hill township, 1 mile. 2. Old Cedar Grove road in Hillsboro township, running from Highway 70-A to the rear of the “Kenion property, on which 25 to 30 families live, one half mile. 3. Oak Avenue road in Chapel Hill township, from Highway 88 to the old Greensboro Highway, 1700 feet. 4. Blackwell Avenue in Carr boro, a street running from High way 54 to Weaver Street, 1 mile. 0 Orange Chagel Memorial Group To Meet Sunday Hilsboro — The Orange Chapel Memorial Association will hold its 21st annual meeting at Id o’clock on Sunday, June 18. The main address of the day will be made by Dr. C. Sylvester Green of the N. C. Health Foundation, Cha pel Hill. Special songs for the occasion are planned by the Mt. Olive Singers, The Tar Heel Quartet, Gordon Durham, The Visiting Quartet, and the Orange Chapel ,children. Devotionals will be given by Mrs. Ava Cheek Wimfoish, Miss Joe Amick, and the Rev. D. D. Traynham. Business sessions will be held in the morning and afternoon. Marshale for the occasion are: Frank Crawford, Delos O’Daniel, and K. B. Rogers. --—o—— NEW BOARD OF CONTROL The regular meeting of the Hillsboro Exchange Club was held at the Legion Hut last Thursday night. Everette Kennedy, Ernest Wilk ins, and Paul Davis were elected as members of the board of con trol for a period of one year. Plans were made for ladies night and celebration of the club’s thircti anniversary to be held at then Schley Grange Hall on June 22nd. The club voted to publish a bul letin twice monthy to be distrib uted to each member of the club. Rally Chap*! Hill —- In a move to unite the veteran* In Orange ■ County behind Frank Graham In hla race for the Senate, a Veterana-for-Graham rally will _ be ataged at • p. m. tonight In the Legion hut here. The apeakera for the rally In clude Jerry B. Stone, commander of the Hlllaboro Legion Poet, E. J. Woodhouae, profeaeor of Political Science, Jack MacOade of the Chapel Hill, Legion Poat, Mlaa Jean McLean, a former ladyMarfne, and John Sandora, president of the Unlveralty stu dent body. ---—_______ Prof. William Geer la In charge of the rally. -—--0---W Second Race . Of Season Sunday At Occoneechee Hillsboro — Eastern North Caro thrilling Championship Modified stock car race program of the season is slated for the fast banked Occoneechee speedway, located just outside of Hillsboro, hext Sunday afternoon. Bill France, race director, is expecting a crack field of top ranking drivers from all sections of the country to compete in the six-event spring program,___ Included among the first entries for the major* race program were Tim Flpck, Winston-Salem, pre sent leader in the NASCAR .championship modified point standings and winner of the last feature race over the Occoneechee track, and Curtis Turner, the sen sational performer from Roanoke, Va. Young Flock will be driving the No. 91 Ford, the same car in which he streaked to victory in the first race here this season: The speed demons will attempt to, break the Flock monoply on races at the famous mile speed way. Since the track was opened two seasons ago all top events have been captured by the three Flock brothers, Fonty, Bob and Tim, and all three are expected back (for the classic Sunday to maintain the Flock stronghold. Time trials start at 1 o’clock with the first race slated for 2:45 p. m. The card calls for two 10 lap heats, a consolation race, a trophy race and a 30-lap feature. Barnwell Nsunes List Of Roads For IaproYeaent The Highway Commission’s po pulous Fifth Division headguarters has announced additional mileage for surfacing under the secopd phase of the $200,000,000 second ary road program with 21.12 miles in Orange County. V Commissioner James A. Barn-' well of Burlington said all the new projects announced along with those listed under the first phase of the program last Dec embed—twill be under contract or finished by the end at the 1960 pacing season. Second phase roWs announced today cover 276.9 miles of roads in eight counties. Work under the first' phase, are well under way and completed In many cases totals 279 miles. This brings the combined total to OSd.ltl miles or approximately 58 per cent of the division’s share of the whole pro gram. Barnwell said roads selected were based on surveys and re ports of Good Roads Committees in many of the division’s eight counties and recommendations of the division's engineer staff. When first and second phase work is finished, the percentage of work done in each county will Be ns..follows:' ... Durham, 51.61 per cent; Gran ville, 58.If;—Person, 58.95; Ala mance, 77.29; Caswell, 57.01; Or ange, 59.17- Guilford 5354; and Nockinghani 59.91. Roads to be hard-surfaced un der the second phase of the $200, 000,000 issue in Orange follow: Now Hope Church Road - From NC 86 to Old Route 10, 4.4 miles. Power Plant Road - From US 70 to Cole Mill Road, 2.2 miles. County Home-Metoane Road - From US 70 to Rice Road, 1.9. Metbane-Oaks Road - Front Al amance County Line to NC 54, 5.7 miles. Lynch Store Road - From . Al amance County Line to - NC 49, 3.4 miles. Airport Road - From Chapel Hill Airport to New Hope Church Road, 5.82 miles. Cole Mill Road - From Power Plant to Durham County, 1.0 miles. 1.0 miles. Corbett Road - From NC 49 at Carr to Caswell County Line, 2.7 miles. -- TOTAL 27.12 Miles CampNetv Hope Sets Visitors Day Hillsboro — Sunday afternoon, June 18, has been declared Visi tor’s Day at Camp New Hope and the public is cordially invited to inspect the camp and its expanded facilities. As there is no camp in operation this weekend to see this’ project of the Orange Presbytery, all facilities will be open. Guides will toe on hand to on swer questions and conduct tours through the camp. Among the new improvements at the camp are a new 20,000 gal lon 4wat£r storage tank, a, new infirmary given by Mr. WilLMay of Burlington, a new picnic f>avi ;lion and office building. The f'lem ing Memorial Lodge has just been completed and a Community Building ana temporary dining hall are new additions. Expensive improvements have been made on the •ground and., swimming pond. AU under the direction of a Board o£ Trustees appointed by the Orange Presbytery. * Eighteen hundred cardpers are expected to use the camp during 'the 1950 season: Beginning with the Winston-Salem Pioneer Camp, there will be eleven camps dur^ ing the twelve weeks,*)! operation. Camps for every group and interest are scheduled." - All registration for camps and conferences are .through the local churches, with ttre approval of tl^e local church authorities. Those interested in attending any of the camps art urged to se their local pastor. — . Camp New Hopeis adjacent to historic old New Hope Church, located half way between Hills boro and ' Chapel Hill, just off NC 36 . \ .... '■ ■! Track Driver Gets Dismissal b Clayton Case Hillsboro — A Superior Court jury this week reaffirmed a Recor - ders Court verdict 'which had rul ed two Ora age County youths were guilty of reckless driving and participating in a race on public highways in excess of 85 miles per hour. The defendants, Everette Lloyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. JLloyd of Efland, and W. J. Godfrey, ion of Mr, and Mrs. Booster Godfrey, of West Hillsboro, had both ap pealed lower court decisions al lowing them suspended road sen tences upon payment of fines of $50 and costs. \ In the Superior Court, Judge W. C. Hftrris ordered six month# rcted terms, suspended upon pay ment of fines of $100 and coots, and Lloyd entered notice of ap peal to the Supreme Court God frey did not. The State’s case rested on the testimony^of Patrolman T. P. Hot ter anw Deputy Sheriff C. H. Hur ley, who said they chased a four car parade of racers from the vicinity of the Open Bible Service Station of Highway 70 to Cheeks Crossing and down old No. 10 at speeds approximating 85 to 90 miles per hour. The defendants’ testimony categorically denied they were ip-the race and placed 1 witnesses- opXtBE$tand in an at tempt to establish their gnrefedace elsewhere at the time the race was In progress. Vigorous cross examination of the testimony from both sides featured the trial. .. _ In other cases, ijie Grand Jury threw out a charge against Edgar M. Lyerly of manslaughter in con nection with death of Walter Clay ton in a transfer months ago, as not 0 .George Graham and Glenn Rich I mond did not contest charges of (Stealing an automobile and r* i ceiving stolen property and were (sentenced to 18 months on the , roads, James Perez and George Walker charged with forging and cashing forged checks received 18 and six months on the roads re spectively. John Loy was charged j the cost after pleading guilty to speeding. —: -V_ - In one divorce action, Hettie Mae Jefferies was given abso lute separation from' Robert Ipf feries. % ■Or 1 Moore Reonion Sunday Event 1 __ 1 White pa--CMdrsr« \ General Step^^d Mat Bethlehem Lnlon w»^ .fter the Church in\med‘!r Sunday. I church serVlce*athered for an old. 1 The crowd 8® the^ church I time Picnic ,di^nt to the church grounds and weni i •-■-s.rss i The families W9 and Moores 1 Stanfords, Bra<^ Thls ^ the sec ure represented^ awi <?> "rr,o mrte «-•»■*»* they hope * an annual atI*Ir ctanford. GreenS Mr. Ralph . of the reunion, boro, was in cha * he chapped 'and charge ot Smithfield. Va.. ** the program Merchants W* Ito Hold Institute -.. .. «•»,» rwWbel I; ^sS m iJ|pj§5*pl -Carrhoro 'Merchants . 1^ wAntinil6 the rSEr-gsa- M”n‘ day-night meeting^ ^ held *t The Institut l3_i9 under the University Augus Car- . _ the direction of M ■ ^ l{>cal Mer. tree, secretary The Institue chants! Associat ^ and man *h$£*#ix££ - to incoming was ak* University te Bach srr*«J H
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