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_No. 47
(Published Weekly)
HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER *3. 1950 Price: $2 a Year; 5c Single Copy Eight Page* This Week
_ Plans were made
IL annual >’MA county and
inunity committee elections at;
Ceting of the Ortinge Cbunty
f committee here Monday.
I meeting was scheduled .for
| community af which time
in unity committeemeii will be
Enated and delegates will be
C, to the county convention.
the six nominees chosen,
L will be elected later in the1
fcion on December t*-. Delegates
fee County-wide meeting will
fee the County Committee |
fei directs the: program of the,
■Suction and Marketing Ad
listratinn in this countyi v* .
he • schedule o f community
Lint's follows:
Lrrboro: November 28 at Far
h Mutual. 7 p. m., W. R. Wom
I chairman.
few Hope: November 27 at L.
[Hogan’s home, 7 p. m., L. A. <
tan. chairman -j
(i Mary’s: November 23 j at St.
iry’s School, 7 p. m., W. A, Crab
e, chairman. ■ - - ■ "7- j
)range Grove: November 27 at*
M. Snipes1 Store, 7:30., G. W.
iley, chairman.
Hland: December 1 at Bill Dor
fcaldwell: November 27 at Cald
El School, 7 p m., Claude A.
fcy, chairman. j ,
Cedar Grove: November 27 at
|M. Long’s Store, 7 p. m„ Coy W.
fa. chairman, - ——"—
fcarr: November 27 at Compton’s
bre, 7 p m., L. J. Rogers, chair
[White Cnofes: December 1 at j
rn Bradshaw’s store, 7:30 p. m.,'
C. Atwater, chairman,
phe meeting for the Hillsboro
tamuni]^ has rot been arranged I
ict dates will be announced later. |
:hool Attendance
fltows Increase
rer Last Year
perage
Ihite
chools.
— Increases in th e
daily attendance and in
ool enrollment in both the
and negro schools of the
>unty have been evidenced in
ports made by Glenn Profflt, su
rintendent of Orange County j
hools, for the second month of
school year. .■■■--■ ••• ••• — ■ j
The mesTTnarked increases *9»c
od in the white elementary ..
In enrollment, t h e s e
ools showed an increase of 92 j
ver last year’s figures and in
ttendance, there -was an increase
- 105. Other* groups showing in
eases include, white high schools,
enrollment, and 10 in attendance;
legro elementary 4 enrollment,!
17 in attendance^ decreases
ere shown in both attendance
nd enrollment for the Negro high
chools over last year, a loss of j
1 enrollment and 15 in average!
aUy attendance.
Five teacners were added to the !
ounty school system this year
^®fore school started because of
Creases in attendance last year!
nd 2 were added after the year
^rted. On the basis of increased
hendanee this year, provided it
continues, more . teachers may be
a ded to the schools next year.
Hearings On Mew
®os Route Hay
Continue All Week
Chapel Hill* — State Utilities
mission hearings oij a pro
t new Raleigh-.Gheensboro
|J <. rou,t|- -in which Charnel Hill
j* ‘^e f(>cal point-began Monday
!n RV.ei.rh_'
n T^e a oplicatdoE of the Durham
‘‘nn Co. for the franchise
r ~new mute between
-H^Vgojgities is being contested b;
’ Carolina Coach Co. which now
‘ ~.s a faos between the two towns,
ISnwwnBarmrsornfr*
he S2me roads as those on the <
Pr°Posed route. |
1 is believed that the hearings I <
,, e matter will continue j:
wreek because of j(
serous witnesses for both com- '
names. *.
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Old Tom Turkey, the traditional symbol of American Thanksgiving andthe boy most tn the flews
today, has little to be thankful for, from the loo'<s of the doleful expression on his beak. But for
the rest of us, even the least privileged, thereof; much cause for thankfulness and few there are
who cannot with justification chant with the poet: "Plenty to eat and plenty to wear, plenty to
keep and plenty to share; plenty for neighbor and plenty for friend, plenty to -ave and plenty to
spend; plenty to laugh at, to sing and to say: that!® how wc celebrate Thanksgiving Day."
Chapel Hill Community
Chest Drive Over Top
Fire Breaks Out
In Local Cleaners
Little Damage
'Chapel Hill — A fire, of un
known origin, burned out the top
:)f the bailer in the Carolina
Cleaners ^Monday but was put out
by the Chapel Hill Fire Depart
ment before damage ;wai d°ne
' None oT the clothes in the estab
lishment were damaged but the.
loss of the boiler for a few days
will cause the cleaners some deK
in getting clothes out at the p."
mised time. —~
Officials.,of .the company ex
pressed, the belief that the boiler
will be in operation by th^ end
oi /this week.
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Carmichael Scoot
Council Speaker
Harold “Makepeace, Sanford,
President of the Occowsechee Area
Council, Boy Scouts of America.
ias announced that ..‘he annual
neeting of the .Council wj* be
jeld on Monday-, D'/oniber.Jj. ai
he Durham Armory.
Billy Carmichael: C.SB) ttsfer of
he Greater University of North
Carolina, will be the speaker. In
,stations have gone oat, to the
>cout Leaders m the twelve coun
ies comprising the Occor.eech e (
Vrea in central North Carolina.;
[■here will be the usual keen com - i
jetiticn among 'the Districts'. ?,
lave the largest delegation 1
,t the meeting from their ps.rtieu- |
ar county. Man-miles arc com-.
jute:’ from, the several cour..>
eats to Durham'.
jjON SERVICE HELD,
rhe annual Union Service of
iairicsgivmg.-MasL^4-We::
-hU“November -2. af ei-mt -P, m.
the Hillsboro Presbyterian
rfWt nf the Me/hpdis^^hnrch^
urch. CT^i.oho.cL
•ached the seirn-u *
ted in The service by »h» Re\.
tith, and I. E. Birdseye. The
apel Choir of the Pr-bytenan,
urch sang "Creation by J. Hay- (
Chapel* Hi!C" — Chapel ITill’s
Community Chest Drive, conduct
ed
went mterthe top byexceeduig Its
$13,500 goal, Dr. Rex Wyislow,
chairman, announced yesterday.
Total contributions as of Novem
ber 18' were . $44,014., Of this
amount $2lT was^pledged for th*
1950-budget and $13,?96 for the
1951 budget. Cash contributions
were $11,26.0 of the total. Further
contributions are being sought to
set up an adequate reserve against
pledges, Winslow stated- :
The residential team of 185
solicitors, headed by Mrs. E. C.
Markham, increased the number
of contributions by 25 percent.
The business division, headed by
John Foufhee, also made outstand
ing gains. Its number of contribu=
tors- increased by -100 percent and
its contributions by 94 percent. 7
A remarkable record was made
by the Negro division which show
ed an increase of 200 percent in
number of contributors and 100
rPercent-Jn the.amoixnt contributed.
I Kenneth Jones and Edwin Cald
well were co-chairman for this
division. \
Comunity Chest funds are used
by the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
white Recreation Center, Negro
! Community Center, Negro Day
Nursery, The Mary Pratt Chil
dren’s Library, and The Humane
‘Society.
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P. T. A. MEETING
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j Hillsboro — Mrs. Dabney White,
speech supervisor o f Durham
County, spoke to the Hillsboro P.
T. A. meeting held Tuesday night.
John Midgett, president of the
JP. T. A., announced at the meet
ing that $261.75 was made from
ithe Halloween Carnival held last
I month.
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Work To Begin
Soon On Durham,
Chapel Hill Road
Work will begin soon on the
long-awaited Darfcgm-Chapel Hill
highway, the -State Highway Com
mission announced1 last week.
The Commission will receive
bids on the grading and structures
contract for the new highway at
its November 28 letting in Raleigh, j
When completed, the project will
provide a modem traffic facility
for 8.35 miles at a new location
between Franklin Street in Chapel
Hill and University Drive in Dur
ham and will not disturb, traffic
on the old road.
Bids- will be requested on 19:
other' projects. The total letting
calls for improvements On 177.84
miles of roadway in 25 counties.
By December 1, 19J0 the Com
mission will have let to contract
more than $50,000,000 worth of
highway projects during an 11
month period. This more than
doubles the contracts let during
a similar period last year, accord
ing to Dr. Henry W. Jordan, High^
way Commission. Chairman.
Exchange Club
TtlbnrM
Team At Sapper
Hillsboro — Thb Hillsboro Ex
change Club, dispensing with its
regularly scheduled tneeting on
lVW|lgi|*W Day, will ryjy tribute
to members at local Hiah School
Football team at a chicken-and
pork barbecue on November 30
in the school lunchroom. ->
It is expected that one of the
Big Four coaches will ,be on
hand as principal speaker.
Tickets for the occasion are on
sale to the general public and any
one who desires to attend this
affair is welcome to do so. Tickets
may be obtained from~<3. A. Brown
or B. P. Gordon Jr, for $1.50
through Monday, November 27.
They vydll not be sold after that
date. . . - -- — -i.,C
K. F. A. CONTEST
Representatives frym each of
the seven schools that teach A;-'
riculture it* Durham and. Orange
counties met at the Hillsboro High
School Agriculture . Department
Tuesday afternoon. The tool and
material identification contest was
the purpose of this occasion. The
Hillsboro F. F. A. team placed
first. The team from the Bethesda
School placed second and the Cha
pel Hill chapter placed third. El
I mer R.; Dowdy was coach qf the
twinning team.
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Orange County will celebrate
- Thanksgiving In the traditional |
manner tobay Mousinesses, of- ’
flees, schools, IndUotrial plants
and government units observe'
the national holiday.
The majority will observe tha'|
day at home around traditional i
. Thanksgiving Dinners as fami- t
Ilea gather from fat and wide. ,
Others will take advantage of |
the holiday for hunting or attend
the Duke-Carolina Freshman j
game in Durham. Churches
throughout the county will hold {.
the usual Thanksgiving services, f
either last night when a number ,
were scheduled or this morning.
Industrial plants will resume
operations Friday morning along j
with business in general while
schools will observe the remain- |
der of the week.
Drivers have been cautioned
by Safety officials to be extreme- t
ly ca refufr during^ tha holiday* j
and the word of caution was also ,
extended to hunters, who gen
erally turn out in large numbers
with the opening of the season.
Weather prophets say the cold
weather will contini**' but no
sign of rain for the holiday la
in sight.
Holiday
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Mad Ddg Killed
Alter Kiting Two
At Chapel Hill
j Chapel Hill — A (log, whrh
tests later proved to have been
rabid, was killed here Saturday -
after biting two persons.
Owner of the black and w^ite
bird clog, Fireman J. S. Boone, had
kept the animal penned since Oct.
4, when it was bitten by a rabid
cat that had run loose in the Oak
wood-Glen Lennox community for
several days. Boone-killed -the cat*
and had his dog vaccinated against
rabies. —•——p—-- -— . ]
He reported the animal had ap
peared completely normal during
i confinement for the standard per
iod of 30 days. Saturday ho said he
brought the dog into town. lor
worming treatmenTlirtKe~vetprl^
nariaji's, and momentarily tied
him outside the fire station.. ‘ i
i Tlie animal broke loose, and
shortly thereafter bit 11-year-old
Wayne" Poe~ son of Mr. and -Mps.
George Poe on 108 Carr St., when ]
the lad attempted to catch him.1
Boone led the canine back to the
station, and was bitten as he was
trying to load the’ clog into his
cap to go to the veterinarian. He
clubbed the animal to death when
it attacked him. 1 .
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ORANGE DISTRICT S C O U T ER6 were~itVeclecr"«T'"a'"BanquTiT-CWIMr ■H1tt~1aat--Prlrfa*-n«Ti»»,-«-y..o.:---g -T-1. ...^ ..
Chapel Hill was reelected District Chairman. Also seated are Welty V. Compton of Raleigh. Executive of Oceoneechee Council. left
ana FiOld Executive Clarence Weldon of Durham. Other district, 1 eadera, standing from left to right. Include: Dr. Lee Rrooks, Chapel
Hill, organization and extension; James Webb, Hillsboro, finance committeeman; Elmer Dowdy, Hillsboro, associate district chatrma
n: Bill Roth, Cnapef-Hill, advancement chairman: and Dr. W. G. Morgan, Chapel Hilt, chairman of the nominating committee. Pho
to courtesy Herald-Sun. . ■' ■ . . • '■ ' Vi. ' ■
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Hillsboro — The Hillsboro Mer-_
chants Association is making plans
tor a repetition of the outstanding
Christmas Parade staged last year,
which was described generally as
one of the best In this section of
the State. .! t
^ December. 15 was the date set
fpr the event by the. Association
at its November meeting. A home
decorations contest and community
sing are other events Set lor U*e *
pre-Christmas season here under
the Merchants’ sponsorship.
The Association urges- that-ev«T „
organization, business, or 'individ
ual. who desires enter ’a float 'in V&t
the parade this year. Three cash
prizes will be awarded to best
entries, tirst prize of $15 being —|
donated by the Durham Bank and
Trust Company and second »prize
of $10 and third poize of $5 being
donated by the Merchants Associa
tion. A limited number of trucks
will be available for organizations
not otherwise able to obtain one,
but it is not essential.that a truck
be used.* Some of the best floats
here last year were mounted on
jeeps, trailers pulled behind trac- -
tors, and other devices.
Plans now call for assembly of
units on the Athletic Field at
Hillsboro High School just before
school is dismissed for the day
and use of the following parade
route from the west side of the
school and thence East to the ?’
Library south on Ghurton street
to the eastern corner of Court
Square, around » the courfh'.v-e
and West on King street to V\
Hillsboro and Betty Riley's store,
across the railroad and back to
Eno Cotton Mills, aoross the rail
road and back to the Southern
Depot, thence North to Highway
70-A and back to town. Due to
the hazard of through traffic on
the main thoroughfare, Highway ),
70. i; was not deemed advisable to
proceed through Eairview.
C. M. Walker Jr. is chairman of
ti\e parade committee. Said he
yesterday in commenting upon last
year’s event and urging full com
munity participation this year,
“Everyone who entered the parade
last year-worked hard bat it was
evident during and after the par
■He that a good time was enjoyed
by all. So, come on, everyone; and
get anything that will move, enter
the parade, have a lot of fun, and
ff ) your nart in heloing to spread
the spirit of Christmas thorugfa
out the entire area.” .
Entries may be listed with the
, at Walker MilMng Co.
r r with the other mefftbers, J. L. —
Brown jfr. “at J. L. Brown & "Sons
Store, or E. J Hamlin al the News
of ‘ Orange County —rr
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Club Votes $159
To Pay Debt
On Held Lights
H'V shorn -7- The Exchange Club
of Hillsboro voted to donate $150.
00 to the Hillsboro Recreation
Committee to pay the remainder • *
of the indebtness on the lighting ~~
sysiera of the High School Ath
letic Field. . /
It was pointed out that the
Hii'h School had agreed to pay
$400.00 i{ the two civic dubs in
Hillsboro would pay the remaining
$300.00. The Lions Chib has” al
ready 'cried to take care of $150.
>0 of this amount.
Two new projects suggested at
•his meeting were a fence for the
1 hletic field and additional blea
chers. "These were refered to the
project committee;
Wade Key, new Secretary
Preasurer of the Hillsboro^ Build
ing and Loan Association, was a
ue.n of the Exchange Club.
CATHOLIC DINNER
Ch "cl Hill —; The anm
die Christmas Dinner will be held
Dec. 7 at t> 30 at the Chapel Hill
PaucXry .dub*.,according 'to""Mrs.
Hu eh
P F->rtesru>. Jr., publicity
rhairman for the Wtsnag’s Guild,
..yamam'ing.,iUEganufltk>n.
Tickets are on sole now for'
$1.50 and may b« obtained from
the members of the guild or from
Mrs. Forteseue, No. 84. U. N. CL
r C or phone MSS
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