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Vol. 58—No. 19
THE NEWS of Orange County
(Published Weekly)
HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1951 Price: $2 a Year; 5c Single Copy
Eight Pages This Week
Lanier Cites 17-Point Goal
As Town Enters Century II
Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill’s
second century as an incorporated
municipality was inaugurated here
Monday night as representatives
of every phase of community life
gathered to witness induction of
Mayor Edwin S. Lanier and three
new Aldermen and hear a chal
lenging address by the Mayor,
u-hu outlined a 17-point checklist
of items designed to make Cha
pel Hill “the .pride of this State.”
•Following a brief meeting pre
sided over by retiring Mayor Pro
Tem R. J, M. Hobbs, oaths of of
fiee were administered individual
ly by E. M. Lynch, Clerk of Or
ange County Superior Court, to
reelected aldermen, P. L. Burch
and G. Obie Davis, newly elected
alderman, Oliver K. Cornwell,
and Mayor Lanier.
Divine guidance for the new
municipal board was fought in
an invocation by the Rev. W. M.
Howard Jr., .pastor of the/Metho
dist Church.
Opening his inaugural, statement
to the Aldermen and the other
citizens of Chapel Hill Lanier, re
Hillsboro School
Finals Plans
Are Announced
Hillsboro — The program of the
commencement activities for the
graduating class of Hillsboro High
School has been announced by
Principal G. A. Brown.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered in the school audi
torium Sunday night, May 20, at
8 o’clock by Dr. Charles Maddry.
pastor of the Hillsboro Baptist
Church. Rev. D. K. Christenfoerry,
Jr., pasftor ~ of the Methodist
Church, Efland, will give the in
vocation and Biible reading.
Dr. Clyde Erwin, superintendent
of Public Instruction of North
Carolina, will be the principal
speaker at the graduation exer
cises of the Senior Class, Friday
night, May 25, at 8 o’clock in the
school auditorium.
Presiding at-the Otpening ex
ercises will be Kenneth Brown,
president of the Senior class. Music
for the evening will be provided
by the Eighth Grade Glee Club,
under the direction of Mrs. Helen j
Warren.
Class Day exercises will toe held j
Thursday night, May 24, at 8 o’- |
deck in the school auditorium
With Miss Emrpa Lee Davis in
vharge of the program.
Clarence Jones, chairman of the
focal school board, will present the.
diplomas and Glenn Auman, school
coach, will present medals and
awards. J. B. Midgette, president
of the focal P. T. A. will award
P oles to the graduates.
Music for the Ana lexercises will
be provided by the High School
G'ee Club under the direction of
Jim Rittenhouse.
Young Musicians
Will Audition
For Symphony
Chapel Hill—The annual spring
auditions of the Children’s Divi
sion of. the North Carolina Sym
phony Society will be held in
Chapel Hill Saturday from 11 un
Ui i o’clock at the home of Mrs.
^rec* B- McCall, director of the
Children’s Division.
Judges for the event injclude
Mrs. McCall, Mrs. James P. Hen
drix of the Duke University music
faculty, and Wilton Mason of the
University of North Carolina
Musk Department.
J'-ho competition is open to all
> oung musicians, 16 years of age
‘in 1 under. The spring audiiions
are for children who have never
appeared with the Symphony, and
,.le Prerequisite to the final audi
!,°?F ky the Symphony So
c‘0.y in- the fall. Children who ]
fue Saturday auditions willj
e eligible to com,pete in the fall]
n Raleigh and winners in that,
^urpeution will be invited to ap- j
r. wit^ cither the Little or
‘ uu Symphony on tour next sea- ]
son. j
—and-—iofocmatioh,.
garding the auditions may be
stained from the Chapel Hill;
oh ce °f North Carolina Sym- ]
of i!ly Society. An. approved list
a auu1fi°n numbers for pianists j~
beo other instrumentalists has]
D ' ^-set u*>. and contestants must
Cf .-n01In °ne niovement or part
t'tf se^ecfed work frcm memory
“ ' «» Pre-audition.
lAYMan>s DAY
La} rriah’s Day, for the Orange
Cha:
h W*>H| Be held at the Ef
v, Methodist Church, Sunday,
B] y 20th- at 11:00 A. M. Prof.
Sehr \ ^dison’ ^“oipal of the
in r ,aif t*rie Methodist Orphanage
will be the speaker.
ial music will be furnished by
char lfiferen* churches on the
tena*?v. eryone t* invited to at
end ihu service.
Mothers Are Given
liny Scout Pins
At Court Of Honor
New Hope — Mothers of Orange
District Boy Scouts were special
guests at the regular Court of
Honor held at New. Hope Presby
terian Chureh Sunday night. Rev.
John Ensign, pastor of the host
church, was chairman of the court.
Miniature universal scout pins
were awarded to Scout mothers
during the ceremonies and Dr.
Reuben Hill of the University of
North Carolina, spoke on “Mothers
Place in Scouting."
The attendance award went to
Troop 449 of New HHpgr Joey
Rosen ott Triop 9, was-awarded
the rank of Star Scout. Second
class-rank went to -Tammy Leder
of Troop 39. Louis Freeland Jr..
Robert Blackwood, John Black
wood, Billy Mauer, Kenneth Mati
er and Tommy Hogan, all Of
Troop 449.
—Civic duty hours were announ
ced as follows: Bobby Williams.
Troop 45, 75 hours; Thomas Bfryd.
Troop 45. 75 hours; Carol Ash
worth, Troop 45, 200 hours: Gerv
ald Farrell, Troop 45, 75 hours:1
Billy Blake. Troop 45, 50 hours: j
Bobby Blake. Troop 45, 50 hours;
Chris Gillin, Troop 9, 25 hours
Seven scouts who were awarded
a total if 13 merit badges includ
ed: Cam! Ashworth, Troop- 45;
Van Kenyon, Bgjice Richmond,
-Soonv Williams, all of TrOOP 38;
Joey Rosen and Ray Ritchie, Triop
9: Leigh Skinner, Troop 39.
•o
FHA Personnel
From 18 Counties
Meets Here Today
Hillsboro — Farmer’s Home Ad- j
ministration personnel iium—18;
counties in the surrounding area |
are taking part in a- meeting and j
field trip today in Orange County,!
with J. E. Hull, State Field re- j
preservative, in charge of pro- '
gram.
Along with 21 county super- 1
visors present are several State
representatives including Hull.
Ralph Turner, Farm Management
specialist; Mr. Buchanan, ap
praiser and Jack Kelly of State j
College, who is i conducting the |
afternoon's discussion on “Live
sUnek."... _ j
The meeting began this morning
with a field trip in the St. Mary's!
and S:h(ley communities, arranged
with the assistance of R. L. Mehler
and Erl Barries. Lunch is being
rorirr.ri Sit Rnhlfw.-Cfcanfle Hall and
the afternoon session also will b'.
held 'there.
-1-' —V • ---0---—4
Rural Lite Sunday
Wifi Be Observed
By Local Church_
Wtftair.ru-—'Kural Life Sunday,
Aav 20, will be Observed wihv-a
mem service at the liillsb'.r ■
’resbyterian Church during the
horning worship hour at
Icck. The pastor, Rev- L E. Birds
.ye, Will preach on the subject,
Upon This Soil."
The cut om of fbserving Rural
jfe Sunday has.tts'or-jjin in the
tr.aU'on Days; of the early Ch^s
iarv Church. It is a day set asld
cr emphasizing the meaning of j
Jhmtianity for rural life;,for the.
avocation of Ood’s’ blessing upon
he seed, the fruits of the soil and
g? cul*;'-'3ters of the earth: for
he consideration: of justice for
gijiculture and the spiritual val
es of town and country life. I
! new observed iby many religious
odies throughout America, -t
minded his listeners of the char
tering of the town by the General
Assembly a hundred years ago,
praised his associates for their
work in. the past as a team seek
ing a common goal, “better, local
government and improved muni
cipal services for Chapel Hill”,
took a look into the future by
outlining a 17 .point goal for the
new board to tackle and ac
complish “just &s rapidly as time,
public cooperation and a reason
able tax rate will permit.” .
Outlining his awn concept of
service, he described the legislative
and policy making function of the
Mayor and the Aldermen on the
one hand, and oh the other, the
function of the Town Manager to
enforce' the ordinances and carry
out the policies adopted by the
Aldermen, and said: “Every de
cision we make should be on the
basis of the greatest good for all
the people of Chapel Hill. If we
let personal friendship and per
sonal aequainten/ces enter into the
decisions we have to make, then,
we are- not toeing true to those
"who have placed their trust in
us, and - - to that extent ---we
abuse the faith of those who be
lieve in representative govern
ment.”
His 17Tipoint program for Cha
pel Hill included the following:
"1. Stregthbn our police force;
.make sure that our fire protection
facilities are adequate; and tighten
up on our traffic safety precau
tions.
“2. Improve oursiaewaltoJ (ff)
by-starting a paving program; (b)
by keeping all of them clean of
trash, weeds, etc.: and (cjby re
quiring adjacent property owners
to,pipe under the sidewalks water
fvhich sheds off their lots. We are
wasting money, inexcusably, on
gravel far sidewalks.
“3. Let Mr. Rose begin work on
i a Tax Map. He has been asking
i us for this indispensable item long
| enough.
“4. In cooperation with the State
! Highway and Public Works Qom
i mission-, . let’s gel our streets in
I better shape and then keep them
; in good condition. . —..
i .“5. Let’s examine The salaries
! and wages we are__ paying our
| municipal employees. They' are
not immune to the effects of in
j flatidn. We should not jeapodize
! the quality of services they are
rendering the people . off .Chapel
wear out. Additions and replace
ments which will improve and ex
"rxidife municipal services—should
be secured. . ~
“7. Soon we will be compelled
either to say that we are not go
ing to acquire any' additional
cemetery space, or to .purchase a
TTew site for a white cemetery.
“8. We must enlarge our legal
services.
“9. We are underway with the
preparation of an indexed, print
ed Code of Ordinances. The Insti
tute of Government has started
on the preliminary work. I hope
before the end of this calendar
year the job will be ready for
the printers.
t “10. Adept a Retirement Plan,
n keeping with our resources, for
>ur municipal employees; at least,
et’s put them under the Social
Security System at once, __
“11. Offer to adopt zoning regu
lations for some of our suburban
treas and along the new Chapel
Jfill-Durhain highway from Cha
>1 ■ Hi 1!- to “the' Dufham County
,ine,.o:i the basis of reccmmenda
ions from the Planning Board
~nla:yed. - --•—
“12. Let s continue our support
f tfc*' Re drdeCs Court by pro
dding modern adequate record
looks for the Court and by mak
andTdisbursements.
“13. Let's make a serious effort,
alone with~tn e ~civief orgattrzatrorrs■
~n -Chapel Hill,,la acquire addi
•_renal playground space and rec
reational- facilities . for., our., chil
dren and young people. - i~" ."
14. Leds keep hammering away
n til;- annexation program -- by
sections Und on a basis financially
sound and mutually satisfactory
■ -> all people concerned.
“15. Lot’s encourage and helo
a more intensive civic and muni
cipal effort to maintain and. in
•ease The •cleanliness and the
pgauty of Chapel Hill.
_t‘l§. T^t’s make. sure that our
Municipal Elections Registration
Book is promptly modernized.
“17. Let’s keep in mind the
rapidly. approaching time when a
mnsiderable addition will have
o be made to this building (the
Town Hall)*”
B. L. Mohler
Mohler Naaed Head
Local 40 8 S Group
For Mew Tear
1
Hillsboro — Robert X*. Mohler
was elected Chef de Gare of Voi
ture Locale 1286 of the 40 & 8,
Orange County’s chapter of the
American Legion honor society,
.at the regular monthly promenade,
held here last Friday night.
Installation at officers will be
held at special ceremonies on
June 8. Others elected were: Jack
MnDade, Chef de Train; Frank
Ray, Correspondant and Commis
Intendant; H. G. Coleman, Sr.,
Conducteur; Arthur Ward, Garde
de la Forte: Walter Wren. Lamp
iste; Paul Rcfoertson, Aumonier;
Dr. D. E. Forrest, Medicini; Cal
vin Burch, Publicist; and Troy
Herndon, »L. J. Phipps, D. M.
Horner,,Sr., members c>.f Chemi
not Local.
The following delegates were
named to attend the Grande
Promenade in /.isheville on June
1: R. L. Mohler, Paul Robertson,
J. J. Keller, Sr„ Walter Wren and
1 John Simpson. Alternates are: H.
D. Leigh, -Jack McDade, D. M.
Horner, Jr., H. G. Coleman, Sr.,
I and Frank Ray.
White Elephant
Auction Set For
Friday Might
... Hillsboro — Local persons in
terested in helping the recreation
program in Hillsboro are asked
to attend the White Elephant Auc
tion Sale to ibe held tomorrow
night at the High School gym
nasium at 7 o'clock.
Sponsored by the Exchange Club
.{or. the pappose of raising funds
for the local-recreation program:,;
the sale will feature such items
as a 1946 Ford convertible, radios,
washing-machine, electric range,
lawn mowers and numerous other
itenis. All "sales will be on a. cash
basis.
Orange To Be In Forefront
In Rural Progress Contest
Hillsboro — Twelve leading
agricultural agencies and organiza
tions and the North Carolina Press
Association have just lined up to
promote a great "County Rural
Progress Campaign”, in North
Carolina’s 100 counties.
Orange County, whose Schley
Grange led the nation in commun
ity service in 1948 and received
a $50,000 grange building for its
efforts, will be in the thick of the
competition, according to County
Agent Don S. Matheson, who said
several communities already have
; plans and (programs underway
which would enable them to par
ticipate.
Plans are still in the jprelimlnary
stages and further announcements
may be expected. Inclusive dates
run from June 1, 1951 to June 1,
1952. ;
This united effort in which the
12 active farm organizations ex
pect to enlist the cooperation of
other key agencies of progress in
the county, such as civic chibs,
banks, merchants groups, PTA’s,
and the press, is primarily a com
Hillsboro And Regulators
Get 'Post’ Treatment
The dramatic story of the Or
ange County Regulators, who,
tour years before the Revolution,
defied the King’s authorities, in a
bloody but unsuccessful revolt, is
described; in the current issue of
the Saturday ^Evening Post by
Roger- Butterfield, an eminent
historian.
Although the actual fighting
took place at the Little Alamance
River near Burlington, most of
the political and civil action took
place at Hillsborough, the county
seat. The six Regulators who were
hung here after the fighting are
featured in the story.
The author also made extensive
research, mentioning the Superior
Court trial in Hillsborough which
the Regulators took over'and the
court documents upon which they
scrawled. This story generally has
been ewer looked by historians of
the early revolutionary years.
- In a discussion 6t the story Post
editors state that Butterfield “was
amused to find” North Carolinians
proud of the -Regulators but not
willing to make heroes of them,
“insisting that the Regulators*
battle was just a backwoods, dis
turbance.” North Carolina has
thought enough of them to place
an historical plaque here com
memorating the site where six
mow gave their lives for the prin
cipals which later led to America's
freedom through the Revolution.
Aiiman Will Direct
Recreation Program
For Exchange Club
Hillsboro — Glenn Auman,
coach at the high school here, has
been engaged by the local Ex
change Club to direct the jreerea
ticn tprciytErti i nr—HHfSbaro this
summer, officials <>f Lilt' club an
nounced today.
Plans are underway for a Tull
recreation program including the
opening of ’he wading ipool and
organized recreation for the
younger children during daytime
hours. Auman also will be respon
sible for the upkeep of the soft
ball field and the* lighting system.
“~J?"Floyd Wtwrb. associate-pep -
fessor «f religion at Guilford Col
lege, addressed the Exchange Club
a tthelr ..regular meeting Thursday
night. His topic Was “Palestine
since World War II.”
CAPITAL REPORTER
Raleigh — At the north end of
Fayetteville Street in Raleigh
stands the Capitol, which houses
the Governor’s office.
Three blocks south, on the same
street, stands the Insurance Build
ing .which houses - - in addition
to others - - the office of Louis
V. Sutton, president of'Carolina
Power and Light Company and
head of the Edison Institute, the
..private power companies* reseanch
and propaganda1 organization.
Those three blocks make a lot
cf difference-or at least there’s
a sight of difference ip the views
f the two men separated by
those three short city blocks.
Last week both gentlemen con
;imiprl 1heir running commentary
on the public-v.s-private power
controversy. Governor Kerr Scott
rhnii hit ' ifl'V" T.MC8day, CP & L
President Sutlon spoke his“ piece
to'the press Thursday-.- • - •.—--—.
Shuffling the two sessions, you
cme up with Si mething like this*
Scott says there is a lack of an
‘sbundance of cheap power” in
-rhe-'-State that is “choking the
very progress of our State.”.
Sutton says there “is no short
age c-f power in North Carolina.”
He admits, however, that his com
pany did not generate as much
power as it sold in North Carolina,
n 1950. Opening of the Goldsboro
steam plant this year and adding
o the Lumberton steam generat
ng plant next year will add a
billion and a half killowatt hours
of production, however, and will
give CP & I* a production ca*>aci
ty greater than it nopv is sell
ing, Sutton explains. CP & L now
is buying much of its power front |
outside the state.
Scott says the private power
companies have suffered from
“lack of vision” in not building
power plants that would produce
electricity far in excess of that
now being used. He adds that
Surplus power ^always has attract
ed more industry.
Sutton says it’is not economi
cally sound “for a power, company
Id install genera ttrtg -foeUities—ancl
keep them idle on the remote
chance” that additional industry
wilt come a long. “We are not
recmittedto use capital and our
-evenue for such - gambling,” he
idds. .
Ard tnat s just a sample, aum
med up even mule bncfly. it serins
come to about this:
Without goygf; nent loans to
~ mance 1 RJLA cotjperertivew,* —«*Eat.
electrification would be a long
way frem its present advanced
itage. The Governor says - the
kwer companies now regret the if
‘mistake’’ in listening to engineers
who said it wtis ijh:>:'aeiic'\] ter
mild rural lines. These lines have
loubled In the am cunt cf electri
city used each five years. Sutton
?ays the private companies have
to Quarrel with the rural electric
mops - -> “in fact,” he says,
They’re our best customers.”
The governor who said- he
lid “not necessarily” favor.. na
ionaKzation of the power com
panies : gives the impression
hat lie wants to see plenty at
heap power on -hand regardless
'f who furnishes it. He says he
(Continued on Page 8)_' ,
Five Churches Plan I
Joint Day Camp
For June 4-9 ~
Hillsboro — Five churches in
Orange County are planning a
(joint Day Camp to replace their
usual Vacation Church Schools,
Rrv, I. E. Birdseye, pastor of the
H ills.ibot'0 Presbyterian Church,
announced this week. Participat
ing churches are New Hope, Cha-'
pel Hill, Efland and, Hillsboro
Pretoyterian..churches and the
Hillsboro Methodist Church.
The Day Camp will be held
June 4 through 9 at Camp-New
Hope with Rev. John E. Ensign
and Rev, Birdseye as co-direotoi-s.
Mrs. Alton Williams of Hillsboro,
a^Jtfte^nryhwge-' of the Hillsboro
group and wilf assist on fhe‘ptan-~
ning committee.
The gi oup vyjll leave ^om the^
home communities each morning
at 9 o'clock, according to the an
nouncement, and will return home
at g.J0 T)*clock. ‘Pre-school chil
dren will not attend the Camp but
wilt ;be provided a separate pro
gram.
The Day Camp will provide a
long period each day for study and
handicrafts, Mr, Birdseye stated,
as well as a full camoptype recrea
tion program including swimming
instruction. ——_
Kara] Fire Unit
Announces New
Rate Setup
Hillsboro Orange County’s
•rora 1- fi re-departhrough its
board -of directors, this week an
nounced now membership fee® and
advised equipment for the truck
is still 'ecmirvg in'~~ '
The 1.000 feet of hose—with
which the truck will be equipped
has still not arrived but, other i
smaller items designed to make -
it a complete tire fighting unit are
being added rapidly. |
The new ' fees:, from now untIT(
July 1, dwellings $15 minimum, i
farms.$20 minimum; after July 1. j
Aweltihe«t t20, farms^SSOfiat ratcit
The association now has 329 i
members who have paid in $5,- _
630 to equip the truck which will
be operated qver a 10-12 mile area
around Hillsboro by the Hillsboro
Volunteer Department. , . V
Directors stated they Were
gratified over the cooperation re
ceived from ruraFproperty owners
in this part of the county and
felt citizens should, take pride in
their accomplishment in obtaining
the.equipment through a coopera
tive projec^ -whieh is attracting .
favorable' attention in other part
of Orange County and surrounding
counties.
munity progress campaign a
friendly but spirited competition
among local communities to see
which can show the greatest pro
gress in 1) farms, 2) homes, 3)
schools, 4) churches, 5) recreation
and 6) community organization.
At the end of the contest, an
award of $1,000 by the Progressive
Fai mer will be given the county
selected by competent judges as
“County of the Year in Rural Pro
gress and Achievement.” In addi
tion it is expected that additional
prizes from local sources will be
forthcoming.
On the State level 12 cooperat
ing6 agricultural agencies, headed
by Dean J. H. Hilton of State Col
lege -as chairman,-are as follows:
State College Extension Service,
Hie Experiment Station, Vocation
si Agriculture and Home Econom
ics, Production, and Marketing Ad
ministration, North Carolina Farm
Bureau, The State Grange, North
Carolina Department at Agricul
ture, Soil Conservation Service,
Farmers Home Administration,
Department of Conservation and
Development, Rural Electrification
Administration, The Farm Press.
Further, these 12 agencies op
erating as “The North Carolina
Board at farm (ftganizationg and
Agencies” are asking their county
units everywhere to unite in coun
ty-organization and planning - -
with the special aid and coopera
tion of papers in each county.
Thi3 movement was unanimously
endorsed by the North Carolina
Press Association «d its recent
meeting in Chapel Hill.
A number of North Carolina
counties, notably Haywood, Cleve
land and Rockingham, have al
ready done remarkable work by
such cooperation*.' Business m*a
have been glad to offer prizes to
"communities making the finest re
cords. Ilaywood ^County last year
had 26 communities working to
I ge'.her in a spirited contest for
three grand prizes -- $500, $300,
and $200.
In Rockingham County last year
representatives ol 12 agencies - *
farm agent, home agent, vocational
agriculture, home economics, PM
A. SOS,. PC A, FllA, Grange, Farm
Bureau, bankers* association," and
; chamber.cS commerce - - sat down
together and planned a cooper*^
tive County progress program
which probably accomplished as
much in one year as would have
taken 2 to 5 years to accomplish
without such a “progress cam
paign" reaching down into all
aroused rural leadership i n each ’
one.
^ Twelv.e months from now North
Carolina farm folks in some North
Carolina county will be saying
proudly, “Our farm folks and our
'farm -organizations and farm
agencies all worked together so
well that they won for our county
the honor of being the first North
Carolina county ever to receive
the $1,000 “County of the Year*
award!” But of incomparably
greater value will be the competi
tion among local communities to
see which can show the greatest
progress in 1) farms, 2) homes,
3) schools, 4) churches, 5) recrea
tion, and 6) community organiza
tion.
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Chape! Hill
Has Busy Day
Wednesday
- -Chapel. -HULThings- were
humming in Chapel Hill and Carr
boro yesterday-. t
Citizens went all out in an
elaborate program to pay tribute
to the Armed Forces and veterans
of Aimed Forces on the occasion
o,f a local observance C>f Armed
Dav. A parade in which
hundreds participated and many
hundred more observed was cli*
maxed Fix: exercises at Post
office in which Lt. Gov. Pat Taylor
was scheduled to s;.)eak.
Xasl_mgMi a bevy of talented
beaut tes’v ied Tor tfurttlieof Miss -
Chapel Hill in the first annual
Phanel Hitt Reality anri Personal -
ity Pagent at the Carolina Thea
ter, sponsored by the Jaycees for
the benefit of a future community
and youth center.
- —^ 1 1 ’■
HAS V^RECK
Corky Thomas received head in
juries and multiple bruises when
the car he was driving ran_ into
the side of New Hope Creek'
Bridge Saturday afternoon. Thom
as-was taken to Duke Hospital
where he was treated and released. “
The car, owned Jt»y Russell Flem
ing, was demolished.