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COUNTY Your Home Newspaper Serving Orange County and Its Citizens Since 1893 !q\. 58_No. 24 (Published Weekly) \_ HILLSBORO AND CH.APEL HILL. N. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 21. 1951 ± Price: $« a Year; 5c Single Copy : . - v . • . . . .. . . For quick, proven rwulti. Mil, the classified ads on page • of buy, rent or get s job by using THE NEWS of Orange County Eight Page* This Week alary Hikes, Municipal nprovements Increase :-H Budget By $7,000 a,pel Hill — Salary increases, ial securer "protection*-.for nicipal employees, and appro ations for a tax maip, codiflca i of town ordinances and limit sidewalk construction have tatively boosted Chapel Hili’s idget for 1951-52 $7,000 higher |an last year. The new budget calling for ex nditures totalling $190,952.60 ing the next fiscal year iwas 'n tatively approved by the Bfeard Aldermen Monday night, bat subject to change during the xt 20 days prior to its final ssjyfe. • ■ ■ - —-7 Appropriations for salaries for liccmen, firemen and all outside ,bor were raised from five to 10 jrcent with the rate varying .for rious employees. Chief W. T. loan was raised from $3,600 to ,780 and other senior members tha -police and fire departments t small .increases while lower id officers and firemen received rger boosts. The police depart ment salary budget was increased y $1,490, the Are department y $2,375, including an additional eman; and outside labor $3,000. Debate over the varied rate of lary increases produced a divid vote when the Board split, 4-2 n the issue. Aldermen Kenneth utnam and G. Obie Davis op sed the majority and held out !cr an across-the-iboards increase eight ipercent for all Employees, own Manager Tom Rose had iK-oviously recommended an cr iss-the-fooards increase in his .riginal proposals which the Fin ance Committe had overruled. The.new budget is based on ex acted revenues from the $1.43 [tax rate plus an appropriation of $15,889.60 from the surplus fund and an $8,000 to $10,000 from State sources .provided iby the Powell Bill. , The expected expenamires'' total $154,938.60 for general operation expenses and $36,014 fcr dent ser vice. The sum of $3,000 was set up-| tor the .tax map, which - is- ex- ' pected to aid greatly the work of j the tax colector. The approval of the inclusion of all municipal em ployees, except police officers who are eligible for ipartipation' in another retirement p-ogram un der the federal Social Security program is expected to cost $1 - 200 during the year and'prepar itU^and printing the Code of Or dinances is estimated to cos*' $1, 500. Limited sidewalk construction -is being planned for a few of the more heavily used streets,, and ^500 was set up for this project. 0 Child’s library At Chapel Hill Open For Snauaer . ; \ Chaipel Hill — The Mary Bay !ey Pratt Children’s Library is on the top floqr of the elementary school and will be open* to all children, including the pre-school «ge, cn Tuesday through Satur day from 9:00 - 12:00 o’clock, be4 sinning Tuesday, June 26, through •^u- 27, Except for a fine of ' n< cent per day per book for r 'PTdi;o ,books, this service is : pc tVs pronrom is made possi by ihe 1950-51 Chapel Hill { immunity Chest and has had enthusiastic response from chil dren in Chaipel Hill and the sur rounding area. ‘ Many children will be interest y ^ 'n the story hour which, will b,e a regular feature at 10:00 o’ cioek on Saturday mornings di~ og the summer. « Parents are requested ac ccmpany pre-school children to the library to register for them and to sim registration cards for hose children who do not al 1 ^dy have a borrower’s number. homecoming planned . Members ctf the Mars Hill Bap 'oh on Highway 57 vttill aerve Homecoming on Sunday, -•me 24, .the Rev. W. H. Ritten ~mse, pastor, announced today, be special program and dinner the grounds will also mark ‘'e beginning of revival senyices which the Rev. O. S. tong of ^ ester, S. C., win be guest min 1'• The public is cordially in Vlted to attend. V Drought Disappears Hail Damage Small, Hail struck several sections of Orange County last week but damage to crops was very min or, according to farm authori ties, who say yhis year's crops to date are most encouraging. Practically all vestiges of the recent, drought have diasap-. peered with the continuation of “heavy rains last week and dur ing the past weekend and farm ers are again working in pliable ?°il. a3 fast growing greenery replaces the dry, parched areas of a few weeks back. ---□ Plans Coaplete For Merchants’ Fishing Trip rr Cha'pcl Hill — Plans are virtu ally complete today for the Cha pel Hill - Carrboro Merchants Association fishing trip this week etid, which climaxes the recent Fathers’ Day promotion. Thirteen fathers (who were subjects of letters in the Father’^ Day Letter Writing Congest, plus the first and second prize win ners in the contest, have been drawn for the free trip to Hark> er's Island and the deep sea fish ing jaunt. Up to 25 members of this Merchants Association are expected "to accompany them. Boats have been engaged, space provided and free transportation arranged for 40 persons, who are scheduled to depart at 12:30 o' clock Staurday. To make the trip a gala event, five additional prizes have been provided the one who catches the ■jbigeestfi. a, the, smallest li-sh, the most fish. the fewest fish khd the PYrirr who -g-etE - t he. .s±ck<a&U-; _ In addition to first -prize win-’ ner .Jimmu Madry and second p.' <• winner Max Weaver Sr., the fell wing 13 have been drawn .iff go o') the trip: W. 3, Ballenger, ’Dewey George. W. B. Stinson. E. G. Merritt. Wind .a.-La cock. Geor ge Cole, R. L. Hardison, Ollie Clark, J. Thayer Llpyd, L. S. Fla urn, R. Raymond Andrews, C. P. Hinsh.-.w and Lawrence Deans,. Miss Nancy Cox, Hillsboro Native Naned Miss Graham Hillsboro — Miss Nancy Cox, daughter cf Mr. and Mis. E. P. Cox of Hillsboro, was named “Miss G-•rhanr of 1951" in a beau ty contest sponsored by the Gra h:;rn Junior “Chamber of Com merce last week. She will repre sent that city in the State beauty con'est to be held next month in Eurlir.gton. ' tVHss Cox. who. is 20, is a Hills boro High School graduate of 1949. Sh'1 attended Spartanburg Junior College for a year and is new' employed in the offices of Burlington Mills. A - "Miss Graham of 1951". Mi s Cox was awarded a silver ti.<iy ar.d will receive a scholarship lor cne year at Elon, College oi c'm irrable gift .’She was crowned b> Junius Harden, vice presiderft cf the -local, Jaycees, who.'pinch -,:t ;.ir Mayor John Crawford, tm sbfe to a it eft d becsruse of Rlness-r Judges were Nick Bawo.ence cof H h Paint, John Harden and Mis.- Jacqueline Boggs. . Greens boro, Mrs. William P. Roberts of Builingtou and E. M. Hicklih of Elr i College. Runners-up in th? . ntest were Miss Betty Jo Shop h ed and. Miss Oelorgs Hagan. -- i - —o -•— SCLDIER’S ARRIVAL ilkboro — The body of Cpl; une Floyd Berry’ Jr- first nop County soldier killed in rean~ War and the first * to ; e limed, will arrive at the 1 railroad station at 7:45 pnn. irdav. night. He is the «n oi and. Mrs. X F- Berry of the ’iv'erf ccnwaupiiyv; VLK F.T-PAIRS jroM-’The Board oi,Csm rs voted this week to re 0 feet af sidewalk' on Street between Queen m streets. •I • "Takes Over Two New Posts ' Fv-E. Joyner, above, assumed two new positions of leadership In Hillsboro community affairs during the past wook. Last Thurs day he was installed as the hew president of the local Lion's Club, Ihe town’s senior civic organization, and Tuesday night was sworn in as a new member of the Board of Town Commissioners, a posi tion to which he was elected last month. Katz Wins Round In Legal Battle Between Past, Present Merchant Leaders Hill: boro — The legal battle j between two Chapel Hill mcr | chant leaders for possession of , store property was transferred j from Franklin Street to Superior ; C. urt this week. However, Jack Lipman’s action seeking to revict Wilbur S. Kutz, '■ operator- of the Varsity Supply i Co., from ups:airs • store space ended in non-suit. Judge J. Paul Frizzelle dismissed the action aft er" It was shown—that,. Liipman’s deed to the "property was made subject to the provisions of the -rease whiGh-^ iajlZ::tetf ifrcm the former owner. The case had come up on appeal from a Justice of Peace"court, which had ruled Lip was entitled to possession.. , ... ti.pnran is currently president of the Chapel Hill --Can-boro Mer chants Association- while Kutz is the immediate past president. v - hi other actions disposed ’ of ‘ this, week .three -divorces were grafted on grounds of two years separation':- They were: "VaJHada HaitWcock Dixon from Douglas E. Dixon, Billy W. Jones from Doro tb'. P. Jones "and _F. G; Gray from Annie Xong.Brown Gray..r —--o--7 Cathcart Posts - Appearance Bond Through Lawyer Hillsboro — *T. F. Cathcart, In dicted last week by an Orange County Grand Jury for practicing medicine without a license, has posted bond for his appearance at the next term of Superior Court. Bond in the amount of $500 was posted with tile Clerk of Superior Court through Cathcart’s attorney. Sigmund Meyer of Durham. Sign ers were Cathcart-and his wife, Mis. Tula Mae Walker Cathcart. F. E. Joyner New President Of Lions Club Hillsboro — F. E. Joyner, local man&ger of the rural electric co operative, has been installed as P'e ident cf the Hillsboro Lions ffijjbr Joyner suotteeds gtttChar les S. Hubbard, who conducted the irtstalation ceremonies for new officers at the club’s last meet ing. Other officers installed at the same time were R. L. Mohler, first vice president; Tom Bivins, second vice president; Ed Barnes, third vice president; Fred Blake, secretary; C. B. Pairis, treasurer; C. -V. Elrod, tail twister; W. H. Rittenhouse Sr., lion tamer; and R. O. Forrest, Bonner D. Sawyer, - and-, JBd Hamlin. directors, -—-O-—-T— . Claytor Replaces Auman As Director Of Recreation Hillsboro—Fred Claytor has re placed Gfenn Auman as director of City Recreation, officials of the sponsoring Exchange -Club an -j jounced this week. Auman resigned the position af^er deciding to attend the Sum mer School at Wake Forest Col lege. Claytor, a .graduate of Elon College and for the past yeaT coach and teacher at Lawndale School, will have charge of the various activities set up for the summer recreation program. This includes softball, midget baseball, wading pool arid tennis. j-H Members, Farm Leaders From Three I , ■ i Cesscties k-nfoy Camp At New Hope HilLworo — FT’ty-tv."' Orange; County 4-H Club numbers last week, joined I lf) other club mcm- | he's ar.d adull leaders, faim and: y -ne a yen is from the Durham ; • ii C " well counties and enjoy-. ed a wonderful week of camping activities at the Orange Presby tery’s dtsngr at-New Hope. The activities, while at camp, v.oie vailed and interesting, dur ing' the. week all club members ; took part in handicraft under the ' irec-tion of Miss Doris Hovis. Most, of the campers made per-! r.anent scuvenifs of leather or j -I ltd nature syecimin which ■ v carried home .witty them. The : f hreatjcnal program was. under | the. direction of Hiboerd Thatcher in ■ . hicii he,, taught many folk :pres, stunts, and other aetivi-.i • s including shuflie board, bad minton, volley ball, pir.g pong, soft ball. The water front was under the direction of Tdm Pat terson and in addition to the general swim, many of the cam ners learned to swim for the first time. Among the features.of the evening programs was the family night held on Wednesday even - 'ng at which time approximately 100 parents and- friends visited he campers end enjoyed a pro .-em of entertainetnent. put on 'y the campers which included tunts, dances .songs, etc. Tins was Tallowed with refreshments. I Another highlight at the even - J ing programs was the candelight-^ in-service held on Friday night. j This service -was held in the out-] door chapel of the camp and was mott impressive. . e * "T * - ■ In addition to the farm and heme agents, adult leaders from Orange County who assisted with i the prog ram-; were: Jack Dunn, j Dot end Bill* Hogan, Mrs. Vic | Walters and Mrs. Hugh Wilson. Everyone enpoyed the week and there were many expressions that camp be held at New Hope next year. Officials Schedule Milking Contest At Carrier* Park Carrboro — Two city officials from Chapel Hill will compete with two city officials from Carr boro in a milking contest to be held tomorrow night at the Carrboro Ball Park. The contest is being sponsored by the Lions Club in cooperation with local dairies in observance of National Dairy Month. The milking contest will feature Mayor Edwin Lanier and Alder man Kenneth Putman of Chapel Hill competing with Mayor J. S. Gibson and .Alderman “Teet” Lloyd of Carrboro. . During the regular ballgam, be tween the Carrboro Cubs and Caldwell, the Liens Club wul give away a number of prizes to hold ers of lucky tickets Also during the game, the local Boy $eout troop will sell Ice cream donated by Long Meadow Dairy, proceeds going to the advancement of scout work in the community. The ball game will begin at 8 p. m. -o Harvey E. Davis, Highway Employee, Buried Saturday Hillsboro — Funeral services for Harvey E. Davis, 45, who took his own life Thursday morning of last week, were held Satur day afternoon at the Eno Metho dist Church. Burial was in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, 10 miles north of Hillsboro, No inquest was deemed necessary by the cof oner and ill health was given as the reason for the act. Pallbearers were, employees of the State Highway Department, with which the deceased had been associated -tor- the past 16 years. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Clara Glenn Davis; one daughter, Miss Alice Davis of the home: and two sisters, Mrs. Lessie Riley of Hillsboro and Mrs.1 Ethel Taylor of Thomawille. ■o Ill Enrolled At-Bible School Oh# hundred and eleven sr= sons were eu- lied in the Vaca tion Bible School conducted fast week by the Chapel Hill Baptist Church. Commencement program was presented Sunday morning June 17-th -at 3:45. o'clock in the Sun day School AsSetirfibly rooim, with Mrs. Homer Holloway, Principal,! presiding.. Special program was ■ :giv?en by' the Beginner, Primary and ,Jnnior 'Departments. MCisic was under the direction of Mrs. Jan Schiinhan. At the close of the commencement program, a hand work exhibit was open to par ents and visitors. Valuable Prizes Offered By Orange County Firms In Green Pastures Event New Draft Law To Have No Immediate Effect Hillsboro — Although the changes In the draft bill signed Into law it Washington, this week permit the drafting of 18'/a year olds, it wilt be some time before any of that age group will be drafted in Or range County. Mrs. Gloria Cox, clerk of the local board, stated Wednesday that there are approximately 200 county men under 19 years old registered with the local board, but this group will not be claseifiad far Induction until all older men have been induct ed. At present the age groups of those men being called are 21 and 22. Under tbe new law Selective Servloe will remain In affect for four more years and the period of service In the armed services Is extended from 21 to 24 .months. Young men must regis ter at the age of 18. They may be Inducted six months after registration If the supply of eligible men In older catagorles is exhausted. o John Moreheal, County Negro, Is Hit And Run Victim Hillsboro — A forty-year-old Negro, John Morehead, was killed on Highway 117 by a hit and run driver sometime during the early morning hours Tuesday, accord ing to Sheriff Sam Latta. The body of Morehead was found -by Johnny Blalock about 6 a. m. Tuesday morning in front of Blalock’s' house, which i» lo cated three-quarters of a mile vvost of the Durham County line, rieaf| Jlougemont. It was learned thatrMorehead left the home of his brothei’ at 12:30 a. m. cm..the night of his death.. According to authorities, the de sichr and •• was knocked_thl’ty ceased was walking on his right three yards from-the point of im pact. The car was headed toward Caldwell .the sheriff stated. ---o—-=* CANCELLED Dr. O. David Carvin; Distriel Health Officer, announces that the x-ray clinics held each Thursday and Friday: afternoon in the. Dis trict -Health * Department, offline -in Chapel Hill have been cancelled until about .the second, week in July. Dr. Garvin and his family will be out of town for that perlbcT of time. Mothers Reminded Polio Months Are Just Ahead; Precautions Given With the excaption of occasion al heat waves, these surrjmer months, bringing with them vaca tions and outdoor sports, are the most pleasant of the year to many people. But for many mothers. July. August, and September are “po lio months," the time when polio myelitis. or “infantile paralysis," is ,most likely to go on the ram page. Unless there is a polio epi demic in the vicinity, however, parents are' needlessly terrified f the disease just because it is summer. Polio is feaj-ed because people .ssociate death and permanent crippling with it. But it is a a? invariably fatal or crippling. Of those who get the disease, 30 to fiO per cent /.."y recover With out .paralysis; another 20 to 30 per cent recover with only mild paralysis, and 15 to 25 per cent aft left handicapped: , We dji not know how pdlio. spreads, when it is likely to at tack, or just how to prevent it. But we know that polio is a dis ease of the -spinal cord and the central nervous system, caused) by. a tiny virus which -attacks the nerve ceils. Research is igoiri". o.n.J however,, in the hope of, gaining; more specific kni’wledge about j the disease. . ,! Like many other Illnesses, if polio should strike, a person has his best chance of avoiding per-! manent injury when the disease is found and treated in time. Par- 1 ents should -be. on the alert fpr any symptoms in a child which may moan polio: listlessness, up set stomach, headache, fever, or If any of these symptoms appear, it is best to play safe and call the doctor immediately.. The best defense against polio is prevention, and the doctor can give parents the best advice on protecting children. However,: there' a. e some general precau tionary measures which should be observed. * i. Keep children away, from crowds since it Js believed the yi. • is spread from person to, , 2: Wati h that children do not become over-tired out chilled, be-., cause either can lower the;; re- j sistance and allow the polio virus i to get a foothold. 3 Avoid the dangers of pollut ed waters and don't fet children s wtm—tn—water—which has not been deviated safe by health au thonticc. 4. Keep the children extra clean. See - that they wash, their hands frequently.- especially before eat ing. Keep food as well aa garbage covered and .safe from dies. 5. P, stpone any surgery at thiaT time on„ the child’s nose, mouth, or throat;, tmless* the doctor saysr it is urgent.—■ ’ *' Additional information on. po liomyelitis can also A>e secured from the local chapter of the Na tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis gw from the organiza tion's national, office. 120 Broad way, Now York City. N. Y. '—4. Hillsboro — The Bank of Cha pel Hill is offering ten prizes of $15.00 each for the best grassland arm in each of the ten com munities in Orange County. ' The farms will be scored, first, on the amount of pasture in pro portion to thf number of live stock, j^nd, second, on haw well the pasture is managed. « Colem\n-Laws Co. of Hillsboro is offering $100.00 to encourage new pasture seeding. All Tanners who are seeding pastures for the first -time will Ibe given a ticket which they will leave in a box at the PMA Office in Hillsboro when they get their order foe seed. At the end of the pasture seeding season, 5 lucky numbers will be drawn from the box. These two contests are part of the general green pastures cam paign being put on in Orange County this year by all agricul tural agencies and under the di rection of the Orange County Pasture Committee, composed of the following men: Don S. Ifithe son; chmn., Temple Gobble, Jn®. Williams, Chas. Walker, Jr., H. G. Coleman, M.’W. Andrews, P C. Collins, A. K. McAdams, Clem Cfceek, R. L. Mohler, M. C. Burt, Lacy Coates, Henry Hogan, Wiley Perry and J. E. Latta. —— -o— . St Mary’s Groups Sponsor Course In first Aid Hillsboro — Twenty-three resi dents of the St. Mary’s communi ty have just completed a Red Cross First Aid course, sponsored ; jointly by the St. Mary's Grange and Home Demonstration Club. Dr. J. W. Beard of the Duke University Medical School of Re search, was in charge of the course, which was held’ at St. Mary's School. A large percent age of the group was made* up of Grange teen-age boys and: girls. Special emphasis was placed on ; artificial respiration, due to the many farm ponds in the com munity'mow HttSeet" for swimming and boating. Two years ago the i St. Mary’s Grange sponsored a. I Red Cross Swimming Course. ~ Cawboi* x«*«s *** OS Pacfty ®y Resignations ^ Carrfcoro — mpn in thk 0™!/ «»ninittee-~ of findinV^?" the s; ** •S?"2Su2-B- «■«■«•. teafh*r faculty «>* 10 S““°« .1 ih. STS* those resigning f 01 school. Z"lr°Fer*^ «r"tC^d! Mrs' -Amelia Thcm^J. W8t ^ade, Mrs *"■ ^WKL «*h ^ ^nd Miss Rebecca jJ^f*** grade. ”* «^t>n. seventh ^Records in the db ®°apd erf Educ-atLT'6 °f «* fbeelt Appoints Three Members ®f FRF Boards ■ Hdlsboro — f-, Insurance Waldo pTlmj®sioner of announced the ann, Cnee,c has ‘hree Orange Cou,r ‘menls <* Boards of Trustees'V T™*" to ®»e ,me,*’s Relief Funds* “** towns. _ m three local *“.»■■ ®> £,,c*rw P w‘> £°;irds ^bHet*^^ for **«* nunistratron of ^ f th* ** ^ ds ^ consist * ^ *** ^°rf* two of ^c meni ^he local Fire ,w are eJ*cted b-v ^e de**> Client. - or *•<* or y °>e C«nrnurR^„°^ “Wotot
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