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I ttiU4x.ro - The Board otf Coun
I commissioners took steps Mon
r cancel a scheduled cruni
n of Saperior Court aojl
Live final approval with one ad
tttion to the budget and tax rate
f had approved tentatively on
Paly 9
In a formal resolution, the
toard asked the Chief Justice of
he State S upreme Court to can
el thc term, basing it’s action
■ ^he recommendation of
iLk of Court E. M. Lynch,
Sheriff S. T, Latta and Solicitor
ft -ft Murdock. Tlhe camc^llation
cti0n was’ taken' despite the fact
hat the Superior Court docket is
iutter ed with drunken driving,
ssaulf arid attempted, rape cases,
nanv'of which are well over a
-ear olid and despite the fact that
ess than one 'half of the docket
ias been tried in the last two
erms of~ court.
The only change in the budget
was the addition of $1,000 in the
Emergency Appropriation of the
General Fund, which may be used
for hiring a Rabies Inspector next
Spring during the period of the
Dog Vaccination Clinics? which
this year were described by the
Commissioners and the district
health officer as a failure because
of lax enforcement of the Rabies
Law.
The new budget appropriates
$524,164 for operation of the
county government and essential
services during the next fiscal
year on an approved1 tax rate of
$1 per hundred dollar valuation.
Prior to passage of the budget
discussion ensued over the inclu
sion of funds to pay the county’s
share of contingency .pay increas
es for the county’s vocational
teachers. This would allow' voca
tional teachers to get the same
proportional increases as were al
lowed other teaches by the last
legislature. Commissioner Sim Bf
land opposed aUonying bhe sup
plement on the county's sUfare of
the viJbStlonat •salkcfcs*,^ A-er re ^
porting results of a private sur
vey he had made which tended
to show many counties are elect
ing not to pay the supplements.
Superintendent G. Paul Carr told
the Commissioners he thought the
county had no choice but to pay
the increases by virtue of the
agreement with the State under
which the courfty reinstated the
vocational program following it’s
abandonment in 1932..
The county pays one third of
•he salaries of vocational teach
ere. ' r . - ... :
Efland contended that “if a
bonus is going to be established,
seme measure of efficiency should
also be instituted in line with
long time practice in industry.”
Funds providing for paying the
county’s share orf the increase had
already been included in the bud
get. „
^ O. D. Garvin, health officer,
asked the commissioners to ex
''Utpt the health department from
delusion under Social Security to
hlow them to participate,- Jp. the
p°rth Carolina Local Government
Employees ~ Retirement System.
7°^al security would "cost the
otfflty Rs proper t’; c haf e sh-drer'of
\ k percent of the District Health
employees salaries, while the state
mtirement plan would cost six
Percent. The Board took the mat
er y^er advisement but render
J" n° decision. Unanimous action
; ail four counties in the district
Wou|d be rekuired to take the
action.
^e Commissioners will next
°n Tuesday Septembtsr 4 at
e Usual hour rather than on
Sa Monday, wfiddh is La/bor
Hew Teachers r
Hawed At Etland
n^and — There will be two
Vfi ^€achers on the faculty of
^ School next year.
s-; W. l. Pearce, the new
from gfac^e leecher, is originally
Jr N. C. She gradu
*** 'lni»n W. c. U. N. C. this
the"8 *trs' P®arce’s husband is
tist ^ .'Pastor of Fairview Baip
cr, „ lssion- They are now laving
* Queen Street in Hillsboro,
sevr-” ^P^hawah will teach .the
vifcli?* uolte*c and i*as had pre
«J)erience at Bemiette High
live s V^T Upchurch will
e *n Ohaipefl Hill
DOORWAY to better health protection is contemplated by )E. B.
CrawfortC executlive vice-president of Hospital Savings Associa
tion, on the step* of the firm’s newbullding In ChapetHHI. fTho
public has been invited to attend open house there Saturday, Au
gust 11th, from one to five o’clock in the afternoon. i
'Jt'tPI HUUSt SATURDAY
Hospital Savings Realizes
Dream In ISetv Building
■ Chapel Hill — The move of
Hospital Saving Association to its
neiw building on West Franklin
Street in Chapel Hill represents
the culmination of years of plan
ning, according to E. B. Crawford,
executive vice-president of the
Association. Reviewing briefly the
history of ^ North Carolina’s only
Blue Cross-Blue Shield Plan, the
official spoke of the early days
when the Plan’s office was locat
ed on the top floor of the dwell
ing which notw serves as Chapel
.Hill’s Public Health Department.
There, in—1936 a staff of four'
began enrolling members, the
first group being composed ,of
teachers in Charlotte.
Today over 5,000 employees
are members of Hospital Saving,
grouips and over 420,000 Tarheels
making it the largest Blue Cross
Blue‘Shield Plan in'the south
eastern United States. >
“For a long, time,“ said Cra.w
furd, “physical .accomodations for
the home office staff have lagged
behind work volume. It takes
space for the filing- of records,
1 correspondence and- the storage of
form's and literature. Experts have
estimated that 60 square feet pet
desk, 'is a minimum for efficient,
office operations. But in recent
years, we in Chapel Hill have
■been Working with half this space
and with less than adequate filing
and storage room. What this
crowding has meant in lowered
efficiency and increased operating
overhead has been recognized by
Hospital Saving trustees for years.
“The dream of a well-ordered
home of our own has occupied
the key position in all plans for
future expansion and better ser
vice to our members. And now
that dream has become a reality.
“As we move info our neiw
quart ere, we re-dedicate ourselves
to the golden principle of Blue
Cross-Blue Shield: better health
through proper care for all our
people.”
Hospital Saving recently added
■polio coverage to its list of bene
fits. Complete protectiin up to
$6,000 within three years is avail
able .to 'members, at rates of $2
for an individula, $4 for two per
sons, . or $5 for an entire family.
This-extension of benefits follows
the recent increase of coverage
to allow unlimited use of the, new
drugs, such as streptomycin, aure
omycetin, etc. under Hospital
Saving’s coipperhensive contracts.
• The “service” aspect erf Blue
Cross-®lue Shield is wihat distin
guishes it from any other form of
hgabh. protection, and what has
led to its acceptance by over forty
million Americans. Blue Cross
differs from drddnary hospital
“insurance” in that its eomper
hensiye contracts pay the total
hospital bill on all major* items,
not jus {.limited cash idemnities
for each one. This means that
when hospital costs go up. Blue
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2,800 Business
Women Needed
By Air Force
~ChaperTffltr*-’- Voting, .blag:
and professional-women, who aie
college-trained and have.. deni'
ptrifed marked leadership in them
civilian .positrons, ari' being of
fered opportunities’ to sene their
country, and at the same time
advance their ., own vocational
careers, as Second or First Lieu
tenants in The United States -Air
Force. ' ,
During the next twelve months.,
2,800 such women, 24 to 32 years
of age -will be -needed-.by. the. Aii_
Force to serve as administi atn e
officers and WAF squadron com
manders in this country and^over
seas, it was stated today b)-Lj;
Col. Jesse J. Moorhead, PAS&T
of the University Air Force ROTC
In its search for qualified can
didates for direct commissions
from civil life, the Air Force is
seeking assistance from local and
national organizations where
young women are rendering 1>U
tic-minted service. Applicants
for these- company grade,ranks
equal in pay and prestige to those
cf other Air Force officers, should
be accustomed to working with
•be public, Colonel Moorhead
pointed out. He added that either
supervisory or managerial exper
ience is highly desirable
not have been performed for pay,
but may have been acquired while
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Orange Youth
Named To Attend
Forestry Camp
^ Van L- Kenyon TII, of Route 2,
It;:: ••> HD. has been selected to at
tend the 5th • Annual Forestry
Camp for Farm Beys scheduled
for Singletary Lake Groum Camip
on Bl-aden Lakes State Forest in
Bladen County August 5 to Au
gust 12.
The camp is sponsored by N. C.
Pulp Company ol' Plymouth, N.
C„ Riegel Paper Corporation of
WfiUrrn. _N. C.. International Paper
Company of Georgetown, South
Caro 1 ina. and -the .Champion Paper
and Frlbre'"Company- of Canton,
N. C. All member mills of the
Southern Puipwood Conservation
Association. ,
The N. C. Department ol Con
servation and Development’s Di
vision of Forestry in cooperation
with 'North Carolina Extension
Service and the Department of
Ppblic Instructions’ Division of
Vocational Agriculture Education
conduct the camp program which
is designed to give North Carolina
farm boys instruction in practical
and economical forestry' and' as
sociated practices that will pro
mote the basic concepts of con
servation for North Carolina’s
vital natural resources. ‘
State Forester W. K. Beichler
of Raleigh will greet the group
of 100 boys in a special opening
’Pragma??aeSBteaasfaitea^i
classes will commence Monday
morning.
Orange Tobacco Crop Heavily Hit
By Disease; Damage To $150,000
Bggrd Approves Enlargement
Chapel Hill School District
Hillsboro — The Board af Edu
cation has approved the petition
of the Chapel Hill Administrative
unit B6ard at Trustees for en
largement of the Chatpel Hill spe
cial tax district.
Uipon presentation and approval
of the,County Board of Commis
sioners and the calling of an elec
tion, the residents of the area
will vote on the question of en
largement of the district and the
levying of special school tax sup
plement of 20 cents to provide a
school of a higher standard than
is provided by State support.
The Chapel Hill district boun
daries, including the new territory
to be voted1 on, is described in
the approved petition as follows:
Beginning aii the-golirt of -the
southeast corner of Orange Coun
ty and running thenice in a north
erly direction wfith the Durham
County line to the point of in
tersection of the Durham County
line amd County highway No.
552; thence directly west crossing
County highways No. 551 Sc No.
550 to the tracks of the Southern
Railway (State University Rail
way); thence with said tracks in
a southerly direction to Main
Street in the town of Carrboro;;
thenice S 4° 21’ E along the east
ern boundary of the property of
the Carnboro Woolen Mills to the
town limit; thence with town
limit in a westerly direction to
the intersection of the town limit
and county highway No. 558;
thence in a southerly dtredtion
following the back of the pro
perty lines on the left side of
County highway No. 558 to The
intersection at County highways
No. 5M & No, ,582; theiice in a
Southerly direction following' the
back of the ‘property lines on the
left side of County highway No.
558 to the Chatham County line;
thence in an easterly direction
with the Chatham County line to
the point of beginning.
In other actions, the board a
warded contracts to law bidders
on the Cedar Grove Gymnasium
project, leaving off heat. Bids
totalled $63,844.20, leaving $1,
344.20 to be paid from current
expenses "were accepted by the
Board
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Traffic Cases
Predominant
In County Court
Hillsboro — With four excep
tions, it was an all-traffic-offense
session of Recorder Court- here
Monday.
In two assault cases, Hassell
Thompson got a $25 fine and was
ordered to remain of good be
havior for two years for wield
ing a deadly weapon in a flight,
and Ar. H. Seai lette, judged-guilty
cf simple assault, was fined $5
and costs; York Neese on an a
bandonment and non support
count was ordered to pay $20 per
week for the support of his fami
ly; Junior Cates got $15 and costs
for illegal possession of non tax
paid whiskey.
— In other actions, Thomas Craw
ford Scarlett was fined $10 and
costs for. failing to stop for stop
sign; Ted Lane, reckless driving,
"preyen.- for (ji:dgement continued
for 90 days* Russell E. Cardwell,
reckless driving, $15 and costs;
Charles N. Brice, speeding, $15
and costs; Olden Henderson, no
operators license, $25 and costs
with $15 remitted; Zephaniah
Hester, speeding, $25 and costs;
Early Barnett, no clearance lights,
$10 and costs; iharlie Neal Foteat,
speeding, $10 and_ cosits; Kenneth
Lance Stout, no operators license,
$25 and costs; Sterling Monroe
Brookrwell Jr., speeding, $10 and
costs; John Henry Scott, improper
lights, $10 and costs; Victor Bates,
speeding, $10 and costs; James
Fletcher Ceamei, speeding, $15
and costs; James Benjamin John
son, improper muffler, $10 and
! costs; Paid Alfred Terrell, im
equipment, $10 and costs;
Johh : O’Brian.
$15 and costs.
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Three Orange County 4-H Girls Gain
Recognition For Club Activities
Polly Roberts
Patsy Martin
Helen Mohler
SUFFERS ATTAtK
‘miSbQfo ' —'"’Mrs. C. ' A‘. Cecil,
a native of Orange County, and
sister of W, A. Davies, suffered
a heart attack at her home in
High Point Tuesday night. No
further report on her condition
has been received.
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SERIOUSLY HURT
Hillsboro ■— Joe Barries, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barnes, fell
from a ladder Saturday, morning
while washing' windows at his
home on the St. Mary’s Road, and
suffered a brain concussion. He is
new at Duke H.; nital. His con
dition was reported to be slightly
improved' Wednesday, out he is
still on the danger list.
METHODIST SPEAKER,
Hillsboro — Bonner D. Sawyer
will speak at the Hillsboro 'Meth
odist Church Sunday morning at
11 o’clock in the absence of the'
Rev. C. S. Hubbard, who is on
vacation.
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TO SPEAK
Hillsboro — Pastor W. H. Rit
tenhouse wdS speak especially to
Baptist Church community next
the older people at the Mans. ISM
Sunday and issues a special tnvi
sent. Hie sermon subject wlH be
“Values That Endure”
Hillsboro—Three Orange Coun
ty 4-H girl's have received major
recognition for -their 4-H work
during the past few weeks.
Polly Roberts waS one of nine
teen from various parts of the
state tapped -to the North Caro
lina 4-H Honor Club during the
annual tapping ceremony at 4-H
Club Week held recently at State
College.
Membership is obtained for out
standing leadership in 4-H dub
work. New members are received
into the cluib by unanimous vote
of the old members. Their deci
sion is based upon the informa
tion stated1 on the blank filled!
out by the outstanding 4-H mem
ber of each county every year.
To became a member, one must
be 16 years old and must have
completed 3 years of outstanding
4-H work. •
Reception into the Honor Club
is considered the highest honor
that a 4-K member can obtain in
North Carolina.
By way of comment on her
selection, Polly said: “I have ad
vice for any 4-H member who is
interested in reaching this goal,
the Honor dub, or any other of
the goal's of 4-H work, such as
winning the trip to National 4-H
Congress in Chicago or to the Na
tional 4-H Camp in Washington,
D. C. Seek information from your
home and farm agents about
keeping records. It is only through
keeping records of 4-H wortt and
achievement that the mentioned
goals can be reached.”
Patsy Martin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Martin, Route 1,
Hillsboro, was recognized by be
ing a member of a panel disous
sion “How'and Why of Record
Keeping”, Leading the discussion
was Miss Emniie I-felson, National
Field) representative of boys and
girls work.
Patsy is a leader in the Hills
boro 4-H Club and has completed
several projects in 'room improve
ment, clothing, and food prepara
tion. She was county room im
provement winner last year and
her record -Was submitted fo¥
state competition.
Helen Moihler, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Mbhler, was Coun
ty Dress Revue winner and parti
cipated in the State Dress Revue.
Fall Seeding : -
Purchase Orders
Available Monday i
Hill, boro — Beginning August
13th farmers will be able to get I
■purchase .orders, for Lading clover,,
father permanent pasture grasses!
-and fertilizers through the PMA !
Office at Hillsboro.
The sum of $10,300 is still left
in county pool for this purpose j
from the $55,000 available at the I
beginning of the year.
Permanent pasture land should
be prepared right away in order j
to be seeded by early September
say the county agents. For the ’
past few weeks the land has been
so dry and hand that a seed bed |
-has been- almost —impossible, to
prepare. The recent showers in
most cases have provided enough
moisture to disc the land with [
a bush and bog harrow. This,
should be followed with a double!
diSjS and a well pulverized seed
bed prepared. Lime should be ap
plied either before or after disc
ing, but in all cases before ladino
clover is seeded..----__
With the interest in beef cat
tle, hogs, and other types of live
stock, it is increasingly import
ant that every farm should* have
a minimum of one and one half
acres per animal unij.
<By . taking advantage of the
government’s assistance through
the PMA, farmers will save, ap*
proximately one-half of the cost
of seed. Office hours for applica
tions ire-item
through Friday.
HiHj&oro — The fungus disease
of tobacco known as Black Shank
has caused widespread/ loss in
Orange County this year, a loss
amounting tean estimated $100,
000 to $t50,660 des(pSte 4fca.-4*e-±±=r
of seed varieties resistant to the
disease.
These facts were revealed by
County Agent Don S. Matheson
this week in a report to the Board
of County Commissioners.
in me concentrated tooaccu
producing community of Cedar
Grove, damage will average 10
percent' with some farmers losing
one-half of their entire crop. For
the county as a whole, disease
damage probably will not exceed
five percent on the basis of the ,
present outlook; however, black • *
shank will continue to kill until
the entire crqp is harvested.
The Dixie Bright 101 and othe
resistant varieties recently devel
oped by the Experiment Station
were never claimed to toe entirely
resistant. Last year, with good
growing conditions preveleht
throughout the state," they were
practically disease free, even when
planted on infested land after to
bacco. This year growing condi-_J
tions were unfavorable and when
planted on land which had raised
tobacco the previous year they
have shown considerable disease.
The Experiment Station and
agricultural agencies have always
recommended that a rotation of
crops together with the use of "
resistant varieties is he oniy safe
practice to follow on black shank
infested land. To prove this re
commended .practice, the county
agents in cooperation with Julie
Allen of Cedar Grove have an
experimental plot of all resistant
varieties plus several non-resist
ant varieties planted on highly
infested black shank land which
has not been in tdbaoco for two
years. To date there is not a
single diseased stalk among the
resistant varieties, but th^ non
resistant varieties show 10% loss.
Mr. Allen used a rotation of oats
and lespedeza the first year and
pom the second year.
A field meeting wifi be held on
this farm to study this demon
stration Saturday morning, August
18th, 9:30 o'clock.
Said Mr. Matheson, “With a
three mallicxn dollar crop at stake
the experience this year seems
convincing that Orange County =41
tobacco farmers are going to have
to rotate in the future to avoid
heavy losses from this disease.”
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Rural Carrier
Position Open y
At Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove — The United
States Civil. Service Commission
has announced an examination to
fill the position of rural carrier
at Cedar Grove.
The examination will he held
at Hillsboro, and receipt of ap
plications will close on August 30.
The date of examination will be
started on admission cards mailed
to applicants after the closing
dale for receipt af applications.
On a standard daily- route of
30 miles, the salary of a rural
carrier is $2,758, vWth $20.00 per
year additional for each mile or
major fraction in excess thereof.
Calaries orr* shorter fiSutbS' or rrzdj
routes with less frequent service
are proportionately less.
Vehicle Equipment
All rural carriers must furnish
and maintain, at their own ex
pense, sufficient vehicle equip
ment for the prompt handling of
the mails. They are allowed an
equipment maintenance of 8c per
mile on the basis of the daily
mileage scheduled (this amounts
to $732.00 per year for a 30-mile
route).
.The examination will be - open -
only to citizens of. or persons who
owe alegiance to. the United
States who are actually ' residing
in the territory served by the
Postoffice where the vacancy ex
ists, who have been actually re
siding there for one
preceding
ceipt of
men and women, if qualified, nr
enter this examination,
pointing officers .have
right to specify the sex desired
in requesting certification of