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of Orantte County Clttfen* UD wUh tho new* from ktep UK ,ver county by ro.dinfl ^£WS OF ORANGE COUNTY Vol. —No. 3 2 Orange Your Home Newspaper Serving Orange County and Its Citizens Since 1893 (Published Weekly) HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HI] HURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1951 Eight Pages This Week. Price:, $2 a Year; 5c Single Copy 1 Raleigh __ Disinterested poll--! tical observers - - if there be an<y must be having a find time watching the goings on in North Carolina these days. first o£ all, Cairns Waynick ranie back home and' pulled some fancy footwork. The arrtbasador to Colombia watched a story reach orint quoting a “reliable source” to the effect that he would run -if conditions didn’t change.” They change every day. Then he told Raleigh reporters fie would an-r nounce his decision either to run or pot run dome the first week of September. There are those who don’t be lieve Waynick Will run, if his faction of the Democratic party -loosely defined as the liberal group - - can pick a candidate with a better than even chance, of winning. If such a man is not found, these friends sa#, Capus will car o’ the banner. Whatever his decision, Capus played his- cards close to his vest j and the conservative faction still doesn’t know who its main op ponent will he. These same conservatives seem to foe undecided among them selves. Some are going along with avo-wed candidate Bill Umstead. Others would like to see Brandon Hodges in the raice. Others still are looking for a candidate. The real truth of the matter is that they don’t care who their conservative (candidate is so long as he wins. The conservative fac tion was in power so long that the boys figured they wouldn’t have to do too much to win. That proved false, and’rough and ready campaigner Kerr Scott was elect ed as a result. They woke up and the bitter Graham-Smith fight resulted in their winning by methods many of them would like to forget. But they feel that they must back the winner in the upcoming guber natorial campaign in order to hang on to the control of the Legislature, as well as senatorial seats in the future campaigns. Despite all the arguments over political philosophy, the fight is j between the “ins” and the “outs.’! The “outs” were the “ins’ for many years, and were used to living high on the .park barrel. They find their .present situation distasteful, to say the least. All of which may explain the sudden “draft Preacher Casper Warren” movement. Dr. Gasper Warren of Charlotte, exipresidenit of the State Baptist Convention an# pastor of the First Baptist Church of Charlotte, was ap proached last week and asked to run. On the surface, at least, Ral •oighs professional ipolitieians thought little of the idea. But nation-wide investigations show ing racketeers controlling city governments; bribing of basket-f oaU players, and the recent West Point scandals have left the na tion and this state morally in «gnan and the mass of people tn the mood for a return to what *ey call the old-fashioned ideas and Weals of honesty and inte grity. This combination could result m eHough pressure being brought on Dr. Warren for him to run. He would get a lot of support ' 18 true, but he also would have cornHat the mate suspicion that ITlany folks seem to have of a Preacher who turns to something txsndes preaching. ,Hc also would do well to be tie intentions of those srkC’ut the loudest encourage -l ' an?’ take a good1 look into firHlr(k'0tiVes ” " not expecting to! ■ he honesty and sincerety of sav^f6 tllat wout<t expect, ’ Tom His board of deacons. 'kycces To Hear kaier Tonight aipel Hill —Mayor Ed Lanier j before the Chapel Hill meetr^8 .t0night at the froup’s m the Carolina Inn. f the t t0ipi° be generally on it ic .0f'yn’s Physical needs, what the r mg al30ut them, and what At 3^'cees <tan do to help. Ale» j meetin£. President Bill zander announced, the eltfb so consider a number of clurti^ busimiess matters in hom ^W#1 CruSsKie for Free 9J local represents ties to the ,B^ard ttf .Jr* ^ ®ocicy Mount, erection clubTt*tive signs by the civic buto M the town entrances, and gather* 0t a ^nter for social nerm*s near the town. /Quite Speech Governor Soott made one of the few non-controversial speech es of his recent career at' Bre vard the other day. He shared the limelight at the Transylvania Mkisic Festival, and from the way he talked you would have thought he was manager of Brevard’s Chamber of Commerce. Nothing but kind words came from the State’s number one job-holder. -1—o Escaped Scrap • A couple of prisoners and, a iprison truck driver got sentences in Raleigh city court last 'week for taking scrap metal out of Cen t* Prison and selling it to a junk dealer. *■ The most interesting thing, though, was that vehicles seem to be searched only for escaping pri soners when they leave the prison. A truck, apparently, could haul the death chair out of the gas chamber through the gates with no questions ^skech— Odds And Ends Governor Scott has had to cut down on the number of cigars he smokes a day — can’t smoke but three, to be exact. He’s beating this by switching from his usual brand to one that’s about an inch-thick and a foot long . . . . Least-noticed news item of the week: announcement that Man ley R. Dunarway, a Charlotte real , estate man, will run for governor Local Quota For Flood Relief Is Doubled Chaipel Hill — The local Red Cross chapter's quota for the mid west flood relief has been doubled, Disaster Chairman Miss Elizabeth Branson announced this week. The original goal of $325 has been hiked to $650 in keeping with the recent doubling of the nationwide emergency quota to $10,000,000. Despite the tremen dous need local contributions have been slow coming in to date, she .said. Total gift? earlier this week were only $246 from both col lection boxes and direct offerings. Miss Branson appealed to all local, citizens to resi]>ond to the appeal this week, fn order' that the quota might be reached..Con* ributipns should be mailed to the Chapel, Hill American Red Cross Chapter, Box 777, Chapel' Hill. ' --——O - EXCHANGE TROPHY Hillsboro — The Exchange Club of Hillsbofo was awarded a trophy for an out standing record of projects completed thl« year. President Frank Ray received the trophy in behalf of the club while attending flhe Convention of N. C. Exchange Clubs at Morehead last weekend. The trophy is an annual award presented to the Exchange Club In North Carolina with the most outstanding projects completed. Exchange Chih Fetes Supervisors Of Wading Pool Hillsboro — The Exchange Club of Hillsboro honored the young ladies who supervised the wading pool this Summer at the Clubs regular meeting Thursday night. Each oif the guests were pre sented with, gifts-,, from the Club as a token of appreciation of the service rendered the Club and the Community. Those present, were Joyce” Brown, Carolyn Strayhorn, Edna Lloyd, Janet Riley, Nellie Ruth Lloyd, and Patsy Teer. Judge Coleman Cates of Bur lington was guest speaker for the occasion. In a brief business .session the club voted to Sponsor monthly waste paper drives. The funds derived from these drives are to be- used on the clubs recreation propects. -o Gattis Named Assistant Clerk Superior Court Hillsboro—S. M, Gattis has been appointed assistant Clerk of Superior * Court by Clerk E. M. Lynch. Gattis took the oath of office Tuesday following the approval of the appointment by Resident Su perior Judge Leo Carr of Burl ington. The new assistant clerk off court has been serving for sev eral years as a deputy clerk. The new position will enable him to perform the duties of clerk with full authority during the clerk’s absence. Gattis is the son of Mrs. Vir i ginia Gattis of Hillsboro. He is an alumnus of the University and formerly attended the law school there. -_!-o-. Grange Sponsors Homecoaung Event At St Mary’s Hillsboro — Homecoming will be observed at the St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Sunday Aug. 49. -—_-___I-....,. - : The Rev. David Yates of the Chapel of The Cross in. Chiapel Hill will speak at the LI o’clock services. After the services there will be a • dffigr. 'grounds; The St. Mary’s Grange is spon soring this gathering and .. plans have been made to take ae coiec tion f or tfie'"upkeep of "the'church and cemetery. The church has been abandoned for seme years and the Grange is trying to renew the custom of having arrannual homecoming for descendents of former members.-'— -o PULPIT EXCHANGE Hillsboro — Dr. C. M. Maddry and Rev. James Rittehhouse will exchange pulpits Sunday, August 19. Dr. Maddry will conduct the 11 o'clock services at Gane Creek Baptist Church and Rev. Ritten house will speak at the Hillsboro Baptist Church. New Road Markings Explained The new yellow ‘‘barrier? making their appearance for the iirst time on the highways in „his section have not been fully explained to motorists of this sec iom The new markings are now ;:n a number of the state high .vny-s going through Orange Coun :x-_.,... ” The new lining system, adopted oy the State Highway Commis sion., last October, uses dashed white lines to denote limits of a travel lane and yellow “barrier lines to warm motorists that pass is unwise, Th,e presence of a yejhw line on the dirver’s side indicates that sight- distance is ess than ,600 feef. Highway patrolmen say that motorists are not allowed to pass nother car When the “barrier is n their side of the dashed white ine. However, a driver may pass f the yellow ‘'barrier is on the pposite side of the dashed whi _ ne although if he were travel ig the opposite direction the assing would be prohibited. A yellow “barrier” on both ides of the dashed white line jeans that neither vehicle is per iit.ted to pass another auto. frxjbnMng to the highways cqm lission, lining crews are le half-way mark in ^ ew two-color white and yrilow enterlhies on major highway- in Norm Carolina. The new yellow line restriction when complied -with provides for ;afe passing at a speed of 37 miles ier hour with a 10-mile dififeren ial in the speed of the overtaking or passing vehicle. The absence of ) yellow line does not mean that 1 i pissing maneuver is recom-, ■inerted* at all times. Reasonable precautions must still be taken to determine distance Off oncoming' Vehicles. Motorists will find' yellow “bar iers” on both sides of the dashed white dines when approaching in tersections and railroad-highway crossings.’' The new cent.erline markings will appear on all major high ways carrying 300 or more ve hicles per day. The commission formerly used the yellow line technique only on three and four lane highways. Safety officials also issued a warning today relative to laws governing the passing of school buses. It is a violation of the law to pass stopped school buses from either direction. “Many motorists are under the impression that they do not have to stop when approaching a stopped school bus nti r +tf w-—-- j •• •, “That -isn’t true and those who fail to obey the law will be given the full penalty.” , , Orange Municipalities Make Plans For Using $28,000 Powell Bill Fund County, Towns Receive Record Intangibles Tax Hillsboro — Orange County and its municipalities have received $24,748,16 as their share of the total of North Carolina intangibles tax collection for the fiscal year ending June 30. The largest share of the tax melon went .to the county govern ment, $16,702.53, and Chapel Hill received the lion’s share among the municipalities, $5,570.81. This year’s collections were the high est on records. Amounts received by other towns included: For Hillsboro: $1,039.42; Carr boro, $1,195.34- and Mebane $2, 500.89 (partially in Alamance and partially in Orange County totals). Intangible tax collections re turned to the counties and towns $3,196,397.21 for the fiscal year. During the 1960-51 "fiscal year which ended June 30, the state collected a record total of $3, 995,494.51 in intangible taxes. This was considerably higher than estimated. The previous record high was the $3,417,199.23 collect ed during the 1949-50 fiscal year. The intangible tax is assessed on money in banks, notes, mortgages, accounts receivable and stocks and bonds, and then prbated on the basis of ad valorum levies on property within the particular jurisdiction. Eighty per cent of the tax take is returned' by the state to the counties, cities and towns. -«-0 Animal Picnic Of Merchants ~~ Next Wednesday Chapel Hill — The annual Cha« pel Hill-OarriborJ Merchants As sociation ipiicniff' for members, their employees and families yill be held" next Wednesday after noon on the Chapel Hill School grounds. ___ _ Civic clubs of the community are cancelling their regular week ly meeting to meet with the mer chants for the occasion and mem bers of the Hillsboro business community are--invited to attend and join in the activities and fel lowship of the occasion. The program will get undenway at 4 o’clock with a softball, game between teams from the North and South sidles of Franklin St., captained by Charlie Phillips and Jack McDade. The annual troiphy presentation for this event will follow. Other iprizes will be a warded during the game and throughout the afternoon. Horseshoe pitching contests are scheduled1 for 4:30 under the su pervision of Buster Ogburn and a fried chicken supper with all accessories will take place at 6:30 to be followed by an entertain ment program headed by Roy Armstrong. Tickets for $1.50 including sup per are on sale at the office «f the Merchants Association, Jack Lip man’s and Electric. Construction Co. o Merchants Body Elects Hamlin New President - Hillsboro—Edwin Hamlin, edi tor and publisher of The News cf Orange County, wias elected! president of the Hillsboro Mer chants Association Tuesday night. Other new^ officers selected in cluded C. B. Parris, vice presi-. dent, and the following directors: I Cary Lowe, Eddie Hines, Jake | Forrest and R. J. Smith. Hamlin will succeed B. P. Gor don Jr., who automatically serves during the coming year as a mem ber of the association’s Board of Directors. ' \ 1 The annual elections were held at the regular monthly meeting Colonial Inn. ' —--o GREAT NAMES V Hillsboro — Great names of history moved across the county Court record Monday, recalling ■from the past leading figures of military conquest,, statesman ship and finance. -V Among the defendants were Napoleon Seauo«&-«»ina riMM • lidge Scarlette and Jacob Astor t Beane. i Showdown On Curve Inn Moved Up To August 28 Chapel HID — The next round . in the battle between the Town' of Chapel Hill and the Curve Inn has been set for August 28. The place: In Raleigh before the Malt everage Division of the State Alcoholic Control Board. In a resolution adojpted Mon day night, the .towh’s Board of Aldermen postiponed until aftefcr August 28 consideration of thp ^Mvileje License and Beer Per ir.it“ i»‘ ied to Edwin E. Johnson on j'.iv- 16 for use at the Curve Inn. Previou&ly, the board had set last Monday’s meeting at the time for holding a public hearing on the question. Further, the Board in its reso lution directed the Mayor and the Town Attorney to appear for it before the Malt Beverage Divi sion on August 28 or “‘any other date which may be set by the Malt Beverage Division” and pre sent certified copies of the min utes of the Board’s meeting of July 9 when the Curve Inn’s building permit was revoked and otf the Board meeting on July 23 when it declared a previous per mit issued to the Strowd Hill roadhouse null and void and fur ther stated it considered the whole Curve Inn. areas both inside and outside the actual town limits, to be clearly detrimental to the homes of residents of the section adjacent. , The Malt Beverage Division has issued formal notification to the Curve: Inn operators of its its in tention to consider revocation of the State beer permit for the place on August 28. - A request of Chester Kirby for a permit to sell beer at 508 W . -Franklin St. was deferred by the Aldedmen, who questioned the suitability of the place for selling beer. Dr. O. D. Garvin., health officer,, told the Board he doubt ed if the place was suitable for oafe "purposes. The Board de clined to act on a request from Grover C. Bush to do something about the open drainage ditch running across his property after the health officer stated the ditch did not constitute a menace to health. The Board refused to overrule a dicision of the Board of Adjust ment which had declined to ap prove a building permit for Mrs. Gladys Groves to convert a ga rage to living quarters in viola tion of the zoning ordinance. Subdivision proposals of Dr. O. D. Garvin and Dr. Karl H. Fussier were approved, but a direct ap peal from the Negro Recreation Center Operations Committee for $450 for supplies, maintenance and repairs was directed to the Recreation Committee. White Cross Building Project Bets Boost From Grange To Purchase Land Chapel' Hill — The White Cross Community building (project re-1 ceived a boost from the White ( Cross Grange this past Thursday ; night when the meiribers, at a ] called meeting, voted to donate | ^ie additional money needed for the purchase of the one acre of land across the road from Whit fields service station at White Cross oh which the building is To be located1. , ■ ’ A total of $126 dollars of the j money-pledged by the people of the community at the meeting a few weeks ago, had been paid prior to the Thursday's meeting. The. remainder of the money pledged) -will go toward the con struction of the building. The Steering committee, as soon as the deed is transferred to the community, will begin plans for the construction of the build ing. This committee, which is made up by the leaders of all the social groups of the community includes Mrs. Tam (Bradshaw, Mrs. Raymond Thompson, Miss Martha Lloyd', Mr. James Andrews and Mr. Clem Cheek. The actual cinstruction of this building will be in the hands of the building committee. This com mittee which is headed by Mr. Aubrey MoClennen includes Mir. Walter Lloyd, Mr. Clem Cheek, Mr. C. A. Gentry, Mr. J. F. Whit field and Mr. Glen Lloyd. Every person in the community shoulfl make a sincere effort to the community, and not for the aid in the completion of thi9 pro- ! ject. The building, which is for grange as some may have believed, should serve to bring about close and friendly cooperation between the vari'- - , tp* 0f th* munity. In order to make the most rapid! progress possible, it is re quested that all persons who pledged to give toward the con struction of the building and all others who care to help, turn your donations in to Miss Martha Lloyd, treasurer of the " steering committee. Each donation, re gardless of how small, will help in the comtptetibn of a'..very: worthwhile c-amnmmity project. ■o Hillsboro Team Reaches Finals Hillsboro — The girls softball team sponsored by Belle-Vue Mfg. Co. and including the Belle-Vue team plus 2 girls from each of the other teams in the local league have advanced to the final stage of the North Carolina Class “B” touranment by defeating High Point twice, Canton, and Shelly and losing to Raleigh. Wednesday night at 8:30 at High Point, Hillsboro met Raleigh, the anly te,jm that had defeated them before, in the State Champion ship game. A final score had not seen- released at this printing rai witnrow jr. And Veterans1 Entertainers At Carrbaro August 23 Carnboro — Pat B. Withrow Jr., noted speaker, traveler, -and radio executive, will speak at the Carnboro Baptist Church in a special program to be given on the evening of August 23, at eight o’clock. , * Withrow is the founder of Vet erans Hospital Programs and Entertainment Service Associa tions, two onganizations sponsored by the Protestant people of the United States; devoted to taking cleari, wholesome entertainment into service camps and veterans hopsitals, and using outstanding talent and testimony in and for the church. Associated with Mr. Withrow in this entejgvise are some of the best known names in the clergy, radio and business. Some of the people who make up the National Advisory Board which governs this work are Dr. Robert G. Lee. former president of the Southern Baptist Convention^ Col. Alva J. United States Army; Richard] Maxwell, host and master of cere-1 monies of the “We Remember” program heard each Sunday oveT N. B. C.; and the Vice President of NBC, CBS, and ABC. Other guest artists to aippear on the program here - will include Bcfciby Del Rio, one of the coun try’s foremost accordionist. He is a veteran showman, as well as a veteran of World War 2. He was in the first unit to reach the front m .the Pacific and has en tertained our fighting men all over the world. He was wounded in the early uprisings in Korea and was told by doctors that- h£ would never play the aecordian again. He believes his full re covery is an answer to prayer, Cohleen Jensen, noted radio, vooolist, will also be a guest artist on the program here Aug. 23. Missj Jensen is one of many prostestant radio artists who are appearing j on programs for our service men. She is also a well known concert pianist. 'Hie program i» free. fering will be taken at the cli <* the program, . Orange County municipalities will be allocated approximately $28,000 for non system street aid under the 1991 Powell MU alloca tions, it was learned from town officials this week. —J The net amount allocated for the 390 eligible North Carolina town* for aid was reported to be $4, 543,006. In computing the localsums, calculations' were based on total populations and miles of non system streets, as follows: ’ Chapel Hill: $>18,440, based on a" 1960 population otf 9,177 and 10. 63 miles of mon system streets, Hillsboro: $4,186, based on a 1950 population afi 1,320 and 5.01 miles oif non system streets. Carrboro: $5,149, based on a 1950 popdation of 1,706 and 5.62 miles of non system streets. Checks are expected on October 1. 1-“ In Chapel Hill, Town Manager Tom Rose and the Board of Al derman's street committee were instructed at this week’s board meeting to survey the street situa ion for needed repairs and im provements and formulate {dans for using the funds to be avail able. They were also asked to co induct a survey to determine the adivisiability of transferring traf fic on one-side parking streets to the opposite side from that now being used to assure even wear on both sides^ of the street. At Hillsboro, town authorities are planning for street work un der the Powell Bill to be carried out by the State Highway Com mission under provisions of the act which provide for this to be done where requested. The town has no equpiment for road work of this type. Plans are being for mulated for selecting the streets to be cut or improved. In the 390 eligible towns, there were as of last July 1 about 5, 230 miles^of streets certified as meeting the legal requirements for State aid under the Poiwell Bill. They had a.jtotal 1950 population of OiW't-M, ■ ” } A calculation based on that data provider rates of allocation of $434.33 per street mile not on the state or county highway system and $J.51 per capita of? 1960 pop uation. August 1 was the deadline date for municipalities to qualify un der the law, and as of that- date the only eligible towns not sub mitting basic data to qualify were Eureka, Oman, Proctorville and Sparta. The highest nonrsystesm street milage was for Charlotte, with 306 miles. The lowest figures, with zero miles, is shared by Barrels ville and Saratoga. Former Students Of Elm Grove To Have Rendon Hilldboro There will be a reunion of Elm Grove School students at New Hope Church, Sunday, September 2. There will be an 11 o’'clock talk by some former students. After lunch a pennant alumni association will be formed and there will be and . reminiscences by iormer teachers and pupils. Everyone who has been, in any way connected -with Elm Grove School is urged to be present. Recently a few former pupils of this school met at the home' of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Davies to form a temporary organization and plan a reunion. The following officers were elected: W. A. Dav ies, chairman; Luther Sharpe, vice-chairman, Mrs. Luther Shar pe, historian, Miss Janie Black wood, treasurer. - Rev. Jesse F. Minn vs. Chaplain, Miss Christine Cates, secretary. Elm Grove School was located about six miles south of Hills boro, ' a short distance east of highway 86 on the new hard sur faced road leading to New Hope*#* Built of large hewn oak logs, with rock chimney, it served the jommunity as a public school from some time prior to the Civil War until the late 1890’s when a .wo-room building was errected md used until the Orar^e County •chools were consolidated.
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