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cttuen. of Orange County can up with the news from all Ut*P aver the county by reading THE tlEWS OF ORANGE COUNTY THE NEWS of Orange County lour Home Newspaper Serving Orange County and Its Citizens Since 1893 Vo!- 5>s—No- 3° 4E*P ^ —*—T-- \ ,yfflfgE buy, rent or get a Job by using the classified ads an page -f of THE NEWS of Orange County (Published Weekly) HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1951 Price: $* a Year; 5c Single Copy Eight Pages This Week William /B. Umstead ended speculation: regarding his candidacy for Governor with an announce ment this week .that he waijjgjjjilteiy a candidate. This means he and his family will be much in the spotlight both in Orange County and throughout the State during the next few months before the Democratic .Primary. A two-year-old picture of the family, thus, was dragged from the flies of The News to illustrate this story which, although a couple of days old, is of .interest to many ci tizens in this county which has always given -the--candidate strong suppdrt in all his previous cam paigns. _ . ..... Two Minor School Bus Accidents Occur Despite New Driver Program Name Committee Leaders For PTA Hilldboro — The- Executive Committee of tihe Hillsboro Par ent Teacher Association met re cently at the home of Mrs. B. P. Gordan, Jr., to make plans for the year’s work, G. A. Brown opened the meet ing with prayer and Miss Annie Cameron read “A Pledge to Chil dren” from the White House Con '•ftrence. ^ J. B: Midgett, president, listed , the following as chairman of com mittees for the year 1951-1952: Program, Mrs. Van Kenyon; fi nance, Mrs. Glenn Auman; grade parents,' Mrs. J. W. Dickson; lunchroom, Mrs. Taylor Bivins; hospitality, Mrs. Vance Isenhour; membership, Van Kenyon; music, Mrs. Helen Warren; educational standards, Miss Emma Lee Davis; publicity,.Mrs. Fred Blake; Sum mer roundup, Miss Annie Cam eron; health, Mrs. Phil Thomas; auditorium, E. R". Dowdy; safety, G. C. MdBane; yearbook, Mrs. C. D- Jones; goals, Mrs. Bverette Forrest; scrap bock, Mrs. Wallace Bacon; citizenship, (Mrs. Harry Woods; rural service, Mrs. uRoy Kennedy; recreation, C. S. Hub bard; and publication', Miss Re becca Liner. The first P. T. A. meeting of ^be year will be held Tuesday, September 18, in the high school auditorium. The speaker for the evening will be G. Paul Carr, ^tperintendent of Orange County ^hoois. All meetings during the year will be held on the third ^uesday of the month at 7:30 oclock. p Past two years the local • T- A. has strived for a large .^bership. This year the slogan was “Every member at **•. T. A.” So much can be “CcompHshed by the working to th parent* an^ teachers for if betterment of the child. Now Can Ket these parents who m .. year to attend the tha* lngS year. we shall feel " We have reached one goal. How To Write Korean POW’s era2?Or0 ~ W' G- Wren, vet fa ...service officer, said that ary erJles who have relatives in nouT^ pr^SCiJir &t- war czzr^s O^inoan write to them by way of m «>* *etter should be addressed ujfp, re Chinese Peoples Com Chirf6 I°r World Pet"", Peking, flj. . • address should include n(wy.u 119me and rank, and serial <* the prisoner. Postage is necessary. In the Jre.r righthand corner ot the narn°Pe’ wilere the stamp ordi wrrit* “Prisoner Of “JWer letthand oonier ^dress ** yOUr mune and return t Hillsboro — Two minor school, bus accidents in the county Tues day struck an early Slow' at the county schools’ safety record. A bus from the Hillsboro school and ran over a 12-year-old girl, Ann Long, in front of Arthur Minniss’ heme in the Oak Grove section but no serious injuries examination. The wheels of the were reported following a doctor’s bus did not roll over the child, who suffered bruises and minor cuts. The girl was said to have run out in front of the bus, which was driven by Robert Marine, who broke a brake rod in .attempting to avoid striking the child. A bus from White Cross school collided -with art automobile at Dobson’s Cross Roads, causing slight damage to the car and none to the bus. Berry Gene Andrews was.--the driver. There were no injuries. Meanwhile, County Superb.. ,r. dent G. Paul Carr revealed that a systematic program to improve the safety record of-eourttj* school busses would be intensitied;■ Last year there were nine-bus acci dents in the‘ county system. - .'"As part of the Safety program which was begun prior to the opening of SGhool, a banquet was promised for all bus driver’s of each echool not having an acci dent during the year. A bus driv er’s agreement was incorpated in the safety program this year fol lowing meetings held before f-school opening attended by Lloyd V. Capps, bus driver trainer of -the—Highway Safety Division, ■Highway Patrolman R. R. Thomas, bus maintenance personnel, prin cipals and bus drivers. In addition, efforts will be made to eliminate hazards on the routes and Clarence Walters, highway | maintenance chief for Orange: County, promised his support in this phase of the program in which bus drivers and school r principals will keep him constant- , ’y informed of danger spots which can be eliminated by mainten ance presonnel. The" agreement which all the j bus drivers signed, which was ap- ; proved by the Board of Education i and is subject to> enforcement by vhe Superintendent of Transppr.ta Mon, :s r.s follows: Knowing the responsibility to |.v-h;ji I am intrusted as driver,! ■*cr sr'tccl bus Kb'. ‘-. I do j herdby promise to the best of my j ability .to abide by and fulfill the , following rules and regulations ..relative to the safely, care and ■j operation of the bus. I also un derstand that failure to comply vith the rules and regulations as jiisted in this agreement makes j me, subject to a fine, remocal, or i tooth. r~ I Pledge Myself: j 1. To sweep the floor of bus ' daily, to keep bus in a neat and | sanitary condition, and to see ! that children do not play and eat : in the bus. 2. To keep my bus at least 300 feet behind any school bus that may be in front of me while on highway or road. 3. To. see that bus does? pot stap at stores and lunch counters for children to run errands or make purchases. 4: To prohibit smoking and the use of prefane language on my bus. — --— -;—;—. ... . . 5. To keep the radiator filled with water at all times while bus is- in operation. 6. T($ see that there .is’.plenty ■of gas and oil in the bus so that bus will not be , detained on the road' because of carelessness. |~“$r ’The-bus is governed at--30 miles per hour; however, I agree that this does not mean that I must drive that fast. I promise to use good judgment, comply with al traffic laws, and use every precaution of safetyi Uhider no Circumstances will I tamper with the governor of my bus. 8. I agree to bring school bus to a complete stop at all railroad crossings and highway, intersec tions, and: proceed with caution on entering the same. 9. Under no condition will I push another bus or any vehicle with front bumpers nor-allow my bus to be pushed by another. bus. 10. To report the mechanical condition of my bus to the prin cipals office daily*, 1-1. I will not allow any other person to operate bus when it is in my custody. 12. I agree to check the brakes on my bus carefully and refuse to drive it unless brakes are safe for .driving. - 13. In case af an aocident‘which is adjudged my fault-by the Bus river Trainer and State Patrol :r.:r I agree to five up my bus license wilingly red step driving a bus. 14. I premise faithfully to fol low all suggestions and directions as given in the bus driver's school. Bi©odsf»<^fe*!e Sets Next Visit 'C'-^oei Hill — The Red Cross Blcodimobile from Charlotte will make its third stop of the year in Orange County here on Oct. 10 an3 11. , Local Red Cross Chapter B.ood Chainnan Rebort H. Wettaoh, said a quota of 400 pints will be asked from volunteer' donors. The unit wil be set up in Graham Memori al again as it was on the earlier stops here last winter. Persons willing to give a pint of their blood are already being re cruited, and are-agked to tele phone the Red Crow P*ce, * Alumni Building to make an ap pointment. | Another Bond Road Completed Raleigh — The State Highway Commission completed the pav ing on a 5.7-mile bond Jssue pro ject in Orange County during August, Chairman Henry W. Jor dan announced. The newly-surfaced road is the Mebane-Oaks Road from the Ala mance County line to NC 54. POLIO CA»r Carrboro — Jerry Andrews, eight-year-old daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Avery Andrews, was taken to Watts Hospital Monday night where doctors reveaietf that he had been striken by "potto. The child firit became ill at school District Leaders Are Honored Bj Eastern Star Hillsboro Chapter No. 180 O. E. S. held its regular meeting Thurs day, September 6, at 8 o’clock. Prior to the meeting the mem bers gave a picnic supper in honor c<f the District Deputies, Mrs. Charles Bartlett, Chapel Hill and Harvey Byrd, Durham, N. C. They were accompanied by other visi tor? fromDurham and Chapel Hill. We also had visitors for the meeting from Mebane. *• ' Mrs. Bartlett made her official visit to the Chapter. She was pre sented a beautiful corsage from the Worthy Matron Mrs. Gertrude Pc re and the Worthy Patron, Mr. G. W. Lloyd. Hilton Pope, husband of the Matron, was initiated into the order. Mr. H. O. Bivins conferred the degrees. Later in the evening after a most inspiring talk, Mrs. Barlett was presented a gift from the Chapter, as was Mr. Boyd. Refreshments^served at the dose of the meeting. — -__-o Book On Chapel Hill Nearing Completion Chapel Hill —• Archie Daniels, Chapel, Hill artist and member of the staff of Person Hall Art Gal lery in the University of North Carolina, has almost completed a book he has been working on for several years and hopes to have it published-soon. Entitled “Sunshine and Sha dows,’’ the book will have 3C0 pages. In the foreword, the author ex plains that the book presents a close scrutiny, or perspective, of how Chapel Hill looked to him in 19^0, the year he came here to live, and how it gradually chang ed from a college village to a wide-awake cftamapolitan cotn muni:j»\ith thousands at busy, happy inhabitants,* in®U|c6lng a large numper of celebritffcs. In another passage from the foreword, IT'r.r.’els says, “The twin sister .to' sunshine is shadow. At night darkness overshadows half of our planet. This magical drama is in operation all the tijne. On this fascinating subject I have based the fundamental principles for the title of my book. In the bewitching drama of human life, an occasional Shadow will , fall across the -path of each individu al.’’ ” Daniels said that the book has four general themes: art, educa tion, religion and temperance. Freedom Crusade Drive To Be Opened With Demonstration Saturday At Hill Social Security Not Affected By Lien Law Mrs. Nina Matthews, Manager at the ■ Durham Social Security Office, stated today that her of fice has been receiving a large number of inquiries regarding the law passed during the 1951 ses sion of the North Carolina legi slature which provides, in effort; that a lien will be attached to the real property If those persons who are receiving public assistance payments through the Welfare Department, effective October 1, 1951. A She lcminds people who\ are re ceiving old-age insurance^ pay ments through her office tnht the new law does not apply tol these payments. These are Insurance benefits payable as a result of the worker’s having participated in a contributory insurance system where the worker and employer contributed equally. It appears that a great deal of confusion ex "slsfsTn the minds of many bene ficiaries of old-age insurance. All questions relating to old age or survivors insurance should be referred to the Social Security Office located in Room 214 Post Office Building, Durham, N. C. ■■■■. o Leaders Named For Referendum On November i Hillaboro — Henry S. Hogan, prominent dairyman from Chapel Hill, was elected permanent chair man of the “Knickles for Know How” ' campaign and Don S. Matheson, County Farm Agent, I was elected co-dhaLtnan at a mass j meeting held in Hilldboro last Friday night. Two committies were also elect ed - one to have change of in forming the people about the pur pose of the program. Elmer Dow dy, Vocational Teacher from Hills boro, chairman, and the following members of. the committee: E. P. Barnes, Mrs. C. W. Stanford, M. C. Burt, Mrs. Paul Long, and Dupree Smith. The other committee will be in charge of holding the election on j November 3rd; This committee, has as chairman Clem Cheek, teacher of Veteran farmers, and ' the following members; Mrs. Vic- , tor Walters, Z. C. Burton, Mrs. Clyde Roberts, H.. M. Carter, John Poteat, John Williams, and M. A. Wilkins, Bobby Hinton, star carrier for The Newt of Orange County Hr Hillsboro, became a star Ashman alto .on Labor Pay gvhen ho pulled In a 15% lb. amberjaek while Ashing with pthor members of hit family and friends In the 'Gulf (Stream 'Off Morehead City. Altogether the party of 10 from 'Hlllabero caught <250 pounds of fish, Audolph Dixon caught a 14 pound amberjaek and A. L. Hinson, father of iBobby, and Oorla Alloy, .both caught largo trout weighing 4*lght P**»<*^ «*«««•> Members ff Wflthlng party included Mr. and Mrs. A. L. jHtnaon, Mr. ahCIn. ©eland J. Alley and Mr. and Mrs. Audelph 'Dixon and their families. I JURY MEETS I Hillsboro — A coroner’s Jury was scheduled to meet last night at eight o’clock to review the autopsy made on the body of Miss Rachel Crock. Coroner Allen Walker had the report m his possession yesterday bu» refused to reveal any of the contents or offer any reason for withholding the facts contained in the -report. Other sources, however, reveal ed that nothing of any importance to the solution of the case was revealed, nor did it contain any information affecting the case against Hobert Lee, the Burling ton man who has been changed by Sheriff S. T. Latta with, the murder cf Miss Crook. The corrner’s jury first met fol lowing the finding of the body and was adjourned pending the re ceipt of the autopsy. Pre-aeacon Rush Is Ort Chapel Hill — Although this is the quietest time cif the year on the University of North Carolina campus, there is much acivity I going on in petiparation- for the I opening >of the fall term Septem ber 15. ! Painting, cleaning up buildings, moving furntiure, getting the gtpunds ip shape, and' general preparation are keeping a .portion of the University maintenance staff in constant attendance. Orientation for freshmen and new sudents is scheduled for September 15-17, with registra tion for freshmen set for Septem ber 17. Upperclassmen will regis ter on the 18th and 19th and classes, will start on Thursday, September 20. Preceding the orientation pro gram, the YMiCA will hold its annual Freshman Camp at the New Hope camp {ground near Ohapel Hill September 12-14. Many Hi-L leaders and others in terested in YMCA work will par ticipate. All incoming freshman have been invited to attend." V Enrollment this fall is expected to be around 5200, which is some what Icjwc-r than last fall’s regis tration due to a large number of students going into service. The larges, drop came just after Christ mas last year, but no material decrease bps been noted since. „ Approximately 300 freshmen enteVed the University this ’sum mer instead of waiting Until the fall term. The majoriy of them hoped- to by entering a full quart er ahead of schedule to get as fat along in their college careers as possible before entering service. The University is in the midst of on* of Hi biggest building pro grams, but none of the new Struc tures is to be ready for use by the time school. opens. However, the new addition to the Library is expected to be dedicated in Feb ruary.__ Including in the building pro gram Which was made possible by the $20,000,000 appropriated by the last two State Legislatures, are a four-year Medical School and Teaching Hospital, the Dental School, Nursing School, a new School of Business Administra tion, a new men’s dormitory, and additions to the Library, Law School and chemistry building. The Medical School is expected to be completed in January, 1952. With a faculty of arpund 500, the University will offer courses in more than a dozen distinct and different schools and colleges. Up wards of 1000 students will be enroled in the Air Force ROTC and Naval ROTC units. •-o SEE EXPERIMENTS Hillsboro — County Agent Don Mathteon and five leading tobacco farmers of the county yesterday conferred with officials of the Ox ford Experiment Station and dis cussed the latest findings and re commendations on tobacco di seases. To Sell Food The Sunday School Class taught by. Mrs. ft. H. Marks at the Carr bcro Methodist Church will sell brunswick stew with all the fix ings and many other home cook ed food items, on next Saturday afternoon. Sept. 15th beginning at five o’clock at the CVrrboro Methodist Church Hut, on Main Street in Cantboro. These suppers given for the benefit at the church building fund have always proven .very suocewrfull in the pest, the food W airways okceSfchv one is ‘cordially invited. Chapel Hill — The second Cru sade for Freedom campaign to combat Communism will be laun ched in Orange County Saturday, September 15 with a dramatic demonstration oif how Freedom Weapons operate to pierce the Iron Curtain. The statewide campaign was started in Asheville last week with a kickoff dinner at which the Hon. Harold Stassen, National chairman, was the main speaker. And starting last Monday morn j ing, a Crusade for Freedom mo torcade took from Murphy to across the state to Manteo hold ing demonstrations to promote the drive, Which-*in Orange County is , being sponsored by the Chapel Hill Junior Chamber , of Com- * mence. ... Gran Childress, Orange Coun ty Crusade for Freedom chairman, sard the motorcade will arrive in Chaipel Hill Saturday morning from Burlington and will give a show on Franklin St. at the Meth odist Church at 11 o’clock. This motorcade will tell the story©tthe Crusade lot Freedom including details of the operation of Radio Free Europe, the Winds of Freedom Balloons and other Evicts used In the war of truth against Communism. All schbol Children and adults are invited to attend the show to see the re lease of each type scientific bal loon now being used in the pro jjram. .. Detailed plans for a fund drive to begin Saptember 20 and con tinue to the end of the month will be announced later. Goal has been set at $500. The Crusade this year will seek enrollment of 25,000,000 U. S. ci tizens and contributions of $3, 500,000 to expand its Radio Free Europe truth broadcasts to the people behind the Iron Curtain. Last year a total of 16,000.000 joined the Crusade For Freedom and contributions made possible the establishment of a powerful new radio station in Germany, which is doing a wonderful job of spiking Communist lies and of undermining the Red puppet re gimes. The independent Radio Free faBHSicBsftr expose Com ers and keep hope alive for free people in Europe, „ 1.. John Harden, of Greensboro, is state chairman of the drive this year. -o The first round of the Exchange Club Tennis Tournament began Monday night on* the new town court. Bill Warren, defeated H. Walton Moore, Jr. 6-3, 6-1; I. Birdseye took the match from Sam Hughes Jr, 6-4, 6-3; John Moulton walked away from AlieA Walker Jr., 3-0; <.1: Br. Moore j came from 3 games behind in tBe I first set to win hid match from James Richmond 5-3, 6-3; Don Walker was defeated by Dick Hensley 7-3, 3-6, A-3;and in a hard fought battle Bill Lynch de feated Randv Brown 7-5, 7-5. The first match of the womens singles was played under the lights Tuesday night with Nellie Ruth Lloyd defeating Jan Mit ichell 6-3, 6-3, — Play will ■continue each night_ this week with the finals follow ing on Friday and Saturday night if rain does not interfere with the present schedule. Tcnight should see some lively action as the men’s doubles get under way along with some semi final play in the singals division. -i REVIVAL West^ Hillsboro — The Rev. conduct a Jwo-weeks^revival, at Charles Stout of Asheboro will the Pilgrim Holiness Church Sep tember 16-30, the pastor, the Rev. J. F. Kernodle, imnounced yester day. - - ■ _ An evangelist well known in this community by reason erf’pre vious appearances here, Mr. Stout has recently attended Bible schools in Cincinnati, Ohio. --o ■ TO ATTEND CONVENTION Chapel Hill — S. H. BasnighV Chapel Hill hardware dealer, will fly to Chicago, 111., September 13 ~~1 to attend a four-day- convention to be held jointly by the Anchi tectual Hardware Consultants and the National Contra* Hardware Association. He is a national Architectural Carolines branch.