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HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1951 Price: $* a Year; 5c Single Copy Eight Pages This Week
hurch Plans Bond Issue
o Build New Parsonage
by JAMES H. POU BAILEY
. n0ther. • -This may be denied
Isome quarters,- but State High
v Chairman Henry Jordan de
jed last week that he would
be a candidate for Governor
11952.
Jin so doing, he followed the
Ll cleared a few weeks ago by
Wavnick. Not being of the
L iik as Ambassador Wayniok,
JiairmaH-Jordan took the law
|ad. His decision came rather
lluclantly and quietly, but ap
irenlly it was just as definite as
aynick’* The only difference is
lat Jordan is no rooftop-shout
Triurnverate. . .As said here be
ire, Hubert Olive of Lexington
sure to be a candidate. Having
st out on Waynick and Jordan,
iu will now observe the Gover
;r grubbing stumps for Olive.
In fact, idle gossips were say
ig around Raleigh this past
reekend that the next Governor,
•e President, and President may
seen on the platform in Wins
in-Saleim on October 15 at
round-breaking ceremonies for
fake Forest College.
These soothsayers believe that
resident Harry Truman is look
ig with favor on Kerr Scott as
is running mate. In this way,
ley point out, Truman caq get
ood agricultural support and pick
p straying strength in the South.
other words, Truman, Olive,
nd Scott will be on the platform
Winston-Salem affair.
the.. Governor [ran».for
ice president, what albout his
dans on running for lieutenant
ivernor?
Role. . .He isn’t thinking seri
wsly of becoming a candidate for
lovemor, but State Secretary
Had Eure will not let the folks
forget that, . if the going really
!ets tough, he can b^ had. Every
'ow and then he comes .uip. with
•iy hints. - • ~ . ......
Last week he presided at the
wearing-in ceremonies of Gen
ial John Hall Manning as State
adjutant general. The even, -wit
nessed by several close friends and
relatives cf Manning, was held in
the Governor’s office. Since Scott
was in Gatlinburg, Tenn., at the
Jovemors conference, Eure, did
ae ■ ■ ~ ~ ; ■ - . L _
He said in his sophisticated, ur
oane manner that he had been
welcoming people to the Capital
or many years, but “this is the
54 time I’ve had the opportunity
0 wek°me people to the Gover
ns office.” ‘
I might say that I rather like
this rele.”
Tops. . .Nobody had thought
a^°ut it until the' Southern
Conference began laying plans a
ow days ago to do-emphasise
°otball, but guess who draws top
■py among North Carolina em
°yees? Carl Snavely, .Carolina
*Jld*r°n coach, receives a salary
0 P15.00 per annum as a State
^P.oyee, Ranking along with
a.m ij 4he Governor, who also
$15,000.
Kerr Scott, of course, also gets
<. man5'on’ chauffeurs, and broad
"n3nciai assistance. However, be
ssl . re is that Coach Snavely’s
ar^ when alumni assistance
^ included - - may run considf r
*y more than that of the Gover
nor.
« must be admitted - - in Jus
J* to - that no person in
ent years has brought as much
ationwide publicity to North
roUna as Carl Snavely.
financial'Note. . .Say, young
Wan* to become a newspa
fhe?an^ * meaP a good one,, like
50 ate Tom Bost. For nigh on to
thZ6aTS he ^ the recognized
Pin North Carolina. He lived
U. though modestly. He left an
tt-*r ** was revealed last week,
^Woximately $20,000. Want to
* working newspaperman?
It* prefer to get into
yhierf *S!L §t^cy
the same day as Tom
^Il****Sate* here were sur
prised last week to find that he
lerft an estate of over $250,000. Zj
Of course, these figures tell
nothing. They are merely given
here as interesting comparisons in
the earthly goods of two promi
nent North Carolinians..
Absent. . .North Carolina’s sen
ators made it plain last week that
they have several men in mind
they would prefer over Harry
Truman as a Democratic candi
date for President next.
Requested to comment on S, C.
_Gpv^ James Byrnes assertion in
Gatli5Bufg“1h which he expressed
apposition to Truman, there was
no sliding or gliding, no hemming
and hawing. Senator Hoey re
iterated hi9 belief that Truman
should not run again. Smith was
just as solid in his stand. People
around the State had the feeling
that our senators were of this
opinion, but there were some
eyebrows raised at their outspok
en flat-ifooted statements.
Kerr Scott has said time-and
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(Orange County
Wolfpack Club
Is Organized
.. Hillsboro -v An Orange County
Wo'Mpack club was-organized here
Tuesday night by local alumni of
State College, following a talk by
BUI Brannin, director of The
Wolfpack Club of the College.
. Officers elected included Wil
liam Tolar, Cedar Grove, presi
dent, Joe N. Howard, Efland, vice
president, E. R. Dowdy, Hiildboro,
I secretary, and Tom Bivins, Hills
! boro, treasurer.
The next meeting will be held
i early in December, at which time
an athletic move will - be shown.
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Efland Class
Completes Study
On Far East
Efland — The sixth grade in the
Efland School completed a .very
interesting and inspiring unit of
study on Jajan, China-and Korea
on Tuesday afternoon (with a
Japanese Tea Party.
Mrs. Turner Forrest, the sixth
' grade teacher, has directed, these
pupils in their study. Much was
done in, creative art, collecting
materials, individual reports,
reading for information and other
activities.
The pupils have shown much
growth and accomplishment
through the study which has con
tinued ’ for several weeks.
The party climaxed the study.
The pupils invited their principal
W. B. Wilder, and the Supervisor,
Mrs. Irene Pender, to attend that
enjoyable occasion._
Chapel Hill — Next Sunday
morning following the 11 o’clock
worship service, the Chapel Hill
Baptist Church will offer for sale
$52,000 worth cf bonds to finance
the building of the new parson
age on the corner of Vance and
Ransom streets.
The bonds will be offered for
sale in $50 denominations. They
>vill be redeemable at, the end of
10 years for $75 and will mature
in 20 years a,t which time they
will yield $100. .The Bond Ccm
mitee responsible for handling
the sums set aside for retirement
is composed of W. O. Siparraw,
L. J. Phipps and Carl Durham.
“All members and friends of
the Church who plan to buy
bonds are urged to come Sunday
prepared to do so, as it is hoped
that the whole issue will be sold
at one time," Dr. W. H. Plem
mons, chairman of the Broad of
Deacons, said. “An installment
plan has been worked out so that
h°nfe. may be brought for five
dollars dawn and with nine
months granted the purchaser to
pay the remainder._
“Those desiring bonds can have
them already prepared to be
picked up on Sunday morning if
they will call W. O. Sparrow at
2-8761.”
Sale of .the bonds is under the
direction of Dr. O. K. Cornwell,
and the committee is composed of
Dr. Cornwell, chairman; “D. C.
Phillips, Marvin Mangum, Ken
neth Putman, Geddie Fields, Jr.,
W. P. Richardson, Mrs. A. H. Poe,
Mrs. H. D. Strowd, Mrs. B. L,
Ward, Mrs. Paul Bodenheimer,
Dr. I. G. Greer, George Poe, Miss
Nelle Andrews, Mrs. L. J. Phipps, I
Dewey King, Wilbut Kutz, Mrs.!
C. B. Jefferson, H. H. Ward, I
Henry P. Leighton, R. B. Vaughan,!
J. N. Callahan, Dr. A. C. Howell,
Bill Cash, Jim Pickering, W. C.
Friday and Dr. M. Sturdevant.
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Local Teachers
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Named To Posts
Hillsboro — Two local teach
ers received recognition at last
week’s meeting at the North Cen
tral District of the North Caro
lina Education association in Dur
ham.
Elmer R. Dowdy was Elected
president of the Classroom Teach
er’s Association and Mrs. Fred
Blake was naimed secretary.
The classroom teachers associ
ation is a division of the NC3EA.
They * will take office next
Spring at the State meeting in
Asheville.
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Enrollment
Down Slightly
Hillsboro — A slight reduction
in enrollment was recorded by
schools of the Orange County
system at the end of the first
month as result of the transfer
of four small Negro schools to the
Chapel Hill administrative unit
and consolidation, with the ex
panded Lincoln High School.
At the end of the first month
the schools had enrolled 3,804
students as compared to 3,MS last
year and 3,876 the year before.
This year’s totals list a break
down! of 2.443 white students and
1,361 Negro students.
Chapel Hill Scout Gets Silver Palm
Ob Eagle Badge; 12 Others Advanced
Chanel Hill — Coleman Gentry
Jr of Exporer Pest 20 of Chapel
Hill received the Silver Plain
award to the Eagle Scout rank at
an Grange District Court at Hon
or Sunday night.
The award was given in recog
nition of Gentry's, having earned
15 additonal merit badges after
‘he 21 required for the Bgal ran .
A dozen other scouts received M
different awards at the first Dis
trict Court of the year, sponsored
by Troop Nine.pl Chapel H •
"The sponsoring troop also won
the attendance and inspection a
wards among the five.,troops in
the County/- District Advance
ment Chairman Bill Roth annou -
cfed Featured speaker for the
was Robert Brooks former
assistant scoutmaster of Troop 39
here and. • presently the assistant
edit*
Other awards ■given at the Court
were:
Life rankullm Wadsworth Jr.,
Trcop 39: John Forrest, Troop
38. •
Civic duty: Jim-ps Davis—100
hours. Joey Rosen—25 hours, and
David 'Rosen-4B25 hours, all of
Troop Nine.
Merit badges: (Troop Nine)
Joey Rosen, .pioneering, life sav
ing, swimming, woodcarving and
cooking; David Rosen, woodcarv
ing, woorwork and cooking:
(Troop 38) John Forrest, wood
work. woodcarving, basketry, pi
oneering, bird study, athletics,
public health, and swimming;
Nickie Stanfield, personal health,
pioneering and woodwork; C. D.
Barrett, first aid, woodcarving and
basketry; (Troop 99) Leigh Skin
j ner Jr., pioneering, camping; Jack
Berkut, woodcarving; and Jim
I Wadsworth Jr.^^rst aid and
f’woo<S&itvuig:1 'lUp'
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AMONG THE 8PEAKERS at
the Mt. Zion Assoclatiional meet
ing Here next week will be the
Rev. ,W. C. Reed and Dr. Carlyle
Campbell, shown above. Com
plete story elsewhere on this
page. /
•fidget Football
Team Program,
Game Tonight
Hillsboro — Midget football,
being sponsored by the Hillsboro
Boy’s Club, will be introduced
here tonight at the High School
field. ' f'W
A program to stimulate interest
in the youth -project will be held
in the scnool auditorium at 7
o’clock, prior to the kickoff, she
duled for 8 o’clock. Opponents
will be the Forrest Hills Confed
erates of Durham.
The Boy’s Club was organized
a year ago with six members. To
day it has 45. The past summer
it sponsored two baseball teams,
'i junior'team and a midget team.
Alton Keck, who along with
assistants George L. Allison, phy
sical education director and Lan
dis Cahnady, teacher, handles the
Hillsboro footballers, announced
the promotiqn service and- team
introduction program.
Arthur Vann, Durham attorney
and director of athletics for the
Durham ‘Department of Recrea
tion, and Dewey Scarboro, Dur
ham County Commissioner and
chairman of the Durham “Civic
Athletic Committee, and Harry
Marchant will be special guests
at the program. The Durham Re
creation Department and the C.
A. C. co-sponsor midget football
in Durham.
The Confederate football team
also will be guests at the cere
mony. Vann and Scarboro will
speak, along with G. A. Brown,
Rev. H. D. Booth and J. B. Mid
gett.
Large Crowd
Attends Carr boro
“Homecming”
Carrboro — The “'Homecoming
Day” observed last Sunday by the
Carriboro Baptist on the 49th year
sirfce the founding of the church
was well attended by friends qf
the church from far and near.
Dr. D. B. Bryan, Dean of Wake
Forest College was the featured
speaker of the day. The picnic
baskets brought by all and the
contents of excellent foed were
spread on long tables on the lawtv
for the noonday meal together.
The bright October day was ideal
for the happy occasion. Various
choirs furnished music for the
afternoon program devoted en
tirely to music.
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8YMPHONY 80CIETY
Chapel Hill — Officers will be
elected and other plans made at
the first meeting of the year of
the Chapel Hill Chapter of the
N. C. Symphony Society tomorrow
night »t t o'efeyfc at
Early Morning Wreck Kills
Man At West Hillsboro
Board Postpones l
Resurfacing Work
Chapel Hill — The street, re
surfacing program approved last
month - for the use of Powell Bill
funds received by the Town of
Chaipel iHilT has been .postponed
until Spring by the Board of Al
dermen. 't
Some minor repairs and patch
ing operations will go on how
ever. Six streets were approved
for resurfacing at last month’s
board meeting and Town Manager
Tom Rose was directed to secure
bids for the work to begin as
soon as possible^
The decision to wait until next
Spring for the important, paving
program was made by the Board
Manager revealed that it would
be at least 30 days before any of
th® prospective bidders could
take the job. This would push the
program int-o the cold winter
months which the Board wanted
to avoid because of the disad
vantages and hazards of paving
work in inclement weather.
The Board accepted the resig
nation of a police officer and ap
pointed the Rev. B. J. Howard,
well-known Chapel Hill man, as
Clerk of the Chapel Hill Record
ers Court to succeed Mrs. Musella
W. Wagner who had resigned
earlier this week.
Officer David Roberts, whose
resignation /was accepted, will
accept a position with Duke
Power Company.
The appointment of Mr. How
ard is to become effective next
week. Mrs. Wagner was apointed
as first fulltime clerk of the court
in June of 1950, succeeding, Moody ■
W. Durham wko %eld the post fin
a part time, basis for 19 years.
Previous to becoming clerk here
Mrs. Wagner worked in the of
fices of the Durham County Re
corder’s Court.
The Rev. Mr Howard was pas
tor of the Congregational-Chris
‘ian Church here for 12 years un
til 1937. He was elected Orange
County representative to the
.General Assembly in 1935 and
served in. this post for two terms.
For 14 years he was employed
by the fTorth Carolina Paroles’
Commission, and was a field su
pervisor at the time of his re
tirement last year. He has fre
quently .served as an official in
local, State and National elec
tions. \
ELECTED AT LOUISBURG
Louirfbung—Two Orange Coun
ty girls have been elected to of
fices at Louisburg College. Jen
fette Miller of Hillsboro was elect
ed Assistant Editor of “Coiums”,
the college newspaper; and Pa
tricia Monk of Hurdle Mills was
elected secretary of the Junior
Class.
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FALL )BAZAAR
Cedar Grove — The annual
Fall Bazaar of the Wdmen of Eno
Presbyterian Church will be held
Saturday from 10 to 5 o’clock.
Fancy needleWork, novelty gift
itemls, canned goods, brunswieft
stew and barbecue will be on
sale.
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Raritan Club
Meabers Hear
Korean Veteran
Cedar Grove — Members • of
the Rufitan Club heard a first
hand story of the fighting in Ko
rea at 'heir regular monthly
meeting held last Thursday nigh 4
in the Aycock School cafeteria.
Joe Carroll, of Mebane, recently
discharged after serving through
some of the toughest fighting in
-the Korean War, gave a most in
teresting discussion of the hard
ships and triumphs he encounter
ed in the fight against t the Reds.
Following his address, he answer
ed numerous questions regarding
the campaign.
Thirty five members were pre
sent for the dinner served by the
Womens Society of Christian
Service of the Cedar Grove Meth
odist Church. During the business
session two new members were
received, Robert E. Hughes and
Linwood J. Rogers.
The total membership of the
organization now stands at 44.
Highlight of the business ses
sion was the presentation of plans
for the improvement of ' the Ay
cock school grounds by the Edu
cation Committee of the »clUb.
Work on this project is scheduled
to get underway on October 20th.
The cliib voted to sponsor $5.00
prizes respectively for the most
outstanding student in high school,
the most outstanding student in
her grammer grades, the most
athletic boy, and., the most ath
letic girl in. the Aycock school
this year. It was also voted that
club members would hold guest
night thi£ year in December at
which time the respective mem
bers could invite their wives or
scene friend to a Ruritan meeting.
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16 Miles New
Paving Finished -
During September^
Raleigh — Orange County has
k16 miles of now paving complet
ed in September, Chairman H. W.
Jordan of the State Highway
Commission reported today.
The newly-surfaced ) roads, all
paved under the secondary bond
issue program, are:
On St. Mary’s Road from SW
Mary’s Sdhool to the Durham
County line, 1.7 miles; On Wal
nut Grove Church Road from
Walnut Grove Church to the Per
son County line, three miles; On
Clyde Walker Road from the
Durham County line to Caldwell
School, 4.3 miles; On road from
iMoDado to Person County line,
Mve and one-half miles; On
streets in Efland, 1.4 miles.
The Fifth Highway Division
brought 49 miles of paving to
completion in September.
Hillsboro — James Herbert
Shotwell, 36-year-okl West Hills
boro man, became Orange Coun
ty's ftfth traffic fatality of the year
early yesterday morning when
his automobile overturned down
a 10-<oot embankment near Eno
Cotton Mills.
Shotwell, who came to Hills
boro from Roxfooro several years
ago, was driver of a 1941 Buick
coach which tire marks showed
skidded 105 feet and around a
curve before it went down the
embankment just South of the
underpass on the road leading to
the mill.
Two passengers who were in
the rear seat of Shotwell’s car
escaped serious injury. Jack Col
lins of West Hillsboro suffered
only a slight bruise and Miss
Dorothy Qgeenhill of 133 Hunt
Street, Durham was said to have
suffered shock only.
The accident occurred at ap
proximately 12:30 a. m. yesterday
morning. Collins said Shotwell
was breathing a few minutes after
the wreck when he was able to
check him after extricating the
girl from the car, but he was dead
before the arrival of the ambu
lance a few minutes later. The
left side of his head was crushed.
Shotwell is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Pauline Shotwell, who
is also employed at Eno Mills; a
daughter, Miss Ivey Shotwell of
Roxboro; his parents, Mr.- and
Mrs. John R. Shotwell of Rox
boro; and three brothers, Robert
of Tkntoerlake, Route 1, and Mel
vin and William Shotwell of Ca
vel.
Funeral services well be held
ait the Baptist Church in Aulton,
Va. today at 3 o’clock.
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Jaycees Sponsor
Orange Contest
For High Schpob
Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill Jay
cees are sponsoring in Orange
County the nationwide contest of’
The Voice of Democracy of Ameri
ca, which offers high school stu
dents of the 10th, Hth and 12th
grades and opportunity to win a
$25 war bond and to compete in
State and National events for still r
more valuable prizes.
All high schools in the county
are cooperating. William Alexan
der heads. the event for the. Cha
pel Hill Jaycees. Students in
Hillsboro interested in competing
should, contact T. .T. Knight, En
glish teacher at the school. •
To enter the students must
write and worce a broadcast script
not to exceed five minutes in
length on the subject, “I Speak
For Democracy.” Following judg
ing within* the school, a county
elimination will be held to deter
mine the winner of the county
prize. _zz
After selection of a county
winner, a transcription of the
winner’s speech will be submitted
to the State judging panel, which
will be composed of Thad Eure,
Secretary of State, Phillips Rus
sell of Chapel Hill, and Harry
Stewart, State Jaycee President,
of Raleigh.
The national winner will receive
a $1,000 per year college scholar
ship and an expense paid visit to
a number of national shrines.
State winners will also make the
same tour.
Leading Baptist Of Area To Convene Next Week
Ai Mt. Zion Association Meeting At Cane Creek
Hilsboro — A part of the 82nd
annual meeting of the Mt. Zion
Baptist Association will be held
at . Cane Creek Baptist Church
near here on ‘he Orange Grove
road on next Wednesday, Octo
ber 17.
.The session here will follow the
opening day’s meeting to be held
at Hocutt Memorial Baptist church
in Burlington.
Both morning and afternoon
sessions will be held at both
churches. ■
Among the leading speakers at
the Hill&oro - session will be the
Rev. Weston C. Reed, superinten
dent of the Baptist Orphanage at
Thomasville and Dr., Carlyle
Campbell, president o£ Meredith
College. •
Delegates (from church es
throughout the entire association
Others among the leading per
sonalities on the two programs
! are:
Rev. Walter V. Brown, Pastor,
Haw River Baptist Church, Haw
River; Rev. John W. Lambert
| Missionary, Mount Zion Baptist
Association, Burlington; Dr. Carl
ton S. Prickett, Pastor, First Bap
tist Church, Burlington; Dr. L. L.
Carpenter, Editor, Biblical Re
corder, Raleigh; Dr. Parker Bea
mer, Physician, N. C. Baptist Hos
pital, Winston-Salem; Hansford
Dicken, Minister of Music, First
Baptist Church, Burlington; Rev,
George W. Swinney, Pastor, Glen
Hope Bap'ist Church, Burlington;
Rev. Clyde H, Stanfield, Pastor,
Altamahaw Baptist Church, Alta
mahaw; Rev. H. D. Booth, Pastor,
West Hill Baptist Church, Hills
boro; Mias Annie .Stroud, Presi
dent, Mount Zion Association. W.
M. U., Chapel Hill; Rev. B. W.
Jackson, State Royal Ambassador
Sec., Baptist Convention. Raleigh;
Dr. M. A. Huggins, Secretary and
Treasurer, Baptist State Conven
tion, Raleigh; Rev. W. L. Pearson,
Jr., Pastor, Cross Roads Baptist
Church, Hills^boro; Rev. James M.
Hayes, Superintendent, N. C. Bap
tist Homes, Winston -Salem; Rev,
E. C. Chamblee, Pastor, Grove
Park Baptist Church, Burlington;
Dr. Clyde D. Chapman, Pastor,
Swepsonville Baptist Church,
Swepsonville; Rev. Lee Pridges,
Executive Secretary, Raleigh Bap
tist Association, Raleigh; Rev. V.
D. Phillips, Pastor, Riverside Bap
tist Church, Graham; Rev. R. M.
Hauss, Executive SeoreUry, Allied
Church League, Shelby; Dr. Sy
dnor L. Stealey, President, South
eastern Baptist Theological Semi
nafy, Wake Forest.
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