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.up with the new* from all the county Dy reacting THE * ■ <% 0f Orange County can OF ORANGE COUNTY THE! NEWS of Orange County i - ■ No. 18 (Published Weekly) Your Home Newspaper Serving Orange County and Its Citizens Since 1895 for quick, proven results, sell, buy,' rent or get a Job by using the classified ads on pngs 7 of THE NEWS of Orange County ^HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, May 2*, 1952 Price: $s a Year; 5c Single Copy Eight Pages This Week I wrest quits Party Post; rs. Stanford Successor JEND CHURCH? . . . An Irising Raleigh pastor had |iing in hia bulletin last Sun nder the heading of: “Why Attend the Movies—or the ,9” I manager of the theater nev |led on me. I did go a few but no one spoke to me. | who go there aren’t friendly, time I go they ask me for Not all folks live up to moral standards of the I went so much as a child lecided I’ve had all the en nment I need. The perform sts too long; I can’t sit still hour and three quarters. I [care for some of the people and meet at \he theatre. I | always agree with what I and see. I don’t think they very good music at the [e. The shows are held in the pgs„ and.that’s the only time able to be at home with the CHICAGO . . . Remember lull those National Democratic intions were in 1936-40-44? Ine in 1948 was only a little ] exciting. steer clear for the one [g up in Chicago in July! is going to be plenty of [and North Carolina is likely light in the middle of it. [an look for a full house from State in Chicago, fc is vJtr.t Joe and Stewart our favorite Washington cal pundits/ say in discuss )emocratic meeting: “. . . In nothing but a Republican nation of Sen. Robert A. Taft, la subsequent draft-Stevenson pent among the Democrats, is [likely to reunite the increas divided Democratic Party, the Republicans choose Eis ner, the show the Democrats bn at their convention ought [ake the Kilkenny cats feel ashamed of themselves.” CE FAMILIES . . . Two of Carolina’s most prominent [ies will unite in June when Catherine Wyatt, daughter . L. Wyatt, will become the of Karl Hudson, Jr., son of the Presbyterian lay leader. The Wyatts, leading Baptists, run the Job P. Wyatt Co., while the Hudsons—and principally Karl, Jr., operate Hudson-Belk. Question here is which denom ination will win out: Ptesbyterian or Baptist? Until we hear other wise, we will tag along with the Baptists on this one. OPTIMISM . . . With the Pri mary only a few days off, a re mark made by 0. Max Gardner in M$y of 1927 may prove interest ing at this time. Angus W. McLean was Governor. O. Max Gardner had been beaten for Governor seven years earlier when Senator Furnifold Simmons quietly but powerfully edged his power over Cameron Morrison, i Gardner said in 1927 that folks | who thought he would be the [next Governor were guilty of “au dacious optimism.” Well, he went in with nothing to bother him in 1928 and pretty well controlled politics in North Carolina for the next 20 years. Not since Gardner, who was Lieutenant Governor in 1916-20, has one of our Number Two men been elected Governor. NOT REGISTERED . . , For two or three weeks now we have been writing here about each per son’s participation in Government by the simple . of "■ But you can’t vote unless £ou are registered—and in North Caro lina in 1950 there were 711,000 people—or considerably larger than the number which voted—not even registered to vote. In South Carolina, whose popu lation is much smaller than ours, non-registered voters numbered 601,000. In Texas there were 3,076,000 non-registered voters in 1950. ' TO PARIS? ... We can’t get the lowdown on the rumor, but re ports * persist that Kerr Scott’s private secretary, John Marshall, will soon go to Paris as personnel, man for Jones Construction Com pany. May be nothing to it, but stranger things have happlned Continued on Page 7 Policies Tightened Older Children pised State-wide policies es Ished by the State Board of lie Welfare to earry. out the pc assistance statutes are now pect in this county, according Innie Strowd, superintendent he Orange County Department fublic Welfare. pnder the new policy,” said Strowd, “older children in Pneo receiving public assis must be able to show evi that they have made an to find employment to help way in the home. their these children, 18 years of and older or between 16. and not in school, are unemployed must be registered with the Employment Service as evi of their efforts to secure lloyment,” |iss Strowd pointed out that only exception which would nade in this policy would be the home situation of the is such that his services are essential because of the dty of the parent. 8 the case workers of the ty department of public wel ®ake their periodic visits, ■will review the employment of all children in this age If such children are un °yed and cannot furnish evi of having made an effort to lr® employment, the parent he determined to be in Was Strowd said. not Habel And Ellis Finals Speakers Cedar Grove—Dr. Samuel Til-! den Habel, Pastor, the Baptist j Church, Chapel Hill, will preach ( the baccalaureate sermon and Mr. , Tom Ellis, Cedar Grove, will be j the graduation speaker at Aycock High School exercises for May 25 and 27. On Friday night, May 23, the annual recital under the direction of Mrs. John Emory will be held. On Monday night, May 26, the Class Day exercises urjder ithe di rection of Mrs. Grover Lee will take place. On the program Tuesday night j in addition to Mr. Ellis, will appear , the Rev. K. M. Misenheimer to deliver the Bibles, Mr. L. J. Rogers j to present the diplomas, Mr. Cooper Compton and Principal Robert W. ^ Isley to present awards and medals. ^ Fred Hawkins has been selected ; as valedictorian and Don Hartley ae> salutatorian. *.-——— Members of the Junior Class selected marshals for commence ment. They are: Joreen Cates, Chief; Jerry Blalock, Shirley Bur gess, Dorothy Cates, Betty Tate, Lois Walker, and Joe Compton, and mascote are Sammy Daniels and Joan Elmore. | ill the final exercises will be held in the school auditorium at ■ *.;00 P.M, .....\_ Hillsboro—The unexpected res ignation of Robert O. Forrest as Orange County Democratic Party chairman provided the major spark of interest at last Satur day’s county convention, well at tended by delegates ffom most of the precincts. Forrest opened the meeting by submitting his resignation because of his candidacy for the Board of County Commissioners and the convention went on record in ap preciation of his services and nam ed him chairman of the conven tion. ' The executive commit tee, thereafter, elected Mrs. C. W. Stanford of White Cross as county chairman, J. Dumont Eskridge, vice chairman, and S. M. Gattis III as secretary. Mrs. Stanford and Eskridge have previously served as vice chairman and secretary re spectively. Resolutions passed by the con vention included one expressing appreciation for the 14 years serv ice of Carl T. Durham in Con gress; another in effect calling upon delegates to the National convention to support a candidate who can win the National election; and another asking the 6th Dis trict convention to be held in Ral eigh today to distribute equally the votes that it has in the Na tional convention among the dele gates and alternates^ Congressman Carl T. Durham spoke briefly and extemporaneous ly on some of the major problems facing the n^ion in its defense program and Attorney R. N. Sims Jr. of Raleigh, in the major ad dress, called upon the Democratic party faithful to remain alert to preserve t our basic -liberties and keep the country out of the con trol of small groups which would usurp power for their own ends. Today, Orange County delegates to the State Democratic conven tion will attend- the biennial con clave to be held in Raleigh at Memorial auditorium. Prior to the State meeting, the Sixth district convention will Is* held J• Ral eigh thohttv, con test will likely be the selection of delegates to- the National -con-j venuuii. Named as official delegates and alternates was a long list of Demo- ] crats from all over the county. By virtue of votes cast in the last election for Governor, Hillsboro was allotted six delegates, Chapel Hill North-side and Southside, five each, Carrboro two and the re maining 12 precincts one each. They were: Hillsboro: R. O. Forrest,. E. J. Hamlin, A. H. Graham, Ira Ward, E. R. Dowdy and Mrs, C, D. Jones; alternates, S. M; Gattis III, J. D, Eskridge, Mrs. H. W. Moore, Shep perd Strudwick, Jerry B. Stone. Chapel Hill (N): Mrs. Roland McClamroch, Miss Harriet Her ring, T. B. Creel, Henry Royal, and Alex Heard; alternates, Mrs. Ly man Cotten, R. J. M. Hobbs, 0. J. Coffin, Mrs. R. H. Wettach and Margaret Jordan. Chapel Hill (S): Mrs. L. J. Phipps, C. A. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. George Shepard, R. W. Linker and W. E. Thompson; alternates, Mrs. Jean Heer, John Q. LeGrand, Paul Wager, Mrs. John T. O’Neil and R. W. Maddry. Carrboro: D. M. Ray, Mrs. W. E. Williams; alternates, Mrs. Jessie We3t and J. S. Gibson. White Cross: Mrs. C. W. Stan ford with Melvin Lloyd as alter nate. Rock Springs: W. M. Snipes with Mrs. Clem Cheek as alternate. University: G. C. Truesdale with J. M. Harris as alternate. Coles Store: Luther Sharpe with Mrs. Mitchell Lloyd as alternate. Caldwell: A. E. Wilson with Mrs. Robert Murray as alternate. Cheeks: Lucius Mace with Ben Wilson as alternate. Patterson: Lonnie Hogan with J. R. -Whitfield as alternate. St. Mary’s: E. L. Lockhart with Henry Walker as alternate. Carr: Linwood Rogers with Mrs. E. C. Compton as alternate. Tolars: John Hawkins with Mrs. A. B. Latta as alternate. Cedar Grove: Garland Phelps with Mrs. R. E. Hughes as al ternate. Efland: S. L. Efland with Mrs. John Forrest as alternate. FAMILIAR NAME The name “West Hillsboro,” long familiar to Orange Countians, must now have spread its fame to distant parts. A letter from London, addressed simply to C. C. Sumner, Box 172, West Hillsboro, irrived at its intended destination without delay, sans USA, North Carolina, or any other identifying nformatioq. Jaycees Win, Two State Honors At Convention Chapel Hill—Chapel Hill's Jay cees came away from the state convention of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce in Charlotte last weekend with two honors. The club won the Geissenbier Memorial Award for being the most outstanding Jaycee group in the state during the past year in town of under 10,000. About two thirds of the 90 Jaycee clubs in North Carolina come in this cate gory. William Sloan, new presi dent of the local group, received the award qt the Jjiaugural ban quet Saturday night, in the ab senc of paest president William M. Alexander. The award was made on the basis of a scrapbook and digest of the past year’s ac tivities, which were compiled by President Alexander, Marvin Lip man, and Roland Giduz. The club is now eligible to enter the na tional awards competition, to be held at the U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce convention next month in Dallas, Texas. The second honor the Jaycees received was the election of Char lie Phillips, a past president of the club here, as a state vice president of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce. As one of eight vice-presidents for the 5,000 Jaycees in North Caro lina, Phillips will sit on the group’s executive board and be directly re sponsible for the activities of 14 Junior Chamber groups in this area. A member of both the Chapel Hill and Durham Jaycees, Phillips is ice cream sales manager for Long Meadow Farms and Chair man of the Chapel Hill Recreation Commission. He has been active in Jaycee projects over the state for five years. Members of the local club attend ing the Charlotte convention, in addition to Phillips and Sloan, were Cass Johnson, Roland Giduz, Richmond Sloan, and Bill Alexan der. MKEETA lO BE HELD TOHACWt MEASURING According to A. K. McAdams, Secretary of the Orange County PM A Committee, there"\vill be~ S meeting on tobacco measuring in the PMA Office, Friday, May 23, 1952 at 9:00 A.M. All community committeemen and any one inter ested in measuring tobacco are urged to attend this meeting. In the afternoon at 2:00 P.M. there will be a field training for those who plan to measure tobacco. Special Tax To Finance Courthouse Is Studied Road - Politics Issue Brings Statements The revelation last week by this newspaper that Governor Scott had held a meeting with Orange County citizens, promised to apply $75,000 from the surplus fund to the improvement of Old No. 10 highway, and called upon his visL tors to support Hubert Olive for governor has stirred up consider able controversy and brought forth varying statements as to just what occured. The variation, however, appears to be strictly of the minor variety and the color of remarks generally based upon which side of the political fence the witness stands. These four facts apparently are not contested: 1. The meeting was held. 2. The road improvement was promised. 3. Voting for Olive was discuss ed in connection with the promise for roads. 4. The Olive literature w^s handed out in the Governor’s home. Approximately 60 or 70 persons I living along and on roads leading I off Old No. 10 from West Hills ■ boro to Cheeks Crossing attended ; the meeting about 7 o’clock Sat | urday May 10. Invitations were I extended by Howard Neese and Andrew B., Lloyd after the Gov ernor had indicated he would have the road graded and gravelled “if they could get enough people to come up and show interest in it." The governor was the first speak er, made his promises without any prompting or petition by any of his visitors during the meeting and according to one version, a signed statement by J. M. Oakley, said “at least 12 or 15 times" that j “I am going to help you out and fix your , road and- I want you to help me out and vote for Mr. Olive "for--Governor.” ___ _1 David L. Blue said the Gover nor promised to grade and gravel the road and “after that, he said j he would appreciate any votes that could be givep to Mr. Olive.” Another version, a statement en ! titled “Let’s Be Fair," was releas ! ed by Howard Neese and signed by I H. A. Wilson, C. -R. Bowman, Ellis ; Cookbook By Church Women Off Press The Hillsboro, Presbyterian cook-1 book, “Selected Hillsboro Recipes/’ | is here! They came off the press last weekend. Their bright yellow plas- j tic covers, that will enhance any i kitchen color scheme, are crop-} ping up all over town right now.' One man was overheard yesterday saying, “I won’t know what to expect for supper from now on; | my wife got her new cookbook to day!” I The new cookbooks are full of tried-and-true recipes, according to the Presbyterian ladies, both old i and new. The first section of the books contain choice recipes of all ! sorts—cakes, breads, meats, and relishes—that have been handed down from mother to daughter as cherished prize.-.. Syllabub, Beaten Biscuits, Ida Beasley’s “Sally I.uvn”; the famous Lincoln and: Douglas cake, as well as Miss Bes-’,j sie Kirkland’s green tomato pickle are included here. After this un- j unusal section, the book carries us through a complete meal, (or many), beginning writh appetizers, j beverages, and sandwiches (sand wiches for parties, lunch-box, or j high tea) on through meats, sal- j ads, vegetables, breads, pies, and , heavier sweets to pickles and even j how to use what we couldn’t eat touay tomorrow! | There are three sections of this book that besides the old recipe section are rather unusual and use- J ful. There is one section devoted to cooking game. This is not the kind of food that can be cooked everyday, but is is an invaluable | aid when the opportunity arises. Then the section of casserole dishes brings the book quite up-to-date on one of today’s favorite methods. There are some excellent “meals in-one-dish” that can save time and drudgery in meal preparation here. The last section of the book called “second-day cookery” deals most appetizingly with the left overs problem. There are so many quick, easy '< recipes in this book. Modern day, food preparation is getting more: and more away from long, involved 1 procedures, and the .need for siiHr j plicity was recognized in this*? publication. There are basic recipes j for the - beginner, such as plain biscuits and pastry; and then more ambitions and toothsome delights, such as the Colonial Inn’s orange rolls, easy spoon bread, salt-rising bread, and a variety of reliable pies. The excellent meat section in cludes the Schley Grange giblet gravy, recipes for a chicken-bruns wick stew, barbecued spareribs, among many other unusually good ideas are all sorts of delicious salad and dessert recipes as well as outstanding cakes, cookies, and candies. With over 376 recipes in cluded, the book is well-rounded in the kinds of-cooking presented. It is not top-heavy with any one1 kind of food, but has attempted to eater to the well-balanced diet. The out-of-town recipes includ ed were especially requested be cause they were known to be out standing and w'ould help round out a good book. The Presbyterians have an added feature to their book for which they are quite proud. Each section is introduced by a sketch of one of the historic homes and build ings around town. Since Hillsborq is such an pld -town' and one that has seen so much history made throughout its almost 200 years’ j existence, there are many very old places that could have been i used to set off the book. From the nature of its origin therefore, the i sketches were limited to homes of Presbyterians and three public | buildings. Much appreciation is ex pressed to those good people who | did the sketches for the book: the Presbyterian paster, Mr. Birdseye, a Methodist friend of the church, | Mrs. George Gilmore, and four of its mejTib.:3: Sue Fryer, Bill Lynch, Edmund Strudwioc, and Mrs. Ben Johnston. “Selected Hillsboro Recipes” may be secured from Mrs. Robert Cope land, Mrs. Allen Walker, Mrs. Irv- j ing Birdseye, or Mrs. C. D. Jones.j ■ The price is $2.00, and they are i available right now! < Lewis, Truitt Lloyd, A. W. Lloyd, Dan Tapp, Coy Andrews, Steve Riley, J. C. Johnson, J. G. Pender ami A. B. Lloyd. It said: “We called on* him as a friend and a neighbor, seeking advice and assistance in getting our toad improved . . the Governor agreed to help us on the basis of needi and merit. There were no ‘ifs’ or ‘contingen cies.’ There was no pressure. There was no trade.” _1../ The three statements are pre sented below: LET’S BE FAIR “We, the undersigned citisens of Prange County, were members of the delegation which visited Gov ernor Scott on Saturday, May 10 at his Haw River farm. “We called on horn as a friend and a neighbor seeking advice and assistance in getting our road im proved. We presented our request on the basis of need and merit. The Governor agreed to help us on the basis of need and merit. There were no “ifs” or “contin gencies”. There was no pressure. There was no trade. “Later, in a friendly session, we were discussing the Governor’s race. The Governor said he was supporting Olive because he felt he would continue the road, school, rural electrification and telephone programs vn the interest of the rural people. ’ “We, the undersigned, resent the efforts of those who have mis represented these facts in an ef fort to aid any political candidate. “We appreciate a Governor who has kept faith with his people and has time to sit down with hia neighbors and discuss their prob lems. We appreciate the Governor’s counsel and aids targe. It is oitr belief our road will he improved oh™ The' TJasis of fftitit. However," we do not appreciate the efforts of those who imply “political trad ing”, whether they are trying to stop our road, smear our Gover nor, or aid the cause of a Guber^ natorial candidate. “We are proud we have a Gov ernor who stands by the rural people, understands their, needs and is willing t*> , help, despite the efforts of those who are willing to sacrifice us and our community in the selfish interest of any can-1 didate.” • ’ j BLUE’S STATEMENT I “I was invited to attend the meeting at Governor Scott’s farm on Saturday May 10 by Mr. An drew Lloyd, who saw me at a ball game that afternoon. Continued on Page 10 Plans Announced For Coat Hanger Drive By Exchange Club Officials of the Exchange Club of Hillsboro announced plans today for a salvage coat hanger drive. A house to house canvass to col lect coat hangers will be staged on Tuesday, May 27th and Wed nesday, May 28th. Club members will call on each house in the as signed block begrinning at 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. All metal coat hangers in good condition will be excepted. The Club has made arrange ments to sell the hangers and pro ceeds received will be applied on the remaining debt of $275 on the recent Exchange Club project Of installing a fence around the High School Athletic Field and Play ground area. CHALLENGE DAY Saturday will be challenge day at j the County’s 16 polling places when the right of anyone to registration ?an be protested. * i Registration books were closed last Saturday for the Primary to j l>e held nex| Saturday, May 81. Hose to 1,000 new voters were! placed on the books during the period May 3-17 when they were >pen. A total of 502 new' names were put on the books at Chapel Hill Morthside precinct and 249 at Hhapel Hill southside. Ninety five vere added at Hillsboro and 46 at Sfland. Reports have not been re rcivecTfrom other registrars. The new registration brings to veil over 10,000 the number of egistered voters in Orange bounty. j l Hillsboro—Tha Board of County Commissioners is studying the pos sibility of additional taxation to finance the building of the new county courthouse. The commissioners delayed for many months any action on the courthouse, using the bonds voted by the people for that purpose in 1949, because of the greater ur gency of the school building pro gram, the increased demands on contractors and the rising spiral of costs which seemed to preclude the building of the structure with the money available. Then,, plans struck a snag in the form of government restrictions on building. This ban on the local project was lifted last month. Bids are scheduled to be opened at the courthouse next Wednesday. Last Monday,. W. E. Easterling, secretary of the Local Government Commission which advises counties and municipalities on their finan cal problems, met with the Board advising them that additional taxes to provide funds above the amount available from bonds are legal. The attorney general, he advised, has ruled that the 15c constitutional limit on taxation ex cept for Special purposes would not apply because of the general act of the General Assembly giv ing special approval for a tax for the special purpose. He said the building of courthouses has been ruled to be both a “neces sary expense" and a “special pur pose.” No action has been taken by the commissioners, but a scheduled sale of a bond anticipation note on the $250,000 in courthouse bonds, sched uled for next Tuesday, has been postponed until after the opening of bids. Following this special meeting, the commissioners visiting various property on which the owners had protested as being too highly val ued for tax purposes. Presbyterians Announce Jf/jjrily Night Program Hillsboro—The plans for another Family Night program were an nounced this week by the Presby terian Church with a welcome to all to attend. A year ago a very successful program was conducted on this annual occasion. Everyone liked the way it was done so well that it is to be repeated again on Friday night beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the local church. i Following a covered-dish picnic •supper the sound, film "Appreciat ing Our Parents” will be shown. The group will then be divided into smaller discussion groups of various ages who will discuss the problems of family living pre sented by the film. Competent adult leaders will direct these dis cussions and the findings of each group will be shared to all the others. The nursery will be open for pre school children but the other child ren will participate in the discus sion groups. Schley Legion Post To Hold Service The Schley American Legion Post No. 452 will hold a Memorial Day Service at Schley Grange Hall Sunday May 25, at 2:00 P.M. Rev. K. M. Misenheimer of Cedar Grove will be the speaker. At the conclusion of the main service groups will visit the fol lowing cemeteries: 2:45 p.m.. Mars Hill and New Sharon; 3:30 p.m., Cedar Grove Methodist and Little River Presby terian; 3:60 p.m., Cedar Grove Pres byterian; 4:00 p.m.. New Bethel; 4:30, Walnut Grove and Berry’s Grove. A short service will be held at each cemetery and the graves of all war veterans will be decorated. The public is cordially invited to attend all of the services. FINAL P.T.A. MEETING The last P.TA. meeting of this school year will be held in the Carrboro School Auditorium on next Tuesday evening May 26, at 7:30. The newly elected officers ire: Mrs. Carl Ellington, Presi dent, Mrs. Lillian Williams, Vice President and Program Chairman, ind Mrs. Dorothy Kosh, Secretary snd Treasurer. The Ways and Means Committee are asking that ill pledges made for the benefit »f the School Boy Patrol, be brought in to thia, the last meeting, >n next Tuesday evening.