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of orange County can with the news from all !p UP er the county t>y reading THE eW3 OF ORANGE COUNTY THE NEWS rf Orange County Pour Home Newspaper Serving Orange County and Its Citizens Since 189s buy. rant or tha classified ads on psgs 7 of THE NEWS of Orange County Volume 59 No. 38 ^Published Weekly) HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL. N. C., THURSDAY, August 7 1952 Price: $2 a Year; $c Single Copy Eight Pages This Week Round-up _ When William B. and Kerr Scott sit down aether, to find a successor to Iyde A. Erwin, they must come with a man acceptable to. the tt crowd and to Umstead’s Democratic Executive Oom iKtee. You understand, of course, that ie Governor has •full authority name Erwin’s successor for the ■irtainder of the present term, jt the Executive Committee lUSt appoint the man to run ag November 4. am IjAMBS— When a vacancy occur red on the State Supreme Court rith the death of Justice Sea ell, the Governor disregarded ■the Executive_Committee and lappointed Utilities Commissioner ■Josh James brother of Wilming Iton. He held the place only a short I time. No doubt a fine man, he was I unknown generally about the I State. We don’t recall his first I name; and doubt that you do. I SAME— Jeff Johnson succeeded [James. Johnson had managed Frank Graham’s campain for he US. Senate. He was the choice of the committee. A native of Clin ton, Johnson is making an excel lent record on the State Supreme Court. Gov. Scott knows that” the work is piling up over there” in the superintendent of education’s off ice. He does not want a recurrence cf the James affair. That is why he is sitting down with Umstead: so that his man and the Executive Committee’s will be the samg. N!ATU”**L“-, Although his name has ruVbwh Ttefftkmed, a natural for the superintendent’s position is Claude F. Gaddy, who now han dles religious education for the State Baptist Convention. Gaddy, who is one of 10,000 of that name in the Union County area of the State, has broad exper ience., He is not only one of the finest Christian characters we have ever known, he has been county superintendent of schools(Union) ,city. superintendent (Raliegh), a college instructor (Wake Forest summer schools) ,and official of the State Department of Education ' (the old Equalization Board, par ent of our modern school system, set up in 1927). You oan’t beat a Caddy, in Sweet Union or anywhere else. As for Claude, he is probably the most popular man around Raleigh. Others in the running: June Rose, Greenville superintendent of schools; Charlie Carroll, superin tendent, High Point City Schools; awl Joe R. Nixon, Lincoln County Schools. The word we get is that nobody over 00 will be chosen for position, which is one of the mast arduous in our State gover nment. Gaddy is around 55. $7,000 JVTORiE— A new wrinkle in North Carolina politics seems to be moving along rather well. If you would like to contribute to Judge Hubert Olive’s unsuccessful cam paign for Governor, contributions are still being gladly received. When the contest was over, Campaign (Manager R.E. Earp said that Olive was $12,000 short of meeting campaign expenses. Earp ^<bd last week this amount had been whittled down to around $7,000 by contributions from friends. He thinks friends should help Judge Olive defray the re mainder. If you would like to make a contribution, send it di rectly to Judge Olive in Lexington, or to Dr. Earp at Smithfield, or WJC. Scott, Raleigh. They will see | mat if reaches the proper channel. OF WAR— He would like! m come to North Carolina, but as democratic nominee for the Pre- | sidency he must remain free of °cal political controversy. Ibis may prevent Adlai Stevenson’s visit to this State before he ele- : °tion in November. j He had no right to do so, not knowing whether the Democrats , would even want him after the ( convention, but Chairman Frank j •wKinney assured Jonathon Dan- j mis and Kerr Scott when he was j here last spring that President j rjuman and the Democratic Pres mential nemiBee would launch the democrats’ fight for their sixth ”[ consecutive term in the White , House trom Kerr Sdott’s farm at Saw River. Now Jonathan Daniels talked to Stevenson for quite a while a few hours after his nomination— no' doubt telling him of Chairman McKinney’s promise and urging him to come to Haw River. But now McKinney says he wants to resign as. chairman of .the party, and Truman is awaiting word from Stevenson as to what he will do. (Continued on Page 2 ■-o— - GOP MEETING Orange County Republican* are scheduled to meet at the courthouse In Hllleboro, Wed/ nesday night, August 13, at 8 o’clock. All members of the Re publican party and other inter ested In the fall campaign are' invited by Chairman M. L. CaT es to be present. county, Towns Get Over $25,000 Fro* Intangibles A total of $19,588.33 will be turned over to Orange County this week as its share of the intangi ble personal property tax collec tions made in the State during the fiscal year ending June 30. It will be part of $3,382,299.06 to be distributed by the State Board of Assessment. In addition to the county fund, Hillsboro will re ceive $ljlT7.68; Chapel Hill, $6, 662.58; Carrboro, $1,982.66; and Mefoane $290.80. Checks will be put in the mail this week, according to board sec retary J. C. Bethune. The State keeps 20 per cent of the total tax take and returns 80 per cent to the counties, cities, and towns. Intangible tax collections for fiscal 1952 amounted to $4,227, 873.83 and were the greatest in State history. For fiscal 1951, the total was $3,995,496.51 and 10 years ago th§ figure was $1,570, 760.31. The tax covers bank deposits, stocks, bonds, notes, charge ac counts. interest and similar items. Shares of stocks, taxed to the tune of $1,751,577.03 yielded the largest single amount, while bank deposits produced $1,194,682.81. Rural Progress Report No. 2 Young Veteran Farmer Is Fine Example Of Use of Better Farming Methods Home improvement came first on agenda of Wrights. the A Ionia. * \ A portion of the young veteran’s pasture land and cattle Under the impetus of the Orange County Rural Progress Campaign for 1952, increased pro duction ©f field crops tends to be a growing concern of farmers throughout the county. Crop rotation, fertilization prac tices, soil conservation, and the use of hybrid 9eed are all means by which our farmers are seek ing higher production. A singular example of the use of better farming methods can be found on the farm of a young war veteran, Alonzo C. Wright. This farmer, although limited, in his resources has done a remark able job on his farm and has been an ideal student in the classroom, according to Charles Langston, Agriculture teacher at Ay cock School. Just a little over a year ago, Wright purchased the old Mil ler farm, located at Efland, Route 1, which was run down and in general a bad farming situation for a young man starting put on his own. - One of the first things that Wright did was to clean up the homestead and get his living quar ters in shape for himself and his wife. Following this operation, he set out to improve the condition of his newly purchased farm. By applying the principles of farm organization and management that he had studied in the Veteran’s Program at Ay cock School and by following the guidance of his teacher, G. F. Liner, he has been able to make his farm productive. Some of the practices that have helped him make his farm pro ductive have been crop rotation, planting cover crops, and using the best recommended hybrid seed. Last year, he was able to establish approximately 10 a^rres of permanent pasture which he has been able to use to good ad vantage in hlis livestock program. This farming season, Wright has been able to enjoy increased pro duction in his small gains, tobac co and other crops. It is too early for him to take advantage oi any good fortune in his livestock pro- j gram since he is using good judg- ; ment by trying to grow into it1 gradually. _ j At the present, all prospects point to a successful farm of the future. J ■ ■ Drought Damage T Estimated Approximate Property Revaluation Program By Professional Firm Is Likely Hillsl^oro—A strong likelihood developed this week that Orange County will have a complete tax able property revaluation pro gram carried out by a professional firm* and extending over a two fiscal year period. The new values would go into effect in 1954 in that event. The need for suoh a revaluation has been felt for a long time and while no formal decision has been made by the Board of County Commissioners, therd were strong indications Monday that all three members were leaning toward the professional job. Their attitude had . been strengthened by recent studies of Institute of Government material and guides for a complete reval uation and a consultation with Zeb C. Burton of Cedar Grove former member of the Orange County School Board, who serv ed on the three man board which reassessed all real property in the county in 1947. Burton estimated the job would take two years if dene by local groups and that the expense would be nearly as much if a complete job was done, but at the same time not as effective* Around $20,000 was set up in the current budget for the revalu ation and this would likely have to be supplemented in the budget for the next fiscal year. If a de cision is made in favor of the hir ing of an outside firm, bids would, be accepted from a number of such firms which do this sort of work. m oiner actions Monday the Batted heard a number of request* for road improvements and ap proved one petition for adding to the State system, a road known as the Old Weaver Road, .35 mile, from Jones Ferry to the Carnboro town limits. Two petitions were heard for the extension of Mar garet Lane .in Hillsboro from the town limits through Belle Vue Village to Belle Vue Avenue a dis tance of .2 mile. S. A. Whitfield and Homer Butler sought improve ment of a road in Bingham town ship from Old. White Cross south 1.1 miles, iE. G. Ward appeared to ask for a road in Cheeks town ship, and Charlie arid'Thomas At water and F. M. Ward asked the Commissioners to approve a peti tion for black topping the road from White Cross to the Chatham County line by way of Antioch Church, and Attorney Jerry Stone presented a request for improve ment of a road from .Highway 8ft to the old Roxboro-Hillsboro road by way of Fryer’s Airstrip. Stone also presented one of the Mangyet Lane Extension petitions and Lyn wood Brown another. -■« MT HERMON BAPTIST CHURCH SPONSORS SUPPER The Hudson Memorial Bible class of the Mount Herman Bap tist Church will sponsor a bruns wick stew and chicken stew sup per, Saturday night, August 9, on the chinch grounds. Homemade cakes and pies will also be on the menu. Supper will be served from 5 to 8 o’clock. Mt. (Hermon Baptist Church Is located on the old Hillsboro Road eight miles West of Durham. Pro ceeds from the supper will be used on the building funds of the church. The public is cordially in vited to attend. Survey Tea* Recooueends Eleaeutary School At Cameron Park For Hillsboro Chapel Hill Boosts Phone, Water Rates Chapel (Hill—Water and tele phone rate Increases will go into effect in Chapel Hill Sept. 1, it has been announced by the Uni* versity utilities division. Telephone rates, which have been unchanged for over 20 years, will go up as much as 50 per cent. Water rates, for individual cus tomers, will 'be hiked a flat 20 percent. Chapel Hill users of the utili ties were notified Saturday of the changes. They were told that the increases were based on a con sideration of the problems involv ed in the University’s service and a comparative study of rates in other North Carolina towns. The new telephone rates will range from a low of $2.50 per month for a four-party residence phone, to $6.70 a month for a one party business phone. A 36 percent increase is being made for "the four-party telephones which con stitute a majority of the 4,528 in struments on the exchange. The former rate was $1.75 a month— 75 cents less than the new charge. *' A' five cent per 1,000 gallons In crease is being made in the water rate, to bring the new charge to 30 cents a thousand gallons, with a minimum charge of $1.20 (4, 000 gallons). A comparison of this rate with the scale in eight near by communities showed the new charge to be at least five cents per 1,000 gallons less than any of them. '•—-1-——o- - -• EFLAND JR’S REORGANIZE Efland—The Efland Council of the Junior Order United Ameri can Mechanics will meet next week after a campaign to revive and revitalize the fraternity. A campaign conducted recent ly by 'falter H. Paramore, of Durham, state council representa tive, has resulted in a very suc cessful effort to reestablish the Efland unit of the organization. Officers of the Junior Order in Efland include J. H. McAdams, J. D. Graham, J. E. Wilson and other well known men at the com munity. GUEST MINISTER - Hillsboro—Dr. Lewis E. Well ington, professor in the School of Religion of Duke Univerhity, will preach at the Presbyterian church here this Sunday at 11 o’clock. Dr. Wctbington has served churches in Durham and in Penn sylvania. He is a graduate of Bucknell 'University and Duke University. The pastor, the Rev. Irving Birdseye, and family are out of town Visiting with 'his parents and spending two weeks aV Lewis Point, Oneida Lake, in New York. County-wide Coauuittee b Appointed To Plan 200th Anniversary Observance Hillsboro — A nine - member county-wide committee to plan a program in obaervance of Orange County’s 200th Anniversary was named this week by the Board of County Commiasioners. L. J. Phipps of Chapel Hill was named chairman and four men and four women were named to as sist him. They were: E. M. Lynch and S. Strudwick of Hillsboro; Hugh Lefler of Chap el Hill; Mrs. Glyde Roberts, rep resenting the Schley-5t. Mary’s area; Mrs. Robert Earl Huges, Ce dar Grove; Mrs. M. P. Efland Jr., of Efland; Mrs L .R. Sturdivant, , Carrtxjro; and Clem Cheek, repre senting Orange Grove — White Cross section*, 1 The committee was charged with the job of drafting plans for a proposed observance and report ing back to the Commissioners, if posstible at the September meet ing or at a special meeting to be held about that time. It has been suggested that the observance of the 200th anniver sary of the fv arvding of the coun-_ ty be held in connection with the laying of the cornerstone of the new courthouse sometime in the earlypfall. Hillsboro—A survey committee composed of representatives of the State Department of Education and Dr. Guy B. Phillips of UNC, after a study of school needs of Hillaboro made the following re commendations to local officials last week: il. The present Hillsboro School plant should be continued as a high school because it is not j adapted to Elementary School use hmd because of its auxiliary facil ities. — I 2. A new elementary school j should be started as soon as pos sible with the presently available | money and additional rooms add ed to handle all grades 1 to 6 as funds become available. 3. Of all possible sites, the Cameron Park property is recom mended as most desirable. ‘Members of the Board of Edu cation received the report of the survey at Monday’s meeting but took no further action following lengthy discussion. The board is stymied by the refusal of Miss Re becca Wall to sell the property for $18,000 and apparently is await ing a final 4efinite recommenda tion of a course of action from lo cal school folks. One member of the board is strongly in favor of instituting condemnation proceedings while another leans toward further com promise. Actions involving students of other counties were irtrportant items on Monday’s agenda. At the reqiie'st?£b C Burton, Jphn Hawkins antFL. J. Rogers of Ce dlu; Grove, the board approved a resolution, following presentation of a petition to allow 41 students of the Prospect Hill area of Cas well County to attend Aycoek School, welcoming these students provided the Caswell and State School Boards approve and Ay eeck gets credit for the attendance ion its teacher allowance. In .its resolution .the board went op t?* cord;as being willing to provide transportation insofar as it is legal to do so. On the other 'hand the Board 'received a request from Person i County, now in the throes of a [ consolidation issue, that Orange (give no encouragement to students from Person (mainly the Hurdles Mill section) who want to attend Orange Schools and voted to com ply. At the same time it directed Super in tendant G. Paul Carr to see that transpotation is provided for fringe students within this county wiho have been attending school in Person. .Person County’s board gave notice it will request credit for attendance of any of its students who attend this county’s schools. o Orange FFA Boys Get High Award At Convention Hillsboro—-Bob Strayhorn and Mitchell Lloyd representing the Jllsboro chapter of Future Farm ers of America at the annual state convention of FFA h>eld in Ra leigh last week, were given the organization's highest state ward, the degree of Carolina Farmer. These young men graduated from the Hillsboro High School in May of this year and are the first students from Hillsboro to ever receive this high award. Each of these Carolina Farmers has completed four years of vo cational agriculture training and manage the home farm, where di versified farming is practiced. Bob and Mitchell expect to qualify within the required time of three years for the high honor of the degree of American Farm er. This award is presented at the national annual convention of Fu ture Farmers of America Elmer R. Dowdy, teacher of ag riculture in the Hillsboro school, was awarded the honorary degree of Carolina Fanner by the recent state convention for his work with with the Hfflsboro Chapter. Hillsboro—The drought damage to crops and livestock in Orange County will reach almost a mil lion dollars. This was the estimate given the Board of County Commissioners Monday by County Agent Don S. Matheson, who with the help of his staff surveyed the county dur ing the weekend. Recent rains, he pointed out, have been general and have done much good, especially in reviving the growth of lespedeza used for hay and pasture. These -rains, how ever, he continued came too late to prevent serious damage. He gave this estimated break down of damages suffered by the county as a whole. In some sec tions damage to certain crops was much higher. Tobacco, 20 percent or $600,000. Corn, 25 percent or $195,000. Hay, 25 percent or $56,000.* Pasturage, 25 percent or $75,000. Loss in milk and egg production caused by extreme heat, $30,000. While the estimates of these five catagories totaled $956,000, he agreed that losses to farmers who have been forced to get rid of beef cattle and thus flooded the market, bringing prices down, and other miscellaneous damages could easily bring the drought and heat damage to Orange Coun ty to $1,000,000 in round figures. He explained in making these estimates that there is always a tendency in periods of dry wea ther Tto underestimate the tremen dous recuperative power of crops. While all the county suffered seri ous loss, the northern tobacco com munities extending from Walnut Grove to Carr were the most seri ously damaged. Entire fields of corn in tassel without a single ear were fre quently seen. Tobacco for which this section is noted Is' only knee high on many farms and seems to be damaged 50 percent or more. He pointed out that farmers can. help themselves, especially in re fcard to their feed supply. To that jcnd, county agents are holding itnpfetings in the most seriously i damaged sections and are making j the following suggestions: 1. Don’t rush thin livestock on ] the market, if you can possibly help it. Markets over the south east are crowded with this type cattle and the price has broken: 2. In fields of corn with little or no ears present, consider put ting it an a silo or cutting it'down for feed and planting this land to a late hay crop. - 3. Sudan grass (3d pounds per »cr€) or soybean* (2 bushels per acie) seeded separately or mlved are about the only crops we can expect to make hay, if sowed within the next lew days. Fertil ize liberally (400 lbs. of 8-8-8 fer tilizer per acre) 4. Corn, even when normal, will always make more feed in silage than any other way. A bulldozer in a few hours can dig out a trench which will hold many tons of silage. Several farmers are do ing this now. We might be able to help you make arrangements to have this done if you so desire. 5. A most important practice If the seeding of a small grazing acreage to a mixture of oats bar ley and rye (use twice as much seed as for regular seed produc tion) mixed with 13 lbs. of crim son clover. Seed in August, fer tilize with 400 lbs. of 8-8-8 per acre and top dress with 20-30 lbs. of nitrogen after it comes up. ^his small acreage with an electric fence will afford fall, some win ter, and spring grazing. 6. Keep a look out on old pas tures which have over grazed. If ladino-orohard grass or fescue fails to come back make plans to harrow and re-seed this fall. 7. This season has proven that we need 2 acres of improved per manent pasture per animal unit to be safe. In your future plans, bear this in mind. „ 8. Demonstrations are being held in the county in the use of irrigation systems to provide water for pastures, truck crops, and to bacco. Farmers should learn the facts about these systems. On some farms they may be practical. -o-— EXEMPTED FROM LICENSES Hillsboro—Early Edwards, vet eran of World War I who has legs amputated was from all Schedule JB .... peddling in Canboro by Board of County “ Monday, The request sideration was made 1 A Simmons
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