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HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY. October 16, 1952
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jTA CLAUS’S DRAWERS
\ large percentage of those
, prosperous brackets—those
■never had it so- good” now
_were in-high school or col
n 1931-35, during the depths
» depression. Communism is
ne of the latter day things,
ling to Beaufort’s Robert
He observes that it vu
much in the saddle at the
rsity of North Carolyia, but
n teU it in one of his recent
ns: “In answer to all tht
lid Marxians who scream
hey grew up at a time when
mnism presented a certain
|ty of mind and a subtle at
bn as the savior of the world',
Er one hard fact. I went to
university of North Carolina
11931 to 1935. That was the
1st broad period of desper
jepression. That wa£ the per
t which Communism as a fad
is country thrived most heart
[hat wa9 strictly a bum time,
no time was I tempted to be
ammunist,_although U.N.C.
redder than Santa Claus’s
ers. Very few people I knew
e campus—especially the ones
shaves and clean shirts—
aced Communism, or any off
of same. Some, a few, dab
They mostly dropped it fast,
the majority scorned mass
of anything, and are suitably
iped with mortgages and sub
in homes today.
Lua wad me pciiMU uj. gxcat.
tation, and of great justifica
for straying. This was when
nunism looked better and
ed cleaner than ever before
ice. But the majority of the
-young, dumb, unsophisticat
rnntry kids—spurned it. And
e face of organized blandisH
, too.”
lat Brother Ruark had to say
t the University in 11931-35
be true. However, we must
here that we have heard less
t Communism at the Univei'
since Gordon Gray has been
! as president than at any time
ie. past 20 years.
G-HWiAY SIGNS . . . If you
times wonder why the cost of
rnment is so high, you might
der for a minute "One , little
: the $250,000 your State pays
year to repair, rebuild, and
highway signs damaged and
away by our fine citizens.
:cording to Traffic Engineer
irt-A. Burch of the State
iway Commission,- we- are
ding “no less than a quarter
million dollars a year” to keep
sign boards in operation.
>u have seen examples like
40 miles to Charlotte changed
ead 10 miles to Charlotte by
iping away part of the 4. Then
'« are cases where the signs
turned completely around,
i causing mistakes, and wrecks
eh have no doubt resulted in
th.
may be “fun” for the young
s, but it costs the taxpayers
dy of money—and sometimes
to or injury to the motorist.
0 NEW YORK . . . Last Friday
’B®8> only a few hours after
returned from his Congression
in Europe, UjS. Senaitor
ii? Smith was notified he had
* in New York on Monday and
*day, October 13 and 14,' to
m to; charges that 50 odd
frican employees of United
ions are card-carrying Com
nists.
ie left Raleigh for hi6 New
rk assignment last Sunday af
noon.
oformation is that the FBI has
apleted its investigation. The
iier.ce was completed last week
the grand jury. Senator Smith
* ^1<>re as the important man
the Senate’s Internal Security
“mission.
Cared . . . They may deny
“ut there is a great deal of be
W-the-door fear in the Demo
r;lc Headquarters here that the
*e may swing to Eisenower dii
Member 4. This fear stems from
general lack of interest on the
” of the “good” Democrats,
, Democrats out in the coun
1who usually get out and work
rftinpuished from the regular
jr” variety who toil not, neith
«o they spin. They just vote.
r|ls c°uld be a false fear in the
*** °f drumming up enthusiasm
Lttle Democratic cause; or it
be the real thfcig. To us it
*"* more like the latter.
OOIWTIES 7. . The Democrat
eaders In some of the doubtful
areas are doing a bit of grousing,
saying: “We should do more work
in the sections where we know we !
straying all over the State, visit
will have a ■hard time rather than
ing and speaking and singing
songs in areas where we have no
doubts whatever.’’
Well, it is hard to please every
body—particularly this year.
Right now the Democratic knees
are rattling in New HanoV'fer,
Mecklenburg, and in -Guilford. In
Buncombe, if looks even-steven.
In Forsyth and Durham, there is
little doubt the Democrats will
win handily.
Wake is on the doubtful list with
many of the Democrats. There is
a lot of Eisenhower strength here,
but Stevenson will take it without
too much difficulty.
fWe get evidence that the Re
publicans, for the first time in
several years, are doing some
grassroots work out in the rural
aeas. This applies paticularly in
the eastern counties. Our reports
say the OOP is spreading a lot'of
talk among the home-loving farm
ers in the east about -Stevenson’s
divorce.
Could be. But good tobacco land
in that section now runs upward
of $400 an acre. Fifteen years ago
it was being sold for taxes.
FROM BOTH SIDES . . . What
did the Republicans and the Dem
ocrats think of U.S. Senator Wal
lis Smith’s statement last Friday
afternoon that he_planned to vote
the Democratic ticket, but he has
no enthusiasm tor it,
Administrative Jesr
Helms says that the Senator re
ceived no “flood" of messages re
lating to his remarks, but that the
response has been good—upwards
of 50-75 wires and letters so far—
with about four to one favorfng
his stand. We know it did not set
well with certain influential farm
leaders for Smith in 1960. -|
Those Republicans who did not
like his position said, of course,
that he ought to be four-footedly
for Eisenhower. They probably
forget that Wilirs, Smith was on the
Platform Committee at the Demo-i
cratic National Committee, was
elected by the Democratic Party,
and has always voted the Demo
cratic ticket
Those Democrats who are rapid
ly for the “chlorophyll candidate,”
Adlai Stevenson, are chiding Sen
ator Smith for not being all-out
for-Adlai. '
Of course these messages nave
little effect on Senator Smith. He
generally moves in the direction
his conscience dictates wiiteffijer
the party boys, be they Republi
can or Democrat, like it or not.
Since we are not used to such
stolidity in this State, it sometimes
goes hard with us.
It may be time for us to be get
ting used to it as more and more
we plead and need strength and
bi-partisan effectiveness in hand
ling our national as well as our
international situations.
“DUFIFIE” . . . Many of the
Democratic women who met Mrs.
Ernest L. Ives, sister of Stevenson
who spoke here two-three weeks,
ago, are already callihg her Buf
!fie. She was so nicknamed by her
brother. Buffie had her coming
out party in Washington, D. C.,
in 1918. Her father was there as
a dollar-a-year World War I as
sistant to Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Daniels. Buffie was mar
ried in Italy, She is'54. Adjec
tives the women are tossing around
about her as follows: vivacious,
soft-spoken, friendly, social nund
ed, who can “spot social cimbers
at a glance and wastes no time on
them.” But charming! And, oh,
just darling!
'HARVEST FESTIVAL AT
WALNUT GROVE
METHODIST CHURCH
There will be a Harvest Festival
at Walnut Grove Methodist Church
Saturday beginning at 10 a. m. At
this timi there will be an auctibn
sale of firm produce, needtework,
cakes, Pies, canned goods and
other items. ...
The women of the church
serve a chicken and brunswick
stew lunch.
HARVEST FESTIVAL AT
HEBRON METHODIST CHURCH
The Harvest Festival to be held
kt Hebron Methodist Chl^<*>
miles south of Mebane, wlH.be
held Saturday afternoon begin
at 2 o£*>ck with an auction of
farm produce, needlework^*
Scanned goods and handicrafts
church wdl
semi a chicken stew and bruns
wick stew supper.
4-Hers Win District
Championship For
Electrical Projects
Orange County won the District
Championship award in 4-H farm
and home electric at the 4-H re
cognition day in Greensboro, Oct
ober 11th.
This award was given for out
standing work on the part of the
4-H Clubs in Orange County \ in
Farm and Home Electric.
During the past year the Pied
mont Membersip Co-operation has
been most helpful and cooperative.
One of their representatives' gave
a rural electrification demonstra
tion at each of the 4-H Clubs for
a monthly demonstration. Also
this program on a more advanced
level was given at county council
meeting.
To strengthen this program, .two
floats were prepared for the Dur
ham Fat Stock Sh^w parade. Both
of these floats were designed and
prepared by the 4-H clubs sponsor
ing them . Efland 4-H Club had a
rural electrification workshop on
their float, and the boys and girls
who made lamps were sitting
around a central table hcffding
their lamps. At the table, James
home electric last year was seat
ed working on one of his many
electrlc“projects. Efland ClilB was
the only one in the county last
year to establish an electric work
shop which met once every two
weeks. Vance Martin helped es
tablish this workshop and instruc
ed the boys and girls in many help
ful and worthwhile projects.
Hillsboro Senior Club construct
ed the other float and theirs con
veyed the motto “Proper lighting
Saves Eye Strain". This was in the
form of a desk on either side of
a wall one with proper lighting
equipment and one with improper
lighting equipment. Students were
studying at each desk to give the
spectators an idea of how easy or
hard it was to see by the lighting
presented.
Another phase in this program
was carried on at 4-H Camp at
New Hope this summer. Repre
sentatives from Duke Power Co.
gave several interesting and edu
cational demonstrations on the
use and care of small electrical
equipment. They also explained
and demonstrated the construction
of a lamp from a special lamp kit,
and gave the address so that club
members interested in this pro
ject could order their own.
Heaviest First
Noted As Electio
—...—— ---
Naas Are Made
For Chapel Hill
ON Day Pregraia
Chapel Hill—John 0. Rietoel
assistant secretary of the Univer
sity Y1MGA, has been appointed dt
fidal chairman of Chapel Htll's
observance of United Nations day
this month by Mayor Edwin- S.
Lanier.
The celebration will be held on‘
Oct. 24 in cooperation with simi
lar observances over the country.
A preliminary planning meeting
for the day was held last night in
the Town Hall, attended by rep
resentatives or various local civic
groups.
Rietoel announced another plan
ning would be held this coming
Tuesday night at g o’clock in the
Town Hall for the planning group
as well as representatives of any
other Interested civic groups in
the community. The main feature
of the UNC Day celebration will
be a eeremony to be held on the
campus at noon. Other plans for
the observance are to- be announc
ed at Tuesday’s meeting.
Members of the planning group
! at present are: Mrs. Jane P^Jbuts,
secretary, and Mrs. Rose Scroggs,
representing the Amerioan Asso
ciate on the University Women;
Miss Frances KcKinnon and Mrs.
William Geer, League of Women
Voters; J: C. Fox, J. H. Koon, and
Bill Sloan, Junior Chamber of
Commerce; Hubert Robinson, Ne
gro Civic Club: ;Edward G. Dan
ziger, Rotary Club; and John Line
weaver, Chapel Hill schools.
NEW COURT HOUSE
IN PROGRESS
Excavation for the new Orange
County court house was begun
last wee’ , the completion of
the ey progress may be
blockea yj ... (<$teel shortage, but
tne dbnnJKor has stated tha)"he
is confident that the steel will
come through by the end of the
year and that the concrete can
be poured and construction should
•continue from theie with little in
terference.
Orange Health Department Wins
Merit Award For Record Achievement
The North Carolina Public:' Heal
th Association conferred its 1952
Merit Award upon the staff o?
the Orange County division of the
Orange-Person-Chatbam-Lee Dis
trict Health Department . at the
close of its recent convenion, Oct
ober 9,10, and 11 in Asheville, N. C.'
The award is given each year
to the local health department;
which has carried on the most out-1
standing programs in any field of
public health activity during Qffej
past year.
The Orange County division re
ceived the award for its achieve-'
ment in the development of a sys
tem of simplified records which
reduces from thirty-eight to six
the number of forms for recording
medicinal nursing, and related
services of the local health depart
ment . According to the citation,
information and copies of these
simplified forms have already been
made available upon request to
workers in twelve other states, in
two national agencies, and in eight
foreign countries, “a response
which makes clear the Met that
through this achievement the de
partment has made a far reaching
and much needed contribution to
the development of public health
records.
In the absence of Dr. O. David
Garvin, District (Health Officer,
who did not attend the conven
tion because of illness, the award
was presented to Mrs. Edith
Brocker, District Supervisor of
Nurses.
Umstead Flays Ike;
Calls For Adlai Vote
iHillsboro—(Political oratory the
way Orange County Democrats
like it best from their favorite
party spokesman featured an en
thusiastic opening of the Fall cam
paign at Schley Grange Monday
night.
Following a bountiful barbecue
supper which the YDC provided
all the party faithful for $1 a
plate, Gubernatorial Nominee Wil
liam B. Urnsrtead issued a ringing
endorsement of Adlai Stevenson
for president and lauded the re
cord of the Democratic party in
the nation and in North Carolina,
winding up with a closing tongue
in-cheek afterthought, “I hope you
will not forget to vote for your
Democratic nominee for Gover
nor.”
In unmistakable terms, Um;tead
dispelled any doubt that he misfit
be lukewkrm for the national tick
et, citing Stevenson’s great record
as governor, his training for civil
ian leadership as opposed to his
opponent’s, and his course in
speaking forthrightly on the issues
in resistance to pressures.
He said at their convention, l^e
publicans agreed on only two
things, “They were out. They
wanted to get in. ’’
of General Eisenhower,” Umstead
Speaking of the “Great Crusade
of General Eisenhower,” Umstead
said it began and ended with Sen
ator Taft, pointing oilt that it be
gan when he opposed Taft in the
convention campaign, pledging' to
fight against those things for
which Taft had stood, and ended
with the breakfast in New York
when the Senator announced that
the two were now in agreement.
Decrying an tendency to split
town and rural residents in North
! Carolina, he appealed to all to
[ help in the task of building this
state in the nation’s greatest.
He said a strong campaign sym
bol could be. forged in North. Qm>
lina by allowing an Eastern North
Carolina family to hitch his 1932
Hoover cart to his 1952 Cadillac
and drive from Manteo to Murph
ey with the following inscriptions
placed on them: “This was Re
publicanism in 1932” and “This
was Democracy in 1952.”
The gubernatorial nominee got
a standing ovation from the crowd
both at the start and finish of his
35-minute stump speech. He de
clared Ike was “disqualified” for
the presidency on his own record,
and even sang a Teapot Dome era
ditty making light of the GOP.
Speaking of his own party, Um
stead declared several times that
jhe didn’t at all condone the cor
I ruption that has been uncovered
tion. He added he fel the Demo
in the present national admiaistra
crats were cleaning up dishonesty
in Washington as fast as thejr could
find it. “But I don’t think it’s right
to denounce the Democratic party
for the few who have betrayed
I their trusts. Numerically they’re
Rural Progress Report Number Eleven (
Another Rural Coauwnity Building Gees Up In Orange
Another tangible evidence of Orange County’s Rural Progress Program can be found In the White Cross
community In Southern Orange where members of the Grange, Home Demoetration c u ind othe*
organisations hsve begun the erection of s cemnMtWi , . Construction got underway a few mon* s
ago, but slowed down as foil's In the community turned to their own harvesting. Leaders hope to get the
work started again soon and finish up by Christmas. All work Is being done by members on a gratis basis.
Suppers snd other community projects are being used to raise money for the project
very few.”
Reviewing Gen. Eisenhower’s
selection as the Republican nom
inee, Umstead noted the GOP
couldn’t select one of its own
members and haul to go out and
get "a man enamored of .glamor”
who had “never voted a Republi
can ticket ant hadn’t even re
vealed what party he belonged to
until last year.” All of this wasn’t
meant to beittle Eisenhower who
served as a great military leader,
and deserved the commendation
of everyone for it, Umstead stress
ed. “But since the age of 16 he's
been on the Federal payroll in the
Army, studying military science.
'That fact not only doesn’t qualify
him for the office, but it also dis
qualifies him."---1
_ On the other hand. Democratic
candidate Stevenson, “a brilliant
governor of the state of Illinois,*
according to Umstead, had spent
a lifetime studying politics and
the job of government. He lauded
as “refreshing” Stevenson’s receat
statement to the American Legion
that he would resist pressure from
that and any group which was
“not in the public interest.”'
“Do a little work for your par
ty,’’ Umstead appealed. “It’s done
enough for you.”
' The one-hour program was chair,
maned by YDC President Donald
Stanford of Bingham Township
He turned the rheeting over to his
mother, County^ Democratic Chair
man Mrs. C. W. Stanford who
introduced the precinct co-chair
man and noted that the special
five-dollar Stevenson campaign
contribution certificates were on
sale now through them.
Among the other party nominees
introduced to the assemblage were
Urnstead’s older brother .John sf
Chapel Hill, who's seeking re-eleK
tion as Orange Representative to
the General Assembly, and Ralph
Scott, nominee for a new term as
State Senator from the Qrange
Alamance District.
MIDGETS SHOW
NOTABLE RECORD
The Hillsboro Boys Club Midget
Football Team has shown a re
markable recorrd thus Car in the
season. In six games the Midgets
have scored 14d points. Their op
ponents have been unable to score
on them and only 10 first downs
(three resulting from penalties)
have been made against them. The
results of last night’s game have
not been reported.
£iuvua iuuivawvu umi%
in the forthcoming General JBSc
tion is gradually reaching fevfer
pitch in Orange County, as well
as the rest of the nation, came this
week as registrars in several large
precincts made their reports of
first day registration.
iBooks were opened for the first
time last Saturday for pre-elec
tion and new registrants placed
on the hooks exceeded- any other
first day registration on record,
At Chapel Hill’s north precinct, -
Mrs. Harold. Walters, registrar,
said 200 new names were placed
oh the books while Mia. Irene
Scroggs at the Chapel Hall south
precinct took or» 140 new voters.
Registrar H. G. Coleman Jr. at
Hillsboro said 34 new names ‘were
added on Saturday.
Traditionally, the first day the
books are open is a slow one as
citizens often delay their appea
rance at the registration place
until nearer the end of the period
in which the books are open.
Registration books will be open
at the polling places again this**’
-SaturdayLand, the following Sa*.
urday, October 25, and persons
may register at anytime during
the interim by contacting the re
gistrar at his home.
Saturday November 1 will be
challenge day.
Reguest for abseeiitee ballots
from citizens who will be out of
the county on election day, Novem
ber 4 continue heavy. These are
obtained by making application to
the chairman of the County Board
of Elections.
o
Walker Learns -
Of Korean Mud
WITH THE* 7TH INFANTRY
DIV. IN KOREA — Army Pvt.
Donald M: Walker, Hillsboro, has
found in his combat experience
that it’s true what they say about
mud and grime in Korea.
But he has also learned thait
while it is a rugged and dtrty job
at his gun position, many days in
Kosofc/Sab'be like Saturday rJ At
at hoi - -.s' fjar j&lSffng is con.
ceiSedVJWT artillery
positions is a mobile quartermaster
shower unit operating seven days
a week. ~ ■ '
When the Communists offer the
7th Division Artillery respite from
battle, the artillerymen make am
ple use of the field shower unit..
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. «
Walker and his wi'fe live in Hills
boro. She is the former Miss Doro
thy Lloyd.
-o
ROY KENNEDY DIES
Hillsboro— Roy Kennedy, well
known Orange County farmer,
died Tuesday night at Watts Hos- “
jpital after suffering a heart attack
at his home on Highway 86. He
will be buried at 3 o’clock this af
ternoon at Cedar Grove Methodist
Church.
Sisters Stage Hair Pulling, Naae
Calling Affray Over Father’s Grave
Hillsboro—Two sisters who en
gaged in a knock-down, hair-pull
ing fiasco over the grave of their
late father in Hillsboro cemetery
brought their troubles into Orange
County court this week, while the
estate’s administrator sat in sol
emn judgment.
Mrs. Minnie Often and Mrs.
Laura Lane were the sisters and
Judge L. J. Phipps was on the
bench in as bizarre a case as any
heard here in a long time,
like this.
The testimony went something
Three families, descendants of
the late Robert Ashley who ran
a small store in West Hillsboro
prior to his death last June, all
gathered apparently by chance at
the cemetery lot on a recent Sat
urday afternoon to put flowers on
the grave. The were Mrs. l^ane,
her husband children, Mrs. Often
and her husband, Frank, and Jury
Asley, brother of the battling sis
ters, and his wife, Rosa.
'Mrs. Often, so the testimony
went, then asked her sister how
she liked the tombstone she had
bought and placed at her father’s
rrave. Mrs. Dane offered some
suggestion for changing the stone’s
resting place; one word led to an
other; she called her sister a dirty
name and the fighting and hair
•filling ensued as the sisters rolled
ncross graveside turf. There was
■f/nOktin,v testimony about w&o
-tsed mf’v and whethej
l '’asses V" e broken or just lost
• 'h the general melee, but Judge
Phipps didn't seem to think this
^Wbse of the evidence too material
•nyway,
* 1 of the sisters
okAo vnult and coo
tinned prayer for judgment foe
a year on oondition each keep the
peace insofar as the other is con
cerned.
Th# record:
Joseph Harold Price—©igamy—
Bound over to Superior Court;
John W. (Jack) Watts—(Failure
to provide adequate support for
his wife A minor child—INol Proa
With Leave; John W. (Jack) Watte
—Trespass—Nol Proa With Leave;
Forrest Theodore Franklin—Hedc*
less Driving—costs; James Brad
sher—-Reckless Driving — costs;
Wm. Richard Pearson — Public
Drunkenness $5.00 fine A coats;
Kemp Battle Leonard—Improper
equipment—(Nol Pros; Curtis Her
sey—Public Drunkenness—Prayer
for judgment continued for 12
mos. on oond. deft, pay costs A
remain out of Orange County for
12 mos.; Willie Davis—Assault oa
a female—not guilty; Howard A.
Williams—(Assault on a female —
Nol Pros; Mrs. Pearl Davis—
Reckless Driving A Damage to
property—(Not guilty; Clifton Ste
vens-Assault on a female—Nol
pros with Leave; James Robert
Bush—Operating truck for hire
without a chaff ears license —$25.
& costs; Carl- Herman Rippy—
Speeding-410, and costs; David G
Howe—Speeding — $5.00 & costs;
Odell Joseoh Niassan—Spe*d*n«r
•10.00 A costs; Ja