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#f orange County ion wlth the newt from all county oy reading THE ORANGE COUNTY the classified Your Home Newspaper Serving Orange County and Its Citizens Since 1893 THE NEWS N° —-(Published Weekly) HILLSBORO AND GHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, November 6, 195* Price: ** * Year; 5c Single Copy Eight Pages Of tpressive Rural ogress Is Cited Drive Closes Is of an intensified rural [program in effect during h year in Orange Counity itlined last Thursday night hal program attended by bd urban residents from k>ut the county, the reports f substantial increases in [come and impressive home jnimmity improvements/ [ Jeter of State College was flcipal and a number of eaders active in various of rural life in the county ated in the program, ding to neighborhood lead orts, 393 farms had made t to increase their farm in nd more than 100 have in their gross cash income by his year. has been a 14 percent in in the number of laying nounting to $70,000 gross Many new laying houses en built in all parts of the bite of severe drought the Income this year will be In of last years by about $50, Cight new grade A dairies started. 1,241 cows were rtifieially to proven bulls, ral farmers qualified for 1,000 additional income by £ out hogs. 3 reached this rith sheep and 2 with turk cattle have increase 53 per [ithin the past 12 months or 85 in 195d to 1:350 in 1352. armers’ Exchange Livestock handled $1,300,000 worth [stock or an increase of 35 over last year’s total, acres of ladino grass per [t pastures have been seeded the year. |ielp beat the drought, farm : year built silos of all kinds; sent and temporary, upright tench, and put up an addi |2,669 tons of ensilage, tobacco income this year se about $2,800,000. The lit caused a decrease in qual pounds per acre, but the n disease was less because ation, and the planting of [resistant varieties, punity Activities py worthwhile activities af i.both. the spiritual and p.hy velfare of the rural people County have rightly ed around “ the various hes. Two new churches have [completed, during the year, kbeen extensively remodeled floors; 6 have erected boards; 10 have installed [type of modern heating; and ^e repainted. eeded grass 4 planted shrub 27 have honored their dead feaning the cemeteries; 9 have suitable and attractive identifying their church, other improvements have uiade on church buildings rounds, but more important the churches instituted new ams during the year, er since the . Schley, Grange 'le National Grange commun prvioe award in 1946 and was ! a beautiful new Grange Hall, aunity service has been tfie ote of progress in Orange py. Altogether 22 organiza including home demonstra tes and P.T.A.’s competed [*e “best community contest”. are 5 Subordinate Granges Pe county. These are located Chley, St. Marys, New Hope, Cross, and Calvande? lout exception they have co pted whole-heartedly in the [ Progress Program. They not have sponsored, but have en astically taken part in many e°ts such as the farm entrance est. Incidentally, one commun fePorted 9 new homes buil? in I community during the year. fr. Projects included roadside plication, mail box improve ?hd erection of attractive P signs. Other activities of a pical character included the scaping and beautifying of P grounds, churches, com l y centers. Two community rs are now under construction 4 more are in the planning he Farm Bureau has Ion active in community affair Pe Cedar Grove area. More re ; y a Ruritap Gleb was orgar ^ Cedar Grove. This yea club provided the spark tha a host of projects' in com r’’y service. Included was ^Plete beautification of the Ay School grounds, donation o $1,000 to purchase gymnasium seats, established and financed a community baseball team, held public auctions to exchange farm items, sponsored air defense spot ter program, and contracted funds to assist local church and school yocth organizations. These organizations have coop erated closely with other groups and agencies to secure the things most needed by farm people. An example of this is the rural fijfe truck, operated by 20 volunteer firemen which during the past 12 months fought 15 rural fires and saved property estimated at $30, Beth Communities And Individuals Awarded Prizes In a program at Hillsboro High School Thursday night, October 30. twenty five, awards were present ed to individuals and communities as a climax to the rural progress program that has been carried on for the past year. In the neighborhood leaders contest Caldwell won first prize of $25.; White Cross, 2nd, $15.00 St. Mary’s, 3rd: $10.00; New Hope, 4th, $10.00. The community activities con test was entered by 22 organiza tions and the Cedar Grove Ruri tan Club won 1st prize of $100. Second prize went to the Cedar Grove Negro P.T.A. and was $50. Third prize of $20. went to St. Marys Grange, and Caldwell Home Demonstration Club won the $10. fourth prize. Honorable mention went to: Central High P.T.A., New Hope Grange, Schley, and Coolsprings. The Farmers Ex change gave the prizes'mentloflWl. Winners in the “Better Pastur es Contest” were given a farm sign with their name hnd the name of their farm on it by the Bank of Chapel Hill. Winners included: Caldwell Community, Lloyd Hall; Cedar Grove, J. E. Hawkins; Carr, Knox Woods; Carrboro, L L. Conner; Efland,' Curtis" Wright New Hope, S. M. Fowler; Orange Grove, George -Easley St. Mgrys.,. Chester Roberts; Whife Cross, Shelton Ray; Hillsboro, Alec Da vis. . In the farm entrance improve ment and beautification contest soon sored by •Coleman-Isaws' Com pany, seven organizations were given cash prizes and instructed to select a winner from the organi zation to compete for the grand prize of the Westinghouse Refrig erator which will be given at the close of the contest on December 31. Cash prizes were . given to: County Home Demonstration Clubs, $50., Cedar Grove Ruritan Club, .$25., White Cross range, $25., Calvander Grange, $25. j Schley Grange, $25., St. Marys Grange $25. New Hope Grange, $25. 000. Other examples were in the construction of power and, tele phone lines. In spite of the fact that nearly 90 percent of the farm homes already had electricity, over 30 miles of additional power lines and 36 miles of telephone lines were built to serve the farm peo ple of'Orange County. During the year nearly 50 farm ■ponds were added to the 200 al ready built. These ponds add year round beauty to the land scape and furnish much needed recreation for individuals, fami lies, and larger groups. Home Improvements In homes over Orange Coun y during the past year, an effoit has been made to make one or more home improvements. Neighbor hood leaders have reported 404 families who have made one or Sore improvements. These range from slip covers and painting installation of bath rooms and heating systems. 4,As one improvement, 50 percen of the families have added more colorful surroundings. Some folks have gonemuchfui ther and have made major ' chanj es in the construction of the house. 15 families have built a new home entirely. In the homes remodeled, the changes^ have been most apparent are where halls were included m heJ V1^ room area, codings ^ re , (Continued on Page o) Election Scoreboard Unofficial Return* — All Preelneta \ ‘ jjj Stevenson cicf Eisenhower--341J ^■stead. ........... 5,967 Seawell- 1,975 Durban- ........... 6^78 . 1,912 Unofficial Returns — 15 Precincts J. W. Umstead__ tni Reids ;. 2490 Efland_ Forrest.. Hobbs .........__, Cates Gray <426 6,134 6,149 2,024 «« e»n rn wi'newtMwmtMttimtoniii wisnsno MM Many Orange County Teachers Taking Part In Professional Training Program The teachers of Orange County are becoming more and more pro fessional this year by participating in a wide ranged program of in service training. The program had its beginning early in September when Mrs. Irene Pender, Super visor of Orange County Schools, appointed a representative group of teachers to serve as a Planning Committee to assist with making plans for professional study for. teachers during the year. This committee is composed of the fol lowing: Mrs. Gladys Harris, West Hillsboro, Chairman; Mrs. W. P. Andrews, Efland, secretary; Miss Annie Cameron, Hillsboro; Mrs. Gainey, Carrboro; Mrs. Helen Pet it, White Cross; Mrs. John Smith, Aycock; Mrs. Mary Mitchell, Caldwell; and Mrs. Mary Brown ing, Murphey. The Planning Committee met in the Supervisor’s office on Septem ber 16 and began to make plans for a program which they felt rwould help to meet the needs of each individual teacher in the ele mentary schools. A list of areas of interests was prepared. It in , eluded such subjects as reading, science, music, health and physical education. Through the splendid cooperation of the committee, teachers, principals, supervisor and the superintendent a most helpful In-Service Proram has developed. All teachers in the elementary schools were allowed and encour aged to select from the list the subject which he or she felt a need for instructional improve ment. When preferences had been made the committee and the Sup ervisor met and compiled the lists. Plans were made to try to help every teacher. Appointments were made for all teachers who wanted to help in the instruction of read ing to attend the Reading Laboraf tory and Clinic sponsored by the School of Education at the Uni versity of North Carolina each j | Negro Farmers To Hold Rural Progress Night y. Hillsboro—The Negro farmers of Orange County will hold their ’ Rural Progress Night, Thursday night, November 13, 1952 at 7:30 pm. at the new Cedar Grove School, located 9 miles north of Hillsboro on Highway 80. The program will feature an ad dress by Norfleet Whitted, not ed radio announcer of WDNC,, Durham, N. C. Music will be fur- i nished by the Central High School Glee Club under the direction ot' Mrs. V. P. Speller. Reports for progress night will include increase ed Farm Income, Home Improve ments and Community Activities from each of the combined com munities. The agencies cooperating with the farmers in putting over the program are; Extension Service, Home Economics Departments, vo cational Agriculture, Soil Conser vation and P.jM. A. Prizes wilP Be awarded to the 5 communities that have contributed most to the Ru ~vl Progress Program Saturday morning for three hours. The following teachers have sac rificed Saturday mornings, which are busy times in their homes, to attend, the clinic at the University: Hillsboro 8chool Miss Annie Cameron, Mrs. Paul ine Lloyd, Miss Maude McCauley, Mrs. Remus Smith Jr., Mrs. Mary Leigh Webb, Mrs. Mamie Ray, Mrs. Luther Sharpe, Mrs. Alpha Blake, Miss Charlotte Field, Mrs. Hen rietta Auman. White Cross 8ch»el Mrs. Blanche Mattox, Mrs. ‘HeL enPetit, Mrs. C. C. Martin, Miss Margaret Stanford. Aycock School Mrs, Janie Ftope, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Kathrine McDade, Miss Ma rie Wells, Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Louise Winslow. Caldwell School Mrs. Lois Blalock, Mrs. Mary Mitchell, Miss Asa Rhew. Efiand School Continued On Page 8 KAliUM %Ouncf-up 'V- ' ’ ' S “V "••»;'"• ' •'«»;■-•■ ' ,v > PREDICTIONS . . . Now that the election is over, let’s take a look at some predictions which were made on the outcome in North Carolina. These have been served up to us during the past few days—and should make in teresting conversation as they are compared with the actual vote. (First of all, there is Lynn Nis bet, pipe-smoking Raleigh report er for the afternoon newspapers. He was one of the few scribes in North Carolina, or anywhere else for that matter, who predicted that Harry Truman would win in 1048. SIZE . . . Here was his fore cast Friday as to the size of the vote: “First of all, there will be the biggest vote ever cast in a State election, going well above the re cord of 839,435 in 1936 and far be yond the 793,209 cf four years ago. The heavy registration reported during the past month and interest manifested at political meetings throughout the State indicate a to tal vote in excess of 900,000. It will be nearer a million, if the physical facilities at the 2,036 voting pre cincts can accommodate all the people who want to vote.” So said Nisbet with regard to the SIZE, of the vote. Now check with your paper and' see how'his prediction stands up against the facts. . ° 125,000 to 150,000 . . . Nisbet said that Stevenson would win over Eisenhower for President by about 15 per cent of the total vote the margin to be 125, to 150,000. State Apditor Henry Bridges vuessed last week that Stevenson wcu’d carry the State by 300,0001 ^atetnent Bridges '* in fi-ont as to the margin of Adlai Stevenson’s vic tory in North Carolina. Attorney General Harry McMul lan figured the Stevenson lead would be around 10 per cent—or approximately 100,000 votes out of a total of North Carolina vote of close to a million. Assistant Budget Director Dave Coltrane, who is still around and doing a good job despite blasts and efforts to fire him by Gov. Kerr Scott, as of last Friday thought the State vote would run around 60-40 for Stevenson over Eisenhower. He was worried about Stevenson on the national front. A CERTAINTY . . . One thing is sure: Adlai Stevenson was prajS I ed, hallowed, and all but sainted by the political leaders who tour ed North Carolina this fall. We re fer, of course, to the Democratic war horses. How different from 1948: In that year, Harry Truman was hardly mentioned by anybody. Democrat ic Nominee Kerr Scott finally got around to whispering his name just before the election. Other wise, he was deadvas a dodo in Scott’s speeches and very much the for gotten man. Why? Because we were all sure that Truman could not win. Might as well admit it. This year—because of what hap pened in 1948—we have not been ashamed of our Presidential nom inee. Mainly, however, the Demo crats have thought he stood .at least a 50-50 chance; and so he has been plugged vigorously by the speechmakers. \ / NOTES . . . See how the Re- ! publicans of Moore County have made a Little White House avall (Contkvued on Page 2 School Board Nanes Hillsboro Groups To Help Plan New School BniMing Hillsboro—The Board of Educa tion turned its attention to the proposed new Hillsboro elemen tary school this week with action to comply with the Garden Club'S request to preserve the rare trees and shrubs now growing on the Cameron Park property an3 to make the building conform to the architectual pattern already ex isting in Hillsboro. Named as a building committee to serve as liaison betngeen the county board and the Hillsboro community in the matter of the architectual design and other de velopment plans of the school were Clarence D. Jones, chairman, Mrs. Don S. Matheson and E. J. Ham lin* -■ ' A horticulture committee to handle the tree preservation re quest was named to include Don S. Matheson, chairman, Mrs. Rob ert Forrest and Mrs. Wallace Strayhorn. This committee will have charge of the “care, protec tion and development of the cam eron Park Arboretum. A request for surplus seedlings and shrubs for use in developing the grounds of the new hospital at Chapel Hill was received and turned over to this latter commit tee. The renovated auditorium of the Caldwell School was inspected by the board and accepted from the contractors conditionally up on approval of the architect and the State Department of Education. CROP Drive Gets Uaderway Next Sunday The Orange County committee for CROP has contacted workers in all the communities and church, es of the county for its part in this vital program. The actual drive to gather farm produce of all kinds will get un der way on Sunday, November 9, and will continue until all the churches in the county have had an opportunity to contact their peo ple. At a meeting this week Chair man A. K. MacAdams said that all kinds of farm produce would be accepted; grain, corn, poultry, eggs, livestock, etc: Perishable goods will be converted Into ewfc here and that money will be used to buy grain at the point of ship ment overseas. A11 the commodi | ties are to be brought to the Farm, ers Exchange in Hillsboro where Mr. J, MacAdams, Commodity Chairman, will handle them for CROP. Cash contributions will also be welcome, he said, but they should be sent to E. Wilson Cole, Hillsboro, who is acting as County CROP Treasurer. The Orange County goal has been set at 1,000 bushels of grain or roughly $2,000. Miss Ruth Thompson Is Appointed , New Conty Heme Demonstration Agent Hillsboro -=*- Miss Ruth Thomp son, a native of Surry County this week was named the new Home Demonstration Agent for Orange County, to succeed Mrs. Kathryn Hamrick. Mrs. Hamrick submitted her resignation to the Board of Cotm ty Commissioners at the regular meeting Monday and it was im mediately accepted, effective Dec ember 1. Members of the board expressed their regret that Mrs. Hamrick was retiring from the county’s service. Miss Thompson was presented by Miss Anamerle Arant, district home agent, who described her as the most - experienced assistant agent in her district and a person ably suited for the local position. She has been assistant agent in Wilkes county for the past four years. She is a former- 4-H girl -afid: ja native, of Mountain Gitv. She will receive $4200 per year. Miss Arant expressed apprecia tion for cooperation the program had received from county officials in the past and gratification for progress being made in all phases of the work in the county. In other actions, the board ap proved petitions for designating three roads as community roads: in Cedar Grove township from Highway 86 to J. W. Tolar’s farm; in Cheek’s township from ^he old Mebane Road at the John Millis place to the High Rock Road; and j in Cheeks township from the Meb ane-Oaks road to the Ruckhorn Cheeks Crossing road. (Petitions presented for improve ment of two other roads were not acted upon: in Chagel Hill T?*vn- • ship from the Mt. Moriah road to Oxfordr road; ;and in Cheeks I township from White Level on Highway 119 to High Rock road. 1 The board agreed to pay W. M. Bright $17 for 34 rabbits killed by dogs and Dr. W. R. Berryhill $30 for one calf. ) The board continued its study! of the proposed revaluation of all real property by a professional firm and will meet again on the matter on November 10, possibly for a final decision. i A San Hughes I Completes School , ■2nd: Lt. Samuel M. Hughes of j Queen St., Hillsboro, graduated this week *rom the Associate Slg-; nal Company Officers Course at Fort Monmouth, N. J. Completion of three month course in the Officers Department of The Signal School, he is among 35 officers in the graduating >■!»« on assignment here from various posts In the country for communi cations training. V ' Radio, radar, wire, applied ooni munications are among the princi- ! pal subjects in the course. Orange County, bulging at it* electoral seams along with the rest oif the nation, followed the State trend in Tuesday’s big Gen eral Election and piled up substan tial majorities for Democratic candidates from President to Com missioner . Some 9,000 citizens crowded to the polls in the 16 precincts to re cord the biggest vpte on record for this county. Only slightly over 5, 500 vote din the 1946 election. The vote followed the heaviest regis tration recorded in a regular pre election registration. A scattering few were turned awny at most precincts for failing to re-register since the installation of the new books in 1950. Returns reported unofficially yesterday from all of the 16 pre cincts gave Adlai Stevenson 5, M6 to 3,813 for General Dwight Bis-; enhower and even bigger majori ties ware given the Democratic State and District candidates. The same 16 precincts gave Carl Durham 6,676 to his opponent’s 1,912 and William B. Umstead 6, 369 for Governor to 1,975 for Her bert F. Sea well. Four precincts were for Eisen hower, Carrboro, St. Mary’s, Cald well and Rock Springs; but only Rock Springs followed through with Republican leads for the State and County candidates. In the unusually heavy vote Chapel Hill’s north precinct voted 2,206, its south precinct 1538; Hillsboro 1,499 and Carrboro 852. In local races, John W. Umstead,' Democratic Incumbent for the leg islature received 6,229 votes to W. G. Field’s 2,190 in 15 precincts and the following votes were tabulated 'in 15 precincts for the following candidates for commissioner: Sim Eflalnd 6,226 Robert O. Forrest 6,134, R. J. M. Hobbs 6,14#, M. L. Cates Sr. 2,024 George N. Har-‘ ward 2,003 and Clauda Gray 1,988 All three of the constitutional amendments were carried in the Orange County voting. Ralph H. Scott, unopposed for i the State Senate, received 6,389 in. 15 precincts. rn some oi the larger precincts this was how the voting went: Chapel Hill (North) Stevenson 1, 387, Eisenhower 919; Durham 1, 778, Ferree 335; Umstead 1401, Sea well 351; Ralph Scott, 1,790; John W. Umstead 1763, Fields 380; Ef land 1722, Forrest 1717, Hobbs 1, 720, Cates 318, Harward 340 and Gray 315. Chapel Hill (Soutjj): Stevenson 6Q1, Eisenhower 779: Umstead 1, 208, Sea well 343; Durham 1,208, Ferree 337; Ralph Stott 1,182, John> Umstead 1,120, Fields 404; Efland 1,094, Forrest 1405, Hobbs 1460; Cates 348, Harward 342 and Gray 321. Hillsboro: Stevenson 887, Ei senhower 578; Durham 1)111, Fer ree 291; Umstead 1,114, SeaweU 314; Scott 1,086; Umstead 1,084 Fields 333; Efland 1,097, Forrest 1,073, Hobbs 1,054, Cates 431, Har ward 305 and Gray 314. Carrboro: Stevenson 319, Eisen hower 457; Umstead 545, SeaweU 277. Efland: Stevenson 308, Eisen 146; Cole’s Store, Stevenson 90, Eisenhower €2; Rock Springs, Stevenson 69, Eisenhower 142; University, Stevenson 149, Eisen hower 125; Caldwell, Stevenson 113, Eisenhower 123; St. Mary’s Stevenson 55, Eisenhower 62; To lars, Stevenson 150, Eisenhowe? 29; White Cross, Stevenson 160, Eisenhower 99; Cedar Grove, Ste venson 188, Eisenhower 48. —---——A C. Davis Now 1th 11th Airborne .Fort Campbell, Ky.—Pvt 2 Ohie C. Davis son of Mrs. and Mrs. C. OL. Davis of Route 2, Hillsboro, has recently become a member of the Uth Replacement Company of the famed II th Airborne Division. Pvt. Davis entered the service in February 1992 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and from there he was sent to Camp Chaffee, Ark ansas where he received his basic training on light weapons. From there he was sent to Fort Bero&ng, Georgia for his airborne Pvt. Davis attended lege for three (S) yearsj rently working in the SeeJ?«W Personnel of Replacement Company < Airborne Division, Campbell, Kentucky.
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