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proven results, Mil, or get a |ob By using ed ads mi page 7 of S of Orange County. NUMBER 11 (Published Weekly Since 1893) HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C„ THURSDAY MARCH 19 1953 Price: $2 a Year; 5c Single Copy keep up with Mm news from all ever Mm county by reading THE NEWS OF ORANGE COUNTY. EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK I KIDD BREWER’S ROMISE . . • Within the 0 or three weeks thou words will go zinging out gh as to this plan, this d that one for removing 3ns to the sales tax, for appropriations, and for re taxes, raising taxes, and them as they, are. stripped of idle conversa . legislative story adds up Beginning this week and ng for the remainder of sion, the Legislature will concern itself with bargain 1 the Governor. iave a dear friend, a friend m you have the highest re ove, and admiration. You me him many a favor. He Iped you frequently, too, in position so to do again, uld do almost anything for it now his requests are such espite your love for him, > not sure you can comply em. So you plead with him ten the load a little—to ie of the burden he is plac sn you. » rnor Umstead is the friend Legislature, and vice versa, t most of his bills-^-haven’t his bills for which he has fought—gone sailing with a whisper of opposition? gislature wants to go along m all the way—and may do —but the burden is heavy > this week begins efforts promise. And it is going to mdly give-and-take between gislature and Governor Um until this session of the il Assembly calls it a day. Legislature is apparently ; to give Governor Umstead anything he wants so long oesn’t call for an increase in t’s the , -..ay icjfcc. , as of eek to an innocent bystand tt IT . . . You may be sure it least one member of the ature is pushing hard for a raise for State employees. Richard Mauney of Chero One reason he believes in salaries for State workers is of season, he is assistant in Treasurer Brandon Hodges’ k did most of his campaign ear long distance. And Chero 5. lucky to have him. iMOND ANNIVERSARY . . . written anything for the Jr’s Digest? M. Radford of Marion, N. C., tly received $100 from this magazine for the following : “Will you show me sdme for my diamond anniver* requested a distinguished ng elderly gentleman stand tear me in the jewelry store. • examining several diamonds ilected a man’s ring, ren’t you going to buy some for you wife, too?” asked :lerk. have no wife—I’m a bache ut you said ‘diamond anni 117’ . . . »» e gentleman smiled. “The leman smiled. ‘The girl I was ged to jilted me to marry an r man. She drove him to sui She married another and runted him. I’m celebrating liamond anniversary of the day DIDN’T marry me.” ANSWER? ... To many a h Carolina school principal and dy superintendent of schools bled to desperation with stink toilets comes news this week n odorless, colorless germicidal iorant which can, within less 1 a minute, knock to kingdom ie the smell of an onion, the r of rotting flesh, and spread Nothingness those rathher inti-. e nostril-ticklers which hover— a lover loath to leave—’round hen, basement, bedroom and - r°m the Division of Purchase Contract this week went this ®o to all State institutions. le State of Pennsylvania has n usmg considerable quantities this product in their hospitals (See ROUNDUP, Page 2) EASTER SEAL BOY OPENS CAMPAIGN—State Treasurer Bran don P. Hodges receives the first sheet of Easter Seals from six-year old Roy Edward piner, Jr., of Wilmington, thus Officially opening the 1953 Easter Seal campaign in North Carolina of which Hodges is State Chairman. Edward is official ambassador of the North Carolina Society for f Crippled Children and Adults which is sponsoring the 20th annual drive to raise funds for crippled children and adults in North Caro lina. The appeal is being conducted on a statewide basis and con tinues for one month, ending Easter Sunday, April 5. Only Three Complaints Heard On Tax Values Major Lucas Gets Citation For Leadership hiillsboro—Major Georgfe G.'Lu cas has recently been awarded the Cdmmendation Ribbon for his out standing record of leadership in the Korean effort last year. The award was based on Lucas’ quality leadership of a detachment vital in the flow of men and sup plies into Korea. He was cited as having “reflected great credit upon himself, the Far East Air Forces and the United States Air Force.” The following citation w*s sent to his father, George V. Lucas, of Route 2, Hillsboro. “Major George G. k,ucas distin guished himself by meritorious ser vice from 23 of November 1951 to March 8, 1952. During that period Major Lucas commanded Detach ment 4, 6127th Air Terminal Group at K-9 Airfield in Korea. This de tachment was a vital hub in the flow of personnel, material and supplies into Korea in support of the Korean effort. Despite continu ing personnel losses of both offic ers and airmen, the capabilities of Detachment 4 remained high and its mission was accomplished in a superior manner. By utilization of good management methods and sound principles of leadership, Ma jor Lucas maintained a high state of morale among his assigned per sonnell and instilled in them a de sire to continually improve their operations. By unswerving devo-1 tion to duty, loyalty and ability, Major Lucas reflected great credit upon himself, the Far East Air j Forces and the United States Air, Force.” SQUARE DANCE The Safety Committee of the Carrboro Elementary School P.T.A. is sponsoring a square dance for, Adults Friday night, March 20, at 8 o’clock in the school auditorium. Chairman J. Alvin Williams stat ed that the proceeds of the dance would be used to provide an award , for the Safety Patrol of the School j for the fine work they have done this year in helping to keep t e school free of accidents. He went on to say that the best way to show appreciation for their efforts is to , attend the dance and enjoy it. new building A new building is being erected m Carrboro’s Main Street by R. S. _,loyd of ’’the Lloyd Electric Com )any in Carrboro. The new build jjg is of cinder block construction ind adjoins Mr. Lloyd’s electric ihop and will be used for business purposes. f* Hillsboro—The Board of County Commissioners, meeting Monday as a Board of Equalization and Review to adjust complaints on real prop erty valuation, heard only three protests, before adjourning to meet again in a similar capacity on Mon day, May 25 at 10 a.m. -- Mrs. Pearl McFarling speaking for the J. S. McFarling heirs sought an adjustment of valuation on the basis of an acreage area which the board granted on 1952 and 53 taxes. It refused to grant a refund for prior years. Other appeals for adjustment came from F. Burton Jones, Vance Street, Chapel Hill, on the value of his house and Tot; and from P. Glen Lloyd on the valuation of the cotton gin property in Carr boro. In other actions, the Commis sioners rejected. all bids received for sale of a pickup truck to be converted for use by the new coun ty dog warden and authorized the purchase of a new truck by the Health Department through the State Division of Purchase and Contract. The board members took this action after declaring all bids were too high and out of line. The board continued its discus sion of the program of the dog war den under the legislative act and directed R. Hume Claytor, who earlier this month was appointed' to that post, to secure cost figures on the construction of the dog pound. The pound will be built in one corner of the County School Gar age lot off Highway 86, will have a hard surface flooring and be con structed in three or four sections, each of which will be partially cov ered to allow protection from the elements and also to allow an out door play area for each section. Twelve Leave For Induction Hillsboro — Twelve men left from here Wednesday morning for induction into the U.S. Armed Forces. William Taylor, James Edwards, William A. Olson, Jr., Bobby Mc Cauley, and Richard Baker all of Chapel Hill were in the number. Others were William Atwater Jr.! of Carrboro, Bud Batton and Jam-'1 es Harvey Wagoner of Hillsboro, Rufus Graves of Mebane, Eddie Nunn of University, Ramon Frazier of Cedar Grove, and Arbie Hughes of Hurdle Mills. These men reported to Raleigh for induction and assignment. The quota for the local draft board for the next month includes 50 men for pre-induction on the following dates, March 25, March 27, and April 2. The induction quota for April 15, is 35. These quotas will be taken from the 19 to 26 age group. Estate Of Eccentric Valued at $500,000 Church Is Biggest Beneficiary In Will Ed Thompson's Will Hillsboro—Will Ed Thompson, the wealthy Orange County eccen tric who di^fl last week, left an es tate valued «t estimated half million dollars Wyatts executor who was directed to spend most of it “in his discretion** for the benefit of the Efland Presbyterian Church and its cemetery. Mr. Thompson's last will and testament was filed for probate Monday morning In the office of Clerk of Court EdVin M. Lynch by Graham Attorney Clarence Ross, who was named, executor of the estate and trustee of a trust fund set up therein, as well as one of the major beneficiaries. The 74-year-0ld Will Ed, as he was known to thousands of people in Orange, Alamance and neighbor ing counties, died last Wednesday afternoon in Watts Hospital, Dur ham, Where he had been a patient for a greater part of the last four years. He was one of the most per sonally wealthy residents of Or ange County, despite that vast sums had been expended for hos pitilization in recent years. Funeral services were held last Friday afternoon at the Efland Methodist Church and interment followed later in the Chestnut Ridge Methodist Church cemetery. These occurences become unusual, however, in the light of the first provision of the will. This section directed the executor to “have erected a granite or marble mause oleum at Efland Presbyterian Church cemetery in which my earthly remains are to be placed; the price therefor to be solely in the discretion of my said executor arid the amount so expended by him therefor shall be deemed as J '■ Offer $2,000 In Prizes To Farm Families Hillsboro — Merchants, bankers, -and professional men in Orange County have donated approximate ly $2,000 in prizes which can be won in the 1953 Rural Progress program. Every family living outside the eity limits, cultivating three or more acres of cropland is eligible for these prizes. All that is neces sary to do is to carry out one or taore of the sixteen points in the Rural Progress Program. For every point carried out between now and November, the farm family will be given a ticket with duplicate num bers on it. Each ticket will give the family a chance at winning some of the many wonderful prizes. Neighborhood leaders have been selected for every section in the county. They will be glad to give anyone a copy of the 16 point pro gram with full instructions about the contest. Listed below are the prizes and the donor's: Andrews and Riggsbee Tractor Co., Carrboro—1 Dearborn tractor wagon with tires; Bank of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill—$200.00 in cash; J. L. Brown and Sons, Hillsboro— 18 inch Moto-mower power lawn mower; Coleman-Laws Co., Hills boro—1 Westinghouse television Set; Durham Bank and Trust Com pany, Hillsboro—$100.00 Savings Bond; Clarence Jones of Western Auto, Hillsboro—1 Bedside Radio; Forrest and Forrest, Elf land—1 Oli ver 2 bottom tractor plow; Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Durham—$25.00 in cash; North Carolina Mutual Life Ins. Co., Dur ham— 3*15.00 in cash. Nu Tread Tire Co., Durham—a full recap for 4 passenger tires and 1 General Electric pop-up toaster; Piedmopt Electric Membership Co., Hillsboro—prize to be announced later; Richmond Motor Co., Hills boro—credit of $200.00 on pur chase price of new Ford-(transfer able). Smith Furniture Co., Hillsboro—r 1 General Electric Washing Mach ine; John Umstead, Chapel Hill — $100.00 in cash; Walker Milling Company, Hillsboro—10 bags of [feed; Farmers Exchange—$100 4? i a part of my necessary funeral ex-, penses.” In other provisions of his will Mr. Thomson left $5,000 each to six nieces *nd nephews, his only close relatives, and to three of thpm in addition he bequeathed his 502 acre farm and homeplace in Cheeks township, Orange Coun ty. His only other private bequest was $10,000 “to my friend Clarence iRoss for the many favors and ser vices he has rendered to me dur ing the last past 20 years.” After payment of these legacies and bequestst the will directed the executor'to sell at either public or (private sale in bis discretion the remainder of his real properties located in Durham, Orange, Ala mance and Guilford counties and place such funds derived with other assets in a “trust fund to be handled by the executor and by him'used in his sole discretion for the enlargement, beautification, maintenance and upkeep of the Ef land Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Orange County and in his dis cretion for any remodeling or im provement of the church building itself and the executor can in his discretion use both interest and/or any or all of the principal for either or both of said purposes.” For those who might attempt to break the provision of his will, Mr. Thompson also had a word. In the paragraph following his bequests he said if any devisee or legatee, named or unnamed fail to abide by the provisions of the will as writ ten or institute or causes to be in stituted or becomes a party to any caveat or suit instituted for the purpose of annuling the will or (any provision shall be excluded ' v - •/__ GUEST MINISTER Hillsboro—Dr. T. Henry Pat terson, executive secretary of the Oransje Presbytery, will be the guest minister at the Hillsboro Presbyterian Church at the Sun day morning service. Dr. Patter son resides in Greensboro and his office is the administrative agency for the 78-member church organization. ' , Much Progress Noted In First Aid In County Hillsboro—During the past year the Orange Codnty Chapter of the Red Cross has made progress in first aid, according to the report of the County Chairman of First Aid, Mrs. Irene Pender. Many vaiuaDie activities have taken place in this work such as the following: A standard first aid course was taught by Earl Hollowell from the University of North Carolina to a class of thirty-six ladies in the Cedar GroVe community. The in terest was very high as a result, five members of the class continu ed the study by enrolling and com pleting the Instructor’s Course in First Aid at U.N.C. At the final session, Mrs. Glenn Auman, Mrs. R. W. Isley ,Mrs. Irene Pender, Miss Marie Wells, and Mrs. Louise Winslow were presented certifi cates to become instructors. Mrs. Louise Winslow has instruct ed two Standard Courses in tl/ Aycock High School and Mrs. Is ley has recently completed the in struction of a Junior Class in First Aid. Last July a class composed of eighteen ladies in the Fairfield j community was organized and | taught by Miss Marie Wells and Mrs. Irene Pender who worked co operatively in instructing the group. The meetings were held at night in the Fairfield Church. Mrs. Auman has also taught two Standard Courses in the Hillsboro School with assistance from Mrs. Irene Pender. Not only has the Orange County Chapter assisted in training for First Aid, but it has furnished the First Aid room in the Efland School; also, it has furnished cots in the West Hillsboro and Hillsboro Schools, f from any claim or share in the property or proceeds from its sale. Mr. Ross in filing the will esti mated the estate at $500,000. Much of Mr. Thompson’s prop erty had been disposed of in recent years. Close associates, however, said he at the time of his death still owned 75 houses and a number of valuable business places in the four counties from which he was deriving rentals. At one time he was said to have owned the entire business section of Maxton, North Carolina. More recently he held an entire block of buildings in Gra ham. Mr. Thompson was known throughout his life for his frugal ness and it apparently pleased him greatly to affect the appearance of poverty in conversation as well as dress. He was known throughout his life as a shrewd trader and made much of his fortune in buy ing and selling property and in trading in the open market. Many of his exploits in trade and his eccentricities have become leg end in this area during the years. The Efland church to which.most of his money will go is a small wooden structure on Highway 70 at the intersection with the Cedar Grove road. The cemetery is across the street. Membership in the church is small and composed largely of one branch of the Efland family. Nieces and nephews who will re ceive the $5,000 and equal shares in the 502 - acre farm are Bert Crutchfield Moore, Pattie Crutch field, Stanford and James Crutch field, all of Efland. Those named for the $5,000 bequests were Mar garet Sharpe Thompson, Harold Sharpe and Victor Sharpe. Town Election Plans Made At Carrboro The town of Carrboro will call an election on May 4th 1953, for the election of a Mayor, to serve for a term of two years: three commissioners to serve for a term of four years jand three commis sioners to serve for a term of two years. : Polls will open on May 4 at 6:30 a.m. and will close at 6:30 p.m. On that day. All voting will be at the town hall in Carrboro. R. B. Studebaker, will serve as registrar, and Wiley P. Franklin and Bruce Riggsbee have been ap pointed as judges of the election. Books will be opened at the Carr boro town hall for registration on Saturday, April 11th 1953 and con tinue open except Sundays, until Saturday, April 25th. Officers elected, will take office May the 12th. Saturday, April 25th, 1953 shall be designated as challenge day. Seniors End Course On Family Relations The Hillsboro High School with ; the cooperation of the District Health Department has now com pleted its annual Family Rela tions Course announces G. A. Brown, Principal. ' i The course is offered each year only to the senior class. This j year the course was under the j guidance of Miss Clyde Hogshead, Senior Public Health- Nurse, Dis trict Health Department. Subjects discussed and speak ers appearing on the program in cluded: Courtship and Marriage —Mrs. Arnold Nash, Marriage Consultant, University of North Carolina; Emotional Problems Facing the Family—Dr. Roger Howell, Mental Hygiene Pepart ment, University of North Caro lina; Human Growth and Devel opment and How It Effects Fam ily Life—Mr. Joseph H. Huff, Health Educator, District Health {Department; Family Economics— Miss Auman, Home Economics Teacher, Hillsboro High School. Youths Get Terms For Break>lns Hillsboro—Four of five teen-age youths involved in a series of break-ins and robberies in this area during the month of December re ceived sentences in Superior Court this week. Arvil Lee Austin, 19, West Hills boro, four felonies and four mis demeanors; three years in State * Prison with a recommendation that he be sent to a camp for youthful offenders, and two years in Or ange County jail. The" later term which would have run at the ex piration of the first was suspend ed. ^Calvin Wagoner, 19, Hillsboro, • five felonies and five misdemean ors, not less than three nor more than five years in State Prison with a recommendation that he be sent to a,camp for youthful offenders, and two years in Orange County jail suspended, to run at the ex piration of the first sentence. _ , Vernon Wilson, West Hillsboro,4 * one felony, 18 months suspended for three years and placed on pro DailOD. Thomas B. Trammell, 17, four felonies and one misdemeanor, five i years suspended and placed on pro bation for five years. Jimmy Long, the fifth of the youthful quintet, was said to be ’ in a Tarboro hospital and unable to stand trial. The group faced a long list of charges for breaking, entering and larceny from West Hillsboro school, Bill’s Place, Robertson’s Oil Co., Wilkerson Service Station and lar ceny of gas from several school busses, from an air compressor, at the Rock Quarry, and from a truck of Coleman-Laws Co., Hills boro. Pleas of nolo contendere were entered by all of the defend ants through (heir counsel. Earlier in tnc seSlbif which has Judge Chester Morris on the bench, the grand jury issued indictments for murder against Paul Morgan and Thomas Robinson, Negroes. J. D. Burnette, White man of about 30 years, was sentenced to 15 years in the State Prison for assaulting his mother with intent to commit rape. Judge Morris dir ected that prison officials give the defendant a complete psychiatric examination at the beginning of his sentence. Six defendants were convicted of * drunken driving charges during the first two days of the session. All got four months sentences suspended and either $100 or $150 fines. They Were Thurmon Jones, William A. Riggsbee, Thomas Sparrow, James G. 'Cousins, Bruce Whitmire and James F. Terry. Cousins and Jones received the lesser fines. Hazel McKee .white woman, drew eight months suspended and a $75 fine for fornication and adultery and was ordered to stay out of Orange County for three years. William B. “Billy" Painter was given 18 months for forgery. Thir ty day sentences were handed to James Austin, Woodrow Durham, Gales, Andrews, John Whitt Jr. and Herbert Lyde for public drunk enness. Divorces were granted to eight plaintiffs on the first day of the term. They were Margaret Hayes Wilkerson from Joseph W. Wilk erson, Joanna Albright Andrews from J. C. Andrews; Hallie Woods Medlin from Thomas Sidney Med lin; Iris Watson Hill from D. A. Hill Jr.; William B. Brakefield from Lottie Brakefield; Peggie Nunn from James Nunn, John Bynum from Frances Bynum and Ethel E. Hall from Ellis Hall, all on grounds of two years separation. Fund Report Due Tuesday The second progress report for Division Chairmen for the Red Cross Fund Drive will be at the Colonial Inn, March 24. at 7:30 p.m. Fifteen Divisions have turned in a complete report to date. The goal for the fund drive for this year is $2200. and every adult a member. After the second progress report a thermometer will be placed in the court square to show the pro gress of the drive.
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