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HILLSBORO AND CHAPIL HILL, H. C, THURSDAY JULY 1 ISSS
North
>ng, representation on the
jportant matters facing the
i, there will likely be little
finding a successor for
shoes left vacant by the
U. S. Senator Willis Smith
last- Friday morning
_almost to the day af
Raleigh attorney had won
iation over Dr.! Frank
a campaign seldom
in
„ anywhere in vigor, bit
and sheer ugliness,
ugh Goy. William B. Um
efused to discuss a suces
even listen to recommen
until Monday following
neral of the late Senator
[at Edenton Street Metho
t here on Sunday after
quiet COaiJID OH vriua? «UU
pointed to a special
of the Democratic Execu
ommittee to nominate a
for the position of Junior
Thus the appointee
[ go to Washington with the
kgs of the Democratic organ
! and the Governor and this
| mean a great deai to him
event he should face op
fn in next spring’s primary,
appointee's term of office
until the general elections
jvember of 1954.
fpECT Not in a long time
anybody considered the
lh News & Observer a special
of Senator Willis Smith,
limes friends of the senator
ht the paper was too bitter
attacks on him and there
een a lot of talk about per
I animosity between the sena
pd Observer Editor Jonathan
In yk w of all this a por
. editorial vviM
w morning's Observer
filfis Smith is worth report
" Life gave much to Willis
, but he never held back
I labors or the contests which
Uy bring what sometimes life
Iseems to give. He begun life
I limited advantages. His fa
died when he was very young.
rent to college and to law
pi without any great home
trees behind him. He hung
kis shingle in the State capti
e an unknown young man. He
successful in law and busi
He was not only elected to
Legislator by the people of
ounty, but was shown the r$
• of the Legislators of the
f when he was chosen speaker
he House. He readied the top
is profession as president of
American Bar Association. He
[served two years and a half,
junior senator from North
•Una. They were honors any
might hop© to acquire. Per
his quality as a human being,
wer, was begf shown in the
•iness and beauty of his fam
■life. His neighbors who did
■ share his political philosophy
•ys honored the American
fcehold over which he presided
PeH-loved husband and father.
■ gave, him much and his.
Py was a iife not easy .to lose.”
P'O-DOLLAR BILLS A short
PE after -Senator and Mrs.
Ph established residence at the
Pdman Park Hotel in Wash
pn, he showed up at the Senate
Pursing office wanting a quan
I of two-doilar bills. They only
iJSMr twa, most, people con
Kid not
them,
much
teller,
id the
afch in
looked
t^JCKet and found ho. had
two of the particular de
lations. He told a,friend with
at he kept a supply oif hand
Jr “Uhpps at his hotel. So,
l_.ner’ they went to the dis
where he was re
Senator Smith ea
sy uxe dollars as some
leagues were in the ha
>tn«- But he wanted to.
! than a dollar, hence hi*
for two-dollar bills.
ROUNDUP, Page 2
Miss Walters
In Hospital
After Mishap
Hillsboro - Miss Sue Walters,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cfaren&
Walters, received painful injuries
early Monday afternoon in an
automobile accident at the inter
section of King and Hazel streets.
Miss Walters, having just left
the driveway^ at her home located
on the corner of the two streets,
was proceeding south on Hazel
when her automobile was struck
in the intersection by Fred Cates,
Sr., driving a Lincoln sedan head
ed east on King street.
Miss Walters received numer
ous bruises and for some time
was unable to move her neck, but
later X-rays at Watts Hospital,
where she was confined, showed
there were no fractures.
Miss Walters’ Chevrolet auto
mobile, strutfc in the right side,
was damaged to the extent of
about |350, Cates’ to a lesser ex
tent. Cates was not injured and
was quoted at the scene of the
accident as saying he did not see
the stoplight, or the vehicle in
time to avoid the accident.
County Gets
New Assistant
Home Agent
Hillsboro - The appointment of
Miss Kathryn Pritchett of Guil
ford County as the new Orange
County assistant Home Demon
stration Agent was confirmed this
week by the Board of County
ComnTTssioners.
Miss Pritchett’s employment
was effective June 29. She suc
ceeds the former Miss.Dorothy
Tarrish, who resigned earlier last
month in anticipation of her mar
riage to Edgar E. Lambert in
Smithfield last Saturday.
The new assistant home agent
graduated from the Woman’s Col
lege of the University at-Greens
boro in the class of 1953
Efland Airman
Wins Honors
As AF Driver
Efland - Staff Car driver, A/3c
Lonnie H. Howard of Efland, Rpute
1, who is stationed at Pope Field
Air Force Base at Fort Bragg,
was chosen last week as the 30th
Motor Squadron’s “Driver of the
Month”, assistant Motor Officer
Lt. Don Davidson revealed!1
Airman Howard was presented
with a check for five dollars by
Squadron Commander, Capt. Wil
liam Pellish. He also received a
three-day pass on any days of his
choice. /
According to Lt. Davidson, Ho
ward capped the, honor because
of his excellent upkeep of his ve
hicle, his superior military cour
tesy, and appearance, and his' ge
neral cooperation and good driv
ing.
Airman Howard was chosen by a
board consisting of the Motor Of
ficer and his assistant, the head
dispatcher, and the various N. C.
O. section'heads.
JUkCE CANCELLED
Hillsboro - Bill France, direc
tor of racing activities at a num
of North Carolina speedways, has
announced that the scheduled 100
mile Grand National Circuit race
scheduled at Occoneechee speed
way Sunday, has been cancelled
temporarilly and .will be held at a
Liter date.
The planned race was called off
after several additional events
were booked for the circuit dri
vers in the East.
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NAMED DIRECTOR
Robert O. Forrest, chairman of
the Orange County Board of Com
missioners, was named a member
of the Board of Directors of the
state association of County Com
missioners at the annual meeting
of the body in Asheville last. week.
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2 Orange County Girls
Win State 4-H Contests
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MARY BURNETTE
Hillsboro — Orange County had'
two winners of major awards in
State wide 4-H ’ competition last
week.
Annie Francis Wells, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Arthur Wells of Sar
tin community, Orange County,
was declared State winner in the
State Dress Revue during the 23rd
annual 4-H Club Week at A. and
T. College.
Mary Burnette, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Shepard Burnette, of
Carr community, was declared
State winner in the individual
bread-making Contest.
Annie Francis, the seventeen
year old June high school grad
uate, won the County Award, a
sterling medal, and State Award
of $50 bond and a' certificate of
honor by selecting, making, and
modeling a blue gray orlan basic
dress which cost $3.91.
Annie Francis has been a 4-H
Club member for 7 years, and has
completed 10 projects. Her inter
est has been centered around
clothing. During her 4-H career
she has won numerous blue rib
bons in county and district re
views. —
Barbara Wells was ajso out
standing in her clothing project, j
She was a 1953 district winner in
the sport division of the dress re
vue. ,
The 18 year old Mary, a June
high school graduate, won the
ANNIE FRANCIS WILLS
award by giving the bast bread
making demonstration in the
State which was entitled “En
riched Cornbread Ringi”. Her
County Award is a sterling medal
and State Award a $50.00 bond.
Mary has been a 4-H Chib mem
ber eight years and has complet
ed 12 projects with food prepara
tion being the most outstanding.
She wat State dairy food demon
stration winner in 1852. During
her, eight years in 4-H Club work
she has won blue ribbons in dress
reviews, demonstrations, and ex
See 4-H jtVINNERS, page 4
Don't Let Independence Day
Make You A Dependent
*_ , An Editorial '•*
Uuless this forthcoming holiday is different from all that have
preceded it, thousands of Americans will become dependents on
Independence Day.
They will be the maimed, the widowed, the orphaned. For the rest
of their lives some of the maimed will have to depend on others for
their physical care and comfort - some of the widowed and orphan -
ed will have to depend on relatives or the state for their financial
support. ’ 1 . L ,
And the dependency of the maimed, the widowed, the orphaned
will be the result of Independence Day accidents.
In addition, several hundred Americans will pay for their eele
bration with their lives . \
All this because of accidents that need not happen.
. Holidays have become horrpr days in tie United States. In recent
years dmty holidays have brought such a high accident toll that
they assume the proportions of a national catastrophe. And this
carnage need not occur. Accidents are not acts of God. They are
acts of humans who foolishly bet their lives for dubious rewards.
The driVer who speeds to get to his destination - what difference
does it make whether he arrives 10 or 20 minutes later?
The youth who attempts to swim across the lake - what is gained
by trying to show off in front of a nrowd?
The father who cannot deny his children the “pleasure” of fire
works - what pleasure will the child derive from sightless eyes?
Mbfor vehicle accidents lead the list of Fourth of July hazards.
According to the National Safety Council, one out of two persons
now living in this country has been or will be injured in a motor
vehicle accident before he dies, unless our present accident rate
is greatly reduced. And many of these accidents occur on holidays,
when traffic is especially heavy.
Second high on the Fourth of July accident list is drowning. Falls
fireworks and firearms, sunstroke and heat exhaustion, food poison
ing and miscellaneous accidents also exact their toll*
Independence Day toll? are not inevitable. They can be prevented.
Police departments and other officials all over the country will ho
alert to prevent as many accidents as possible. But as always the
size of the toll depends chiefly on the good sensce of eVSi-y Ameri
can. Take it easy on the Fourth. Don’t let Independence Day make
.you a dependent! ■' ...s^1
Sorrell Sees
Early Repairs
For Boulevard
A group of City, County and
Chamber of Commerce officials
in Durham Tuesday were told that
the new Durham-Chapel Hill Rom)
should be resurfaced before win
ter.
Donnie Sorrell, State highway
commissioner for the Fifth Dis
trict, also said that "from an en
gineering standpoint” it would be
“more feasible” to resurface the
young highway before the second
lane is paved. He indicated that
N. C. Highway 55 from the County
line south for 20 miles should be
"brought up to heavy duty”. He
said the cost plus the cost of re
surfacing the "boulevard” would
be approximately $375,000, and he
added there was some chance of
Federal aid on Hie two projects.
The meeting was devoted large
ly to consideration of highway
needs in the Durham area. State
officials present include^ Hunter
D. Irving, Fifth Division engineer
and Mr, Sorrell. *
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$2,200 Is Paid
In Insurance
Hillsboro - A total of $2,200.65
was paid out during the past year
in accident claims against the
student insurance policies carried
under the sponsorship of the
County Board of Education, Su
perintendent G. Paul Carr re
ported yesterday.
A total of $3,735.77 was paid by
the students in premiums includ
ing tfie special additional pre
miums providing special coverage
for members of the school football
team.
school was paid the largest claim
of the year, $563, Carr said.
Orange
Pearson of the Carrboro
General Holiday
Will Be Observed
Jf AN WILKKRSON
Orange Girl
Elected Queen
At Youth Camp
Miss Jean Wilkerson, an out
rlanding Orange County 4-H Club
member, was elected Queen when
summer campers named their
superlatives at the State Grange
Youth Camp held last week at
Camp Tom Browne, near Barnard
sville. "
Theme of the week-long camp
was “Youth and World Peace.’’'
Special lectures and classes were
offered. Entertainment included
Lamar Lunsford’s program of fqlk
rongc arid dances and hike to the
top of a mountain near Camp Tom
Browne. ,.
Jean is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Claiborne Wtlkerson of the
Schley Community. She has bean
active in Grange youth programs
and in the county 4-H council,
which she serves as reporter.
2 Young Doctors
To Reopen Clinic
Hillsboro - Two young doctors
are expected to arrive here next
week to begin the practice of
medicine and reopen the clinic
facilities located on. South Churton
street..
Dr. M L. Mhuroner, formerly
of Hammond; La, will arrive here
Monday with his family, to be fol
lowed a few days later by Dr.
Frank Happen and his family of
Shreveport, La.
, These young doctors have leased
the building formerly known as
Forrest Clinic from the family of
the late Carl Forrest, its present
owners. They plan to call the en
terprise initially The Hillsboro
Clinic, using the office space only
in the beginning and later open
ing the entire building to take
care of bed patients. Some equip
ment has already been delivered
here and other equipment will be
added later. ,
Both doctors have completed
an additional year of residency at
the Mid-State Baptist Hospital at
Nashville, Tenn., having previous
ly graduated from medical school
at Louisiana State University at
New Orleans. '
Both doctors are married and
Have two children each and both
are veterans of World War n.
STUDYING BUDGET, FEES
Hillsboro - The Board of County
Commissioners will meet tonight
to study the budget request from
the various county departments
for the current fiscal year which
began yesterday. .
Hie board met Tuesday night to
study proposed new fee schedules
for the office of the Clerk of
Court, Register of Deeds and
Sheriffj y
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.ELECTED OFFICER
John M. Dunn of Efland was
elected vice president of the North i
Carolina Rural Hall Carriers as
the group held its annual two-day
meeting in Greensboro earlier
this week..
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Overplanting
Not Excessive
In This County
Hillsboro - With' about 90 per
cent of the 1953 county tobacco
crop already measured, the local
Production and Marketing admi
nistration reports that about 25 to
30 percent of the farmers have
overplanted.
This is about the same per
centage as usual, according to the
officials. An eight percent acre
age cut was imposed upon farmers
this year.
Farmers who have overplanted
may do one of two things. They
may destroy the excess tobacco
or they may sell on a red card
and pay a penalty.
The acreage still unmeasured
is scattered and in most cases ne
cessitated by the late.. planting
and replanting because of the
drought; - - — v \
AGENTS HONORED
J. R. Evans of Carrboro, War
ren Brewer of near Chapel Hill
and J- B. Midgett of Hillsboro,
who are all representatives of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com*
pany of this, the Durham District,
have returned from a four day
meeting of the Honor Club of the
company held at the Cavalier Ho
tel, at Virginia "Beach, Va. The
Durham District of the Metropoli
tan Company has been outstand
ing in *ts work during the past'
year, and all representatives have!
been recognized for their work.l
The next honor meeting will bej
held in this territory in February
1994.
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Orange Countians gw—Up- look- "
sd forward thia week to the an
nual 4th of Jtily holiday weekend,
which for soane will climax the
summer vacation and for ethers
will signal the beginning. h
For most citizens the day it
self will be observed as a holi
day, e
Banks and public offices will he
closed in observance of the Legal
Holiday, while stores and other
business firms throughout the
pounty, with the exception of
Hillsboro, will be closed. |
Textile, firms are observing a
varied schedule. Carrboro Mills,
which closed down last Saturday
to give employees their annual
vacation, will remain closed until
Monday morning. Belle Vue Man
ufacturing Company closes this
morning for a two week period,
while Eno Mills of the Cone Corp
oration will observe the 4th only
and close down August 3-9 for
their vacation period.
Stores in the Chapel Hill-Carr
ltoro area will be closed all day
Saturday.
In Hillsboro, with two excep
tions stores will remain open on
Saturday and close on Monday
July 6 to allow the employees
the day off. Coleman-Laws and
Bivins & Winfree are the stores
observing the holiday closing.
Many Qfange County citizens
are off to the beach or other
distant points while others will be
leaving tomorrow. Traffic is ex
pected to be heavy on the high
ways and an urgent safety remin
der has been issued by the High
way Patrol, whiqh has announced
that its full complement of offi
cers in this area will be on the
roads to help jirevjnt accidents
and move traffic.
Eight Teacher
Vacancies Still
Exist In County
Hillsboro - Eight teacher va
cancies still exist on the faculties
cf schools in the Orange County
system, Superintendent G. Paul ,
Carr advised yesterday.
This means that a total of 11
positions have been filled since
the close of school when the re
signations of 19 teachers were
announced.
Aycock High School is still short
a commerical ' teacher and an
English teacher, Efland needs a 3
rd grade teacher, West Hillsboro _
a second grade teacher, Carrboro a
sixth grade teacher, White Cross
a combination fifth and sixth
grade teacher Efland Negro
school needs a combination 7th
and 8th grade teacher and Cen
tral Negro School still needs one
high school teacher.
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Weed Market
Openings Set
Tobacco markets in this area
will open on September 1 and
September 14 in accordance with
the schedule adopted by the Board
of Governors of the Bright Belt
Warehouse Association on Monday.
The Middle Belt, which includes
Durham, will open, oh September
1, to be followed two weeks later
by the Old Belt, which includes
Danville, Ifehane, Burlington and
Roxboro in this immediate area.
‘ Sales begin in Georgia and *lo
rida on July IB and proceed north
ward on the various belts at about
two weeks intervals.
Markets will operate 5ft
per day at the beginning
changes can be made later if
essary to keep sales in line
capacity of redrying plants.
The committee proposed that if
it becomes necessary to
opening of the Old Belt that the
action be taken prior,to tin
ing of the Middle Beft and that
the Middle Belt npasjmgr'ba de
layed a like number of days .This
procedure