North Carolina Newspapers

NUMBER 5 0f Orange County up with tho nowa f IT over the county by ig the news of County. ? HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL M1I.L. N. C.. THURSDAY, For quick, proven results, sod, buy, root or- got a job by using tho classified ado on page 7 of THE NEWS of Orange County.'' ' ..*■ EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK DERS. • The Carolina Motor is finally knuckling under ders from the North Caro epartment of Insurance. | you have been following the Ition here in the column, you that Carolina Motor Club— . is regarded in many quar [as principally an insurance cy _ has given numerous employees free memberships he club. [is has been moving along for time. The Carolina Motor has been granted the fran , or something — anyway, it’s [agent — to sell automobile ise plates for the State. (it the State Insurance Dept. rjied the Carolina Motor Club it has been violating the law giving away insurance, bw the dub has written the pients of the free member telling them they must pay [ the insurance provision of free memberships or return | insurance provision. Jjqugh. nothing about it has [hit the press, it is understood at least a few of the State lloyees are returning the in Ince portions of 4Jheir iree, nberships in Carolina Motor IG SEASON. . .But the Caro Motor Club has just completed ither big season selling license . We have no report on the her they sold. However, unless live in the Raleigh or Win - Salem vicinities, odds are t you got your tag via Caro Motor Club through a local ncy acting for them, e maintain that the State uld handle the sale of the li tags. Or, if it must have an ncy, bid it out to the agency Trtgsrnt2atft«rthat will'sell them least expense to the State* nder no circumstance should license plates be sold or dis puted through a company that insurance or anything else. [t has been figured that approxi itely 1,400,000 licence plates be sold in North Carolina xt year. The Carolina Motor ub gets 17 cents for each plate d by them. Now our arithmetic says more an $200,000 will be expended to t the plates sold, with most of going to the Carolina Motor ub. That is $200,000 out of the xpayers pockets. That is $200, )0 that would be used hv the ate Highway Department if It ren’t moving in another difec Snow the simplest way to buy our license plates? When you ‘t your card from the State, just nclose check or money order, re irn it. and the tags will be sent y return mail. POE’S “LUCK” . . .Unless you now where to look for it, you an come to Raleigh 500 times without seeing ft and you wander lver Wake County without find ng one 'of the most famous homes lere I refer to Longview, the home ® Pr Clarence Poe, who last week formally retired as president of e Progressive Farmer. He came in on losing that home and every - mg else of monetary value back in 1930. Writing in the Winston - Salem ournal and Sentinel about Dr. °e and the Progressive Farmer it»n Sunday’ Davis said:" . . In m when Poe had the double arreled disaster of ' overextend ing himself buying the Southern «urahst (one of 14 farm journals sorbed by the Progressive Far ^ust as farm prices went tin P to Pieces, the opera p n came close to bankruptcy, imfi ad to rent Longview, his e y 800-acre estate. Salaries on 1 , Progressive .. Farmer were as to subsistence level (one “ . no salaries were paid) as scnptions lapsed and adver .. ,ng income collapsed. Fortun in tllC comPany had its money t>- e °nly banks in Raleigh and gingham that did not fail lunir a^ence Poe mentions good when he talks of the depres vjv ,and the fact his banks sur * ' fn analyzing the reasons his success he says, “I should (See ROUNDUP, page 2) . Industry Development Gets Boost At Meeting School Board Approves Line Between Units HILLSBORO — Several actions centering around the Carrboro School ‘were handled at this week’s meeting of the Orange County Board of Education. In addition to approving the closing of a street behind the school, the board accepted the Carrboro committee’s approval of a White Gross - proposed line be tween the two school areas which correspond with the voting pre cint line between the two commun ities. Dwight Ray, John McLaugh lin and Ernest Hearn approved the agreement for the Carrboro School. 4 A delegation from Carrboro composed of Walter Clark and Mrs. Edith Kaylor called upon the board to expedite the construction of a new building and also to provide money to improve the grounds of the old building. Superintendent G. Paul Carr told the board the maintenance de partment had complied with the Grand Jury request for fire ex tinguishers in the new school buildings and repair of those in the old buildings. He announced that both Aycock and Efland school groups had purchased dis carded school buses for $150 each to, be used as activity busses, pur chased insurance and placed tit les in the name of the Board of Education in accordance with the Board’s established policy. A dele gation from Cedar Grove school requested an additional school bus or re-routing of present ones in order that children will not have to stand enroute. Farm Program Schedule Set HILLSBORO *— The complete program for the presentation of in formatioh on latest science and re search developments to Orange County farmers at the series of meetings February 9-12 was an nounced by County Agent Don Matheson as follows: Tuesday, February 9 — 9:30 A. M. — to 11:30 A. M. John L. Gray and V. G. Watkins —-Forestry outlook for_small woodland "owners — Individual practices needed in wood lot man agement — Money- from planned timber growing . -■ Motion Picture — “When a Fel low Needs a Forester” Poultry—1:30 P. M.—3:30 P. M. W. G. Andrews — Producing and preparing a high .quality egg for market. . C. W. Williams — Trends in marketing of poultry products. B. W. Fletcher — The need'for producing hatching eggs. Wednesday, February 10—Hor ticulture—9:30 AM to 11:30 AM: (See FARM, page 8) * Four Named" To UNC Faculty Chapel Hill—Four new faculty members have been appointed and approved by the Executive Com mittee of the Trustees for the Uni versity of North Carolina staff at Chapel Hill, it was announced , to day by President Gordon Gray and Chancellor Robert B. House. They are Dr. Dwight M. Bissell, as professor of public health ad ministration; Dr. Christopher The odore Bever, associate professor of psychiatry; Dr. Joseph Candler Hutchinson, assistant professor in Romance Languages; and Miss Mary Vida Cheek, assistant profes sor, School of Nursing, and direc tor of Nursing Service, N. C. Me morial Hospital. BAKERY SALE CARRBORO — The Carrboro Civic Club’s ahnual Bakery Sale will be held Friday February 12 beginning at 1:30 o’clock at An drews-Riggsbee Grocery Store. All kinds of homemade pies and cakes will be on sale for the benefit o the Well-baby Clinic, the Library and other projects of the club. ► C&D Representatives Urge Listing Of Sites As An Important Step Hillsboro—Got a piece of prop erty which might be used as a building site for a future Hills boro industry? Or better still, do you have a building that might be leased or sold for industrial pur poses? Such a list of definite sites was described as being of prime im portance in any community seek ing new industrial development hy representatives of the Depart ment of Conservation and Develop ment meeting here with" a group of business men, county and city officials and civic leaders Tues day. E. E. Huffman, industrial anal yst, and Dallas T. Daily, develop ment engineer, both of the State Department of Conservation and Development, met with a score of local folks Tuesday morning’ at the Mayor’s Office in one of a se ries of state - sponsored Develop ment Workshops to study the *pos sibilities of industrial develop ment in Orange County to balance the present agricultural and limit ed industrial economy of the coun ty. [ Mr. Huffman described the , workshop as a follow-up on the re |gional meetings held last Fall and j said such meetings have proved j to be helpful in those counties in | which they have already been fields “We want to get down to [brass tacks on your problems in developing your community indus j trially,” he said. “Most people i don’t realize what a community has to do to get new industry,” he continued. “It’s a man-sized job. Industry does not come knocking at your door.” , fie suggested if such interest was available.,that local citizens form a so-called Industrial De velopment Corporation to help fi nance a new building for a pro spective new industry if one should show a local interest. Of ten the spending of §uch monies as may be raised or pledged to such a purpose is never used, he said, but serves as an aid in show* ing the community’s interest in industrial progress. “Often the J best financed firms like to have local community participation,” j Huffman said. The importance of having in formation easily accessible was emphasized strongly, in the event a -plant official paid a quick visit here and asked what the town had to offer a new industry. The representatives of the De partment of Conservation and De-1 velopment were taken on a tour (See INDUSTRY, page 8) , ; T. • Robert L. Cplllnt ... to live at Chapel Hill District Gets New Executive For Boy Scouts Chapel Hill — Robert L. Col tins will Join the professional staff of the Occoneechee Council, Boy Scouts of America, on February 15, it was announced this week by Spurgeon P. Gaskin of Raleigh, Scout Executive. t At the present time a District Scout -Executive at Wadesboro, N. C., Collins wiU make his home in Chapel Hill and will Serve the Scouters of Orange and Chatham Counties where there are a total of thirty-six units of all types, in cluding 1,066 members. A graduate of the University of North Carolina where he major ed in Sociology, Mr. Collins has worked for the past three years Hi" a professional -Scout leader. Pri or to that time, he served'"with the Research Department of N. C. State College and with the Public Welfare Department as a —c^se worker. During World War II he served with the U. S. Air Force for two and 6'ne half yeafs, being discharg ed in 1946. As a Scout in his na tive Georgia, the rank of Eagle was attained, and he later becaijie an Assistant Scoutmaster" The new District Executive be comes the first professional Scoul er of the Council to make his home in Chapel Hill, replacing Bill Roth of Sanford who has been promoted to Director of Explorer Scouting in the Council.* In commenting on Mr. Collins’ appointment, G. Paul Carr of Hills boro, Chairman of the Orange Dis trict, said: “We are fortunate to secure the services of such a fine Scouter. He has a wonderful rec- j ord of Scouting achievement in the districts with which he has worked. His eoming to Orange County is a part of our long-range program to assure a still better Scouting program and more com plete professional guidance than we now enjoy.” Representative Says 75 To 100 Miles Still On Unimproved List HILLSBORO — Representative John W. Umstead vigorously, pro tested the proposed early exten sion of the Chapel Hill-New Hope road into Hillsboro at this week’s meeting of the Board of County Commissioners and promised to carry his objection to the High way Commissioner at his next pub*, lie hearing. “I don’t think we should build any new roads until those prom ised under the bond pffcgram have been stabilized,” he said in his remarks as spokesman for a group of citizens who had protested to him about the proposed new road, which the Highway Commission expects to begin in the early Spring. “There are still 75 to J00 miles of roads which were promised stabilization,” he continued. “They have no right to lay off roads through the woods when these peo ple are still in the mud.” tofTlJmstead was chairman of the Better Schools and Roads bond campaign held in North Carolina during the early part of the Scott ternj;as governor. Highway Commission Chairman A. H. Graham has announced that' the extension would be built by Orange County maintenance forces with the exception of an overhead bridge on which contracts will be Jet. The new stretch of road will shorten the distance from here to Chapel Hill by two miles and will be designated Highway 86 to re place the old road between the two communities. In other actions the Commission ers: heard another lengthy letter from Court Stenographer Miriam Cox expressing her resentment at the Board’s refusal to pay her for a court term which was cancelled, on which she claims $100 is due because she was notified only 13 days prior to the beginning of court: again denied liability for the claim; and set new dog vac cination rates for the forthcoming year at 75 cents at the rabies clin ics conducted by the Dog Warden, $i at the pound after the clinic and $1.50«whcn it is necessary lor the Dog Warden to go to the owner’s home. The Commissioners were told that the $80,000 bpnd anticipa tion notes sold to .complete pres ent courthouse construction con tract were bought by the R. S. Dickson Company at a rate of 1.44%. Requests were received from both the Bank of Chapel Hill and the new University National Bank (See PROTEST, page 8) Local Events Set For 44th Scout Anniversary Boy Scouts .of Orange County; will hold their annual Court of Honor in Chapel Hill on Sunday, February ~, at 8:00 p. *m. in . Ger rard Hall. * At that time awards for achieve ment in Scouting will be mad* to individual Scouts from the five troops now active in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Efla^id, and Hillsboro. The occasion will be the feature event of the Orange District’s cel ebration of national Boy Scout Week, February 7-13. Troop 9 of Chapel Hill will be host troop for this year’s Court of Honor. Dick Jamerson, chairman of advancement for Troop 9, is in charge of arrangements. The troop’s Scoutmaster is Jimmy Wal lace. Roy Armstrong, past president of the Occoneechee Council, will welcome Scouts, Scouters, parents, and others in attendance. G. Paul Carr, of Hillsboro, chair man of the Orange District, has j scheduled the monthly meeting of the district executive committee for February 11, at 6:30 p.m. in Hillsboro’s Colonial Inn. WEAVER TO SPEAK CARRBORO—Fred Weaver will speak on “University Traditions” j when the Carrboro Civic Club: j meets next Wednesday at 3 jl®. . at the club rooms. Hostess for the 'occasion will be Mrs. Harry Sex-, ton. ... 4<*th anniversary §954’ BOV SCOUTS OF AMERICA - ' T ' ; ' ' 1 - ' '" ' ■ Official Boy Scout Week Poster * * -V# Filing Season Opens Politics Move To Forefront As Primary Speculation Hot Topic The subject of politics is al ready beginning to creep into con versations in this year of 1954, a big election year for Orange, when citizens will be called upon to fill all major county offices, includ ing for the first time a new 5-man board of County Commissioners. Potential candidates are send ing out “feelers'", and the rufcior mill is starting to squeak and will grind out a steady flow of. possi ble opponents for some of the pres ent office holders. Elections Board Chairman E. J. Hamlin said forms for filing no tices of candidacy for the primary election of 1954 had been receiv ed along with instructions for fil ing from the State Board of Elec tions. The filing deadline is still two and a half months away, how ever. Candidates for county and township offices have until 6 p.m. ^aturday April 17 to pay their fil ing fee. Only announced candidate thus far is Representative John W. Urn stead Jr. for the General Assemb ly. Mr. Umstead announced his intentions a week or so ago and filed his notice and paid his $13. 50 tiling fee yesterday. Much speculation is rampant regarding candidates for the en larged Board of Commissioners as result of the increase in size au thorized by the last legislature and the dissatisfaction with the reval uation program sponsored by the current board. There is sure to be a large field for these posts and at least twp^ members of the pres ent board have given indications they do not plan to run. Voters will also pick a sheriff, clerk of court and register of deeds among major offices and a nominee for one seat on the Board of Education. Chairman C. W. Stanford’s term expires. None of {the present full-time office holders I has announced their intention in |- — the forthcoming primary, hut all are expected to run again. Speculation around Chapel Hill has centered around one potential candidate for Sheriff, Sam C. Johnston, service station operator, who friends say is considering making the race. He has not for mally announced his candidacy. Registration books open Satur day, May 1 and the first primary will be held May 29. Scott Slates r Talk At Hill On 'Big' Day CHAPEL HILL — Former Gov ernor, possible candidate, W. Kerr Scott has announced he will reveal his intentions in the U. S. >Sena torial race on or before February 10. A tipof/ as to his intentions, ! therefore, seems to be inherent in his acceptance of an invitation to speak here in Chapel Hill next Wednesday February 10 at 8 p.m. in the High School auditorium. Unless he has formally an nounced his decision by that time it would seem he must of necessity ” announce it here in accordince ‘with his stated intention. Few there are who believe he is not already a candidate and the gen eral belief is the announcement will come this weekend or either Monday or Tuesday. | Scott PubiiC.t Bill Whitiyy 0 >esterday announced plans for the Chapel Hill speech and said this would be the ex-governor’s "one visit" here in acceptance of the invitation of a number of groups, Mrs. Charles Stanford, chairman of the Orange County Democratic committee, will preside. ——>— -1-— Negro Rural Progress Program In Top Five; Decision Today The Negro Rural Progress Pro-* gram in Orange County has bden I selected as one of the five top counties in the State for the sec-j I end consecutive year -to compete for the $500.00 award given to the i county for making the largest con- j itribution to rural progress among Negroes in the State by the edi tor of the Progressive Farmer Magazine. The State Committee is com posed of Dr. W. E. Reed, Dean of School of Agriculture, Greensboro; S. >B: Simmons, Greensljoro, assist ant supervisor of vocational edu cation; R. E. Jones, State Agent, Greensboro; Mrs. Lucy F. James, Durham, supervisor, vocational home 11 'nomics; Mrs. Ruth f^aw rerice Woodson, Raleigh, supervis or,' N. C. Negro Elemehtary Schools; E. F. Corbett, director of public relations, A.&T. College, Greensboro; and Dr. S. E. Duncan, Raleigh, supervisor N. C. Negro High Schools. This committee will meet with county agricultural workers and county officials, farm ers and business interests, at Cen tral High School Thursday, Febru ary 4, at 10 o’clock, to evaluate the progress made in Orange among rural Negro farmers in During the Agricultural Workers' Council meeting Monday, in the Agricultural Building, the tenta tive Rural Progress Program was approved for 1954. The program will be adopted at a meeting of neighborhood leaders, business in-, terests and members of the Agri cultural Workers’ Council at a meeting at the County Courthouse on the night of February 25. Al ready a number of prizes have been donated by business firms to date. Any firm wishing to make a donation to the Rural Progress Fund please call one of the follow 1 ing: A. K. McAdams, E R. Dowdy, M. C, Burt, J, M. Murfree, jf Don S. Matheson. \ Buckner New Area Forester Edward R. * Buckner of Chapel Hill has been appointed forester for Alamance and Orange coun ties. Buckner will replace Jerry Rob inson, who recently entered the armed, forces. He will reside in Mebane. - The new forester is a native of Brevard, but has spent the past 12 years in Chapel Hill. He has a BS degree in geology from the Uni versity of North .Carolina and. an MA degree in forestry from Duke University. "Hungry" Families In County, Reports Welfare Department The following announcement relative to needy families in Or- , ange County was made this week p by Miss Annie Strowd, welfare su perintendent. 5 ^ “During the months of Decem ber™ afriS''January '• Have several applications for general assistance. Some are able bodied men, heads of families with no employment, and completely with out food and other necessities. Others have had an occasional job but their wages have not been ade- ; j quate to supply even food for their families. “The Welfare Department has no funds with which to meet the needs of these people. Church groups or civic clubs interested in helping in these emergency situ ations are asked to notify the Su perintendent who will be glad to work with these organizations in helping to meet the needs of hun gry people of the eountyJL