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NUMBER 3I ''T’orana* C»°nty with the new. fjr the county by. ’ THI NEWS #f [county i For quick, proven result*, •ell, buy, rent er pet • ieb by wing the clonlfled eOb on pope 7 at THE NEWS of Orange County. EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK KIDD BREWER'S tfa/e/eA fbunct'up If Adlai Steven Uld -become the next Pres ; (h-e United States, don’t : rised if North Carolina’s | Kerr Scott of Haw River to one of the important b positions or is made a spe * sor to the White House, i is the opinion of some key Jin North Carolina who |well both Good Democrats, Ion and Scott. They say* Although Stevenson careful uined aloof from the Len ,tt battle earlier this year, Bowed the campaign closely . happy that Kerr Scott e | the winner. j Stevenson and-his sister, Xes, have a -high regard for lAdlai first became acquaint , him when they were gov I of their respective states, jves has known him for a of years. They find the pee gentleman interesting in' lespun, down-to-earth way,' I said, and like the way he Ijh swinging for labor and Stevenson ever get into Ihite House—and believe me ..aces: look brighter every jc's going to be calling on Jterr Scott , for assistance. If lean be of more help in the V, that’s where he will stay. i will also be a likely pros for Secretary of the Interior cretary of Agriculture, R, , .Luther Hodges, as two years ago shortly aft ig nominated for Lt. Gov., the road again visiting the with whom he will serve in te Senate next spring, all but about three of the irs of this august body are , of the Democratic faith, known since back in the, who the leaders will be. ier'words, he doesn't have it until the General Elec to see what the makeup of ly will be. lie is seeking nal views of the senators irtant questions of the day. its to know what the gengr 6f the Senate -will be lie wants to become better anted with the members and them know his views on tion, etc. so he is making the rounds ti$y, nonchalant, casual “ and by the tjmq tfie Gen Assembly convenes, Lt.' Gov. ! Hodges should be able to i, if needs be, an interest document entitled: “The N. Senate, 1935, Its Likes, and General Political •sophy.”- ^ toer E. Barnhardt of Concord te president pro tern of the le, succeeding Edwin: Pate of inburg. 1 : deran Ray Byeriy of Sanford i>e principal clerk of the Senate again if he wishes. to FACES. . .Although the General Assembly Is faced troublous issues — such as Ration and whether to re spending or increase taxes— of the work will be in' the k ®f new members. Many of who will comprise the next 1011 of the General Assembly n°t in the t 1953 session. A iy number of the senators and ^entatives have never been Legislature — in ’53 or at other time. t j.,dg / . . V. ' ■5" " v . . - 7 -f *i unforeseen' St' W? time de ‘ Larry Moore of Wilson ^ Speaker of the House: Annie Cooper, Raleigh RFD, *lpal clerk; and Carl Goerch, ho? clerk. ROBBERIES. . .Some i Sa‘d the other day that the of bank robberies sweeping toe State is an indication of ? nnemployment In other ’ ^e thugs have had plenty oney and are used to having j.of ft to spend. They have , *r jobs and are now out ®g on the public. ILLINOIS. . .While , rats here at home are pre a skirmish \vith the ‘cans in the mountains and Piedmont, they are also g an eye on JUJoois. ~ ROUNDUP, page 2) Mystery Farm Of The Week — No. 1 New Feature Presents Aerial Photos Of Orange County Farming Country Can you recognize your farm from the air? If you live on the farm pictured above, stop It tho office of the News of Orange County and tell them about it. They will give you with compliments of Dur ham Bank and Trust Co. a beautifully mounted photo of your farm. Watch for ii/' new "Mystery Farm" every week. The next one might be yours. New Carrboro Baptist Pastor Moves To Town The Rev. Henry Brown Stokes, who was calold last June to the Carrboro Baptist Church, 'will as sume his duties as ppstor of^ JJ*' church here on September 1. He moved last week into the Baptist parsonage here on Main Street. The Rev. Mr. Stokes and his fam ily are spending this: week in Winston-Salem, He :1s'the former pastor of the Baptist Church of Martsvilie. Tenn.-A native of Win ston-Salem he went to college at Wake Forest and the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1938. He is a veteran of World War II,, and graduated several vears ago from the Southern Bap tist Theological Seminary in Louis ville. Ky. The Rev. Troy E. Jones, former pastor of the church here, re signed last December 1 to accept the pastorate of the "Four Oaks Baptist Church. Since that time Dr. 0. T. Binkley of Wake Forest served the church here for several months. Several other eminent ministers have supplied the church with, excellent services. The Rev. j : O.. Cahslej* will preach hfs last sermon on next Sunday evening. Everyone is cordially invited to all services. . GE Dealers Go To Beach eneral Electric appliance deal in Hillsboro and Chapel Hill their wives have recently re ,ed from an all-expense-paid! to Virginia Beach, where they a shown the 1955 line 0 1 lances and presented a tour entertainment and sight-seeing nCling Wlt* ,d Mrs. R. J. Smith Sr. of ro and Mr. and Mrs. Gene of Chapel Hill, respective firms represented ;srs. Smith and Strowd were ■d the vacation trips to the ,r Hotel at Virginia " Beach sieving a sales quota on magic milestone inition of the association ;sed the 1V2 .mUlion dol in total assets, members ird of directors and offi ce Hillsboro BulldlHg * ciation held an informal ' colonial Inn Tuesday the directors and a friends of the assoeia ivited guests. new iccuuic, me vuuiav mybieiy raiin .^ui.. the Week, begins tHis week in yoUr local family'newspaper. This department featuring' aerial photos of individual farms located throughout the whole area of Orange Coun ty, a free prize each week for the first to correctly identify each farm, and final presentation of the beautiful mounted aerial photo to the farm owner upon his call by the newspaper office to confirm the identification and provide necessary identifying in formation. .gSponsor* of the myst<^ farm feature and donors of the iarni photos are the Durham Bank and Trust Company, Hillsboro Branch, and this newspaper. When identi fied, the mystery farm!s -identity will appear the . week following first publication. The Interest .and cooperation of all readers is earn estly "solicited; The photos were taken by pi lots of the Zekan-Robbi-ns aerial photo company who described the area as “beautiful farming coun try:--.j;-ti,-—__Z Nobody knows whose farms the photographers snapped with their big aerial cameras. It Is up Jo the readers to let the NEWS' know whose farms are published each week._The publishers do not know whose farms- will be printed — even the photographers do not know. However, the pilot did plan .his course so' that farms in all parts of the Orange County area are included. As soon as a farm photo ap pears in the newspaper, the ope rator of the farm will receive a beautiful enlargement of the o riginal .photo free, but Tie , will have to call at the newspaper and identify the farm first. Everyone recognizing the farm is asked to let the newspaper know, so that the identity can be published next week. The names of the first ones to call or write, will be published. The first to correctly identify the farm will receive a year’s free subscription to the News of Orange County. Recognizing farms from aerial photos is tricky business requir ing a good knowledge of the buiMittg.iapfci&S?: of observation. In faking the “mystery farm” photos, the photographer flew nearly 300 miles back and forth across the area served fcy this newspaper. Farms were selected at random. The Zekan - Robbins company of Harlan, Iowa, is composed of men who learned their trade in the U. S. Navy and Army during World War II Zekan and Robbins used cameras similar to the ones they now use, when they were living from an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. • Farming today is big business. Big investments fn land,- livestock, huilding and machinery are shown in the series of aerial pho tos, and the picture series is a tribute to agriculture here. School Board , Studies Plans On New Scltbol i The Orange County Board of Ed ucation met last night to study plans for the new Cameron Park School in Hillsboro: Architect Archie R. Davis and Engineer Hunter Jones of Durham jjxteL.ffilh..the.-cammissionera go over the plans and discuss compli cations that have arisen in connec tion with sewerage disposal from the proposed school. 1 Superintendent G. Paul Carr re •ported prior to last night’s meet ing that the plans were virtually complete and that the project now be pushed as Cast’ as possible to got construction underway. A '.r.tal of $235,000 has betti set aside for" the school. /More Homes For Boarding Aged Needed More and more the Orange County Department of Public Wel fare is turning to licensed board ing homes a$ a resource for meet ing the needs of older people. Changes in recent years in hous ing, in customs, and in living hab its have been reflected in the growipg.need for the development of licensed boardnig homes for the aged and infirm. The trend toward smaller hi mos and apartment living has resulted in fewer households, with spare bedrooms and fewer three-genera tion households. In many homes, both parents are working, some having the children provided far in licensed day care centers. For most older people, the fam ily pattern has changed materially since the living’arrangements were established in the middle years of life. Many people need to change their living arrangements in their later years, pPt only because their family-and economic circumstances are different, but also because their own needs have changed. In North Carolina, we now have b total Of 250 licensed boarding homes for the aged and infirm. Of these homes, 75 per cent arc for white persons and 25 per cent for Negroes. Licensing requirements sot up by*the State Board of Pub lic Welfare, in accordance with state law, include satisfactory standards of health, sanitation, fire safety, and general welfare. In Orange County there is no licensed boarding home for the care of adults. There is need for at least one licensed home for white and noe for Negro to care for the needs of older people. Any one who is interested in giving this kind of service is invited to contact the welfare department for further information, homes and encouraging their eon ily helping tp provide these tribution to the‘ needs of older people, citizens of the community may meet at least a part of their responsibility to this rapidly grow ing segment of our citizenry. CONTRACT AWARDED ' The R. ~A. Sapp -Plumb ng-and Heating Company of Durham has been awarded the contract for heating the basement ot tne new county courthouse, now being built tinder general contract awarded to the Delta Construction Compary. The heating bid .was accepted for $2,988 at openings held by the Board of" Commissioners, last Thursday. Yearly New Hope Homecoming ! Sunday; Patterson To Speak New Hope Presbyterian Church, one of the county’s oldest church, est, will observe its annual Home | coming Day Sunday, August 29. Dr. T. Henry Patterson of Greensboro, executive secretary oi Orange Presbytefy, has been [named Homecoming Day speaker for the 11 o’clock service, wh>ch as in former years will be attended by a host of visitors and triends of the historic church and com munity. Dinner will follow or the grounds of the camp which is op erated by the Presbytery adjacent to the church. ' ‘ Welfare Board Names New Superintendent Children Seek To Set Aside Will Of Late■ Clay Dorsett A caveat seeking to set .acid*' tlje will of the late Clay Dorset! of Efland, Route 1, on the gn unds that the provisions and signature was obtained by the principal ben eficiary and others through/'un due and improper influence and duress” has been filed with the Clerk of Orange County Superior Court. Principal beneficiary of- the es tate, which included a 200-acre farm, was John Smith of Route 1, Efland, who was described in the will already probated and now being administered by John L Efland Jr. as Administrator CT.A. as the. deceased's ‘ friend and con stant companion.” Those filing the action were the four children of ,Mr. "Dorsett, a son, Bill Dorsett of Route 1, EflRnd,. and three daughters, Lizzie Dorsett Long of Route 2, Hillsboro. Mae Dorsett Ward of Route 3, Thomas ville, and Janie Dorsett Teachey, of Pleasant Garden. "At the time of the purnorted execution of the paper writing,” according to the caveators "the said Clay Dorsett by reason of old age, disease and Jsoth'mental and physical weakness and infirmity was j npt capable of executing a last; will and testament" This will was made on April 6 this year, and death came to Mr. Dorsett on ,Iune 18. In his will now being contested, Mr. Dorsett left $100 each to his four children and to John Smith, his “friend and constant compan ion,” he left “all remaining^ prop erty of every kind and description including the farm of 200 acres, livestock, chickens, hogs, cattle, farming tools, machinery and equipment and all personal prop erty both tangible and intangible." Mr. Dorsett, under the terms of the will, explained his bequest as follows: “I make the above appo sition of the bulk of my prej^rty for the reason that for many years John. Smith has worked for me with little or no pay and had it not been for his efforts in my be half I would not now have the farm and machinery which f own, j and in view of the services ren-j dered to me by John Smith 1 think i it right and proper that I give and devise to him the bulk of my prop erty as part payment of his great service to me.” ‘ Two-Hour Parking Limitation Starts Sept. 1 In Hillsboro , Enforcement of two-hour park-' ing limitation hi downtown Hills boro will be>gin on September 1, according to an announcement this week by Mayor Ben Johnston. Installation of the new tuinhour parking signs has just been com pleted throughout the business sec tion, in accordance with action of the Board of Town Commissioners several months ago. Petition for Court Term Starts Monday Judge Ctifton L Moore ot Bur~ gaw will be the presiding jurist at a term of Superior Court to be held In Hillsboro next' week for the trial of civil cases. Next week’s term may be. the last to be held in the historic old courthouse, inasmuch as "the next term beginning on October 4 is expected to be held in the new courthouse. A total of 25 cases has been set for trial, with a number of others on the motion docket including an appeal by the plaintiff in the Chris topher J. Thomas action against tlje trustees and officials of Cataw ba College to obtain'a long list of documents held to be vital to the | ease but denied them jin a hearing held before Clerk E. M Lynch. »-----* | restriction originally came from members of the Merchants Associ ation, who pointed out that local I office and store employees parking on the streets throughout the day were depriving visitors from out of town ancU rural customers of needed parking space. Although enforcement of the restrictions have not _ yet gone into effect, noticeable increase in available on-afreet narking -area has been evident already. With the opening of the park ing facilities at the new county courthouse, still more off-street parking will be available to relieve the congestion on street* in Hills boro. Gordons Buy Local Firm Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Gordon Jr.' have purchased the Hillsboro .Sun dry here on Churton Street from Carey jLowe. - They will continue to operate the bus station franchise which has been located there, and have ex tensive. plans for enlarging and re-stocking the ‘gift depsrtment with a larger "and more complete line of gifts, stationery and toilet i ries. " 1954 Farm Census Shows Effect Of Drought On County Economy The 1954 farm census for Or ange County, just released by the N. C. and U. S. Departments of Agriculture, reflected very defin itely the effect of last year’s drought on harvested crop acre The data indicated that for 10 53 there was a net decline of 9% in total crops harvested and that 6% less land yielded any crop. Comparing 1953 with 1952 further it was noted that corn acreage was lower by '8%, hay 18% , and tobacco 11% lower. Acreage of small grains harvested was report ed 13% above 1952 but this gain was not sufficient to offset de clines registered by Tater matur ing crops. The January 1, 1954 milk and beef cows 2 years old and over was higher than a year earlier. The increase f6r milk cows was 4% while for beef cows the in crease was 10%. 201,673 acres of crops were har vested last, year as compared to 1207,266 the ' previous year. Hay [crops utilized 30% of the culti vated acreage, com 28%, oats 12%, tobacco 11% , wheat 10% and others 9 % . A total of 8,045 tons of com mercial fertilizers were used. The harvested acres of major past year: corn 11,943; cotton tobacco 4,115; .peanuts 2\_- wheat for grain 4,240; soybeans for beans 533; lespedza for seed 383; soybeans and cowpeas for hay 1,~ 206; small grains for hay 818; les pedeza for hay 7,531; alfalfa for hay 660; all ojther hays 2,185; irish potatoes 84: sweet potatoes 90; other vegetable mostly for sale 134. Orange County farmers owned the following livestock, according to-.the census: sows and gilts for | farrowing 425; cows and heifers over two years old kept mainly for milk 4,562; kept mainly for beef 2,195; hens and pullets of laying age 126,838. A total of 10,675 Orange County folks lived on farm tracts in 1953 ; as Compared to 11,370 in 1952. v - ry?"~ .r . Mrs. Parker Will Succeed Annie Strowd Mrs. Jane Parker oif Chapel Hill, a child welfare worker in this county since 1950, has been named Superintendent of the Orange County Welfare Depart ment. She will succeed Miss Annie Strowd, who resigned recently be cause of . a desire lor less arduous duties than those demanded by v the superintendency. She will re sume duties as a child welfare worker in the post now held by Mrs. Parker. The change will be effective September 15. Mrs. Parker’s appointment was made by the Orange County Wel fare Board Monday. The pent is subject to, provisions of the state merit system and approval bf the* State Department of Welfare. The new appointee met yesterdav after noon with the Orange County Board of Commissioners to discuss general welfare policies and phil osophies. ' A spokesman said there were several other applicants for the job, all of them from outside pres ent department personnel. - Mrs. Parker is a native of Massa chusetts, having moved to Orange County in 1946 with her husband, John A. Parker, head of the De partment of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina. IThey„ have two children. Mrs. Parker received her A B. degree from the University in 1949 and the following year did gradu ate work in the University’s School ' of Social Work. In the Welfare Department which maintains of fices in Hillsboro and Chap*? Hill, she will sppervi.se the work of two case workers, two child welfare workers and three secretaries. In commenting upon the ap pointment yestexxlay.. Mr$. Parker expressed the opinion that some phases of the welfare program KFfa' ^Fgffgnwrmfg' arid son?- r^.— thinking may be required on the overall program. She expressed gratification for the board’s action. E. C. Smith Calls For New Funds— “The shortage is serious." E. Carrington1 Smith, Orange County Emergency March of Dimes direc tor. We must have more money to pay for a double load—record potto patient care and the polio prevention program with jts thrilling hope for the future. Today 51 polio chapters in North Carolina are in debt to the Central Carolina Convalescent (Polio) i'»s pital in Greensboro more than $100,000.00 and cannot pay untli the people give the money in this Emergency March of Dimes ’A'e know that we appeal at a difficult time of the year, when many peo ple are on vacation. But polio takes no vacation. Patients need help now. The prevention program must notr be halted.” * Mr. Smith explained why’ polio funds for 1954 are so shoH. The 1954 March of Dimes drive. ho said, raised $55,000,000, but this ~ 000,000 known to be needed last January for all programs including new polio prevention efforts such as the vaccine trials and - the in creased supplies of gamma globu lin. High national polio incidence now indicates that even $75,000,000 may not be enough. « The largest single amount ex pended in the polio program las» year was for care of patients; sate 734,000. This item ceulo total $33,500,000 in 1954 if incidence re mains high. NEVILLE IN KOREA 7TH DIV., Korea—Army Pvt, Jack W. Neville, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Neville, CarrbjWto. is now serving in K^lp with the 7ih Infantry Division. ™
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