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Oring* County with tho now* ,v*r tho"'county By THE NEWS of wnty _ NUMBER 38 ■’*k . - f■■ ; ■ > ■ ,T'>.3 •V ' - —,y-4 '^:#r' HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1954 KIDD BREWtO $ fo/e/fA ffa/rte/cip AND TENTH . you are hearing more Democrat J. CT Sed fharlot te than about Good Bill Stevens of Lenoir, probably has a better unseating Democratic han Hugh Q. Alexander [ith than Judge Sedberry upen.1i.ng " Republican1 Jonas in the iTenth. [se, it could be that both j and Alexander will win, he State solidly Demo bin in Washington, but is tricky. Almost any »’s anything at all about lill teH you it would have liblican on at least a cou tcasions in the happiest (the seven-year reign of I Harry S. Truman had the leenTrepresented in Wash ! anyother Democrat than hhton. Hugh Alexander |tter than anybody else facing a hard fighl. In polled 68,624 ot 4.662 for Johnson, his Republican 'O-DOOR.. .The- mail who rting one of those “dif jnds of campaign Ls Bill f Lenoir. He has a lot of spend. The Republican Committee is letting him nd he is also the son-in E. Broyhill, Republican nd one of the nation’s furniture manufacturers: nd wife are really going votes. They are waiting i Of personal letters, e making door-to-door the YDC meeting in Char- j ist weekend the older | s were warning their i iends that they should | Bill Stevens too lightly, ver vast areas of North the fall election amounts ng, with the Democrat ee rein, tyit in the Ninth Ih Congressional Districts a goodly number pf coun raced by these territories 1 witness real battles, itcome at this time can iredicted with any safety. IG BACK? • . We heard t grapevine the other dav prominent State official ut to pasture for misbe >me time ago might soon tated. HER . . . Although Gov. William B. Umstead are •3 MethodisS, tfieir bril Ue 12-year-old daughter, a student at an Episcopalj is year. 1 this private institution ir.j by the Episcopal ChurtJi nothing exclusive about it *s of Raleigh resider's - frage-income—- send their to the Revenscroft gram pol and kindergarten.1 r RIDER ... Can you ima ceretary of State Thad tride a mule, setting out leigh to- BakersvilUe? - 285 miles—or a longer n from the State, Capitol gh to the National Capi rashlngton. ^ure, although one of the followers of the donkey 'ould not be able to walk mth after said journey, we'd say the odds are to-hundred'to-one he won’t do that mule-riding. That s fair and square—or fairly arely, if you prefer—he’ll 1 ride from Capitol Square ourthouse in Bakersville if County goes Democratic ®tber f trip would take him three <)r a little better than 13 day for 21 days, beginning !mber 5 and ending Novem don’t remember, when « County, if ever, went at>c. We don’t much think do so this time and, ap r> neither does (Thad Eure. IUst for the record and as ®!d~ commentary, as they pother Eure’s promise some interesting informa in the midst of this 8 worst depression ,— when nklin D, Roosevelt took on " Hoover—Hoover took County over Roosevelt 5 ‘o 1,773. Then, in 1936 totinued on page 2) .^n yrdrije Cooptjf Hereford Sull brought the top price last Sat urday a, the 9th annual Durham Hertford Brtaders' Sale held in Dur ham, *n which *a number of Orange County cattlemen participated. Raised from calthood on tha Jack Latley farm noar Chapel Hill, the two-year old bull is the son of EER Plats Aster VI. We was sold .0 J-W. Wilkinson of Durhom for $535. t ASC Elections Are Scheduledj September 27 ASC elections are scheduled in seventeen communities of Orange ' County during the wek of Sept ember 27th. The method of holding com munity ASC farmer - committee elections was announced today • -«r by A, K McAdams, chairman o? thi Orange County ASC Committee. Community meetings " will be ! held in the county's seventeen 'esignated- agricultural commun-: ties during the week. of Septem ber 27-th, dates and hours will be I •announced -later. f , 'V ■ ,,.. At these meetings' farmers will , be asked to nominate from among; heir friends and neighbors at. east ten eligible persons to,serve. Community Cpmmittenien- and alternates. •.Schedule’* of meetings;* which j afe air to tie he’d at 7:30 p.m.. ns ■is follows: Caldwell at Murrays Store on Sept. 29; Carr at Comptons Store on SepT 297 Tarrboro aiFanriers Exchange 8n Sept. 29; Cedar Grove' at Longs Service Station on Sept. 30; Efland at Graham’s Esso ’ Sta:: ■ i; mi .JOi , lltlji? boro at° the" County ASC office on Oct 1; New Hope at Hollow tjoek -Service. Station on Sept. 30; Orange. Grove atyW; M. .-Snipfes Grccmy "StMc , bn - Oct. 1: - St. Mary's community ■ at: ’ Grange . .HalLon Get. It and White Cross at White* Cross Service Station on. Oct. 1. After nominating meetings; ave been held, ballots will be a ailed, to eligible voters in the ounty on October 7th. Any far mer who as owner, operator, ten nt, or sharecropper, is partici-j ating or is eligible to participate a any, program administered by be County ASC Committee, is ligible to vote and should re-, eive a- ballot from his County ’ ived one may be Cbtained from e County ASC Office after ;tober 7th. Ballots, may be mailed back to the County Office providing they are postmarked not later than October 1.5th. They may be delivered to the County Office not later than noon, October 18. Announcements will be made of the Community Committeemen j. elected ass'oon as *he ballots are counted on the afternoon of the 18th Delegates elected by the, farmers will meet on October 19th to elect County Committee men. ASC -.-only and Communi ty Com nut t ee men elected will. take office*November 1st. J ■ V - - MANY WERE WRONG Identifying farms from tha aerial photographs, a popular game being enjoyed^by readers of The N: m%, is a tricky business. At least four other places were "identified,"' some' of them by several persons, before the cor rect identity was known. It was not the Clyde Roberts place or the Will Walker place in the St. Mary's community, as several persons said, nor the H. S. Black wood place near New Hope, or the L. R. Cheek farm near Orange Grove.' Miss TbelOM Brwmmett ef •Route 2, Chapel Hill, gave the correct identity and won a year's subscription fa The News for so doing. Further details mey be found on page 4. Hillsboro Soldier Re-Building Krtvead Office I CORPS, Korea — Army PFC Robert E. Crawford, of Hillsboro, is helping construct offices for a Korean village chief and his 15 man staff as part of the Armed Forces Assistance to, Korea pro grjini. . • Crawford, son of Robert S. Craw ford. Hllsboro, and others of the I Corps' 204th Field Artillery Battal ion are supplying material and technical assistance for the project. He is asijghed to the battalion’s Battery C. Dreaded Cattle Disease Kills 15 An outbreak of black leg, a1 dreaded disease almost alhpays fataLto cattle, has struck on several farms in southern Orange County, and at least 15 cows have died-in the past weak. County Agent Don S. Matheson said the disease had struck cattle ini several herds on five or six farms just foest of the Chapel HiH Lane and on the Antioch Road. Both Drs. Vine and Vanderbilt, veterinarians, have confirmed the diagnosis of the disease and recom mended that all cattle within a two mile area of this outbreak be vaccinated. " ' County Agent Msthesnn snid' often the dead cow is thh first sign noted of the disease. Its distinguish ing characteristic is an air pocket I under the skin, wheih gives a | crinkly sound when tottbhed. Matheson said the disease is not a new one In heavy livestock pro ducing areas, The calt is usuaHy* vaccinated when born. When it strikes it is usually in young cattle. Amoftg those wfib have lost cattle this week are Clyde Bowden. Wallace Lloyd. Audrey MrLennon and Hillary Ivey. H------:-— County Scouts In 'Gold Rush' On October 2 Orange County's Boy Scouts wilt start on a “gold rush” Saturday, Oct. 2. Scouts, explorers, scout leaders, and scouters of Orange District will gather at 8:30 a.m. at the Iron Mine Hill for a series of nine Scout* craft events. Rach event will be a problem. Judges will supervise each event, and award simulated gold nuggets according to the score. Judging will be on organization, initiative, Scout spirit, teamwork and knowl edge of Scouting skills. The gold nuggets earned will be cashed in for’-mtrtw the patrohtreasury. A first and second prize of pat rol equipment will be awarded for most nuggets and a Gold Rush trophy will be awarded for the troop with the highest average. Mystery Farm Of The Week — No, 4 Who Owns This ^ Mystery Farm'?j j._ -- _ IDENTIFY THIS "MYSTERY FARM" first andy»u witfyeceiCe T*r— subscription to The News of orange County. Considerable interest has beep sho vn in this feature series and a number of people are calling each week with their identifications. Oftan » »ey are right, sometimes they are wrong. So, join the game. Read page 4 of today's issue for the identification of las 'week's "Mystery Farm." The own er of the farm pictured above is asked to come my The Maws as soon as possible and receive free a beau tiful mounted photo of the picture aftove, courtesy ov the Durham Bank and Trust Company and this newspaper, ' ' ' ' 1 v .. ;■ .. .► * '■>..■ • -■ -V • . ’ ' „ ... , . ■ ..* Exchange Club Gets Cemetery Land 15 Years The Hillsboro Exchange Club has been given a 15-year lease at $1 per year on a 12-acre tract of land which wfts purchased by the Town of Hillsboro for cemetery purposes but is n<^t expected to be needed for mafry, many years. The land is located just north of the present cemetery and bord ers on Highway 70. The Exchange club in requesting use of the property revealed it had plans for developing the area into a community. park. The develop ment will be a part, of a long range project tfor the club, extending over a number of years. (The town board approved use of the land by the club at its meeting Monday night. Members of the Exchange Club yesjterday said they had no definite plans on the project to reveal at this (time, but announcements* may be forthcoming shortly, as result of the Board's action Monday The project, said one member, will be small at first, consisting of im provement of the land, building of picnic tables and ovens-for use of the community, later rides and other recreation facilities and pos sibly a swimming pool will be added. Members of the club explained that a longer lease had been sought, but the board saw fit only to include provisions lor renewal of the existing lease for additions’ five-year periods if after 15 years the land is not needed by the town. I ; Scout Nominating Committee Named Paul Carr, of Hillsboro, Chair-, man of Orange County Boy Scouts, has appointed the following com mute to nominate new officeers for the coonty Scout organization. Dr. H. W. Moore, of Hillsboro; Sim Efland, of Efland; Dick Dan nan and Edgar iThomas, of Chapel Hill. • Nominations wifi be -made at the next. district comlnittec meeting; scheduled for October 14. New of ficers will be installed at the an-i nual “Ladies Night" dinner on Nov-1 ember 11 to which both Scouts and I parents are invited. Larithanf "Catta 'of near Hills boro, has a nice farm pond. The shrubs planted around the Court house which were donated to the County from prize money won last year jn the 'Rural Progress Contest, have needed water. Hills boro is suffering from a water shortage and will not allow water to be used for this purpose; sd’i the town has allowed its truck to get water from Mr. Latta’s pond to keep these shrubs alive. - MOVING DAY Tht Ions awaited move of county officials from the old to tho new Orange County Court house begins tomorrow and it is expected that it will be complet ed sometime Monday. The offices of the Clerk pf ^ Court and Register of Deeds will * be the first moved, followed by the others. Naturally, n'ormal county serv ices will be disrupted during the move and Chariman R. O. Forest urged the indulgence of the pub lic during this time. A short session of hte County Court, probably the last in that building, will be held in the old courthouse Monday. Practically 'all now furniture and equipment for the new of fices have arirved and have been instated ekeept the courtroom benches, installation of which will begin on Monday. Total Allotments Won't Hold Due To Drought A. K. McAdams, office manager of the locan ASC office, stated yes terday that the Secretary of Agri culture has announced thta the total allotment provisions for 1955 will not be in effect due to the drought conditions in different sections of the country. He also announced that any far mer could seed up to 15 acres of wheat without any penalty and without effecting price support on any other allotment crop. However, if a farmer exceeds hIS TSHdthiCftt on 'whealT tobacco^ or cotton he will not be eligible for any ACP payment under the 1955 program. v j Preliminary | Survey Called; ! Water Drops While Hiliboro’s supply of wa ter in storage continued to drop i this week, the Town Board of Commissioners took formal action Monday night to remendy the sit | uation in the future. It voted to obtain a preliminary i survey by engineers to determine j the probable costs of construct ing an adequate dam on the Eno r River to provide adequate water j storage and replace the old rock dam at Dimmock's mill, the most feasible place for construction of such facilities, and other neces sary information. ' , . It requested the advice af Cha pel Hill Town Manager Thomas D. Rose, who has advised the Town of Hillsboro on several pre vious occasion, in the preparation of the preliminary survey. | Upon receipt of the needed in formation, a special election will j be called to approve the issuance of sufficient bonds to finance the project. Meanwhile, the water level con tinued to drop. According to W? ter Superintendent M. >P. Lloyd,', little headway is being made with the voluntary conservation program. Some days, pumping volume is down considerably, he said, while on others such as Monday of this week 240,000 gal lons yere pumped, almost nor mal pumping prior to the begin-' omg of the shdrttg*. He said water level at the mill dam dropped another inch durir^ that oeriod. PTA Seeks End To Polluted Eno The Hillsboro Parent Teacher As sociation, at its first meeting of thenewvear Tuesday night-, called upon the Hillsboro Town Board'to “erect a sewage disposal plant to rid the Eno River of human and industrial waste." Calling the polluted river “a menace to the health of the com munity*’’ the formal resolution to the town fathers pointed out that “a clean stream would not only benefit the town in a healthful way, but'would also aid in the broader recreation program that our young people so desire as well as g;ve favorable publicity for Hillsboro as a happy place to live in.’’ . • - ___ . • .~4 - —. The resolution was signed by Mrs. Clarence D. Jones, chairman High School Service; Mrs. John Bell, chairman Health; J. W Dick son, chairman Recreation, and Mrs. Van Kenyon Jr., PTA president. ^JygMay’sjmBitini; was principal ly a. get-acquainted . meeting be tween parents and teachers. Mrs. Kenyoh presided over the business part of the meeting. The Rev. A. M. Williams led with the devotional part of the program. Gt A. Brown, principal. Intro duced the new teachers, who are: Mrs. Rachael Johnson, Mrsi Lora Lee R. Bradshaw, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Joan E. Evans and Mrs. Quentin Patterson. There has been quite a few peo ple wondering why . the Hillsboro Elementary School is not consider ed an accredited school and Mr. Brown pointed ottf that it meets- - • all requirements eycept it is teaching classes in the lunchroom, . See PTA, Page 6 —•• .. Chapel Hill Meeting Will Hear Discussion Of County Tax Dollar By McMahon, Lewis The growing trend on the part of Chapel Hill citizens to consider their local interests and problems in the context of Orange County as a whole will receive a boost on ers meeti o’clock in the Town Hall when J. Alexander McMahon and Henry Lewis, both from the Institute of Government, present the subject, ‘The Orange County Tax Dollar: Its Source and Spending.” Financial policy of local govern mental units is the special interest of Mr. McMahon, while Mr. Lewis Has made a thorough study of the source and administration of the property tax in North Carolina. Interested visitors are welcome, according to Mrs, N. J. Demerath, League president for the current year. The League this week receiv ed endorsement of its study as a i matter of public service from R. J. M- Hobbs of Chapel Hill, for two , years a member of the present three-man Board of County Com I missioners, and from Collier Cobb | Jr., who was for fourteen years a : member of the Board. Mr. Hobbs observed that slightly | property taxes this year than last, | in spite of the lowered rate, be ! cause the Commissioners felt that the increased heeds of education have made convincing demands on public funds. Mr. Hobbs pointed out that the same amount of tax money raised last year would have been forthcoming if the Commis sioners had placed the tax rate at 60c per $100, a possible procedure according to their declared pur pose of equalizing rather than in creasing the tax burden by the re cent revaluation. He remarked further on the attention currently; being given by the Commissioners to welfare problems of the Countv. Mr. Cobb commented: “Every thinking person realizes the im portance of knowing how your local tax' money is spent; certain ly this is a timely and important subject for the League of Women Voters to study.” School, having joined the staff of the Institute at Chapel Hill in 1948. Counties and towns all over Nosth Carolina have benefitted from his excellent counsel and. advice, ad ministered personally on frequent trips throughout the State and available in a remarkable series of guidebooks and other publications. Mr Lewis, also an Assistant Di rector of the Institute of Govern ment, joined the staff in 1946, and has become an expert in the field of the property tax, including taxes op real estate and personal prop erty. A North Carolina native amt Chapel Hill alumnos, Mr. Lewis is also a graduate of the Harvlfrd - Law School. -V
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