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NUMBER 40 HILL, N. t , THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1954 HILLSBORO AND C MMKtf ■*v : : \ .r‘v~‘‘ * - v ' < •f ;...£jam Goldfein, of L vv:h° resigned his posi Kcad chef with the Pri Ipartinent recently, has [eart attack and is in a L S. C.. hospital. Usult of what we -wrote ^ek before last, Prisons William Fi Bailey has Ittempted to secure for llfcin the difference bc |hc amount he actually has been unsuccessful, |e— and the fact remains Goldfein ii flat on his I the hospital. TAIN MAN ... The ,en le is mourning the passing Jt L. Doughton, the grand from the mountains and oak which -stood strong lorms and .ably reprcSeiifl? State and Jitc natron for years m the U. S. Con _ my pleasure to know ib”. rather intimately. He ime offered yours truly the as his secretary—a fact I have always taken a sftl of' pride. "7"' ill long be remembered as who attained great sue it never lost the common ' ON HEARING... We Idling Dr. Henry Jordan s leing mentioned in con wMh the next guberna impaign in North Carolina. think time doesn’t fly, nember that the next big less than eighteen month.' r-.—~T-rr~-—"--y — back in your memory- for noments and you will re t Democratic Nominee W. cott, when he was on his s as Governor, prevailed— oily in vain as fate would - vnoa bis hiighw f Henry Jordan, to run William B. Umstead in ipaign of 1952. cr Jordan, nobody’s fool tical ways—or any- other for thatr matter, put his to the wind to see how looked. He found so many irrents developing for the [n that Henry felt he ot be a candidate in ’52. iditions at that time were nporary nature and lasted ' a relatively short while that he is through build iiways, he has more time 6 a study of the situation now confronts him. Big i_ facing Dr. Henry.Jor whether or .not he could he grade without the in of administrative sup ANOTHER . . . Don't be id if before filing date on tes for Governor finally ound, th ename of Davici rane, assistant director . o. Iget. is on the list, tod. , il l: ttst . be remembered that Coltrane, who served for years as assistant to the ssioner of Agriculture, has thousands of fine old among the farm people ol ite. ane's excelland work in his job—which, he has held 1949—has gained for him •1 confidence of the busi eople. e event your present Com ter of Agriculture, L. Y. line, decides at fast to be Coltrane will be in there him to run for Agriculture ■ssioner. 1 known fact that during !ven years Coltrane was as Commissioner,of Agri ! Kerr Scott, he carried r°ogh, control work of the tnent, sticking to his knit leaving the boss free ,el thousands of miles each i’0°ing ^e people. AND LATE ... Many fiehest stories they told on ®sman Bob Doughton in 1Ston concerned his early to work mornings. . ’e rosiest days of the New r &OUN&UP; page 2) » PICTORIAL VIEW OF TWO EVENTS OF COURTHOUSE OPEN-* ING. Above, is a view of the participants in the formal opening cere monies of the new Oretige County Courthouse which attracted 500 to view the handsome structure Below, the first nyeeting of the Board of Commissioners b»,Hw now structure, with Attorney Henry Bane presenting the firsf matter before the board. Around the table from left to right are Accountant Sam Gattis, Commissioners Hobbs, j Forrest, Efland and Register of Deeds J. E. Laws. - an---—.“T" Rural Fire Petition Given County Board A petition for election on the setting up of a fire protection district in the suburban-rural area around Chapel Hill was pre sented to the County Commis sioners in Hillsboro Monday. Its approval is expected to be auto - matic and it's probable that the election on the'matter will be held sometime during the winter. The petitions were turned ov- , " erto Tux”TTiTpcnisor Sum fhrt-— tis for cheeking as to qualified signatures., He was. .duet-led-to consult the county attorney tor advice on which the-Co+mn^sion ers’an proceed with the -cle-tion: - in the .event the petition is in order. s - ' Tin* "Rev; Kobert- M ast er4<m <»f Whitehead ‘Circle, chan',nan of the unofficial suburbanites . group which got lip.the petition, said t,hat it Carried thir-“signa tures of about 240 out ot the estimated 400 real property own ers in the district-far more that) ,, •the^o per cent required h> law^ : He .said that the seven.•neigh ' borhoor solicitors who'd' seeuf r~ed and signatures repiuteh that : almost everybody contacted was not only in favor of the election, but seemed to favor the prb* posal to allow the county com missioners to levy on them a tax of up to S.10 per $100 property valuation for lire protection, pur poses. _ Citizen Asks Highway Be Changed To Give Passers-by View Of Farm 'The boa ft i of county commisM '•si oners meeting for the first time 1 Monday morning in. the new luxury room of the new Orange County Courthouse took under advisement a request from a citi*eu that the State Highway "Commission be disked To change the ■ location of a new road to give- passers-by., a. .clear view*'of his farming operation, built up over riianv years. The citizen was S. P. Lockhart, who operates a large turkey farm .north of Chapel HiU. ■ Recently the state Highway Commission.. • bwjt. a new ' road which bypassed the Lockhart farm. Mr, Lockhart, through his attorney; Henry Hants - said .he, has been damaged by’ the change, m the highway, which led to the closing <if the road whi£h former ly ran past his home into the highway to Durham. The Lockharts request was that' the Highway ' CorrnffflSffbfl" straighten out a curved section of the road involving only, a lew; hundred yards in prefer to put it m view of hi* larrp. The OmTHhissioner* approved the hiring of a helper for Dr. Ar thur B. Rogers, an employee pf 'tie'. Federal Goyemwnent. who is making the every-third-.veaar checkup on Bangs. Disease in this county. Several road petitions were presented to the board but no ac tion was taken. Bouquets Of Flowers, Words Vie At Hillsboro Courthouse Rites -Nfomlav - ihe... J<»i in.i'l 'o|K-ninj> exerc ises " fur the new ; .S .-'.ooo courthouse. \n oveilfcuv crowd of 500 -persons aiteiKU'd the afternoon c\cjh. At the request <il the Orange County Bar, Superior Court Judge ■Leo Carr of Burlington, resident Judge for this district, was called to sit on this week’s civil term of court. He was introduced by Bon ner D. Savv'yer, President -ol-.-the.. County Bar Association, and de livered a brief congratulatory address to the 100 persons Scatter ed through the court room. The audience was about equally; divid-, ed between lawyers, prospective jurors, spectators, and persons having court cases coming for trial, on the day’s docket. >n lilt* . WJ V . ... , f r4 The rites culminated ill the*afU*r V noon with speeches in the court room by a half-dozen visiting and county dignitaries, Governor Wil liam B. Umstead, scheduled to make the featured address, could not be present, having entered Watts Hospital fo» treatment and a general checkup Sunday. An open house was held in all county offices in ^e building, whfch were bedecked ?With colorful bouquets =f»nt bv friends and associates of the ^various public officials; Re freshments were served to th» ouonc in the gleaming new home4 demonstration kitchen on the sec --- See ioXiQUETS, Page 5 ! Election Board Getting Ready Registration books to be used in the November 2nd elections WjJl.be turned over to registrars tomorrow-morning by Election^ Board Chairman E. J. Hamlin. Th el9 registrars will, receive their instructions for the regu lation period which will be of ficially opened at the polling places throughout the county Saturday morning^at 9 a. m. ’ The books will be at the poll ing places also on Saturday/ Oc-' tcber' 16th., and October 23rd .Kissing.. at ..sunset on the ..last day. Cballnese Day has been set for. October 30th. Persons desiring to register may also register at the home or business of thei regis trar during this three week per j The chairman reminded all count £ voters that they mtist'be registered before they can vote? in the general elections. Regis-1 trars will be at the polling place in each precinct for three. Satur "3 a ysTjah iT'‘aT'TReTr^TiomeS“0,f ^ Siness places .during the week. i In urging the clGzous oI Ala-, mance to register and vote, Hem 1 ic said, “The best way to deter mine if you are registered to check with your registrar." Fred Blake Victim Of Heart fc ... Attack Early Yesterday A. M. J. Fred Blake, school official and one oi the community's most active men in the civic and church life of the community, ' died suddenly yesterday morning fallowing a heart attack. His death came as a shock to the community. Th$ previous [c.euin* »«s nau attended a dinner ; meeting of the Board of Directors | ot tnc nillsuoro Lions Ciub, of which he was a vice president He had appeared irt excellent spirits a.Hi no indication of indis : position at the time. Close friends said Mrs. Blake i was awakened about 3:30 a.m. by her husoana sitting on m* siae I .1 tne wed. tie reported pains in | ms chest and died oetore a doctor |. was. abie i* reach the home. | , A native of Wilmington, Mr. Biake Was married to the loaner ! lUiSs. Aipna snipes of Hillsboro, who survives along with- two j Lnudren*- Fred Jr., a student at i.aie Lime; say of North Carolina, and Phyllis,' who resides- at- the j iioine. • ‘ I * Blake was an alumnus of N. C. Siam u-oilege and has been em | ployed by the county schools 1 .-.nice corning to Hillsboro. He is • a deacon in the First Baptist Church and had been secretary treasurer of the local Lions Club | for two years prior to assuming ihe vice presidency this year. HARVEST FESTIVAL The Cedar Grove Methodist | Church is holding their annual i Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 9. Supper -will be Served at 5 o’ clock. Tlieve will be brunswjck .-.tew and barbecue, hot dogs, homemade ice cream, cakes and pies. The auction sale will be in the afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. SIX DIVORCE CASES GRANTED j. ■ With the opening of Civil Court this week in the new court house, the following six divorce cases were granted decrees on Monday: (‘ Henry Clay McCale> vs. Evelyn FaT'MPCaTey; H&ssle Brooks vs. 'Samuel Brooks;- Ledia Torain ; Parish vs. Oweu R%y.Parish: Mary W. P. McKinsey’ vs' F." T. Me Kinsey; G. L. Horner vs. Lilly M;ie : H-iirw-r; Terrell M. Hunt vs. : John C. Hunt. ’ ' ■ Mystery Farm Of The Week — No. 7 . —-rr—— Who Owns This 'Mystery Farm'? . _ IDENTIFY this "MYSTERY FARM" first an d you will receive a free subscription to The News of Orange County. Considerable inierest has beeVsho Wn in this feature serle* and a number of people are calling each weak with their identifications Often t hay are right, sometimes they are wrong. So, join the game. Read page 4 of today's issue for the ide .tificatioo of last week's "Mystery Farm." The own Utl ♦!b°Ve U aStfd ,Q bv Th* News « •• possible and' receive k beau ' Ph0,° * th* p,ctur* above- ««rt.sy of the Durham Bank and^Trust Company and this m. Steal '.JjL -r;: " ■ iMMliili Nickels Vote ' Set Next Week For Farmers Orange County farmer* will soon participate in the “1954 Nickels For Know-How” Referen dum. The Nickels for Know-How Election is scheduled for Friday, October 15 th. Voting places in the various communities are as follows: Carr Community — Compton’s Store, Lynch’s Store: Cedar Grove —Giles Long’s Store, Chandler’s Store; Caldwell—Murray’s Store, Walker’s Mill,, ASC Office. Far mer’s Exchange; New Hope— Alvin Hawkins Store; HillslJoro— Henry Tapps Sore; Carrboro— i- Farmers Exchange, Tripp’s Store; WTiite Cross—White Cross Filling Station; Buckhorn—Sykes 1 Store; Efland—Forrest’s Store, r*orsett’s Store: Orange Grove— Snipes’ Store; Kennedy— Haw I kins Store. The Nickels for Know-How: is a program by which farm people contribute to agricultural research and education a nickel per ton of feed and fertilizer they buy^ j Any person engaged in the pro dution of farm commodities who* loses feed or fertilizer, including husbands or wives of such indi viduals are eligible voters. Future Farmers, 4-H club members, and other farm youths may also vote 1 if they are engaged in the produc tion of farm commodities and use feed er fertiliser.* The first vote was held in No vember of 1951 with 68,285 in fa vor of Nickels for Know-How and 7,088 against the program. A ma jority vote will not continue the [Nickels’ program. Two-thirds of I those voting must approve, or the [Nickels for Know-How will end., | In 1951 the question put before the voters was “Are you for or against” adding 5 cents to the price of feed and fertilizer for a period of three years for supple menting an expanding agricultur al research and educational pro gram in North Carolina”? . This ,is substantially the same question that will be asked again this year. Most farmers pay about 30 cents a year into, the , program. Larger users of feed and fertilizer, of course, pay more. Actually, the money is an investment that incredible dividends. * The reason . for such a program is that by the fall of 1950, North Carolina, farm leaders recognized that slate, federal and private contributions wer£ not adequate to support agricultural research See NICKELS, Pag* 5, Town Asks For N Water Savi The Hillsboro Board of missi oners added more the town’s water program at 4i* night, as the water at grows tighter with every rainless day. The board unanimously proved an amendment to the servation resolution placed into j effect the first week in Septem : ber, stipulating that after a cus I tomer’s service has been discon I tir.ued for wasting water he will ' have to pledge future cooperation and pay a penalty of not lea* ' than $25-nor more than $50 be ! fore having his service resumed- f In another statement to the citizens of the community, the commissioners urged • that every gallon possible brf conserved and ! thanked "the many customers for j the fine cooperation in conserving water during the past month." At least 95% of the people have 'cooperated fine, members of . the Board commented. The Board was told that one firm, The Hick ory House Restaurant, had been cut off last weekend for excessive usage. Manager Fred Cates Jr. was quoted as telling town offi cials he was unaware of the ser iousness of the emergency. In another appeal few rigid economy measures by all citizens the commissioners reminded that “No water shall be used to wash cars, sprinkle lawns or gardens or to operate air conditioning units using circulating water.” They asked that all conservation measures not injurious to health be practiced and added some ad ditional suggystiowk1 whhgt they f said would save many gallons per day; (1) Check all leaks and repair them. (2) Place two . bricks in the commode tank. This will allow sufficient for flushing but elimi nate some of -the excess'. (3J Do n<5t run water'contin uously while shaving or brushing teeth. *• (4) Use bath water sparingly. (5) Think up ways to save wa ter and save all you can. SECOND FATAJUmf _ A Camp Lejeune marine was killed and Three companions were seriously: injured early Monday -r, morning on Highway 70 when their car failed to make .the curve west of the Log Cabin Service Station. , He was Thomas F. Bunner, 17, who suffered a broken neck and crushed chest, according to the report of Patrolman T. P. Smith who investigated. The- car wa* demolished. It was Orange Coun ty's second traffic fatality this year. At 'Frisco And Dead Man's Gulch . . . Scouts Get Nuggets And Cash As Prizes In First Gold Rush Boy Scouts from all over Orange County—“prospectors” in the Dis trict’s first “Gold Rush”—carried home imitation gold nuggets that netted them hard cash at the end of the all-day event held on Satur-; day af^ the old iron mines site north of town. District Scout Executive Robert unusually successful and seemed to lar event held by Scouts in Califor- j nia, the field day was carried on as a test of various phases of j scoutcraft. Fifteen competing patrols were started out early in the morning on compass bearings from the iron mines site toward nine different stations that they were to hit dur ing the day. At each one they were given a field problem to execute, graded in points by the adult lead ers, and then presented with from one to five gold nuggets depend ing on their grade. At the end of the day the nuggets were valued ■. at *f .IQ apiece and the rtioney * capture the enthusiasm of all 801 participants. Adapted from a simi- j turned in to each patrol treasury. First prize—a double-mantel gas lantern—went to, the Eagle Patrol of Troop 39, of which Tammy Lef ler was patrol leader. His group came in with 43 of a possible 43 nuggets. Members of the patrol were Dennis King, .John Gove Jr., Cliff .Perry, Jamie Ness, Charles In second place was the Vulture Patrol of Troojs 39. of which John Foushee was patrol leader. Second prize was a single mantel gas lantern. Troop 39-was presented a trophy by the Rev. Charles Hubbard for coming in with the greatest num ber of nuggets. Senior Patrol Leader Leigh Skinner Jr. received the award tor Ore troop. —7^ The event was begun at 9 a.m. Er^>m San Francisco—the name designated for the Iron Mines with Bonner D. Sawyer, “mayor"' of the :ity ,acting as starter. At the day recess Judge L. J. Phipps :he boys a bit of “the history she - iepit. see SCOURS, Page 5 •. ; • .;'v'J*' - . •- ‘ . '«~V ms
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