Orange County
p .with the new*
if the county by
HE NEWS of
nty.
NUMBER 44
61,
EIGHT PAGES
;•>.. What is this we
t Sen. Alton Lennon’s
o practice law in Char
ilishing residence there
, first of the year?
P fees are probably lar
yueen City than in Wil
md Charlotte would pro
[I political springboard
"" y
, .. The bood on Tar
ts. written by our good
n Harden, and publish ;d
iversity of North Caro
we enjoyed very much
just prior to Halloween,
season for ghosts.
aMc newspaperman, sec
[r.rmer Gov. Gregg Cher
ce president of Burling
has thus added another
- list of accomplishments
fields.
commend “Tar Heel
ighly. If you have not as
he book, you should dp
means. [
JGHT .. For the sake of
jnot understand why a
hoc the fairer sex .ire
plucking, and painting
rows to follow other than
ral course.
lust be some reason, but
thing to their appearance
lo not believe it could
nprove their eyesight.
•' '■ ';.
USE... On the day the
Sutton, Carolina Power
Co. plant was dedicated,
urning from one of the (
c rallies that had been
orehead City. ,
i in the car were several
d Democratic leaders
nes you would recognize
ly were they printed
were riding along on the
between Morehead an ^
i listening to the dedica
cises on the automobile
' 1
irnor Luther Hodges was
pal speaker. We listened, j
3y at the conclusion of i
ss, everyone in , the gar .
antaneous reaction to Lt. i
!es’ address struck us as |
pliment to the gentleman
tsville. v
ALL AND LIFE . .“. Last
the Duke-Gporgia Tech
s just about all an old
goes to show how the
could stand.
n of a game can change.
»lso made to-see the up->
oj the game of football -
s the uncertainty of the
life.
st week, Appalachian de-'
st Carolina to remain un
md untied and thus couid i
>uted claim to the cham-j
df the North State Con- J
fjiian has received the in i
0 play in the post-season j
>wl at Johnson City, Tenn.,
s reminds me of the final !
11 led to my decision to
head football coach at
■an in 1938 and to forsake !
as a means of earning a
M
n life I had trouble con
hy emotions, but having |
rolherst helped. A little
1 1 affor^ to be emotional.,
1 started coaching. I did
UP & down the sidelines
Kl throwing things. I tried ;
they arose. At. least I
My brother Seth was
Boone during the time", I;
“ng Appalachian, and we
conduct rtpost mortems”
h game. It was good to
wne like him around to
one of my brothers played
^nt Seth developed an
thing of a coach’s pro
’h worries- -through those.
■••One year we went
Salisbury to play Cataw
as about our sixth game,
Were undefeated, untied,
tored on. ; *•
Were taut- The pressure
f first quarter, Ca
' Roundup, Page 2
v
W^E-t GRAHAM TOMORROW—Hillsboro • High School's football
Wildcats will climax their most successful season in recent years to
mcrrc-w night when they meet league-leading Graham at 8 o'clock' at
Graham Athletic Park. Hillsboro is currently in third place in the
conference with a 5-2 record as against Graham's six victories and no
defeats in the District 3, Class AA conference race. Shown above are
.- ' - . . “ •. *W._
Coach Glenn Agmin im) a group of this year's squad, photographed
during tense moments in a recent game: left to right first row: Don
nie Combs, Jeff Albright, Ronald Gattff, Coach.,Auman; second row,
Buck Roberts. Billy Joe Hicks, J. C Hicks, Joe Blackwelder, Garland
Spangler; third row, Nicky Stanfield, Tony Bateman and Phillip
Pittman.
Secdnd Straight Ynr Orange Farmers *
May Obtain Feed Under Emergency P'gn
Th > Department of Agriculture hM announced th;>t Alamance ’
C-<«nVy fffgflsjerjjrea. " '
This will hr the seconrf cor.?"potlve yfyr iTiat couiity farmers may..
Fire District
Vote Deferred
For New Board
The peopl^ of the Chapel Hill
suburban areas who have peti
tioned for formation of a fire pro
tection tax district must await the
format ion of the new Board of
Commissioners before set tiring
definite act un on .the cajlitig of
•‘he .requested referendum
-A tax not to exceed-10c por.,j$10Q
valuation was proposed by the
group sponsoring the petitions
which were signed by more than
areas' to be covered. A total of
3,700 people five in the .proposed,
district 'comprising the. suburban
areas of Chapel Hill.
The Rev R. C. Mastcrton. a res
ident of Whitehead Cirtrte. one the
chief - sponsors of*. the movement,
and ■ Attorney -iv B Benny a.>P_ear
;.t! before the b ar i at the b < ■ n
dgy meeting to press for. action
on the p.an. They talked to Com
missioners R Jr M. Hobbs, and
Sim Efland. Chairman R .0. EOr
icst was out of town and not in
attendance.
Board members pointed out it
Would take two years of tax col
lections or more before sufficient
funds were available to equip a
department adequate to pro
; the area. These and other
blems incident to the project
■e discussed during.the lengthy
fererice: - * *
—-—_ . .wniiwnffipi..„
Isey, Mrs. F. K. Nunn and Da
McCauley appeared before the
-d to .complain about property
lations, but were told the next
ting of the Board 'of Equaliz;!
would be next March, .A Jet- ,
from Mebane Lumber Com
f was presented giving notice
that firm is taking its com-,
to the Slate Board of As*j
lent in an'
Board’s ruling.
FUND TOTALS $1,067
The Boy Scout Fund campaign
n Hillsboro with 98 percent of
he reports of solicitors in now
iotals $1,067, according to drive
Shainman lra
Wheii all reports are in. -Ward
laid this year's drive may g6 over
ast years most successful event..
* -main toed under the emergency •
program for their livestock at (
special prices.
Applications for emergency feed
; will have to-be approved first by .
the .FHA County. Committee. They (
will be returned to the County j^SC i
; office for.processing and issuance
of purchase orders.
A, K. McAdams, office manager
of the local ASC office stated to
day that they have erecived any
official information as to when
.applications . and., m a t eria Is f or con- „
(fhcting the program would arrive,.
but would . let the county farmers
know just as soon* as..the informal
lion is available 1
An emergency hav fund of *500.
000 has been allocated to North
Carolina by the USPA. This fund
wilt d>c—administered- by the State
Department of Agriculture in co
operation with federal agricultural
.agencies. , '!
The emergency feed program will
be administered in a somewhat dif-;
ferent manner by federal agencies.
Assistance under either program
.is available only to . farmers- who^
drive the major portion of their
income from farming and who
do not have sufficient .h,ay or feed
on hand or anticipated from crops
to ipaintain their basic herds of
govs, sheep or goats.
Emergency feed orffers are lim
ited to a 60-day supply, but ap
oroved farmers may order enough
hay to meet their needs until
April 1.
The procedure for handling the
emergency hay program was work
ed out in confereces between John
L. Reitzcl. assistant commissioner
of -agriculture, and the USDA
lina. Here are .the principal' ports,
as explained by Reitzel:
Farmers in' drought disaster
,reas may submit their applications
or emergency hay benefits to local
»ffices of the FHA or ASC, or to
:ounty agents, all of which are
arepared “to supply the proper
orms.
County FHA Committee will
>ass on the eligibility of appli
ants under policies established "in |
Washington.
After the FHA Committee ap
proves a farmer’s application he
akes it to his regular dealer and
places his order. Usually, he gets
delivery immediately, or as he
directs. The approved application
for emerggny hay entitles the far
mer 16 discounts amounting to 50
to 75 percent of the shipping
(See AGRICULTURE, Page 8)
....
Ransom Joins
A. H. Graham
In Law Firm
A. H. Graham announced this
week that Paul J. Ranson became
associated with him in the general
practice of law under fhe ftrm
n<jme of Graham & Ranson on
November 1, 1954
Mr. Ranson received his under
graduate and legal education at
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, where he graduated
with the A. B. decree in 1922 and
from the Law School in 4927. -—~t
Following his graduation from
with Brdiges & Orr at Charlotte,
N. C. in the spring of 1927. In
February, 1928 he returned to Cha
pel Hill to practice law with his
(See RANSOM. Pag? 8)
State Finally
Approves New
Sthool Plans
The Orange County Board of
Eduction has finally received
approval of the State Department
of Schoolhouse Planning on plans
for the new Cameron Park School
induct December 14r^w t£e day
lor opening bids. ,
The state department’s latest
request in a long list of things
which it has questioned since the
first submission of plans f6r the
proposed school included changes
in the size of halls and increases
in the size of coopts. These change
es are being made by the archi
tect.
‘Tve never seen so many things
come up in the construction of
a building before,” declared Sup
erintendent G. Paul Carr.
S' Carr reported to the Board that
he planned to haveTEe“scho6T of
fices moved into the old court
house by December I, and* report
ed on plahs for slight renovations,
including scraping off1 a layer 6f
paint on some walls, repaitning,
(See -SCHOOL PLANS, Page 8)
Democrats Win Eas]
Victories tn Orange
There • were no upsets in Tues
day’s general election in Orange
County and voters stayed away
from the polls in droves.
Democrats swept to the expect
ed victories in every race and
Republican opposition appeared
more feeble than previously on
«ffe» Mate™
coming irr
the Rbard of Elections.
Final tabulations, on the* voting
will not be known until after the
Board of-Elections canvasses the
returns this morning at 11 o’clock
at the county courthouse.
Heaviest voting in the county
was at Hillsboro where 807 voted'
for Sheriff. Odell Clayton, the
Democratic candidate for this posl
led the ticket for all contests, se
curing 2,899 votes in the 15 pre
cincts -which had turned in votes
by last night.
I The total vote for the day,
i when all returns arc in, will likely
be something less than 4000 votes
out of a total.of over 12,000 pos
sible '
The County Ticket
In the race for county and dis
trict offices on the basis of 15
precincts, Odell Clayton defeated’
L. W. Sparrow 2,899 to 674; Betty
June Hayes boat J. Thayer Lloyd
2926 to 569 and E. M. Lynch
comfortably topped Doris MacAd
ams 1407 to 259, the latter race
with only 9 precincts reported.
Totals in the race for county
commissioner in 15 precincts were:
Edwin S. Lanier 2845; Henry S.,
Walker 2829, Sim Efland 2727,
R. J. M. Hobbs •2773, Dwight M.
Ray 2848, Eric Neville 722 and,
A. G. Crawford 687.
J. W. Umstcad Jr. for the House
of Representatives, Ralph H. Scott
for the Senate of N. C., William
tf unlock for district Solicitor, and
A. H. Walker for Coroner were
unopposed.
W. Kerr Scott, oppose^ by Paul
West, Republican, for the U. S.
Senate, and Carl T. Durham, in
cumbent Congressman, opposed
by Rufus K. Hayworth, Republic
can, also received solid Demo
•ratic support Democrats also far
’d well iq other contests For Stale'
offices, including Judges. |
Amendments
Orange citizens voted in favor
sf all proposed amendments to the
State Constitution except No. 3,
'.he one which would have limited
each, county to a single.^senator.|
By voting 955 for and 1317 agaipst.
the proposition, county citizens ex
pressed their preference
lowing the apportionment of sen
ators on a strictly population basis. I
X solid affirmative vote was cast
for the other three amendments.
Orange Mystery f vm of the Week—No. 11
Who Owns This Mystery, Form?
*»• ' .■ - - ■ ___— _____
IDENTIFY THIS “MYSTERY FARM" first an 4 you will receive a free subscription to The News of
Orange County. Considerable interest has been shown in this feature series and a number of people are
calling each weak with their identifications. Often t say are right, sometimes they are wrong. So, join
the game. Read page 4 of today's Issue for the identification of last week's "Mystery Farm." The own
er of the farm pictured above is asked to come by T he News as soon as possible and receive a beau
tiful mounted photo of the |Jicture above, courtesy of the Durham Bank and Trust Company and this
i
How Orange Voted
(Incomplete Returns 15 of 19 Precincts)
For Clerk of Court
(9 Precincts Only)
Edwin M. Lynch 1,407
Doris MacAdams __259
For Commissioner
EdwirvS, Lanier 2,845
Henry S. Walker :__ 2,829
Simpson L. Efland 2,757
. R. J. M. Hobbs . • 2,773
Dwight M. Ray 2,848
Eric A. Neville 722
A. G. Crawford 687
For Senator
W. Kerr Scott' v . 2,847
Paul C. West 612
For Congress
Carl T. Durham _2,841
Rufus K. Hayworth 584
For Area Endorsed
It appeared -likely this week
that Hill will become the
home of the Medical Battajion o£
the 30th Division of the National
Guard when the unit is' activated.
A good cross-section of more
than 100 political, civic, business
and professional leaders of''the'
town and county, meeting hero
Monday night at the call of Mayor
Edwin S. l.anier,; voted-.unani«
mously to recommend to the
county commissioners and to the
boards of aldermen of Chapel Hill,
Hillsboro and Carrboro that the
Medical Battalion be invited, to
make its headquarters in the uni
versity town. One of the ’ three
companies might be located In
Hillsboro.
If the invitation is extended, as
is expected, the town and county
will be asked to provide a tem
porary building and to meet cer
tain incidental expenses, such as
water, heat and light, until an
armory can be obtained. Cost of
these items was estimate^ at $1*,
ood. ' '
The armory, which could also;
be used as a community center,
would be built at joint Federal
State expense, 75 per ;cent Fed
eral and 25 per cent State. *
It might be a year or more be
iOre the armory could be author
ized, but Congressman Carl Dur
ham and State Rep. John W. Uiih
ste^d, who endorsed the proposal,
said they would do everything
possible to expedite plans for the
Present at the meeting were
Maj,y Gen. Claude Bowers of War
renton, commander of the 30th Di
vision which recently became an
entirely North Carolina outfit with
92 units and others to be added;
his chief administrative assistant,
Col. C. B. Shimer; and Cob
Thomas Longest, who represented
State Adjutant General John Hall
Manning.---.....
Fully activated, the Medical
Battalion, which is designed to
serve the entire 30th Division in
North Carolina, will' have a com- ,
plement of 273 officers and enlist
ed men with a total payroll of
$60,000 annually. ...
The personnel needed before
the unit can function will be 12 1
officers, including the command- t
ing officer,-'and 24 enlisted men
to staff the *\iedical Battalion.
However, must be douBled. > ,
Within the Medical Battalion,
there will be three companies
headquarters, clearing and am- .
blance. 1 hose can be activated
later one at a time, Headquar
ters will take seven officers and
six enlisted men, clearing with
four officers and ,11 ehlisterl men,
and ambulance with one officer
and seven enlisted men.
Fully manned the battalion will
inclilde 45 officers, two warrant
officers, and enlisted naen in^
the Mecfical Battalioji.
Of this total' 26 officers, two
warrant officers, and 57 enlisted
men w^ll be in the Headquarters
Company, 15 officers and 101 en
listed men in the Clearing Com
pany, and four officers and 68 en- .
listed men in the' Ambulance
Company.
General Bowers said he was
particularly anxious” to activate
the unit in Chapel Hill where it
would be convenient for doctors
from the** University Medical
School and hospital and Duke and
Watts Hospitals to attend meet
ings. In addition, he said the large
number of students at Chapel Hill
could help fill the ranks. <
At present many UNC student
are taking their weekly drills al
MmjQk All oi
general sa,£ could gj
transfers to the Chapel Hill unit
ACHIEVEMENT night *
A county 4-H Achievement Night
nil be held on Tuesday, Novem
ber 9, at 7:30 ‘o’clock in the new
Courthouse in Hillsboro. At that
'me, county winnera still bej»med
»nd certificates awarded.
Nancy Pritchett, International,
^arm Youth Exchange delegate to
Germany in 1952, will speak and
*ho\y slides that.
Germany.
Refreshments
o those atten
Vgents office
i