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E 61 NUMBER 49
HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL4 N. CTHURSDAY, DECEMBER ♦, 1954
r PRESIDENT?. . .At the
of the Democrats held
Oilcans last week to el
ha inn an to succeed Step
itchell, there was talk
prospective Presidential
tor the party in 1956.
Adlai Stevenson's
as at tb* top. of the List,
s to* be expected; for he
iitiilar head of the Dem
Pai t> and has stayed in
idlines since 1952 with
fjitli.ight /statements on
t issues of the day and
lorts on tours of various
of One World. .!
it the New Orleans meet
pame of handsome, gray
, Stuart Symington of Mis- ]
opped up with increasing}
tv in. the conversations.
i are thousands of gobd
ats throughout the land!
lieve that Symington will
next President of the Un
ites. - .
\TIVE. . .Mere mention
ington’s name brings up
?s of- nylon hose.
Symington was Secret
he Air Force, he went to
nint with, a group of fri
witness an encounter bet
ru football giants: Army,
by Earl Blaik, and Okla
nastcr minded by one Big
urn.
iarty: included Fred Mor
Max Gardner, James
then Undersecretary «bf
isury, and myself.
trip provided me with a
sight into the workings
ymington mind.
ce the Democrats were
'their hey-day, with Harry
an freshty in as President
, Max Gardner on the
old of appointment as
idor to the Court of St.
discissions on file trip
naturally to matters af
the administration, its
1 its future.
;r.di. 07 Max Gardner Was
high in the hierarchy of
Government at that time
Stuart Symington, and de
le fact there were other
talkers, on the trip—ec
myself, of course, who
lave much to say—it was
Rftnvho took and Rcpt ther
e.
>■ ,i 'opli* ;vhd \a» »
last summer on television
UlM ^ wt \ < S M1' "■! !! 1 * ’
rambunctious McCarthy
' i , Ih S\!h:!,:'
too easy-going. Well, he
e has a strong will and an
iind: I don’t say this to
it Adlai Stevenson in any
ot those who have been
to Stuart Symington say
Id make a great President.
()N"S. . .Now about the
Sometime after returning
<>ur trip to West Point,
'Mrs. Symington a pair of
- a rare commodity at that
Withm a few days I re
an appropriate note of ap
ion.
ymington should become
‘n> 1 would have the plea
telling my grandchildren
UV that, when 1 was young
ad-provided the first lady
United States with a nice
stockings.
s. .Thpre^i§.a lot
rrst 'building' here in
ne to be played at Riddick
11 on Saturday between Ap
art and Newberry.
umber of Elks Clubs are
6 high school bands to
rate in the festivities. I
oou in touch with officials
lalachian, including Coach
Muggins, and it looks as if
1 have a good crowd honor
1 Appalachian Club at the
r open house after the
■NE SCOUTS, . .1 went to
r'ne Bowl game in Char
ast week, saw about three
football seouts for every
e ROUNDUP, page 2) .
Mayor Ren Johnston today pro
claimed Wednesday, December 15
■*" Day”—and pledged the
full support of the city govern
-‘.tiit in making the projetc a suc
cess. He urged all citizens to do
to keep Hillsboro eh
tire^y free of accidents on Pecenv
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“S-D Day'’ is sponsored by the
President’s Action Conunit.ee tor
rratfie Safetv in cooperation with
various national organizations,
and State and local officials. It is
a day to demonstrate that .traffic
acidents can be reduced material
ly when all motorists and pedes
trians do their part.
Following is the Mayors procla
mation:
"Whereas the President of
the United States has asked all
Americans to unite in a Nation
wide demonstration that traffic
accidents can be avoided if all
mo. mists gnd pedestrians do
their part; and '
"W'hereas, the Governor of
our State has asked all of the
communities in North Carolina
to siiport this worthy efort;
“Now, therefore, as Mayor of
the Town of Hillsboro, I hereby
proclaim Wednesday, December
15th, as ‘S-D Day’ in this com
munity and ask all citizens to
drive and walk on this days so
as to keep the entire 24-hour
• period f ee of traffic accidents."
Governor Hodges has official
ly proclaimed December 15th as
“S-D Day” throughout the State
oF North Carolina. Governors
of other States have issued sim
ilar proclamations, in support
of this Nation-wide undertaking,
as the result of the appeal of
President Eisenhower
In pledging support for the pro
grain, Mayor Johnston said:
“Tils' i* an opportunet>.
every citizen to join in a common
effort against a common cnemv:
ho traffic accident tall. He can
heli as an individual, and as a
member of groups with which he
is associated: his church, his PIIA,
his club or f at-crnal .society, hif
union. his association—any and all
individuals and organizations '•’an
and should participate actively
i “Most of us are not aware how
serious the traffic accident prob
lem has become, or how much It
concerns everyone of us. Yet,
tht re probably is not a man or wo
man in Ibis community -who doe*
not have a neighbor, a f iend, or
8 member of his-family who has
ben .injured ,in a traffic aecidcnl
at some time.
“It rfiy sound unbelieveable,
but it it true, that last year there
was an injury in traffic in the
United States every 24 'seconds. A
total of 1.350.000 persons were in
jured to the point where they were
disabled beyond the flay of the
acident. The price we >D'd f<»i
these accidents, in terms of med
ical, expense, property damage
■ and* other costs was roughly $4
r billion.
‘A problem that takes a toil ol
these proportions is one that we
simply cannot let go unchallenged
That is one of the-reasons dor “S
D” Day!
Thb Hav is resignated to make
us realize, among other things
tnat the place to- attack the traf
fic problem is right here in oui
own community. And, the respons
ibility rests upon each individual
—not ‘the other fellow.’ bafeyon
and I ’’
' The Mayor pointed out that ex
perts from all over the country
l:v-e been studying the ^r:Iffic
pwsfcieVnf-yeSssiw,
have worked out certain basic
steps which can bring about safety
Q»vn»t- cti-pnfs and highways.
“But,” Mayer Johnston comment
ed. "none oflhese proven methods
can be successful unless there Is
public support for them. So, I am
horeful. that ‘S-D Day,’ and the
activities which lead up to it, will
help" us all to realize that trafiic
safety is something which wf
must strive, for continually
“On this day—Wednesday, Dec
ember 15th—let us all do the wsrv
best dwe can to,give our attention
to these things: ^ ‘
“1. 'Observe fhe letter and the
1 spirit of all traffic regulations.
“2. Be courteous to every drivei
1 and- pedestrian — practice sports
manship. 'V - . . ,
“3 Give full attention to dn\
ing and walking. . *
The county's first tive-man Board of Commissioners assumed ot
from right, repeats the affirmation from Clerk of Court E. M. Lynch,
Henry S. Walk'.?, St. Mary's, Edwin M. Lanier, Chapel Hill, and Sim
..v . .ncuy rm,t.,«ng. Above R. J. M. Hobbs of Chop*l Hill, socond
for loft. Lefcsr, oofht wore edmlnittored to Dright M. Roy, Cerrboro,
L. Eflond of Eflond, (tending, loft to right. ,
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The three me for elective officiate at the courthouse posed for this oath-taking scene after the
more formal ceremonies. Clerk of Court E. M. Lynch, Igft, took the oath firet from Judge Leo Carr,
and then in a mass swearing in ceremony in the courtroom administered the oaths to newly elected
Betty June Hayes, register of deeds, and Odell H. C layten, sheriff.
Three cut-going officials of Orange County sea med To be enjoying the situation Monday during the
ceremonies opening new'terms for all major caun ty officials. Norte of the trio wore candidates for
i reelection. From left to right above, they are former Sheriff S. T. LaWa, former Register of Deeds, J: E>
+ Laws and former Chairman of the Board of Com missicners. Robert O: Forrest.
The Board . of Commissioner^
Monday aTte.’ noon- went thrriug..
the tormj ity of approving a Cha
pel Hill fringe area petition call
ing for an election to establish a
lire district and pie vide lire pro
tection for these surburban areas.
The matter had been delayed
for the action by the new boa.d.
The board set April 12 next as
the election date A maximum of
10c per S100 valuation could be
levied for fire fighting purposes
The board expressed concern
that it would be liable to provide;
protection as soon as the t.ax wa
levied while at the same time be
ing unable to provide adequate
years TiTaccumuTatt enongb fnr a1
good department, it was estimated.
The Rev R. C. Masterton. ren
resen'ing- tie s nn >ring g om
pressed for action', bv the bo#-'1,
Monday. He said the law left th.
board no discretion, and a cheek
by several members confirmed
this After considerable discuss on
| the board set the date for thy vo‘
4ing.---i
DEATH IN CROWDED BED
; Thes-t-wo-months old baby of Wil
liam Wiley and wife was fouijd
dead in bed with his parents Tues.
day morning at the home near
Laws store in Cedar Grotfe town
ship, The child apparently died
i from accidental suffbeatiop. An
other child of the Wileys was
I sleeping in the same bed. ^
Tobacco Test
On Varieties
Is Announced
A Tabasco,,Variety..Performance
oirvey is being conducted in
O-ange County to de’ermine how
■■warinus _viu*:ejies compared In
vield and value during 1954 on
tobacco farms.
As many fanners as possible
are being contacted so that the
sent a sizeable portion of the to
o.ico grown in the count/. Growers
are being ashed vbat total yield
,„.i received from each
variety he grew in 1954.
Caeds a e being sent to a repre
sentative g-ouo of growers in the
county and the growers who re
aetve cards are urged to fill m^t
the card accurately and return it
to the county agenfs of “ice. Pvery
orit "U>n rece'Ves a ca^d should
send it in regardless of whether
his yield is low or high. This is
essential Tf the summary of the
data is-to represent the actual per
formance of a given'variety in the
county ;an*d state.
This information is also being
accumulated by other counties,
MORE HOLIDAY TIME
Addition Christmas holiday time
lias been granted the Orange Cou
nty schools by the Board of Ed
ucation. Under a plan approved
Monday, schools will be dismissed
at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 22.
Christmas
Idea House
Opens Today
A “Christmas Ides House" will;
be sponsored and . eopductpd bv
(he Hillsboro Garden Club today,
frgm 7 to 10 p m. and tomorrow I
from 10 a m. to' 10 p m. at th» j
American Legion Homo on Chur
ton Street
Th? public is invited to come
and see all sorts of Christmas
ideas; decoration.^, arrangements,
candles, tables,, doorways, mantles,
rtf —- —- —•—
Garden club committees are in
charge of specific places such as
the front door, porch, hall and
staircase, the mantles and chande
liers, the Christmas tree window
and the Christmas tea table. A
bird’s Christmas tree is atso h'
ing prepared by the cluh inern’m
for our feathered friends
Each olfjhc c4v^r’mem*’"r* j* .
contributin': ^dpcoranW ,idea>
There will bo some «rt"mo>'mi» pro
from Mrs. Claris*? Wilson’s Chr^'
"pes H-e, • - rati jn chapel HiH
last week. There will a'^o ho man
easy-tb-do but quite effective i lc
on* display.
A .siIygE-.nffering-~iv.jll ±x>. l
for the clubs beaut ilk a4 ion pro’*
ects.
R. .D Huqhes
Heads Rurifans
A film was. show the Cedar
Grove. Kuril.111 Club In Hugh Tate.
Orange and Afctmantr- -County
Forester, followed by the instal
lation of new officers last Thurs
day night in the Aycock School
Gymnasium.
New officers’ QSTalled "for the
new vear-bv Wilforil Phelps were
as follows: R.D. Hughes, president;
Monroe Allen, vice, president; I.
J, Rogers, treasurer 'and ’Kay W
enheimer, secretary.
New Board Moves
Fast To Tighten
Court, Tax Policies
A five-man Board of Commis
sioners with a new chairman and
a new member majority took office
at Hillsboro Monday and immedi
ately set the tone of its adminis
tration by calling court officials
pn the carpet for running a “credit
court,' arranged for a tax attorney
lections - and mstituts- land s$le.
•.•.ertjuuf.'-.aml- institute land .Sale
suits df necessary, reappointed all
appointive officials whose terms
were completed, and handled a
variety of other matters incident
to-the beginning of anewternv.
• Reappointed were Judge L. J.
Phipps and Solicitor of the County
Court,-John Q. LeGrand, S. M. Gat
tis, tax’ supervisor, George Canna
dy, assistant coroner, and the firm
of Graham and Ranson as county
attorneys.'
Chapel Hill attorney Emory B.
Denny, Jr., was authorized to pro
ceed with the collection of all de
linquent tax beyond five years, to
be paid 10% on all collections out.
side of court, $25 for ali suits in
stituted except more complicated
ones on. which the attorney will
negotiate his fee with the board
sufficiently in advance of the in
stitution of the suits _
The new court officials, along
with Sheriff Odell Clayton and j
Assistant Clerk of Court Lucius
Cheshire were told that the “size
able amount” owed to court in un
paid lines and costs was ‘ very dis- j
turbing," All were requested to1
coordinate their efforts to bring
about a reduction in such accounts.;
IT was estimated tHat between j
$7,000 and $8,000 Was owed to j
the court going back several years, |
and Judge Phipps later comment
ed that this was about the sum!
total of one "month's business for i
Ihe court which had been in op-1
‘ration since 1946. • '
Other than the reappointed in
umbents, Attorney Roy Cqle «{
.fckaprt was the only Candida'e
Wr a county job He applied for
(he position of county cdtir^ soli
citor.
Commissioner R. J. M. Hobbs,,
one of the two hold over members
uf the previous board, was elected
chairman on Secret ballot on a
suggestion Tram Commissioner Sim
Efland. Hfland counted the votes
but decUnod to divulge the marg n 1
qy w.hich the chairman was elect
ed.
The three new members of the
board, all elected for four year
[terms in the November election,
'are Edw.n t-ahier; former Mtyc
or of .Chapel Hill, Dwight M. Ray,
businessman of Carrboro, and
Henry. S Walker, prominent far
mer of the St. Mary’s Community.
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
and January 1 were set as holidays
for the county employees. ; ^
The court officials were direct
ed to present a master list of de
fendants who owe the court to!
the Board of Commissioners and1
(See New Board, ptige 5)
Orange County got a new sheriff and throo ne w deputies Monday. When they assembled following
the taking of the oath of office, the photographer re corded the scene as shown above. Sitting (left to
right) are Senior Deputy W. R. Roberts and Sheriff OdelfH. Clayton. Standing (from left to right) are
Junior Clark ef Cerrboro, C. D. Knight of Hillsboro, Kalone Lonfc of Cedar Grove, and Earl Bush of
Chapel'Hill, all deputies. Clerk, Long and Bush ar e new appointees as county officers.
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R«v. Bruca CrttMM
Baptist Church
Calls Cresson
To Aid Pastor
The Rev. Bruce Cresson has
been called as Assistant Pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Hills
boro.
Mr. Cres«on is from Lenoir, a
graduate of Wake Forest College,
and a senior in'the Southeastern
Theological Seminary at Wake
Forest.
He has' charge of the work of
the young people and is assisting
Mrs. Harry Lake Brown with the
music. They are training the Jun
ior* Intermediate, Young Peoples’
and Adult Choirs of the church.
In the absence of Pastor Mad
dry from the pulpit the assistant
pastor will preach. .. ?,
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First Returns
In Seal Sale
Total $213
First returns from Christmas
Seal letters mailed out to residents
of Hillsboro and vicinity reach a
total of $213 00 in the first ouar
ter of the Hillsboro Tuberculosis
Committee’s campaign for funds
to fight TB.
Reporting today that 175 peooje
sent in their contributions during
the opening weeks of the cam
paign, J. G. , Goodwin, Christmas
Seal Sale Chairman, said he ex
pects more people than ever be
fore in the county’s history to buy
Christmas Seals. The campaign
will continue through December.
“The peo’ple of this community
know what Christmas Seals do to ■
make this a healthier place to
live,” he said, fThey know that 75
per cent of Christmas Seal money
is spent right here in Hillsboro
and”’Orange County; that the re
mainder comes right back to us
in services from the'state and na
tional association.” i‘ ‘ ■
For 1955, he explained the TB
committee is pj/anning to intensify*^
its efforts to get everybody in the
community to get an X-ray during
the year “If we are to prevent the
spread of TB, we must first find
and isolate the case, Goodwin said.
Tax Lister$
Reappointe
All tax listers in the eounty’s
seven townships were reappointed
Monday by the Board ?f Commis
sioners on the recommendation of
Tax Supervisor Sam Gattis, who
praised the work of all of the in
cumbents. ' • A.
The group will begin their
schedule of appointments throng]
out their townships on January
The listers are as follows:
Hillsboro, Remus Smith, Jr.
Chapel Hill, * —»
Cedar
Little River,
Eno, Mrs. J,
Binghai
Cheei