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KIDD BREWER'S J visit . • • Traditional L associated with snow L.ei neither of which Ible at Brewery’ barn leard of a fireplace in a I we spent Christmas in |h up in the North Car Itains. A re.HERTY. • - The visi tabled me to have a ith my old friend and , Dr. B. B. Dougherty Appalachian Istatfe !o liege. [of IT... Dr. Dougherty remembered, is the one r_if not actually the president of a collega tounded by himself, leen his dream unfold ill academy to P1-^' a large, influential ing its students from irth Carolina and from states as well and graduates out to teach m every county in Fima.' dBINATION... t Dr. B is a rare combina Ireamer and a doer. Wa lot these days abou j. and we are constant them. We have tha s, the getter-donners ^rs. Well, Dr. Dougherty a thinker-upper—he is veil as a getter-donner J educator. He is a build [statesman. Dr. Dougher salesman. He has sold [to the.North Carolina over the years more ! than any other head o Istitution. not )NTO 78 ... But th (they have a way of do [added'up,* and the Do in spirit... not i body has natural [under the strain. Dougherty is ageless lowever, the best gues has been around nigf [limmers :.. and remem Boone. North Carolina nore winters than sum ST INFLUENCES?... really know say that erty will go down ir the greatest influence school education in na -sinee the lat<e Gov Aycock. Doc will have *to give is and rctire. 'Chbosihg will indeed prove 'he position as it is now requires so many var , all oi which Dr possesses in such I' 5ES . v. The shoes which [to be filled are mighty eryone who knows Dr. feherty will agree, and a /nge awaits the person (into them. «TRIBUTES ,.. Let' as the successor for Dr. gherty—if he can’t have (her qualities possessed P—in full measure—that Possessed of two of Dr. Ts finest attributes: vis ^severance. , 0 • •. The Hay after -last Sunday afternoon P—we loaded the Brewer ™e family car and head fl. Duke University has 1 to the Oraqge Bowl— |?r has Kidd, Jr. (four) pter Linney (twelve), taking in the alligator nnkey jungles, marine Pi° and all the other I interest. j I be frank about the mat (y be a long time before another trip like this— pertain it will be a long rro we get another trip lTY tfORTH CAROLIN. Mmi is literally overrun fie from North Carolina. are mire State political Ere this week than back 15 • But that certainly [the case next week when Hnued on page 2) Politics, Drought Top News Stories In Orange In 1954 Politics and last Summer’s de vastating drought were the biggest stories of the year in Orange Coun ty during 1954, which is rushing headlong to its finale tomorrow night. The hurricane Hazel, which hit in the early Fall was a top drawer rival, but its tenure was much shorter on the front pages of the county’s newspapers, as was the armed robbery of the Csrrhoro bank. Politics lasted most of the year, climaxed by the biggest turn oyer of the county reins in, a gen ' ertftfbn,' and the drought brought suffering to farmers and munici pal water users for several months Bitterest of the year’s top stories for many citizens who accepted it only with fierce reluctance was the property revaluation program which sent values of taxable pro perty soaring 89%. Others praised this move of the County Conimis sionrs and saw in it value as an equalization vehicle, which was the board’s avowed intention through out. In January the Commissioners paid off the deficit-of $8,998.61 qn the- previous year’s elaborate Bi centennial celebration and heard the County Agent report a loss1 of $1,000,000 in the county’s to bacco crop, but otherwise many advances during the year on the agricultural front. The' highway pr trol reported that people had be gun to drive slower on North Car olina highways in the Orange County area as result of the speed watch device and the elimination of politics from the patrol admin ■istration. by the Umstead admnis tration, ** Orange County Negro 1 farmers werf awarded the state’s top Rural Progress prize, giving thp county a clean sweep in this field for the year. , * - » Then, politics began to pick up interest. Kerr Scott, the Haw River squire, opened his State campaign with a speech in Chapel Hill after a year-long “survey” and candi dates began to file for county of fices in large numbers. Sheriff Sam' Latta faced with strong oppo sition withdrew and later J. EJ Laws, the veteran Register qf Deeds also announced he would not run. All in all 31 candidates .finally entered the race for coun tv jobs, including Miss Betty June Hayes, a comely young assistant, who became the first woman can didate for a major office, Regis ter of Deeds. New street lights made historic ! Hillsboro’s downtown area 20 times brighter. , Politicking was stepped up and 1 a leading Sheriff candidate suffer-! ed a heart attack, but continued in the race from his sick bed, later losing in a second primary to Odell Clayton, a Hillsboro native. Sum mer drought - Hooded the. cattle market, forced - farmers to turn fit large numbers to- irrigation, and, the Town of Hillsboro to adopt drastic restriction and heavy pen alties for violators as the water le vel continued to drop until mid Fall. Two disease outbreaks hit county farmers, army worms in the grain crop and black leg among, the cattle of southern Orange. For the second year the county was de clared a Drought Emergency Area by the President of the United States. The new county courthouse was completed and occupied, new coun ty officials took office followin easy victories by the Democrats in November, and fust before Christ - mas George Cannadv was named "man of the year” by the Hillsboro Exchange Club for his club acti-j vities. ' March Of Dimes Drive \ i Sets Goal Of $12,000 The annual March of Dimes) drive will begin in Orange County Monday morning with $12,000' as the goal. Various civic groups throughout the county will assist ■n the collecting of contributions durihg the month-long drive, E. C. Smith, director of the county j drive, said yesterday. The Hillsboro Lions club has agreed to assist with the collecting of funds in Hillsboro, but as yet no chairman of the group has been named, H Carrboro the Carrboro Civic Club has agreed to assist1 in the drive. In Chapel Hill the organizations that will assist are not yet known. Other fund raising activities Include a concert by Louis Armstrong and his All Stars in February under the spoil sorship of the Alpha Tau Omega | fraternity and a benefit basketball game between teams of youngs ters in Chapel Hill. In announcing the plans for the, polio drive in the county Mr. Smith, said, “While the year just | ending has witnessed giaftCstrrdeir-' kgainst polio, victory is. not yet von, Xh"e .trial -Va.C.cine . was given, to a lot of children last spring, but up to now we cannot know whether the vaccine protected against partalytic polio, and we will not know until spring. Mean-, while, the fight must go on. “Even if the vaccine is effect ive, polio (Still will strike in the , years just ahead.'Time is needed lor a preventive to become widely ; used and we must expect thousands of men, women, and children to be stricken, and need March of Dimes aid. That help must be available to them. The March of Dimes needs everyone’s wholehearted support in January. Dig deep to help defeat polip nnd to care for those that are stricken with the disease.” Last January the March of Dimes drive raised $10,035.23 in the county and during the Emerg ency March of Dimes drive held in August $3,002.10 was raised. Since the March of Dimes camp aigns began, Orange county has never failed to reach is goal. NEW MAIL RECORD The mail volume .at tho Hillv | boro posteffic« brofte all roe- { ords during the Christmas sea son, according to Postmaster Tom Bivins, who yesterday ex pressed appreciation for public cooperation. A total of 5,000 more two-eent stamps were sold during the past Christmas season than the previous one, ho said. Continu ing, he said: "VVe appreciate cooperation of the public in mailing earlier than usuil—also in tying cards for local delivery separately from out-of-town cards. This made for quick dispatch of mail. Postoffice personnel are appre ciative of all efforts by editors and public information services publicizing Christmas mail." Sheriff Gets Second Still In Operation Sheriff Ode'll Clayton and depu ties captured th^jr second still of the .new term Tuesday when they cut down a IBO'gallon barrel out fit In full operation in- Little River township. Warned of the officers’ ap proach by a shotgun blast by a hunter apparently acting as sen-j try, the operators got away, leav ing the boiler in full blast and new white whiskey pouring from the spout In addition to the whis-l key-making paraphenalia and 20, UNFAMILIAR FACES * Haywood Dunnagan, who works for Charlie Long at the latter's home neer peirview in Hills boro, probably has decided ha Should be be ttff .acquainted deputies. Deputies Buck Kniflht, who has been a deputy for several years, and Malone Long went to Long's house to serve • peace warrant instituted against him by his wife. Biennia. Finding Long ab sent and knowing of his pre vious record with whiskey, Kni ght asked Dunnagan what kinds of whiskey he had. Receving the answer that he had only two kinds, Knight then offered to buy a pint end Dun nagan went to a dresser drawer and returned with the product. The deputies pieced him under arrest on a charge of illegal P«» session and sale of whiskey and later charged Long with illegal possesion for the purpose pf sale. cases of glass fruit jars, only a mule and wagon was captured. - Deputy. Sheriff W. R- Roberts suffered a badly sprained leg when he fell from the wagon and if‘cohtibed*d' ht* reahtatscc. Ap parently trained to pull heavy loads, the mule started off with a hard jerk with the wagon carry ing only the light load of fruit jars and the copper worm from the still. This threw Mr. Roberts from the back end of the wagon where he was standing. Located on the old McKee farm in the Caldwell Community, the liquor making outfit, according to Sheriff Clayton, was set up ap parently to run every day. 4,800 gallons of mash awaiting to be run was destroyed on the spot. PRISON SERVICES The Rev. Robert C. Frazier con ducted a Christmas service for prisoners at Orange County Prison Camp on December 24, after which each person at the camp was pre-1 sented a gift. _ .... .. • S A Holidays Were Busy Days For New Sheriff The Christmas hojiday -period was a busy one lor the Orange County Sheriffs Department, who were kept on the run t>y minor disturbances. Otherwise, Orange County Citi zens generally observed a quiet Christmas in weather bordering on the balmy during the long week end. ■ •' . ■ - r - “ - -A.. Sheriff Odell Clayton reported an* umisiiaity “large -momt>er of public drunks in several sections and a few altercations that had to be resolved by the law. Two ar rests for drunken driving, one of which was a hit and run, were made by Sheriffs 'officers. Three places were'raided in the southern part of the county in the Antioch Church area by the Sheriffs department but liquor was found at only one, the home of Mattie Baldwin, Negro. Her lather, Mailqn Austin, was charged with the possession after he ad mitted- ownership. ". - - . Two 17-year-old youths were ar rested ; on Christmas' eve* and charged with stealing wood from John B. Ray of Route 2, Hills boro. They were Edward Bailey and Edward Jones, both of West ••Hfflsboro. ’ . • ™ • ■ .‘vr I Accidents on the highways were mostly minor. ACP Sign-up Period Opens On January 3 Orange County farmers who wish to participate in the 1955 Agricultural Conservation ‘Pro gram may sign up for the desired spring practices during the sign up period from January 3 to Jan uary 20, 1965. w According to A. K. McAdams, County Office, Manager, Orange County ASC, the 1955 ACP will ■'Bo, divided In _ two spring program and the fall pro gram. The spring program will be from January 1 to May 31, 1955. Farmers, who wish to participate will file % request at the County ASC Office for the practices they wish to carry out Immediately following the close of the sign-up period approval will be made for all applications with in the limits of available funds. Applications made after the initial sign-up period will be approved provided there arc funds available. All spring practices must be car ried out and reported not later than the closing date which is May 31, 1955 for the 1955 Spring ACP. t --- -.—.. At the dose of the spring pro gram. the fall program will begin. A 15-day sigh-up period' will be held as in the springspnngram. The dales of this sign-up period Will be announced later. H Applications for practices to be carried out in the fail will not be taken during the spcljhg sign-up Farmers are reminded of the regulation that makes a farmer in eligible for Federal cost-sharing under ACP if he harvests in excess of his- acreage allotment on any commodity that is uhder allot ment. If a farmer operates more thj»n one farm and harvests in ex cels of his allotment on either farm he will be ineligible for Federal cost-sharing on any faim item. % If a farmer receives Ailment under the 1955 ACP and naHests in excess of his acreage h *-u; * '-juiitd t; refund the payment made to him Tomorrow Deadline For Vets To Seek Dental Treatment Most world war I and"II veterans will have until December 31, 1954 to file for out-patient dental treat ment, provided th'dy have never done so, Walter Wren, veterans service officer of the Orange dis trict, reported today. ^ Korean veterans have one year from their date of discharge to file for treatment or until Decem .henJJl, JjMgL whichever is later. This limitation, Wren point* out. does not apply to adjunct out patient dental services or appli ances for any dental condition as sociated with and held to be ag gravating disability from such other hervice incurred or service aggravated injury or disease, _ ' Town Plans To Show Oft The Town of Carrboro plans to officially ring in the New Year tomorrow evening with a commun ity-wide celebration at the Town Hall. ■> . • The six town commissioners are sponsoring the celebration them selves for the purpose of showing off the municipality’s new fire truck and newly-remodeled tpwn hall. John McLaughlin, chairman of the event for the board, said the festivities would start at about 8 p.m. t Climax of the affair Is due at midnight when Mayor J, Sullivan Gibson is to pull the switch on the fire alarm siren atop the town hall. All during the evening there will be free coffee, doughnuts, and elder served in tfeq. fire sta tion, where a square dance is also to be held. There will also be a town offices will be open for pub lic inspection. The fire trucks will be parked in the street in front of the sta-l tioh whpre the children can climb | over them and ring the fire bells; to their hearts’ content.. Annual County Tax Listing G-per.s Jan. 3 ■M January is tax listing time by Taw th North Oaroiinar ( By virtue of this requirement list takers in each of the seven Orange County townships begin work Monduy in an effort to get all taxable property on the books during the -next 3 days. A sche dule of appointments . in various parts of their areas may ba found on another page of this edition. This has been set up by the list takers to more conveniently serve the taxpayers and facilitate the listing program. j Since -Saturday is a holiday,-of fices of the Courthouse will be closed but listing there will gey 'underway llonday.’ Most of tno' township list takers do not begin Their scheduled^ visits to centra lized listing places until Tuesday but can be reached at their homes or business places at other times. Each list taker has already been (See TAX LISTINGS, page 5) I Mystery Farm Of The Week^-No. 19 Who Owns This Mystery Farm? IDENTIFY THIS "MYSTERY FARM" first And you will receive a fra* subscription to The News of Orange County. Mrs. Brady Lloyd of Chapel Hill Rout* 1 was th# first to call last week identifying that j farm as the Glenn Lloyd farm in th* same neighborhood. Mrs. Ralph Nevjllo, another neighbor on.the University Lake Road, waselso an early caller. The owner can receive a beautifully mounted photo 1 of th* picture above by coming by Th* Newsoffice and providirfg personal identification. * c"-> * ■: ,j No Appeal to Supromo Court Ousted Group Forms ■ The organisation of a non-de1 nominational church called Faith Chapel, and it's location at the old Barack aite at "West Hillaboro was announced this week by the Rav. Robert C. Frazier, At the same time Mr. Frazier re vealed that the group led by him did not perfect their appeal to the Supreme Court and relinquished all claim to the Penecoetal Holi ness Church building in accord ance with the decree of Judge Leo Carr in the October term of Su perior Court. Under Judge’s Cetr1# ruling, the congregation .which went with their pastor, Mr. Frasier, out of the North Carolina Conference of the Pentecostal Holjness Church was allowed to use the church jointly on a split week basis with the part of the congregation which remained with the conference un der the leadership of the Rev. John Terrell until January 0 while the appeal was perfected. If the appeal had gone througn, the joint occupancy could have been 4 continued under Judge Carr’s Vuling until May. First services will be held at the Barracks at 10 a. m. this Sun day, , January 2, with * Sunday School. A revival series with the Rev. Joseph Crandall the speaker, likewise, will begin on this day. People pf all churches are invited to worsmp at Faith Chapel, said the pastor. ‘ * — Members of the Board of Dea cons ol Faith Chapel are Ernest Dickety, Paul Dickey, M. E. Ham, Henry C. Johnson, Jr., Bradsher Evans, and Mrs. Henry C. Johnson Jr., who is secretary of the board. -«.. Scout Court . Features PTA At Efjand Efland Boy Scout Troop 450 op enod the-Dec. 14th P. T. A. Meet ing with Boy Scout Court of Honor John Efland Jr., institutiona' representative, introduced th Scout Master and Special Guest r Sam Ward. Unit.Committer Chairman, gave a brief addres and then presented a Badge o' office to James Cheshire Jr., Ex plorer Advisor, antf a mihiatur pin for his wife. - Victor Sharps Scoutmaster, pre sented awards as follows: Dorir Cleary — Tenderfoot award. Lind sey Efland — First Class Scou award. Mervin Farrar — Firs Class Scout award. Henry Lank iv.'-H —-Star Seout award. Each boy received miniature pins for his mother. The following merit badges were presented: Lindsey Efland —Scho larship. Mervin Farrar — Scholar ship. Mason Sykes — Machinery. Lindsey Efland — Electricty bellowing the Scout’s meeting, the minutes were read and approv ed after which the Treasurer. Mrs. Wallace Murray reported .tha* ^here was a balance' of <$454 43 >n Dec. 14. Mrs. Edward Taylor made a report in regards to the lunch room. It was decided that the P. T- A would sponsor a square dance on Jan. 8. Other items of business were dis cussed followed by the grad* conn* with the second grade having the largest count, - ,' . . Following the ' business Mrs Hook's room presented Nativity Pageant with the first and sowed grade children sineing a rr*Vn» song selection. After which the E M. C. choir rendered * mosf beautiful number. After the pageant everyone was Invited to the lunchroom #«*e «>. Ktt mt, Roland Taylor, , hospitality chairman. 1 »---J- : Stocking Fund Successful At Cedar Grove Mrs. ft. E. Hughes, chairman of the Empty Stocking Fund in Coda * Grove, reports generosity in ghr. ing, happiness and appreciation in receiving money, food, clothes and toys. -Waal ’HST following donations* were given: C. S. McDade Store, sugar; Coy Long Store, sugar; Giles Long Store, coffee; Arthur Wright, sug ar; Henry W.Pbelpe.sugar, Cedar Grove Methodist Church, $22.83; Eno Presbyterian Church, $13.21; Carr Methodist Church, '‘adopted” three families; ML Ada Baptist Church, “adopted” three families; * Aycock teachers, $6.46; Cedar Grove colored teachers, $14J0; Aycock Senior Class, $.90; 20 Ay. cock students contributed used clothings, and Aycock Home Da monstration Club, $9.66. The Ruritan Club was not asked for a donation because - the goal was reached. Twenty-six needy families with a total of over S3 children were made. happier, thfe Christmaa though this Empty Stocking fund. Although the. Christmas needs were- met there are still some children who need warm clothes. One boys needs a size 14 jacket; another boy needs a size 12 school coat or jacket and a girt needs size 14 clothes^ WUNC-TV Test Pattern Now Being Shown WUNC-TV, channel 4, with its formal, opening now scheduled for Saturday, January 8, has started .•turning Its test pattern every day rom 12 Noon until 6:38 at night. - Officials fc-of.-the- Consolidated Jniversity of North Carolina’s educational} station have been lighly pleased with the early rep- - »rts . on reception in the .stain. * 3ost cards and phone calls in iicate that channel 4 has a wide. . ind clear reception. One post card from Statesyille. almost 100 \ miles away, congratulated the sta tion on the clear reception. r Robert Schenkkan. director of ‘.elevision for Consolidated Uni versity, voiced his thanks for the notes the station had received and expressed the hope that others would continue to send cards to the station describing the recep tion. “We would greatly appreciate hearing from the people in the State concerning the reception of WUNC-TV’s tost pattern," said Schenkkan. “It’s .our -best means - weiffc ' WUNC-TV will be received when we open on January 8.” WUNC-TV. channel 4. is one of the choice vary high frequency stations, which means that it can be received regular television sets. No adaptor is needed. IN GERMANY MUNICH. GERMANY Army Cpl. Seabrew A Ford, son of Mrs, Jessie A Farrar, 205 N. Graham St., Chapel Hill, i« serving with the 370th Armored Infantry Bat talion at Munich, Germany. Corporal Ford, an tnfhttry man with Company C, entered the Army in August 1903.
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