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|,f Orango County up with tho now* )Ver tho county by THE NEWS of aunty. ‘ 42 NUMBER 20 proven roiull% on NH 7 of THS NCWS of Or onto County. Mil. buy, rant or got o fob L L. A — I am m ^ 1 ■ Ja Oy Ullflf inf CHWOPfWWI' OOP EIGHT PAGES THIS ISSUE PARISON u . A lot of the Ls around here are com |thp 1955 session of the ] Assembly with the ohe in (other time when the State log desperately to balance sefyojL la&qdL ay. However, nothing def |as accomplished—and in legislators came back to Xal affairs in worse shape ■hen they left town two leviously. (nsiis among many of the I,,f ihe 1955 .Legislature is ■ session—although active |rly five months—has on un something which the fc-iion must cari-y to com hr tax' patterns have been pej$y1as yet no tax sche dequate without drastic to carry the State over nps of increased educa leeds. ftXAX . ... North t nr > >TgM Up against it when 'islators came back to 'in 1933, for the 1931 ses td set no tax pattern to th State needs. e sales tax was establish a “tempora.y measure" h it is no longer tempo id brings to the1. State i million dollars per year, 1 don’t have “enough" Some people doubt that ever have “enough”. That p the question of what is It’s an interesting qiies you have answered that slactorily to yourself, you ry answering this second U Where can we 'geUtbe. jy fantis. with’ which to "ehbugh**T~’—™ KSWERED ... These at p vhich will be leit unan vvhrn (he present session Legislature adjourn?. No commission will Study our lation between now and ? the 1957 Legislature be rk. ' | it may well be that the i eneral Assembly. will re-' >e'State Revenue Depart id our entire tax schedule s-do as much for. thc State cal way as, cfid the 1933 Assembly. iR MIST ... Just when _leginning to like Silver Iar, they put signs on my without permission TH6 annot have confidence in , luct of a coirfpany vvtflch gns on private property J '# “ ” -i ., I got a -letter from lar the other day via The Iclent at Fuquay Springs. Me something about Jack fveral weeks ago, telling nw we used to know him, 1. he writes as follows: Kidd: One of the Morn |w fans sent me a copy of pleigh Roundup, and I 1« tainly appreciate the nice 5u wrote. Stop and have |of coffee with us some in Studio 41 when you M in New York. Kindest |1 regards. Jack.” is doing a good job on ffATHAM ..: While we are bouquets around, we well sehd one flying to pbatham of Elkin, son of, psman Thurmond Chatham |ng boss of the huge Chat J'ls of Elkin. ■congratulate Hugh Chat-1 fr his wide-awakeness in | Ralph Howland, Raleigh ntative for the Charlotte >r, as public relations man mills. Howland is sche |° report at Elkin around night say right here that ROUNDbp, Page 2) ANtLER-HIGH TO MOOSE Seven-year-oId Caro .nfi Tyler, daughter Of Mr.''and Mrs. W. N. "Red" Tyler, of Chapel Hill; can easily stand under the antlers of this mighty bull moose, bagged by Dr. I. £. C,ark of Mebane cn a recent hunting trip in Quebec. Mrs. Bob Logan mounted the head in .her tpxide'rmy studio near Chapel Hill.. It's one of the largast animals she's ever mounted. Incidentally," Mrs. Logan is believed to be the first wcrinn in the state ever to tackle a moose head mounting job. Mrs. Lo<|*n is the wife'of Orange County Came P otector Bab Logan. Roland Giduz PHolo With Marketing Program 40 & 8 Nursing ■ Scholarship Plcns Mode - Full plan' for awarding a st'io larsli;p fo an Orange County girl to attend the Watts. Hospital-School of Nursing 'in Di rham were an nounced .today by Paul H. Robert son. Chef do Care of Orange Conn . fc ty 40 and 8. Voiture 1266, Which is establishing the scholarship pro gram. ■ - 'prptjmiftatrV ‘ anfeltnmecmen the VniturP'S 'Iplans were, made early in March, ;uul since ,.th,at time. Robertson said, a committee frortHh't* 40 and 8 has met-with. Watts Hospital officials, to work out plans for the scholarship. The rEHTflETiT lie-seWeted-aad- an nounced early th»s summer and. will enter the September-1955 class at the hospital. , , It is planned ;that the scholar ship. which has a total value of S3-75-.- will be aw'Stded annifally, Robertson revealed. He added that the nursing scholarship program is in line with ^similar, programs sponsored by 40 and 8 VoititFes throughout North Carolina and in many parts of the nation. The Student selected' as winner of the scholarship must fulfill two primary requirements, he said.. She must live -in 'Change County and be a graduate of one of the three %higlv schools in, the, county (Chapel Hill, Hillsboro or A.vcock) in the respectjve year in which the scholarship is'awarded. In selecting the winner, consid eration Will be given to scholar ship, citizenship,,personality, apti -ManeeTob'ertToTi pornted out. - * “The student selected will be Sponsored by the 40 and 8 with ai> tuition and other costs for three year nursing educafion, except personal expenses; paid by the, sponsoring’group,” Robertson ex plained. “There will be no repay ment expected, unless the student withdraws from the school of nursing before graduation, in which event we shall expect the money invested in her to be repaid.” Senior high school students wish ing to apply for the scholarship may get full information from the principal of their respective high schools, Robertson added. ► .In a release received here from I A. P. Hassell, Jr., Acting adminis I .ra.ive officer of the U. S. Dpt. I jf Agriculture. ASC at State CoUeg ■, County ASC Office Man ager A, K- McAdams has Iretn re .quested, along «!>h oJ4j$bComity Office ' ManagernoT'^^BSg'^gVATT means at their disposal to Impress i, .he need for compLi j,i.e wit;i ail phases of our Mar keting Quota Programs.’ -McAdams ha- been urged ' to give Cum.y Commilleeiuen an example that can he used to illustrate jthc possible consequences of violation of Marketing Quota require* . ments." Referring to ' Production Con I irol,” Hassell’s reported sfated, ."Our production control program ' (TrPTuBaeeo,* pearmter e pit am i^rheat "and com -are a good example - of cooperation. by growers. In each of the*, programs, the growers involved, voting -in a referendum, elected to be assigned quotas. . "For many years our Product -tio-R--A4jautmen<-- Pwggama. ..have. proved to be a benefit to all farm ers! however,, in this cooperative joining of hands, if one farmer breaks the chain, ho is jeopardiz ing ' the position of his fellow farmers—the" ones wEo DO co (See WARS MG, page 8) NO WORD ON VACCINE 'l ht* si'c«5id cfose'of Salk polio vaccine will be administered to Orange County first and second graders just as soon as the supply is made available, Health Officer Dr. 0. David Garvin said yester day. He said he had no information whatsoever when the vaccine might be made available to this county, but hoped it would be be fore school is out. The Eli Lilly company which supplied the first oalch used in this county has re ceived government approval to continue manufacture principal Daie Davis of the Ay cock High School has resigned his position there to return to the University for further training, according to an announcement by Superintendent G. Paul Carr yes terday afternoon. Davis has served only one year. MASONIC EVENT Eagle Lodge No. 19 will meet in emergency communication' to morrow night at 7:30 o’clock for the purpose of conferring the first degree. All Master Masons are in vited and all members are urged to bit present H. W. Pope, Master and W. E. Bell, Secretary. Eno Church Arrtsvcrstrry ”29Th™ Sunday, May 29, tlie 200th an niversary of the organization of the Kno Presbyterian Church will be held at the Cedar Grove Presby terian Church, Dr. C, D. Whitely, of Atbermgrlo. | will bo guest speaker at the morn ing service, which will start' at 11 o'clock. Dinner on the grounds will follow. - j—T4im-_ElLLS__v.il 1 speak at the 2 o’clock service on the history of the eharcb. ■ The Rev.- K. M. Misenheimer. pastor of the church, extends ’ a to. dial invitation to the public to attend -tfiese -services.* _ . - •• — 1 ' 11 ' ' r“'- —— ’•"•sry—qBir — ■■ - -■ • ■ - Town Completes Purchase Of Dam Site; Calls For Bids Garden Club Wins Honors The Hillsboro ,Garden Club was honored at the State Convention of the N. C. Garden Club -fnc., ^hich met recCntly^in Durham. The Ipcal club made the Honor Roll and also received an award of 20 dogwood trees for its beautifi cation projects. The beautification committees are headed by Mrs. h VV. Richmond and Mrs. C. B. Parris. The award was based on the work done by the Garden Club committees on the island at the head Of Churton Street, the rose o'uot at the intersection of St. Mary’s Road and Highway 70, the planting at the American Legion pB gilding,' and the - beautification [.committee's tea table at ‘ the * Gtsmtam Idea House.v Ur- Cl.apence D. Jones, outgoing president of the Hillsboro Garden , m^c co;directgr M jthfe a! 1 District - to serve with Mrs. •Geo ge Ford of Louisbiirg. ( At the May meeting of the club the following ne\v officers were installed farjitwo year ternr pres ident, Mi's. (;. Paul Carr; secre tary. Mrs. Helen Hanna; treasurer, in >. .1. W. Richmond. Robertsoh Is Reelected Top 40 & 8 Leader The Orange County Vniturp 12*W flf the Forty and Right held Its Kegutor monthly. Promenade at Walts Grill in Chapel Hilt on Fri ngyr~ ’ ■".. ” The honor society, fun-loving or gani^t on of the American Legion in Orange County, re-elected to the office of Chef tie Gare for tiie year 1955 50 Paul H. Robertson of ChaD el Hill. Other officers eleeted to serve with AT - Robertson were: l>. M. Horner. Sr. of Chapel Hill. Chef de Train; Arthur Ward of Chapel Hill, Correspondent and Cummissaiie Intendant; Walter Wren, Sr of- Hillsboro, Amonier; Rtank- Umstead of Chapel Hill, Conducteur; N F. Jackson of Chap pijjJgjDr. B N. Roberts of Hills boro, jitedicie; i*. J, Phipns^ o.f. Chapel Hill. Avocat; Frank Ray of of Hillsboro. Publiciste; and members of the.Cheminat Locale, —-"”T?ar,aBl ft'"8. '-page $£»—*>=». -' Mary Elizabeth Kenyon Elected Editor Of Mars Hill Newspaper - Marji, Elizabeth Kenyon, daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ken '$-«]»‘i$*ftoutc. ’iOBplMrb, has been elected F!<tffor Wf’ tifte Marr WK CoUejp studfM ^gw^pal^ePtW‘^h'e" TSS5-S8 Miss Kenyon,' a Freshman at the ninety-nine yean-old Baptist Junior Col lege, was named to the p >st by a Faculty committee. She has worked on the news papers throughout the' current school... yppr. ' She was editor <z( the Hillsboro High School paper »T>d vaU edictorian of her class. At Mars Hill she has been * a member if Scriblems, an hon or 'dub for students-' •■vi*h-«hich: averages t^nelish. She has also a r member o(. tb* liomet-Fconomics ■ - Hub. * As editor of the * c •>«'»«> newspaper Miss Kenyon will direct the work a staff oi about twenty-five .-tudents in producing the- bi-monthly publication. Action To Break Dorsett Will Being Heard In Court This Week Testimony began in Superior Court yesterday in an action brought by four children of the late Clay Dorsett of Efland to set aside the will in which he left the bulk of an estimated S15,0<K) es tate to .John Smith, Route 1? tff land. The action was brought by B.ill •floraett, a sofli and thsac-dauflhleis. Mrs; .Lizzie Dorsett Long, Route 2, Hillsboro, Mrs. Mae Dorsett Ward, Route 3. Thomasvilie, and Mrs. Janie Dorsett Teachey of Pleasant Garden. Defendants jtre Smith and John Efland. Jr. wfio was named .ad ministrator c.t.a.’ The protesting children alleged that the provisions and signature were obtained through “undue and improper influence and -duress.” In his will, Mr. Dorsett described Snjith as his "friend and constant -eem-penion~!-—---; —When Three Jurors faiied -to ap pear for Monday’s session Judge. William Yr Biekett’, presiding, .or-' de:ed capiases issued to brirfg them in and fined them $25 each. They were C. J. Gentry, Roland McRae and _T. If-. Jphez. It was the first Mystery Farm Of The Week—No. 39 Who Owns Tbis Mystery Farm? —Identify this "Mystery Farm" first and you will receive a free subscription to The News of Oran«e County. Mr*. Frank Perry of Rt. 2, Hillsboro, was the first to call last week identifying that farm as be- ! longing to. Mr. and Mr*. Currie Robert* located on Highway S6, five mile* from Hillsboro. The farm consists of 65 acres and is planted in permanent, pasture. The Rbberts raise whiteface eattJe and hogs. Other correct idantifier* were: Martha Ellison of Carrboro, Mrs Lacy Wilkerton of Hillsboro and Anne Neville of Route I, Chapel Hill. — t been taken % lime such action had here in recent years. The early part of the week was consumed with divorce actions and an action brought by Addic Lillian Smith agaimt;, lion Co. the jury ruled Mrs. Smith was in jttrcd as result of the negligence of the defendant and awarded her $5,000 damages.**’ un Monday, divorce doc. ee.s on. \vo years separation were award ed the fallowing: Mable Poteat Is ley vs. James William Isley; Hay wood T Edwards vs. Mollie Jones Edwards; W arren ft. Ball vs. Jean ii. Hal.; Caroline It. Mullis vs. Ciyde K. Mullis; Claire . Husseil Ea.st.v vs. Edward I). Hasty. In the Dorset! case papers filed by.the children, the following was alleged: “At the time of the purported execution of- the paper writing,” .according to th~c' caveators"71^' said Clay Dorsett by reason of old agf, disease and both mental and physical - weakness and Hirfirmityr was not capable of executing a last will abd testament.’’This will was made on April 6 this yeart and |<fc‘a!h» came, do.Mr., Dorsett on June UL....' -■ ;__ In his will; now being contested, Mr. Dorsett left $100 each to his four children and to John Smith, his “friend and constant compan ion,” he left “ail remaining prop erty of ever kind and description including the farm of 200 acres, livestock, chickens, hogs, cattle, farming tools, • machinery and equipment and all personal prop erty both tangible and intangible." Mr. Dorsett,' under the terms of the wil .explained his bequest-as follows: "I make the above dispo sition of the bulk of my property lor the reason that for many years John Smith has worked for me with ittle or no pay and had it not been or his efforts in my behalf I would ’.ot now have the farm and ma chinery which I own, and in view >f the services rendered to me by John Smith I think it right and proper that I give and devise id *him the bulk of my property as it oib.his teer gets recognition Bill Teer. son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Teer of Hillsboro, who has served as commander of his com pany in ‘.he. State College ROTC, has been presented a watch in recognition of his company’s hav ing won first place for the year in competition with other com panies of the school batallion. The presentation was made by Chancellor Carey Bostian at an ROTC parade and review held last Thursday. 41 Acres On Eno Deeded By Koon Heirs rtnrilnpnu ols gram to provide a more adequate water supply for the Town of Hills boro occured this week. Last Saturday morning town of ficials and representatives of the J. W. Koon estate completed ne gotiations for the purchase of 41 acres of land on which will he * built a dam on the Eno River to provide much needed water stor age facilities. Today, the town published §tt vertiseraents calling for bids on the dam construction job and set June 7 as the d*y for their open ing. Mayor Ben Johnston said every effort was being made to get the dam built as, soon as possible. The 41 acres of lapd bordering on Eno River in the arer of the old l)imocks’ mill west of Eno Mill village, was purchased by the town for £4,500 following negotiations which have been underway for some time. Representing the >/*>n heirs here was Reid D. Ko' a, acting as agent for himself ana eight others, residJmi frotn Puerto Rico .to New Yo.k. fommtssiorier F. E. Joyner handled the negotiations for the i town. Circulation of papers among Htd-belrs • T~n rlfn g tnfhtiiaali re qulred as niuch as six ween to ac complish, leading to the delay in getting the final settlement, i According to Attorney Paul Ran ’ son ‘he property was d.*ded to the Roods by the Dimocka in 1919. The Dlmocks had obtained it in jar?. aA^tese-^of the ToWn recently voted to issue bonds in tne amount of $90,000 to bu> the land and build the dam. Engineer Thomas JB^aamnLfhanel .Hill-was-w.heH- - uled to meet local officials today i to discuss the specifications for h" dam. Previously, Mr r.dse has esti mated that a dam which would store about 20,000,000 gallons of water and prpvide a supply of 100 days at the current rate of. usage without rainfall could be built for ” approximately $39,000, including clearing the land, excavations and construction. Flash boards would be erected at the top of the tpain clam an£ aCu isc per cent more -£aP2£ii£. 1 a. thfi lake, accbrdingjft__ _ Mr Rose.. ... [Proposed to the Board was a icayityvtype concrete masonry dam • (Set uAM, page 8) . * t Proctor To Talk At Cedar Grove Wednesday Dr. James T. Proctor, Child Psy chiatrist of the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, will Be the principal speaker at a meeting of parents and teachers" of the Cedar Grove Community at the Aycock School on Wednesday, May 25, 8 p.m. The program, jointly sponsored by the Orange-Person-Chatham-Lee District Health Department and thf Aycock School P.T.A., will be chiefly centered on the pre-school child. A question and answer ses sion will follow the talk. Dr. Proctor is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine and served his interne ship in Kansas City. After serving three years in the Navy, he can Kansas City, Denver and New. Or leans.' where he was also consul tant to the State Mental Hygiene Clinic at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He has also served as psychiatrist at the Ui' S. Naval Prison at Ports mouth, New Hampshire. Appearing on the program with Dr. Proctor will be Mr. Joseph H. Huff, former Health Educator with the District Health Department, who is now serving as Educational Consultant with the North Carolina Heart Association, and Mrs. Janie Pope, first grade teacher at Aycock School. ’ -. -fe
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