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Hiw 'sv/rTrTT iiVVER?. .The i the grapevine ite officials are isive about the iich hangs over s regards oppo top-bracket of fend, there was •sight for the here—such as dent of Public nissioner of La r of Insurance, nissioner, State Auditor, Secre torney General, c. afraid of is that tired of taking > his wife while some cozy Feb -evening: i Whoozis does position!* KTif take him on in and nothing next d a. y he aleigh, pays his ; fat is in the s opposition— le may not take onorable oppo e knows that he ightly—for that to take a lick-> omes necessary ipending money y that is not o be.: He muj-t old file a n d lat material he :—oid pictures, sketches. He’d touch with old abodt the State, seriously doubt ur top State of i opposition of y are, without honorable men. can’t be beaten, silence is wor won’t rest easy is past. They •cn .in the past: opposition. . . iring of candi > >PLE. Garland Porter, en-Salem-Elkin native who uny years was with the on-Salem Journal. . .a n d ume in charge of the State Bureau here. . .is now adi Southern Advertising and 'king in Atlanta . . one of 5uttl's most successful trade ilions. ‘ I favorite after-dinner speak these parts L* Clifton Beek of Raleigh. He may not be 11 known nationally as Ed ging, Kenneth McFar md a few others, but.he’s d dead-pan speaker around bis fee is reasonable: Plcn-1 e,Jles a fine toastmaster we are glad to give him a e- He deserves- it. • # «-. -i s' -*,, ^CAL SITUATION. . .The es of the State Supreme ire too dignified to s a y•! about it for publication,, y are in desperate need , “Rtonal help. ' ' I ' average person looks oi. j 1 orth Carolina Supreme as - the earthly heaven of Jcys who have made good 'business of law and public 'n this State. Not so, Mices will tell you in pri t°nversation. It’s earthly, all but not heaven. ! *- of them confided to a ‘•st week that “they are vinter°"king °"Jr P*nt? off’ “ ‘rouble it;ttalt our State ,">e Court Staff la seriously Banned.. Itnot that we justices—though that i need more re sistant*. . .and more of J* ,n general. or action on this prob near future. /T • One of the realty *ng retail events of the el ui,rear wU1 com« at I Htil on February 2fr27 ipproximatdy iso key re ves of chambers of I s ^e,,an<1 merchants ajsoci-! ‘U Ra‘her for the fifth | D.mRetaUera' Activities Cli J“nsored .by the University • C. Merchants Bureau. fWNpVP, paqt 2). <• ' ,' - » - • ' . .1' -.V ^ “ • . • - ;-- l I.! IIIMI - w..lrPcRclE,!TDAnION * fUb S<OU* d*coriHon ,0 Jimmy Parsloy was ono of tho foaturos of last wook s Scout Ra ly and Potluck Suppor hold at tho Hillsboro school cafotoria. Ab«*o. Cubmastor Vanco Honhour prosont. th. award whila Cubs Graham Broadwoll, Harry Colombo and Jimmy Allrod look on SALUTE TO THE FLAG and Vendition of the scout oath It an integral part of every Boy Scout pro* gram. Above, Harry Lloyd, Britton Sawyer, Nicky Kenyon, Phillip Dodson and htorvin Tear/ shown left to right, take part in the ceremony at the rally.-—-—*■ ' • - A,' - .- ., - * • - New Leaders For Scouts Are Introduced Some 150 op more parents and friends of Scouting in Hillsboro attended a "potluck" supper and' rally last week at the school lunch; room Purpose of the affair was to recognize the observance of Boy Scout Week and to familiarize lo cal parents with the scout pro gram being carried out in the community. . Introduced as new Scoutmaster and Assistant for the local troop 438 were James-W. Bbtsfprd, local^ , TV regarrmarr, and Donnie .Whit aker, who Himself in his pre-col : lege youth was a high ranking* active scout in the same troop, 'Vance Isenhour is leader {or the Cub Pack. Bonner D. Sawyer, local attorn ey, was master of ceremonies and Robert "Rip’^Collins, Scout execu I tjve for *t;vis area, outlined the I future progt am for scouting here. | Members of the Lions Club, spons'ors of Troop 438, the St. Matthews Church, sponsors of the Explorers, were in attendance witn the parents of Scouts, Cubs and explorers. Last Sunday, some 35 Scouts and Explorers closed the Scout Week observance, by attending the Methodist Church in a body. Butler Named To Health Job Ctiarle.' Butler has been appoint ed a senior . sanitarian with the District Health Department, suc ceeding Brevitt Hook. \>r David Garvin. District Hqalt Officer, said today the post has been vacant since Mr, Hopk s £ signaiion several months ago. He ■ said that for the past several year*; -Mr. Butler has been in semi-per spnnel work with a construction firm in Morganton. He has had seven years experi I ence in Health Department work in Mount Airy and Rooky Mount Mr Butler is married and has three childrens His family » expected to follow him here sOon. - "• . ZJ~. ' ' ~ - r : ' I’ .* ' - ^ * *** * , * - S . NEW SCOUTMASTER Jim Botsford tells th* parents of T»is plans for the Boy Scoot program in Hillsboro at the "Potloek" supper. Mr. and Mr*. Ted Smith - Sawyer, a long-time Scouter and master of ceremonis j» next (hand to head) while Donni* Whitaker, new assistant scoutmaster may be seen in the background. T (AH Photos By O. H. Clayton If , ’ ^ ' r • * - - t ; > — — »——-» Rapid School Growth Cited By Bond Panel Six Captains For Heart Fund Drive Named *Six captains were appointed last Saturday morning in the old Court Houle at thfe organizational meet ing of the Heart Sunday Drive for Feb. 20. > - ! Thpy are: Mrs, Robert Murphy Jr., Urs. Fred Blake, Mrs. Ifelen Hanijah, Mrs. Charles Crawford, Mrs.’R. O. Forres* and Mrs. J. A. Whitaker. The group will call on folks of the community on Sunday after noon, Feb. 28 from 2 to 4 o’clock. All those caring to participate in this drive are asked to have their Contributions ready. Chairman of the Hillsboro Heart Fund Drive, G, Paul Carr, stated that plans are well under way to ghre local residents an opportunity to contribute to the Heart program of msearch. education, and com munity service. "What is true of the Ration and of North Carolina as a Whole, is just as true of Hills • nave uit- same iiupuiui iuiurc m the Oeady advancement of research intejthe causes and better treat rh«r of tncs disascs. With our continued support, medical science will reaeh victory,” Mr. Carr con cluded. Visiting Laymen To Fill hodist Pulpit I ng Lent During the Lenten Season the Hillsboro Methodist Church will have three visiting laymen to fill the pulpit. Dean Herbert Herring of Duke University will speak at the 11 o’clock niorning service this | Sunday. I During March Dr. Frank Hanft of the University Law School in Chapel Hill and-Dr. Hollu- Edens, President of Duke University will come for two morning services. . MITCHELL PROMOTED Billy R.: Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mitchell of Hills boro, was promoted to Navy Lieu tenant while 'Serving-aboard the T Atlantic Fleet attack aircraft @ar j rier USS Lake - Champlain Before entwing the Navy in September, 1955, Lt. Mitchell was graduated from North Carolina ,State College and was employed by the Federal Savings and Loan Association in St. Petersburg. Will Competed National Contest M/ss Roberts Winner In Homemaker Contest Frances Anne Roberts of Aycock School has been named winner in the Betty Crocker Search for the* American Homemaker of Tomor row.. • - * Since this is a national contest, state and nairoA'al winners will be picked from the school winners throughout the United States. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Roberts, Frances has always lived in the Cedar Grove Com munity. She is a well qualified senior, having been chief marshall in 1955 and selected as the out standing girl to be scored by the National Merit Scholarship Test ing Program last fall. She is par liamentarian of the local chapter 1 of Future Homemakers of Ameri of F u t u re Homemakers of. America and represents the group in the Bi-County executive Coun cil She has served as circulation manager for the-annual and as a staff member of the Cedar Post, the local school paper. Frances has ’been active in Glee Club and 4H Club work al?o aijd i* an ou^ ~ - _!,■ standing cheerleader. A member of Eno Presbyterian Church, she has ' represented the youth group on the chUrch plan* ning committee and has served as president ancj, treasurer of the group during—her high school FRANCES ANNE ROBERTS ' ' " " . J. '■ ' career. . In May 1954 Frances served as a page at the American Legion Auxiliary Convention in Asheville. Last summer, sponsored by the Hillsboro Post, she attended Girls State in Greensboro. Reading and basketball occupy much of Frances’ time. She makes some of her own clothes and en joys occasional sessions in the fam ily kKchen. After graduation, Frances plans to enter the medical field, com bining her homcmaking talents with a valuable service to man-, kind. i. i A,,.-- - i .— AT SCHOOL CONCLAVES School Board Member Clarence D. Jones and Superintendent G. Paul Carr left yesterday for At lantic City to attend sessions’of the> National Association of School Board Members and the Natiofjal Association of School Administra toi s. Mr. Jones will attend the'former session as delegate' of /Be State organizaUpiL The campaign in behalf of the $2,000,000 school bond issue is well underway in Orange County with speakers and members of the steeling group appearing consist ently at meetings of PTA groups and • other organizations zglmost nightly. . School board members or mem-, bers of the steering committee spoke at Aycock School Monday night, at White Cross, at Cedar Negro School, at Efland Negro School and at Schley Grange Tues day night. Among the needs cited in the bounty system to take care of the rapidly increasing school popula tion are a lunchroom library and commericia^department at Aycock, a 12-ciassroom wing, gymnasium at Central, three ‘ classrooms at Ef land, two classrooms, ah auditor ium; lunchroom, libra:y and prin cipals office at Efiand-Chceks: two classrooms and a library at West Hillsboro, eight classrooms and a lunchroom at Cedar Grove; a gym nasium, and complete renovation at Hillsboro High School. Appearing at the meetings have been School Board Members C_._W.. Stanford, C. D. Jones and J E. j Hawkins, Steering Committee Chairman R. J. Smith Sr., Supcrin i tendent Paul Carr.. County Ac countant Sam Gattis, and .Steer ing Committee Members R 0. forest and Mrs. Beth Roberts. At a meeting of the P.T.A. in Chape) Hill last I'hursday night, passage of the bond issue was stroittfty lltged by a -pntfl of speak ers who cited a school population increase in the last five years that- is over seVen times the aver age for'Tbe TrtatiTTB^whole. While the state school popular tion increased four per cent dur ing this period, it was brought out, the Orange County school rolls have increase^ 14 per cent and the Chapel Hill school population, 30- pei; cent—having doubled in 10 years. Over the next five years Orange. County hyill need 85 classrooms at a minimum cost of $12,000 each, one of the speakers declared, add ing that even -at this rate the needs would still be unmet fully, in 1980. Speakers on program, moderated by Mr». Frederic -Cle veland, were County Schools Su perintendent G. Paul Carr, County School Board Member Clarence (See BOND, page 6) JOHN W. UMSTEAD — — * - «-• -' 1> Prayer Day Observance Here Friday The World Day of Prayer will be observed at the First Baptist ] Church of Hillsboro tomorrow af ternoon at 4 o’clock sponsored by the churches of Hillsboro. On this day, the town of Hills boro will join 2(1,000 other com munities ail over America in Christian fellowship. — r--.~r~rn: Stores in Hillsboro will close from 11 to 12 o'clock for the event. Mrs. Charles E. Maddry is chair man of the general planning com mittee for the local observance. The 'following leaders represent the churches in Hillsboro; Baptist, Mrs. Fred’ Blake; Episcopal, Mrs. Grant Shepherd; Presbyterian, Mrs. Glcrity AumaJ* aruUMrs J. t Dickson. Ilr. Charles E Maddry wil| speak on the subject “World Outreach Through Prayer and Gifts” Has Not Bbin — Opposed For Over Decade John W. Umstead, who first made known his intention to seek reelection to the General Assem bly shortly after the conclusion of the 1955 session, mfcde it official this week. The Chapel Hill statesman, who is generally conceded to have worked harder for the improve ment of the State’s mental insti tutions than anybody else in North Carolina, announced he would be a candidate for h{s ninth term in the House of Representatives, his 11th in the General Assembly. Tb ' a -statement handed teiHw ■ — newspapers he said: "On la *. Friday I mailed to S. T. Latta. Jr, Chairman of the Orange County Board of Elections my filing fee. as a candidate of the Housj of Representatives subject to the Democratic primary on May 26. ' i , , “Due to my lpng term of ser vice in the General Assembly and the experience that I have gained thereby 1 feel that I can render a 'service to the people of Orange County and the people of the State as a member of the 1957 House of Representatives. "I shall continue my interest in all legislation that concerns the welfare of our people, with special "emphasis on ‘ edneatyrm - *t -eH--lev els. mental and general health, atid penal institutions.’’ There has been no indication ing primary He has not been op posed m the prima:y since early in the war years. (See UMSTEAD. page 6) Christian Workers' School Set For Methodist Church Next Week L - \ • ' ' • The Orarige Christian Wo: kers*'. School of the Methodist Church .will be held in Hillsboro for the . second successive time this, year with the school opening february j 22 and continuing through the 24th, beginning at 7 O’clock each i evening at the Hillsboro Methodist Church with the Rev. A. M.'Will iams, host pastor... , ..... This county-wide training school will help develop better church workers of all .ages. Courses are being offered for' The workers with, pre-school children in the church school: . One of the fcarheg&Jjirs. J C, Goode, comes fror»^ to instruct a elass-ori techniques for teaching junior age children in the church school Dr. A. J. Walton from Duke University will teach a course titled. "Youth and Worship” for the young people of the Orange and- Chatnam sub districts and their counselors. The adult eiass will b^gomposed of adult officers and workers and other laymen. This class will be (See SCHOOL, page 6) Mystery Farm Of The Week Who Owns This Mystery Farm?* , , f ' ' . ■ _ ■ ,, ' - . ,>■ .. p, x ’• \. ’ Two Orange County farm homes were mention tioned by our readers in the weekly Mystery Farm contest, but no positive identification came from th a owner. Reader Vic Sharpe thought last week's farm was the Lambert Pearson home on Route 1, Efland, while Max Browning said it Was the Clyde 5 Roberts home in the St. Mary's, area , * ^ The first to provide the correct identificetio^ year's subscription to tha News of Orange County, gf tha farm as it appaared in tha papar. • '1 ' ' ' •/ ' ' * . \ * “* of tho Mystory Firm ooch wook rocoivos ft froo ' Tho ownor rocoivos o booMtifully mountod photo : ' '-•-,1 r.
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