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J I j - T-- --— ' ■ 1 . .. ■ — - « ■■■■■ __ — -^— -:—----—_ muwoRO and cnwn mu« «. Vi rnunswtT, apkiu 12, in* EIGHT PAGES THIS ISSUE _... _ T. ------rr---------r-— -:-* ■ I ,en Hus week by Thomp eetupood. executive vice lt of the N. C. Merchants non.) y IS IT? . . . When is eily going to get married sieepy-eyeed boy—never k of his name—so we can down to home worries Kelly is a pretty girl — c>, [,ti 'tier, albeit, than our vounguns right here irys, Peace, or Meredith just getting tired ofread ut her. Plain tired of it. 1 may not appear to be c, but l just got to have Die to get down to things uridation, segregation, and osier Dulles plans to visit ,<<•() States again. ELS TURNING . . r I got ast week — a regular pos rom a friend in the Eliza ly area wanting to know ie N. C. Merchants As’so could do to help his town ew industry. ugh our organization does hand now and then in ef this kind, v/e have found out 50:to-one easier to es a small industry in the nity than to reach into lgland and import one. dition is sickeningly sharp the states in the South long cities of North Caro ne# industries, too many of us loolrupon idustry" as a factory *ith .turning. We dream of long poking into the plant inoi ni' going: hy a window on ..U. appcns, ft has happened many times in North Caro thin the past ten years. We irking to keep the indus ioving to this State, dime, however, we are not ing enough eggs for our ople. We are not growing nd pork to feed our five people. As we strive to i rfiore factories, we should at we can do to will these IS... . -Jjtm/ly* people in rtnmunlly'are FnteFested in sof this nature, you might o write Archie Davis, new an of the board of -Wacho iik 4 Trust Co. Write him ston-Salem . . . but don’t him to come and talk to handful of people. He’s a lajt. est Development Council *ve that’s the proper name -is doing with agricultural y in a group of counties n the Winston-Salem sec the State. ” [ad him over at the Retail tivities Clinic in Chapel February 27. He is strict he ball — and so, apparent those scores of people who [‘ng the lead in this work. 0 it! “Indecision brings its lays and days are lost tor S o’er lost days.” — <v * OU? ... In a talk to the hip Club of the Hayes Bar dist Church here one night tek, Edwin Gill said he is ieian and — he hopes — a ne. e State Treasurer Gill has In the Legislature, as sec to Governor 0. Max Gard dlng'Hlie latter’s last year Ce> as Paroles Commission seven years, as Revenue “loner, etc., etc., and has Moeratic opposition to his ’ job, he is regarded far do as a politician — a good 'nest one. br°ught out a point about 8 which few of us think *h*t’s this: a lot of people °n Politics because they ^Ve the nerve to run for "hen you get into politics, 'y bare your soul to the You are fair game, broth n can be all but crucified ismg tongues. If there is a sP°t on you anywhere, it toun(i • • mad# larger . . • ■ heaped down and «« roundup, Page 2; ^ ' rarm ot The Week Who Owns This Mystery Last week's "back yard view"'of the mystery far n drew a blank from our reader* who again proved they are no snoopers when it comes to identifyin g mystery farms. Give us a view from the road, they say, and we'll tell you the owner. So, OK, try ano ther one. The first to provide the correct identification of the Vystory Farm ibn«» willraraiwa a year's free subscription to The News of Orange County and th i owner will receive a beautifully mounted photo of the farm as it appears in the paper. . 3 School Projects Get First Priority | The Orange. County,board of ed ’ ucati' n, holding its regular month* , ly meeting on Monday, set up three ’i-'iucUon projects for P^rncafa'fe*"action” with No. 1 pri j ority and estimated it would ne£i to have available, about half mil lion of the county’s allotment from Murphey Area Parents Sfcek Transfer To CP The Board of Education has. ad vised’a group of parents from the TjJuFpfiej’’5^ aciion will be taken regarding granting permission for Sreif child dren to attend Cameron Park School until The next regular-Tncrt ing of the board in May.-f Some 13 fetters requesting the transfer of 19 students who would received. A delegation of parents, many of whom had filed the letters, at tended1 Monday’s meeting to press their requests. Some Of them now take' their children to Durham rather than altend...Murffhey. -. Considerable agitation has taken place in recent weeks regarding the Murphey -situation. A num ber of parents .are refusing to allow their children to attend the school while fast week a mass meeting was held by other parents of the .district .seeking “to re tain” the school. This group was acting on a ru mor that1 the Board of Education had plans for abandoning the school and hired a Durham law yer to press their case for the school’s retention. i Membe.ts of the Board of Edu cation said they have no plans for abandoning tbei>school and woul like to do everything they can to make.it an effective unit. i the recent band issue in the next four ta six months period. The first priority projects were listed us the new 16-room Carrboro School, the additibn of lunchroom, -t+brary a.id commercial department at Avcock School, Cedar Grove, and the renovation of the. Hillsboro High School. $376,000 was allotted to fffe Carrboro project. Other al lotments were discussed and no figures decided upon. The Orange County administra tive unit now has available for pro posed construction projects $1,-* 171,932 from the regent county .biipd. islie and $.199,000 from pre vious mate-wide *b6ii<f issuer wfiittr have been allotted to the county. In __ other major actions, the school board vpte3 unanimously to' continue the contract-of Archie Royal Davis as architect for the county projects with the exception (,f the school at Carrboro, where he is opposed by members of the District Committee. Irt an earlier action the .Carrboro group bad ■dmakstMvm Chapel Hill architect. Davis was directed to. submit plans as soon as possible for the Ay cock and Hillsboro projects, the latter to be done in the summer. A committee composed of school administrators seeking their doe i oraii's in a class” taught by W-R Rosenstengel at the University, is working with the Carrboro district committee, the PTA and faculty numbers in making preliminary plans for the new building. Three new members were elect ed to district committees for three year terms; all other present members whose "terms expire were reelected. The new members are Roland Taylor, su^eeding Joe Howard at Efland, Donald McDade and David L. Wells, succeeding Robert Eari Hughes and John E. Hawkins at Ayeock- Mr. Howard and Mr. Hughes asked that they not be reelected arid Mr. Hawkins is now a member of county board. Livestock Farmers Adopts • , Idea From Magazine Progressive farmers are al ways on the lookout for new im proved farm practices. They get a great number of ideas from farni papers and magazines. Frank Perry, who has a live stock farm near Hillsboro, saw' a diagram of a homemade mech anism for balding czttH w th* Farm Journal. He duplicated this device and reports that it does a grand <job o4 catching and holding cattle -when It’s' neces sary to administer veterinary service. The manufactured ma chine would cost more than one hundred doljars. Whitaker Last Rites Monday %T*afT# Ftmpral services were held for John Allen 'Whitaker, 63*. at 'the ililkboro Methodist Church on Monday afternoon with the Rev-. A. M. Williams. pastor, assisted by the Rev. C. S. Hubbard, officiat ing. Interment was in the Hills bo';n Cemetery. • , Mr. Whitaker died suddenly at 12:15, following a heart attack He was a son of Charles and Philona Berry Whitaker of Orange County and native of this county and had been active in Eagle Lodge lft, AF&AM, since,.early manhood; He was Master of the lodge in 1924-25 and was a charter 'member of the Past Masters Club. He was a scout-, leader and. had belonged to the Hillsboro Methodist Chufch since his early youth. Mr Whitaker .had been an em ployee of the Eno-Mills Cone Corp. since 1913 and was an overseer for 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Vera Reeves Whitaker, of the home; a daughter, Mrs.” Edwin H. Penland of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; a son, Donald Reeves Whitaker of Hillsboro; three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Van L. Kenyon Sr. of Greensboro and Mrs. Her bert Riley of Hillsboro and a number of nieces and nephews. ——-—— ----4 Two Orange ' Women Are HD Officers V At the annual- meeting of the 14th District Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs held at the we# Courthouse in Hillsboro Tues day 297 women from Durham, Chatham and Orange Counties reg istered. Newly effected officers are: i District Chairman, Mrs. Jodie Shipp of Durham .County; Vic* Chair-1 man, Mrs. W C. Brewer Jr. of Chatham County; Secretary, Mrs. Raymond Thompson of Orange County and Historian, Mrs.. Clyde Roberts, of Orange County. Dr. I. G. Greer of Cbapet Hill, former Executive Vice-President of Business Foundation of N. C. and how consultant for the Foun dation was guest speaker. Mr^T W. H. Vanderbilt, corres pondent secretary of N. C. Federa tion of Home Demonstration Clubs brought the Federation greeting and Miss Anamerle Arant, North Western District home agent, the greeting of the State Extension Service., ;J~": Mr;; A. D. Fraizer of Durham Couni y gave the devotional. Mrs. R. E. Hughes of Orange County ex Chatham County. 4 Mrs. Roberta Ferrell of Orange County was song leader. Out going offioers were Mrs. Clyde Roberts, District Chairman of Orange County; Mrs. Jodie Shipp,1 Vice Chairman, Durham [ County; Mrs. W. R. Farrar, Secre i tary, Chatham County and Jvfrs.' ! W. H. Vanderbilt. Historian, Dur j ham County. * | Reports were given by the-coun ty by: Mrs O. R. Gallagher' of | Durham Countysgiv*>%-iji r|he,form of a skit; Mrs. Virgil Rives for Chatham;: and Mrs. Harold Walk j~ei. for OfdhSP- .z.; „ | Committee Chairman giving re .ports were; Nominating ■ Mrs, .W. H. Vanderbilt of Durham; Res I olutions — Mrs. William Crabtree I of Grange; Registrations — Mrs. Paul Long of Orange and Court esy — Mrs. Gerald Truelpve of Chatham. : ufaatbB* gavel for attendance. A picnic lunch was served in the A*nertean Legion Hut by the I Orange County Home - Demonstra tion Clubs followed by a tour, of around 240 of those attending, to the homes’of Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Moore and Mr. and- Mrs R. O, Forrest. Included in the tour was the garden at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Collins. ' <¥■ J The Horae Demonstration Wo wish to thank the police de partment, and othqr civic groups who helped to make this meeting a success. 4 i County Agents Write Some Good Farmers Liv* On This Road Don S. Matheson, Farm Agent Ed Barnes. Assistant Farm Agent From tjme to time we have call ed attention to certain sections of the county which are showing un would like you to drive west off route 80 at Midway Service Station between Hillsboro and Chapel H. if you like to see beautiful gre D'd' v.>' :• . . r~-A * ■. son’s "beef eattie farm with a new lake and sweep of green surround ing it; next Col. Tom Taylor's al falfa. lajlind clovert and orchard grass farm, with- both beef cattle and hogs grazing. The old Albert Dodson farm homes next, shgep are grazihg behind a white board fence On the left is the dairy farm of, John W- Cates and sons, the largest on this road, They have several hundred acres id grass, clover, alfalfa, *and oats- to feed their high-producing Holstein herd of.dairy cattle. The last farm on this short section of road has^feolc ably made the greatest recent im provement. This is owned by Ge rge Dodson and is enclosed by a well-built wire fence, pastures have, been started, outbuildings re paired and painted, brush cleared away, and old eroded fields 're claimed} V'1*"; ~~ ‘ " . •' *■' : '---V ( Hawkins Announce Political activity appeared on the increase in Orange. County this week with the an nouncement of one additional candidate for the Board of County Comwiissiongre and that. of an incumbent member of the county hoard of Education that he would seek nomination to the full six-year term. . v l ire deadline tor candidates to file for county and township posts and the state, legisla ture Is this Saturday, April 14, at, - ' ■ •' ' ■' ' * * . . Nine candidates had paid their filing fees by mid-day yesterday but there were indications that' there would be others by the time the deadline rolls around. There has been no indication yet whether or not RepubHcarip$wiife file can didates for any offices, but of ten in the past a slate of officers has been filed in the final min utes to oppose the Democrats in Notvmber. Party candidates must! fi|e prior to the deadline .even though there will be no Republi can primary. - . John E. Hawkins of Cedar i Grove, incumbent member of. the ! 3-man Board of Education* reveal ed he would be a candidate for nomination for the next full term He is currently serving the re mainder of the term to which Harry p. Breeze was elected. He has no announced opposition thus far. Mr. Hawkins, a prominent farm er and former county commiss ioner, has been active in school affairs tor many years prior to i his appointmept to fill the vacancy created by Breeze’s resignation. Donald M. Stanford, Bingham Township dairy farmer and son of ■ the Chairman of the County Board of Eduaction, became the fnrrrth candidate -ft>r-t«iMwb~sea|s to be filled on the Board of Com mission rrs. The 30-year-old Chapel Hill rosi-j dent, an active Worker in Young Democrats circle^, also sought! election in the Democratic primary two years ago, running seventh in the 12-man field for nomination to the five seats then up for elec tion. Other commissioner candidates to date are Board Chairman R J. M. Hobbs, seeking a third ] (prancr M. Wilson, and Otis W. “Shy” ■ Evans, an electrician of Route 3. Hillsboro. ■ ^lHcJ^fTBeh-TTounty Comrttfsstarf-" er Sim Efland, although seen around the county a good bit in , the last few days and acting very much like a candidate for reelec tion, has made no formal an nouncement Erierids have repre sented him as believing northern Orange ..should; have a candidate for the county board'although he ,is not particularly interested in running himself. ■ „ * Hillsboro Democratic leaders, likewise, acocrdihg to political in formants, have been unsuccessful in finding a - candidate -for the! board from the county seat. John W. Umstead of Chapel Hill is without opposition for-the Hpuse ( of Representatives and Vernon Burch is without opposition as a candidate for constable of Chap el Hill township. Three candidates are campaign ing vigorously for the. State Sen DONALD STANFORD ate Post: Hillsboro Publisher Ed win Hamlin; Chapel Hill "Attorney John Manning and University Rec ords Officer Edwin S. Lanier, also of Chapel Hill. Stafford Statement Mr Stanford today issued the following statement in connection with his candidacy: “As an Orange County farmer I believe that my background, education, and ex perience will enable me to render a real service to the County. For these ipanon*!-am. .announcing my candidacy for the Board of County Commissioners in the May 26 Dem ocratic primary election.” “It is my sincere desire to have a part in working Tor continued progress in our County and to participate in careful planning for the future If elected I pledge to represent to the fullest all of the people of Orange County.” A native of Orange County. Mr. Stanford irttehded , White Cross Elementary School, -Chapel Hill High, School;, N„ ^ §tate Ufology* and the University erf North Caro lina, from which he received the A.B degree lie has been Presi 71fmt“tTUttm'fyrangr'eoviTrt-y*"¥(m»vg Democrats dur in g, .which ,Ume„Je received the A Max Gardner JOHN I. HAWKINS Award for the greatest member ship increase of any YDC group in the state, and was later N. C. col- - lege organizer for the Young Dem ocrats. In addition he is a Presbyterian layman, member of the Chapel Hill Jaycees, member of the Auxiliary ' Nursing Committee of the Medical i Foundation, and Chairmajt of the White Cross Efficiency Program. Mr. Stanford is married and baa three young childrcja. _<*' Evan* Statement Evans issued the (cowing state ment in connection wTln Tiis candi-' dacy: “I O. W. Evans a candidate for ! County Commissioner in the Dem ocrat primary in May, wish to pre sent myself to the people of Orange County. "A graduate of business school j an Electrical contractor and also pinployed by North Carolina Me jn rial Hospital and 1 am a mem ber of the Fairview Baptist Church ‘ i "f believe in holding taxes to the minimum. but .still continuing our educational and road program -tmpfv»ven»e4*-4-s4wdlTbe«i>peii(4ot, t^scu^sioA with arjy citizen for tlje 'betterment of rhe County.'' -w 1 _ ------,...... Z-* ’ ' v *' • Casting For Minstrel Continues The Minstrel Show is taking shape and from all indications, another good show will be pre-( sented this year There are a few parts that try-; outs are still being conducted for. II anyone wishes to help out the Exchange Club with this wo-th-j while project, they will be gladT forsthem to come up. Deadline for tryout is Friday, April 13. ^ The show wMl be presented* on successive nights, Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21. Make plans to be in the east or to attend the show. , y • : ' _ , T NCEA .Banquet , « . ' ’ 1 * ■ *'** ' ' The annual banquet of the Or ange,County chapter of NCEA will be held at the Little Acorn in! Durham on April 19 at 7 o’clock. ■ A scene from lut year's minstrel shows Richard Armfield in the soloist role with other singers'in the background. , ■ - . 1 ' ’ • . •. * . .V ' •. i- ': - ■ S ' .« • ’ " , . V - . Golf Course Building Starts At Exchange Park Work got under way last week on the Miniature Golf Course in (he park now being developed by th«y-Exchange Club. This is the first permanent erec tion to be made as yet. The course is being constructed by E'*IV Kay Construction Company of Ander son., S. C Mr Kay has built some of the .most unique courses in the south. This promises to be a layout that will be comparable to any of the miniature courses now in use anywhere: The best, when com pleted, will run approximately $5, ooo ':~s. Tummuwi'i1 Members of the Exchange Club endorsed loan notes for this amount. The club hopes to re tire this loan' through their var ious fund raising projects: minstrel ! show, fruit cake sale,, napkin and whie elephant sales, along with concessions at sport events. The Exchange Club invites you to visit"and see the work in pro gress. - Cole To Lead FTA Program Roy Cole, bandleader^of Hills boro School, will be in charge of the. meeting, next Tuesday night, of the Hillsboro School Parent and Teachers Association which will begin at 7:30 o'clock ^ Mrs. Glenn Kennedy will be in stalled as president and Mrs. Her \ man Strayhorn will be installed as L treasurer for the coming year, i All parents' and teachers are urged to attend this meeting. ■ - - • • '--L .ft- ’ . ... -•* -■ - . V * POMONA GRANGE MEETING The Orange County Pomona Grange .will hold it? regular meet ing. Monday night at 8 o'clock with the New Hope Grange. All mem bers of the Grange are urged to , attend. . .._ . .■__ ... . ......
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