MO. is HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1957 Far Quick. graven ni»IK Mil, buy, rant or get i fa* by using the classified ads an Rags 7 sf THE HEWS af Orange County. EIGHT PAOES THIS ISSUE KIDD BREWER'S AL DYNAMITE . . . If jthe decrease in oonpora ;md the ■squabble over Ly and the teu-imlllkm H issue were something, keen nothing yet. jil the insurance liability I really hitting home in add February—ttcense i-me—next year, ad the iaw right, literal ids of people in North rill have to put up about they' can buy tWBr tags iis in addition to the coat jrgh, say old heads here, several counties having I theoretical Democratic go solidly Republican, ive the old aiuto inspec of about ten years ago bs and cream compared Silo Insurance “llaSlify tp your eye on it. No king it isn’t a good thing., r voij and me against table to pay for damages add is. badly needed . . . hides when found guilty jig some trafftc law, Section was needed, too, Some ra-itle [ill needed, i on the road should be Ik pile. Nevertheless, the rnce which the taw > us has killed—it seems ss.v that the liability taw to be the most unpopular pHshed by the 1957 Legis NATIONAL W, president of Lions 1; and Luke Medlin, of Clvitan Interna ENT . . . You read 'about business in the recent We said there was |tew about it. find this comment in ulhac Hamilton’s “Heoon. | in North Carolina:” : the session <1868 >. a ntily snlulled with hiors and cigars was con l the west wing’(Ed. note: ■ t of the Capital . . . many daily enjoyed the hos oto. There is nothing new sun. _j_ ■ The man who show nggest growth in the en ral Assembly this year |*8 Hill, 4x., battler . Roundup, page 2) Pick-U- * * Rqcg Track Owners Promise . f 'Surprise owners of at least one race track in the Hillsboro erea have promised a “surprise” is In store for tocal citizens “when the legislature goes home.” The legislature has now gone home. And, rumor has it that announce ment will be forthcoming soon about a Sunday racing program of pick-up trucks as a device to cir cumvent the Local act passed in the recent session of the North Carolina General Assembly which bans “automobile and motorcycle” racing in Orange County Sun days and after 6 pan., and sets up stiff "insurance requirements 'for operators and heavy penalties for violations. Ann Barker Dairy Princess Ann Barker, the Orange County Dairy Princess, and friend, "Kathleen" of Guernsdel Farm*, winner in both Pennsylvania and Maryland State fairs. lA. ... Increased Budget Needs i Get Board's Attention The Orangi* County Board of Com missioners has continued its budget hearings this week, with last night's meeting conducing the series of formal hearings .for the various de partments. Facing the •budgeting commis sioners, as usual are.,increased re quests from most. departments.' In j eluding increased personnel needs, saJdiy hikes, additional services cost’s, not to mention higher school needs and a whopping $90,000 capi tal.. outlay increase from, the Chapel Hill schools, designed according to its sponsors to _save the taxpayers money in the long. run. Chapel Hill school officials have appealed for a $75,000 appropriation for each the next three-years to pay lor an additional school which will ,be needed at that time, thus saving the heavy interest rates on .bonded indebtedness. County Accountant Sam Cattis estimated this request for additional capital-, outlay money for Chapel Hill schools alone, should it be granted, would require an lie addi tion to the tax rate. The Chapel Hill Schools requested $143,000 for capita! outlay as compared to $53. 000 last year and the County.School ■System has asked for an increase* of $14,000 over last year’s capital outlay appropriation. Employment Shows Gain In Orange i More than 54,000 North Carolina workers were brought under cov erage of the Employment Security law last year as result of a new provision of the law extending li-! ablility to employers of four or more persons. Orange Average Average employment in Or ange County during the fourth quarter amounted to 3,738. This , was a gain of 2.88 percent, as i compared with the third quarter of 1958. Total Wages paid in this county during the fourth quarter reached $2,551,783, with average weekly earnings of $52.51. A report issued by the Employ es,* EMPLOYMENT, Page 4) Last year’s tax rate was 72 cents per $100 property valuation, rcip- t resenting a 10 cents raise over the , previous year. ’ . ' « * • ■* In view of last year's substantial raise of rate, likelihood df any sub-1 slant ial increase is seen as slim, i although. there way be. some. .Pro-1 ' perty valuation increase of around ' $4 million is foreseen as the base Tor any. additional appropriations. Among the major requests for increased appropriations are the health department, which"seeks a $10,000 increase; the sheriff’s de ’partiwaatc seeking additional per sonnel, increased travel allowances and uniform appropriation; and merit svstem raises for employees in all departments, along with new automobiles for two departments and generally increased costs for supplies and services. Festivities here Saturday morning will climax local ob servance of June Hairy Month. Miss Ann Barker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bark er of Route Chapel Hill, a H)r,7 graduate of Hillsboro High School, has been chosen "Miss Dairy Princess” of Orange County for competition in the dis trict Dairy Princess contest to be held at the Guilford Dairy clubhouse in Greensboro today. Mayor Ben Johnston of Hillsboro as.Dairy Day in Hillsboro and en virons and Issued a challenge to two outer local dignitaries, Sheriff Odell Clayton and Superintendent G. Paul C*rr, to compete with him in a milking contest on ^»e lawn of the old courthouse at • am. tihat day. T** . ™ Clyde .Erwin, local teacher of vo cational agriculture'and chairman of the County Agridultural. Council, heads the local June Dairy Month program, part of a nationwide salute to the Dair industry, - "* Mayor Johnston’s proclamation'is as follows: MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION Whereas, the month of June has been•» proclaimed as June Dairy Month and is observed throughout the nation as an important, event in the lives of everyone; and - Whereto*. the county of Orange and'particularly the Town of Hills boro has a vital interest in dairy ing and- related industries; and. Whereas, dairy products are ne cessary to the continued health and j well-being of ail "of the" citizens of j the Town of Hillsboro, and indeed,, the world at large; Saturday, June 22. 1957 be designat ed as Dairy Day throughout the Town of Hillsboro, and in celebta tion thereof-It acting in mjy official ’ capacity as Mayor of said mum (See MILKING, Page 4) lias proclaimed Saturday. June 22, LIONS ROARING—New president of the Carrboro Lions Club Jack MeDade, a native of the Cedar Grove section of Orange County, was inducted into office last week by incoming Governor G. Paul Carr of District 31-G. Above, the symbol of office passes from the Hillsboro man to the Carrboro leader. Other picture and story on page 4. „ War On BlockadersGoesOn With 3 More Stills Captured mmmi mm mmmmmm LEARNING THE LIQUOR BUSINESS—Sheriff's deputies ere becoming well-ecqueinted with the I intricases of the deyjous business of making whiskey in the woods of Orange County. Above, Deputies Junior Clark, Buck Knight and Burch Compton look on intently as Deputy Dallas ^ong unhooks some of the piping prior to cutting.the still apart. The^slU! obave* in Little Riyer Township, was one of three captured this week. Dickson Is Elected Choir man Of County Red Cross Chapter Final Rites Saturday For Charlie James Funeral services for Charlie J. Janies, 53, owner and operator of James Pharmacy here for the past 25 years, were held last Saturday afternoon ai 3:30 o’clock from the Hillsboro Methodist Church by the Rev. W. A. Seawell and the Rev. C, H Reckard Burial was- in the Hillsboro Cemetery with Masonic rites. ■ ' Mr. ' James died in a Durham hospital last Thursday night after suffering' a heart attack earlier in the day * ' All business establishments* ip Hillsboro were closed from 3:30 to 4:30 in his memory. He was a graduate of the Uni versity of North. Carolina Fharm aey Schoof.-Jle hadJWen a mem ber of the- Board of' Stewards of the Methodist -Church, a member 6f Eagle Lodge 'N0 *1O AFAM and Sudan Temple in New Bern. (See FINAL KITES, Page 1) GRAHAM’S SUCCESSOR—Gov ernor Luther Hodges this week named Willard K. Gubcock, 40 year-old transportation engineer, traffic consultant, and State Col lege Profeaosr, to be the first State Director of Highways under the reorganized Highway Commis sion. As the top highway execu tive of the State he will succeed Hillsboro’s A. H. (Sandy) Graham on Julv 1. MERCHANTS.MEET ’ The Hillsboro Merchants Associa tion will meet for a luncheon meet ing today at 1 o'clock at the C & R Furniture Store. All members are urged to. attend. ... . ► John W. Dickson Wu elected to the chairmanship of the Orange County Chapter of the American. Red Cross for 1957-58 at the art nual meeting Wednesday •‘tiight, ! June 12 in the old Hillsboro c^irthouse. , ^ Fred Roegrs,. prmciptfF of' Cam eron Park Sehool was elected vice chairman. and Miss Alma Andrews Slcretary-Treasurer. . Retiring Chapter chairman Lloyd Noel recognized and thank ed the comnuttoe chairman‘ who had guided the many activities of the Chapter during the year. ! Mrs. Glenn Auinan reported on the First Aid and Home Nursing •courses taught in the schools and adult classes during the past year. Instructors trained in the axiult Home Nursing classes taught other home nursing courses in theri own respective communities. C. H. Reckard reported that- ap prnxiinatg^f $8401) had been raised-; in the 1957 Fund and Membership Campaign. He was awarded a cer tificate ;fort* outstanding communi ty Service. . ’' ■ .j Mrs. Lauton Pettits.Chairman of 1 the Gray Ladies, reported that the 1 Gra/ Ladies had given 1025 hours I to serving the patients in the Vet erans Administrations Hospital in Durham. Mrs. H. O. Bivins. Mrs. Kalix Forrest, and Mrs. Vertf*W-hit * aker have each given -more than 200 hours. j. The. treasurers' report was giv-, en by Mrs. Ernest Patterson. Noell present?d a certificate for » (See DICKSON .Pag* t> * 1 Large Outfit Cut Yesterday In Big Haul " Sheriff Odell Clayton's war on the blurka/lers brought three new conquests this week to bring the total of stills captured to eight in the past* , month; Several thousands of dollars in fines anti confiscated ma terials iftvd equ'. mcot have ac . rued to the county treasury as the . pace of still destruction stepped up. Biggest of them all headed sky ward under the impetus of dyna- , mite blasts shortly before dawn yesterday morning in Eno township. ., Just half mile west of the Durham county line. Three men. two trucks. 1.500 pounds sugar. 50 cases of fndt jcrs and 800 pounds of meat were captured, 5.400 gallons of mash and 288 gallons of whiskey were des troyed along with the elaborate w hiskey—making paraphenalia. A Rougernont Route 2 white man and two negroes were captured as they fled from the site. The Sheriff and his deputies, along with two Durham ABC .men. had been hiding at the still since -early evenM# Tuesday night. The trio of block ade rs discovered them when they arrived to begin the day’s run short ly before dawn. Arresfcsd were Herbert Montague Cole, white, 84. of Rougemoni. Route 2. who has a 'previous record of whiskey making. Luther Edward Lewis,’28, negro, of 1111 Second St.. Durham, and Edgar WlllU Umstead, 60. negro, of route 2, Durham According to Sheriff Clayton this modem illegal distillery was hoik on a small branch. which had been ' dammed, to provide the cooling sys tem of the outfit. The long copper cooling worm led from the still Into the water, with the end of the worm nrotrudfng through the dam. allow ing the finished whiskey*to trickle i ut into the containers beyond the dam. The 600-gallon capacity still,., according to the Sheriff, was fired bv a £ig lyii prcssui-c steam- boiler : using pressed coal Other equipment included the 180-gallon doubler and thirty 180-gallon mash boxes. Eour < ther new ma-di boxes were on tfie 1-ton truck captured at the she <$ee WAR, Page 4) Two Orange Scouts On Burmifda Cruise Joe Barnes of Hillsboro and Lindsey Efland of Efland wew> - among the 28 Explorer Scouts from the Occoneechee Council in Raleigh leaving last Friday on V* two wefck' crjuise to Bermuda aboard. the Serving Jfocee ship •USS^Tiitutla at^Norfolk. Va. As guests of Commander J. W. Emmons, USN, commanding offi-— eff of the Tutuila. the scouts are participating in daily shipboard activity and roujjng drills,, while trndWway, The ship is due to arrive at Bermuda today where the scouts will be taken on guided tours of the Naval Station. The scouts will start their return voyage to Not* lolk Monday. . « . •* John Umttead Says . . . Teachers Salaries Need Firm Base By REP. JOHN W. UM8TEAD In my lasl article I dksr-us-sed the .Finance Act and my reasons for j supporting the revised schedules known as the “allocation formula." I Since this article was published an nouncement has been made that a j large corporation will spend some $40,000,000 in the Wilmington area ! and will employ 500 people in the beginning. Two smaller concerns ' have announced that they will lo cate in Buncombe County. From this it seems that the new- “alloca tion formula" is going to provide the state with additional industry , and additional sources of taxation, i In this article I shall deal with the question of teachers salaries, my stand in regard to the matlcr. j and my reasons for talcing this1 stand. Since I have been reported as fighting increased teacher salaries, VU: J would appreciate it if all inter ested would carefully note what 1 :ave to say about the matter. 16.09 Hot. Asked Last year the State Board of Edu cation requested< from the Budget Commission, money to pay teach ers salaries that under their form ula would provide what they call ed an overall salary increase of 16.09 per cent, in addition to this, they asked for an amount of money to provide two days before the open ing of- school and three da^s after the close of school so that no tim^ would be lest from actual teaching duties in preparation for the school term, and for closing out all mat ters at the end of the term. This amount of money would hav e meant | o' total of 19.31 per cent increase The bits it reasons for this request by the State Board of Education, were: 1. To pay teachers now teaching in North Carolina a salary that .would keep them from going b other states to teach or going Into other positions in industry or other? professions. > 2. To provide a salary scale that w-mld really be in keeping with the responsibility resting on tiie teaching profession in educat ing the youth of the state. J. To make the teaching profes sion more attractive for young ladles and young men who were attempting to decide what profes sion >r business they would enter When the Governor, in a message to the General Assembly, made the Budget Commission proposal ot S.fl per cent for teachers be soon found that practically no members of the (See UMSTEAD, Page 6) The track operators, according Jo reliable sources, are relying on the belief that a pick-op truck is not an automobile and thus is not covered by the Lanier BUI, as the anti-racing act came to be known. ' Sheriff O. II. Clayton says if the races are scheduled he’# ob tain a ruling from the attorney general and, depending upon this advice, if necessary wiU use every available means to prevent races in violation of the statute from taking, place. ' Acc ording to Webster, “automo bile” is a combination of the words : Aufo and Mobile, meaning in its adjective form: “Containing means of propulsion within itself; self propelling;” defined as a noun, ' “An automobile vehicle or mech anism, especially a self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on a street or roa|iray.’, What do you think? Will there ; be surprises at the race track? Ik | a pick-up an automobile? Will there be thrills and spills and pick ups on the speedways? Will the Sheriff have to puB out all stops to put a stop to this new form* of racing? Is there a real loop hole in the Lanier BUI? Can the AG over-rule Webster? Keep reading this family Jour nal for developments in this, in triguing story as it may unfold.