CHAPEL HILL AND HILLSBORO, N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1956 ass SIX PABIS THIS ISSUB KIDD METER'S ;it VETERANS . . . With the stage tor legislative candi Ircady well under way. the c get is that many of the ads have no enthusiasm ■r about coming back to next year. on't mention names here, talk persists that the 19-50 Urc—scheduled to be one toughest in years—will be largely by sophomores shmen. , . the sessions running longer gcr—aud now into tho siun ic 1957 departure was June making in North Carolina itcly a young man's game, for several “uot running" nts very soon now ... In ted places. MONEY NEEDED incial experts here—from vernor on down—are al worrying about where to i taxes to balanc e t ho bud - the next biennium, te is down—but just how ill not be known until after 5. State and Federal irt ix date While sales taxes en holding up pretty well, better than business eon might indicate, the big is still derived from cor ami individual income ling is sure: you don’t take IHon-dollar drop in tobac wlthout the State treas ing the pinch. IT BACK? . . . Unless the is able to show con that tax relief granted tions by the 1957 Legisla is paid off in new plants, ting to have rough sledding >ing the 1939 Legislature uttingtin back on—in its for new money. 1S1T10N . . . Aiibody plan oppose one of our Coiv i this year? If so. better lei now, for It’s big i we sent four new Cen to Washington—a record for this century in Tar Now it's open season again. s see signs of very little f • • to compare with tlions of 1956. [rcssman Harold Cooley had E. Debnani— now on a jllc television station—and 958 Congressman George ! of Asheville will have his tollman. Debnam worried no little—and Rollman will Shuford with some sleep *ajVs parents died at' the PWiticr. Although lie opor * factories throughout the Rullmao says he isn’t go bll-v any votes. Those w ho ,# Hollman with his 4n must sign a pledge that *'UI say m) unkind tilings '•w enemy. while Congressional rates be ycry existing in most # the State, the welkin will ® and down the dark gorges Woss Beaucatchcr Mountain land of the sky. ^ING ABOUT HODGES . . . tkist of the talk we had ®b°ut Luther Hodges as a _» for vice president on 7“cratie ticket tn i960 had “®m the Governor himself. Ikiy bad been taking it with " of "alt—until last week, "eek we chanced to run * “ian, an old political 01 the opposite faith, whose Wc va'ue highly. He is in )er echelons „f the Republi lrty* and is attached to the Agriculture Department in r ROUNDUP, pngv 2) I Farm Census Data Vital TerPlanning^ Orange County's farm landown ers, as arc, others throughout the State, are asked to cooperate during January in the state's 1958 Town ship Farm Census i Tlie annual census will be taken as farmers list their 1958 taxes. Tax listers cooperate in the undertaking so that neejled data may be ob tained concerning North Carolina agriculture. The census is required by law, and the state Department of Agri culture and boards -of county com inissioi.ers arc charged ,wf;h the responsibility'bi carrying it out. All agricul'uraj agencies' cooperate in toe slU.cwlde survey. Tlie information obtained is held in confidence and used only for the purpose of compiling accurate sta tistics on land use, crop acreages and livestock numbers. uavia a weaver, director of the X. C. Agricultural Extension Serv ice, advised farmers not to confuse flic annual North Carolina Town ship Farm Census with the Federal government's general agricultural census every five years. ‘ Through the annual North Carolina Farm Census said•'’Weaver, "we have the. machinery for obtaining vital sta tistical data that helps keep this state on the right road, agricul turally.” Weaver is but one of the state's leading agircultural figures who has cited tlie importance of the annual farm census. Others include L. Y, tiallentine. state commissioner of agriculture: L). W. Colvard. dean el agriculture at N. C. State Col lege: A. G. Bullard, state super visor of locational agriculture edu cation: Horace Godfrey, state ASC administrator; H. J. Isenhower. state director of the Farmers Home Administration; Harry B. Caldwell, state Grange maslt^-; R Fluke Shaw,. late executive vice president of the N . C. Farm Bureau, F'armers will be, asked such ques tions as'total acreage for each tract: Over three acres, number of acres from which crops were harvested in 1957. number acres of idle crop iand; ■ improved pasture.- data <>n individual crops, cattle, hogs and chickens. • The reliable, factual information provided at the county and town ship levels by tlie yearly survey is of great help to local farm leaders in working out plans for county and community agricultural pro grams. declared Ballentine. . School Set On Livestock Here Tuesday All livestock farmers in Orange County are invited to attend an Extension Livestock School to be held at the courthouse in Hillsboro Tuesday, January 7th. Three ses sions will be held, the first begin ning at 10:00 o'clock in the morning will be on hogs. At 2:00 o clock in the afternoon beet cattle "ill hg the subject for discussion, and at ' 7:00 o'clock in the evening the ses sion will be on sheep. Jack Kelley. j>am Buchanan and A. V. Allen, all from The “State College Extension Service.' will be the instructors. These three meetings will give. lh-PHtnek farmers an opportunity keep in touch with the latest formation from State College and the Experiment Station. . We hope that many farmers who are not actively engaged in livestock farm ing will be interested enough to at tend one or mine of these sessions. With the loss in tobacco income. evening *so that p« might be able m a A SAFER YEAR—STATISTICALLY—On* of Orongo County's loot traffic accidents in 1957_a year in which the deaths in auto accidents were halved and the wrecks reduced by a total of 19—was this unusual Chapel Hill smash-up on Monday morning, in which the station wagon, driven by Mrs. Marvin Matheson of Chapel Hill, was istruek by a pick-up truck entering E Rosemary St., and careen ed into the parked ihilk truck as shown above. Quiet Prevails During Holidays Tlii' Christmas and New Year holiday!**^!? observed through out Orange County in generally quiet and staid fashion, aceord ing to law enforcement officers. The holiday period was marked by the absence of any serious ac eidents-on the-highways. and per sonal violence appeared at a -min muml .One -man ^-att^Kfland... Route 1 ‘'resident, Dallas Dean, was charg ed with hitting,-iris 16-year-otd- son. Tenim.' "ti the head with a ham liter duritre a !'a‘n-)ilv lies' mi Christmas eve. The assault wound required eight stitches and Bean was released undeiv $500 bond . A Highway 86 man. Marvin Har ' ris. according to officers, slapped his wife on Friday after Christ mas but lie appaientlv got Ihe worst of it when . she bolted him back with a chair, opening a 4 stitch gash on his head and send ing him to to jail on a charge of assaulting a femrtle He's still there 1n default of bond. One - btoak-in was reported to the Sherifjrs department. William McCulley. 26-year-old Efland No gro. has been arrested and eharg . ed with breaking into Forrest, & Forrest Store at Efland and steal ing change from the cash register and coke machine Entrance w as made oh Christmas nlgtii S>> breaking the glass (in a door “Chief George Hunt of Hillsboro said lie was particularly pleased with -the’ beliavior of all during the holiday season, said lie saw "not a single drunk' on Incaf StrfeetS throughout the period. — Three Changes In Rules For Getting Autd Tags Three changes in the procedure for obtaining automobile license plates this year ; described in a pamphlet issued by the North Carolina Department of Motor Vchi des. The pamphlet, which is being sent with --registration cards to motor vehicles owners, lists three new re quirements that muat.be met be fore you can get 195» license plates. These are: 1 The Department of Motoij. Ve hicles is required) to collect a $1 Driver Education Fee for every li icense costiivg $10 oi mote. 2 When you apply for license plates von must specify the county in u Inch your vehicle is subject to property tax. ■j vVhen you submit your applica tion for license plates you must also submit a certificate < Form FS. I, showing that you liave automo bile liability, insurance, or else pro vide proof that you are complying otherwise with the 1957 Vehicle Fin ancial Responsibility Act. $1 Has Been Added The $1 Driver Education Fee is turned over to the State Board of Education for Hie Driver Education, program being carried jtut in the states high schools The $1 is in addition to your license' fee. Vs for tlnj second change—ap plfcants are provided a renewal card by the Department of Motor Vehicles. This card will have a de signated section where applicants must write in the name of the coun ty where their vehicle is subject to property tax as of Jan 1. 1958. This must be done before you ap ply far license- plates. If you are not a resident of North Carolina, you fare to show the county ,tn which the vehicle is principally used or kept when not in use. Must Have Certificate , The Certificate of Insurance. Form KS-1. is, also important be cause you' w ill not be able to get license plates by showing an in- 1 surance policy or any other soft, of document except Form FS-1. Insurance companies ware to mail these certificates to their policy holder*-.in North Carolina before.. Jan. i. But if for some reason you did not get yours, you should ask your insurance agent to see that it’s sent to you at once. There are two other ways of com plying with the Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act if you don't have insurance. JYou may deposit a $15. 000 bond or $11,000 in cash with the Department of. Motor Vehicles; i or you may qualify as a self-insurer If-you own more than 25 vehicles t i SEAL SALE LAGGING 1 Returns in the annual Christ mas Seal sale conducted by the Orange County Tuberculosis As sociation, although running slightly ahead of last year, are most disappointing, according to Chairman J. G Goodwin. The reason: seals were mailed to two and a half times as many people, thus making the per capita return in relation to seals allotted much less. Until yester day, according to Goodwin some thing ever $550 had been sent in. Only about 300 returns have come in of the 4,300 letters with seals enclosed seht out He-ap pealed to all persons sent the seals to send in their contribu trons'at once, noting The urgency of the need, what with 100,000 new -castes of TB being reported annually‘th/oOghout the country. YDC Event Invitations v Are Extended Orange County Young Democrats, and older ones ton. art* being ex tended a cordial invitation to attend a state wide YDC rally in Durham on January 11. Miss Betty June Hayes. Hillsboro, State YDC national commUteewom nn. will be installed, along with other State YDC officers, in her second term in this post Over 200 persons, including lead ing state officials, are expected to attend the event at the Washington Duke Hotel. ' The keynote address will bS giv en by Idaho’s Sen. Frank Church. Church's acceptance of the. in vitation and arrangements for the rally were announced by Kalph Strayhorn, president of the Durham YDC The Dunham unit is cooperat ing with the state YDC officers in ' setting up the meeting. Senator Church, who at 32 is the youngest member of the Senate, re ceived nationwide recognition when he introduced the-"jury trial amend ment’' to the Civil Rights bill dur ing the heatjpd debates last summer. Heading, the list oi incoming ol- ^ fieers Which are to be installed is Judge Robert Davtfs of Salisbury as president. Other new officers are Henry D. 1 Harrison Jr. of Raeford as national committeeman. Betty June Hayes, national comjnitteewoman, and Charles L. Dean Jr. of Harnett County and the University of North Carolina as secretary. Strayhorn said that Art Vann. Durham attorney, will serve as general chairman for the meeting Total’ Mishaps i Show Decrease For Year Too 1 Orange County citizens cut their automobile fatality rate in half dur ing 1957. And, therein may lie the. most encouraging development of the past 363 days, in the view of’many, in cluding the members of the highway 'patrol. Patrolman T. P. Smith, who noted the reduction yesterday; was lavish in his praise of local drivers, who luivc cooperated to make the life saving reduction possible. Only seven people were killed on Orange County highways and streets during the past year as compared to 15 in 1956. one of the worst years (>n record in this respect. &ix of the fatalities occurred in the rural areas, only one in, town, according to Smith, all of them be > ng in separate accidents. There were no multiple-fatality accidents. In 1956. 14 occurred in the county, only one in town. Total accidents also took a drop in 1957. nineteen fewer mishaps oc curring than in 1956. There were 136- accidents ol all types on the county highways as compared to !57 in '59 Banks Offer Farm Boys State Course" Rankers iii ill) of North Carolina > 100 counties arc making arrange incuts for a farm project which has w oo a" national award for, (hem for fi'c -.irmelvt yereris + . Heading the aiTaneemetits an this county is W. K- Thompson, K.xecu live Vice I’re^ the Bank-of Chapel Hill, who was; appointed several months ago as County Key ganker for Orange. County The appoint mi ni was made In C l,»c) Tale oi Whilcville. president ot the North Carolina Bankers Association, The award-winning farm project is the sponsorship of a two-week course of instruction in modern farming to bo attended by about 175 top flight young farmers from throughout North Carolina. The school will he held on the campus of \ C State College in Raleigh; ii begins February Id and will run through February 21 OI the 175- young farmers taking the -course, none as yet will be from this county, according to Mr. Thompson. All expenses ofV the young farmers are paid by the banks in their home counties. While in Raleigh, the boys will live on the college campus, cat at the col (See BANKS, page 6T' Controversy Made Top *57 Stories Progress and reversal, and success. \ « These were the trends and « lions most prevalent In Ore County's big stories of ltfiff. Generally. however. It was a coun ty on the move its Fat ho* Time as It always has. refusied to wait for those, resisting • ;ct.a*ge. Controversy on a tyMe variety of fronts provided many a headline as will be seen as the'story unfolds i In review. * .; Aeitatlnh began, as .the year open ed, for . a ’'school supplement. The Carebom school • committee, acting Under pressure frdht aliberal school patron group width nomin ated the PTA, decided the commun ity needed a, local supplement bad ly. The Couaty Board. of Education thought a CoUnty-wide supplement would be better, alkw1 . was tfi’e result; !*• m*»i rraiiTM Progress Continued on the ediua ! lion front, tkywover. as building of three high school gymnasiums got underway, and improvement and enlargement projects were started i or carried mn at practically every school A new school was begun at Carrbom The County Sheriff’s Department began its war on blockadors early in flic year and there was no letup as the months" transpired. It arch was there an edition of. the ..pa pet v'jTich did not include" the report of . one of ntiir.w .rpuicv-'r: ■ - fnvome. ";i> it invariably* HtmV v. as a topic of important news daf 4m; the year. Tobacco income be c ause of variety-.changes an4-a«*fC' age cuts, dropped oyer a million 'dollars, and some .‘tanners adopted other means - one ot ‘hem a tic tier pig. producing program, to supjil*; , ment other farm inconir Unsinetv icniained generally stable-. how ec e and the local Savings and I.oan a> sociation continued to report steady grmvtli and increased savings Crime Kampage A real shocker for the Hillsboro community came with the spring v. lien a hometow n boy llien in the Navy made a stealthy visit to town with two companions and ransacked about half the business firms in town as well as the county court house, all almost within a nx-W's throw of the police department I.con McCauley, a‘model boy and respected youth ot the community, got time to sen e tor his briet ram page into crime the town got a new Auto Tags Are To Be Offered At Town Hall, Stancell Motor State and local motor vclticle li cense plates for 1958 will go on sale today at tin* newly-authorized Carolina Motor Club outlet in Stan cell Motor Co. in Chapel ilill. Mrs. Margaret Hutchins will be the official sales clerk for the agency in the auto firm's office at 112 W Franklin St., and hours daily will be from 9 a m. through 5 p.m. Town plates will also be on sale at the Chapel Hill Town Hall, it was announced,- but .the pri&r purchase pf state license plates is a require ment for the issuance of local tags at either place. » Ot course each state license plate purchaser must Show his FS-t liabil ily insurance certificate in order in be entitled to buy (he state auto tags. Mr* Hutchins pointed out, adding a caution that the motor or serial numbers on the Kiel card and the auto registration card must be in agreement before the plates can be issued. Liability insurance akonts are now Issuing tin- LS I slips to all their policy holders amt a central office for the sale of this v Insurance lias been opeued m don ulown Chap el Hill across from the Town Hall. Minimum price-of the ‘state -mo- ~j tor vehicle tag- this year will be SU, and the pha-hase deadline is Feb. 13, , police force for a time, after re tiring lf» old one. but by year s ead fhr new look was gout sad the aid force was back la the saddle agltat Ministers and a few other*, waged a campaign tightest the operatic* of two automobile race tracks to the county, which culminated alter numerous hearings with the passage of a local law by the General As sembly outlawing races on Sundays and at aight after 6 p.m. The con stitutionality of the act Is now- be fore the Supreme Court, but for the time being the roar of the racers, amt jalopies has been stilled Strike And Fire , Labor,, discord seethed in Hills boro for half of the year and eve* reared Its ugly head after the bud ding new industry'. Reverie Linger ie. was blasted and burned to the ground A strike over union recog nition started in early April and continued until the October fire, ori gin still undetermined after long SBI. FBI. and Incendiary- experts' investigation When local citiaeo* tried to raise enou»'b money t« build a new building (ur the turn flie union continued to press for YLRB action and the effort stalled awaiting determination of the labor (roubles Keen lit the plan* for getting a lew postotfiee lor Hillsboro there was controversy. Fred Cates of fered to build a new "federal” build in1.' on the Kno River Rank at the soutlfend of Churton St k vigor pus p: <>te-t b\ the town board and ' . intctvenHon of 1 S Senator Kerr Seo.lt stalled (lie decision butt; it ■finally came Hillsboro > ill „ct ’ it• l*( i b.\ next- sriwnibci . an-’ the re »>r bank Nine persons arc' appit-—u 'iiints for the town Poslitnastersliip ; held ■ m."i bV .< u- •• B] • • ■ :tT»J \-t ition r 'liiVfu'i I- • oft infer) to ■ basis and |||gi..vi Uy Post Ot'ice .ie IcTc ! '■ _ .Mli -V f—C. -tt-S-s - *—It-.' it t—I »-tO— rcntii' c m ai! 'it" I |'.t: . -rtii - ' H'iiltue Co'tnty passed a milestone at null year when >• • first mill Uol.'ai counts administrative budget :,"'3u passed, by the lloafb of i_.>u.. rr.issiunrrs __ Road Re-I/Ocation Of A bitter attack on the proposed n locution.of Highway 70 li mn the north in the south of Hillsboro and the Construction of a new four lane limited access highway-as bar*, of the Interstate system tailed to alter the Highway Commission's deci sion and contracts were let and grading begun before the year end ed • Recognition on' the civic trout came with the election of two Hills boro residents to top posts in their respective organizations. Paul Carr became a governor of Lions Inter national and Frank Ray became stale president of the FxchanJP Club, recognition that w as widely applauded by their friends ant\ neighbors at home NEIGHBORS SAVE HOME The Herbert McCauley home near the ‘Durhant-Oraiii.'e Cot:g ty lime only escaped being destroyed by firi during the Christmas holidays by two neighbors who happened to be passing the home in the evening. At first the light of the fire was thought to be Christinas lighting Of rite home but thinking it was too bright, the neighbors went bock alter passing, and discovered the tire The home and furnishings were badly damaged with smoke aid water but the family are truely rbauktul to neighbors that the home v. as saved. ‘jijjlMf