of Oranfl* County
up with the now*
over the county by
THE NEWS of
loonty. ‘
NO. 2
EIGHT PAGE* THIS
. . Since Gov. Lu
d„es spent his Christmas
,°n Florida and since Goy,
tollins of ditto will be the
for the Jefferson-Jackson
er here on February l, it
turned by many last week
Governor saw Florida’s
during Christmas and
him to come to North
d. Although Luther Hodges
onsible for Good Friend
J coming to North Carolina,
las arranged early in the
loll ins did not ha ve to adapt
ledule to fit North Caro
Jefferson-Jackson Day. It
other way around. The
br found when Collins would
{liable and our date was
nite early to say the least
the Florida schedule,
[•body here is going to be
if Florida’s Leroy dol
es' not give North Caro
v. Luther Hodges a boost
presidential candidacy—
I Democratic ticket.
|ger things have happened.
fER BE SURE ... If you
late to try to get your
bile license tag. you may
ursclf faced with another
ugh on last Thursday and
the State Department of
[Vehicles found everything,
much more smoothly than
een anticipated, troubles
(reported from throughout
Ite
' tame from what is. known
| "cream of tire crop" since
(motorists who are in the
osition—financially, mental'
otherwise—are usually, the
eavers of the trade, buy
^ir tags at {he first oyportun.
■fore YOU report, be sure
bellow slip is correct. Be
It agrees with the make 6l
(ear, the year model, and
ptor number. Better be sure
lorry.
I'FAIR . . . Some friends of
had a business trip to New
(last week. So, along in De
r the big man of the house
J wote the Mark hellipger
|e In New York for tickets
Jy Fair Lady, ’ said to be
qua! of - ’’South Pacific”
'Oklahoma!.''
ent along a check for him
^ife, and the coupltf Svhich
I Accompany them. The check
lor $30—four 'seats in the
|nine. Not the best sea’s in
use, but not the worst, eiih
CK . . . By return mail, as
luted it, back came a card
111 sorts of sentences on it.
|heatre people wrote not a
but checked various state
The check was enclosed
Jhecked sentence said: ”Ev
eat has been sold through
|ther said: “Please send
pdressed stamped envelope
prompt delivery.’’ You see,
riend had made a big mis
f'ight there. Another checked
nt said: “Price desired
Available until after May."
last one said: “Do not date
I check.”
THEM ... So what hap
So he knew a friend. So he
|<o the Plcadllly ticket place
I'tle old place just off Broad
|at the Picadilly Hotel. He
I*100 extra for the tickets,
em without much delay.
huy tickets, die, get sick,
Urn them in for 10,000 other
ns But don’t -write for tick
% Fair Lady.”
BEST ... The New York
says that the ten best mo
Pictures produced in 1957
Love in the Afternoon,”
Stockings," "Twelve Angry
A Hatful of Rain,” “The
Man,” —The GrOen Man,”
Girls” “Funny Face,” “Say
and “The Bridge on the
Kwai.”
Dut haH of them have been
n in Raleigh. The remainder
c°me later. How is It in your
See ROUNPUP, pope 2)
New Electrical
Code Is Adopted
The Hoard of Commissioners adopted a new electrical
ordinance lor Orange County at Monday's meeting, sub
stantially increasing the authority of the electrical inspector*
and limiting the amount of electrical work that can be done
by private-individuals.
I lie new ordinance supersedes in all respects the electri
cal code which has been in effect since 1948 and becomes ef
GAME TONIGHT
Hillsboro will be host to Oxford
High School tonight at a re-sched
nled game in the District Three,
Class AA Conference.
The game scheduled for Tues
day night was postponed due to
icy highways. The schools were
closed early because of the dan
ger of driving on icy highways.
Installation
For Exchange
Heads Tonight
New officer, of‘the Hillsboro Ex
then e Cl.ib will be installed to
night toy Herb Holland of Chapel
Hill, member of the State Board o(
Control, in the Colonial Inn.
Officers to be installed following
their election by fellow club mem
bers are: Remus Smith Jr., presi
dent; G. C. McBane, vice president;
H-. -G-.- Celeman-Jr-.-, -secretary ■ and
Wilson Cole, treasurer. Members of
the Board of Control: B. F. Allison,
John Couch and J. L. Brown Jr.
piecuve on t-eDruary 1st.
A complete copy of the new or
dinance is being published on
another page of this edition.
One of the principal changes
over the old code is the require
ment that permits for all electri
cal installations or* alterations
must be secured from the electri
cal inspector prior to the work
being done.
The ordinance sets up require
ments relative to the supervision
and competence of persons doing
electrical work and requires a
surety bond from all persons or
firms engaged in (electrical; con
I structien or installation work to
insure faithful performance and
pavment of inspection fees by the
10th of the month following in
spection.
Other phases of the ordinance
; deal with fees, materials and slaiid
i ard's of electrical work required,
and pnalties for violations.
The ordinance adapted was one
of tw under consideration during
| the past few months. It was pro
j posed by the present electrical in
spectors.
| Town Manager Ton Rose and
Electrical Inspector "rrank Mor
I row of Chapel Hill attended Mnn
' dayV~meetrng -and— endorsed -the
( proposed ordinance. No other per
i s ns were heard at the session
I prior to the final adoption. \
In Carrboro January 2 5
The Carrboro Postoffice has been*
authorized to establish city delivery
Service effective Jan. 25. The serv
ice will be on a one trip daily basis,
except Sundays and other days ex
cludee^jjy regulations. •
No service will be given to any
residence until a mail receptacle
and house numbers have been pro
vided. Eligible patrons, including
those now served by Chapel Hill
Cpral routes but who will be served
by Carrboro.’ must come to the
Carrboro Postoffice and file a
change of address before delivery
will begin.
There will be no parcel post .de
livery at ’present/ All first class
mail for delivery'within the town
.will be increased from the.. present
two cents to three cents per ounce.
Delivery area boundaries are as
follows: West “Main to High and
Westvjew, East Main to Chapel Hill
City Limits; South' Greensboro to
Floyd Williams .Residence; -North
Greensboro to and including Han
na; Hillsboro Road to Calvin Burch
residence; Poplar (Weaver Road>
to Blackwood Drivej Jones Ferry
Road to Alfred Barbee Residence;
and Merritt Mill Road to Lincoln
High. ,
Due to sparsity of population, the
following streets will not be eligible
for city delivery service: Fidelity
St.; Barnes St.; Roberson St.; Spar
rows Pool Rd.; Willard St.; Mul
berry St.; Mill Rd.; Guthrie Ave.;
Walters Road; and Hill'St:
However, persons living on these
streets desiring service may install
a rural type mail box on the de
livery route and be eligible for
delivery.
^ Bids for one-half hour daily
vehicle hire will be accepted until
Jan. It).
GOAL REACHED
'Mrs. Edna Dawkins, secretary of
the Hillsboro Merchants Association,
announces .that the Town’s Christ
mas Light goal' of $645 has been
reached. The Corner Drug Store
donated the $10 that was short of
the amount to pay for them. She
wishes to thank all merchants and
persons who have donated.
'HOUSE FLOOD
house workers bad to bail
nday morning after an attic
r used for heating the court
busted and flooded several
of water in offices on both
nd second floors Monetary
of the damages have not yet
stimated.
►--—.-----*-*
New Officers
Of Ruritans
Take Charge
The new officers of the Cedar
Grove Ruritan Club for the coming'
year were in charge of the meeting
*hekl-January 2 in the Aycock School
cafeteria. V
New officers are as follows: Glenn j
Caruthers. president: Tom Pope, j
vitT president.; Bo Wells; secretary;
and Marvin Rogers, treasurer. \ 1
The club has done "much foF the ^
community and for the material!
progress* of the Aycock School and
has plans for more in the near fu
ture. .. 4
- -—' ' ,
NIX ON CITIZENS GROUP - “ ,
The Board of Education has turn
ed a deaf ear to a suggestion from
the North Carolina Citizens Com
mittee for Better Schools that an
Orange County Citizens Committee
be appointed to study advances in
education. Concensus of the mem
bers at'Monday's meeting seemed
to be that such a group is not need
ed here.
REP. i. W. UMSTEAD Jl
. . . tosses in first tot -f |j
First Political
Announcemei
By Umstead
Orange County’s veteran Repre
sentative J. W. Umstead Jr. ' of
Chapel Hill formally tossed his hat
in the ring this week, kicking Off
the 1958 political season as has been
his biennial custom-since 1939.
He'sald he would be a candidate
for the House of Representatives I of
the 1959 North Carolina Gem
Assembly, which would be his lfth
onsecutive term in the lower hi
Previously, he had served in
State Senate for the 1931 and 11
sessions.
A powerful member of the legisla
ture by virtue of his long experi
ence and seniority, Umstead has
serV'effa^amenfb'eToTanfinlWf
tant committees of both houses of
the General Assembly and in tto
1957 was chairman of the Commit
tee on Mental Institutions.
His statement issued Tuesday was
twfallpw
"After having discussed the mat- !
ter with my friends from each sec-J
tion of the county I have decided
to be a candidate for the House of i
Representatives from Orange Coqg- j
ty to the 1959 session of the Gen- j
ernl Assembly, subject to the De
mocratic Primary in May. 1 ap- '
predate the support given me by
the people of Orange County in the j
past and hope that I may continue j
to merit their approval.
"My efforts in behalf of public
education on all levels, public health
in all it's phases, liberal penal leg- j
. (See UMSTEAD, Page 8) |
Status Given
For School
Construction
Superintendent G. Paul Carr re
ported to the Board of Education
on the status of the school build
ing program at Monthly’s regular
meeting.
Following is a thumbnail sketch
of the progress and status of the
work being carried oil at each
school, together with new con
struction plans:
CARRBORO /BUILDING — Uni
versal Equipment Company cabi
nets have been delivered, all build
ings have roofs on, two classroom
wings have glass in, most room par
titions have been c nstructed. Heat
contractor hopes to get heat on in
2-3 weeks. All .electrical fixtures
have been delivered at cost t>f $9,
405.25. 1 ; .
CENTRAL CLASSROOM BUILD
ING—Contractor has roof cn, glass
in, most walls finished and is
ready to start painting, tile, in
side finishes. He hopes to com
plete this project by March 1.
CENTRAL GYMNASIUM—Work
progressing rapidly. Not quite all
dried in. Hope to finish-byMny 1.
HILLSBORO PHYSICAL EDU
CATION BUILDING—This project
has been delayed by many factors.
The outside walls are about fin
ished. No estimated time of com
pletion has been set bv contractor.
" NfcW BiSftjDING - PLANS ~—
Plans fer Cedar Grove lunchroom
and Efland White (2 classrooms)
are complete except for heating i$
Efland WJiite ScbooL Plana for
Efland-Checks School ore being
held up pending topographical
map completion by Rot>ert Jones.
This has been promised by Jan
uary 9, 1958.
CIVIL TERM
Judge William Y. Bickett, son of
a North Carolina Governor, will
preside at a term of Superior Court
foi the trial of civil cases scheduled
to convene January 20 al Hillsboro.
Compton On TV
t Price Wrong, Experience Right
Orange County's white hope tor
, big money on the national TV
! quig scene, came back home yes
terday disappointed at not bagging
the big loot but definitely pleased
: with ■ his experiences before the
coasl-to-coast audience.
Deputy Sheriff Burch Compton,
newly-wed pride of the Cedar
Grove area who appeared on the
national TV show, “The Price is
Right," Monday night, admitted
he might have been bidding with
j Cedar Grove prices instead of
, Manhatten's, but said tricky fac
tors involved did much to compli
| rate the matter.
I Half of Orange County, it would
appear from the amount’ of con
versation about the Deputy's ap
pearance, had their eves glued to
the TV screen' Monday night as
the exciting program unfolded
and all, even as the MC, Bill Cul
lehi appeared to be doing, were
palling for the personable officer
to win some of the big prizes
valued at several thousand dollars
which were available for the lucky
bidders. He did get a portable
TV set and a clock radio as con
solation prizes for his trip, on
which he Was accompanied by
another deputy, ex-repmmate Ma
lone Long.
1958 Big Election Year From County
Standpoint; Incumben ts To Run Again
1958 is.an election year and the ,
politicians are already beginning to
be-stir themselves in anticipation of j
the May Primary.
From the county standpoint. it is
j a big year politically, albeit term
icd an off-year from a national and
j statewide standpoint because of the
absence of presidential andd guber- ,
natorial elections. ' j
All major county elective officers
must stand for reelection, including
J the Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Regis
ter of Deeds, three members of
the staggered-term Board of Coun
ty Commissioners, Coroner, the
member of the House of Repre- ,
sentatives. and State Senator, An
other District Congressional election
is also required.
Only one formal announcement
|“has been made but. others may be
expected before too many weeks
have passed. ^ “•
Considerable interest is being
manifest jn the political outlook, but
the extent of opposition to incum
bents is still impossible to deter
mine.
On the‘ basis of an informal sur
vey this week, the conclusion is
virtually foregone that fhe incum
bents will seek reelection without
exception. .1 W. Umstead for the ;
House of Representatives is the
only announcer thus far.
Other incumbents include tSheriff
Odell H. Clayton, and Register of
Deeds Betty June Hayes, who have
served one 4 year term each. Clerk
of Court E. M. Lynch and Coroner
A. H. Walker, who have been in
office for several terms.
The Commissioner terms expir
ing are those of Dwight M. Ray of
Carrboro and Henry S'. Walker of ,
St. Mary's, both of whom have
served four years, and Donald Mc
Dade of Cedar Grove, who took of
fice only a few months ago by ap
pointment to succeed the late
Claifde T. Pope,'who himself was
appointed to fill out the unexpired
term of Edwin S. Lanier.
The physical condition of . Mi
Ray. who suffered a heart attack
several months ago, may ultimately !
determine his decision relative to
seeking reelection, but as of now he '
enjoys the work and says he does ;
not consider it too much of a strain.
AI! three, despite some reluctance
to give a final answer now, are
seen as likely candidates.
Congressman Carl Durham’s an
nouncement for another term will
come from Washington soon after
general filing begins. Opposition* is
not yet in sight and he may escape
because of his strong showing
against the Ralph Scott threat two
years ago. Edwin S. Lanier, who
beat off two candidates for the Sen
ate seat in 1956, is also expected
to run again for the second term
before Orange returns its claim on
the upper house of the General As
sembly to Alamance for three
terms.
’ Relative Position Given For All Roads '
Having At Least 50-Car Per Day Traffic
_ i A priority list for paving all Secondary Roads in Orange County with a traffic count
of 50 or more vehicles a day was submitted to the Board of County Commissioners this
week. , ’.
The county survey and priority list completion is the first phase of the Secondary
Road Plap adtjpted by the new “Hodges’' Highway Commission ai>d now in effect through
out North “Carolina. - ! ;
The priority list, with accompanying map. was presented to the Commissioners and
piaicu uu me cue uuuiyuuic
Monday by Division Engineer Tom
Burton of Greensboro. It shows
citizens throughout the county the
exact position of their own par
ticular sectional road with respect
to paving and in relation to every
other road in the county bearing
the daily traffic count of 50 or
above.
The roads on the list, their
priority rating, their length and the
estimated cost for paving may be
found in e ther - eolumns Of this
newspaper Total estimated cost for
caving the entire list, 79 of them,
is *2.536.343.00
Data on which the priorities are
based is on file in the district
highway office in Graham and'un
tier the plan will be revised an
nually. Citizens are urged to study
the list and are welcome to study
the data in Graham if not satis
~fied_wtlfr'The~l;alingsr"wlucir'¥fe
based on a point system which
rates land use characteristics, pub
lic service characteristics, and
traffic characteristics
No paving activity, of course, is
contemplated during the winter
m:nths. Mr. Burton advised the
I Commissioners, however, he would
return about April 1 with a plan
HP program to utilize the avail
concurrence or suggestion by the
Commlsainnhrs. will include other
improvements, additions to the
system, and maintehance plans as
well as paving, he said. The an
nual program will be placed in
effect for the county next July
for the following fiscal year.
The new paving priority list
drew sharp criticism from at
least one member of the Board
of County Commissioners. Dwight
VI.‘Ray of Carrbor.o, when.it was
noted that three Carrboro area
ro§ds. originally rated 3. 8 and 10
had J>een marked void in red on
the priority list ‘ Tt was assumed
they had been removed from the
priority list upon classification as
.subdivision roads, possibly eligi
ble for paving-under mutual par
ticipati ra agreements with the
property owners. Other commiss
ioners were reluctant to comment
upon the list.
Two Chapel Hill roads got the
No 1 and 2 priority rating for pav
ing and a Hillsboro area road,
know as Old Mt. Willing Road
from Hillsboro Citv Limits to the
Bettv Riley road was given Prior
ity No 4 Old Greensboro Street
in Carrboro was given Priority
No 5.
Mrs. Collins
Passes At 73
• -Mr* Mary McNeill Collins, 73.,;
wife of Paul Cameron Collins, died
at her home Saturday night after an !
extended illness
She was the daughter of James |
D. and Elizabeth Strange McNeill
of Fayetteville, and in addition to
her husband is survived by two
daughters. Mrs. Frank L. Williams
of Fdenton and Miss (Elizabeth M.
Collins of the home; a sister, Mrs.
Phillip W’llaigh of Fayetteville;
and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Mon
day morning at 11 o'clock at the ;
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church by
the Rev, Lawton W. Pettit.
MLRPHEY TO CONTINUE
There are no plans afoot to dis
continue the Murphey School as part
of the elementary system of Orange
County Schools. In effect, that was
the answer given Dewey Clayton |
agd Clyde Webb. Route 1, Durham,
Monday when they appeared before ;
the County Board—of Education in
the interest of securing the present |
school, building and grounds for the J
Mt. iferman Baptist Church. J
Road Paving Priorities
Priority MIIm
1 0.47
2 City 0.53
Rural 0.17
Void 0.2S
4 0.4
•
t City 0.2 -
'Rural 0.7
6 0.82
7 3.9
Void 0.33
9 1.8
Void 0.35
11 1.9
12 3.2
113 1.4
L
M 0.9
Kio ,■ n't
17 2i
! 18 2.7
19 43
20 2.3
Coat
7.900.00
1.485.00
3.825.00
3.405.00
7.540.00
2,204>00
7.704.00
15.967.00
65.865.00
4.708.00
32.530.00
4.907.00
18,220.00
ft
20.908.00
MflQM
4*7,945.00
80.740.00
39.803.00
21
22
23
24
2d
0.0
2.0
1.6
25
26v
2.7
1.7
27
28
29
30
31
10
2.8
3.2
1.7
rOr)3 6
(Dur) 0 3
32
17
33
2.1
34
35
3.2
0.07
36
37
33
1.9
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
1.3
2.9
18
22
09
3.8
2.7
2.3
39.710.00
1'5,015.00
34.70000
23,920 00
2.0
40,28300
25.740 00.
17.350.00
41,540 00
53.600.00
29,265 00
53,820.00
4,545 00
24.290 00
31.375.00
57.420.00
9,614.00
49.755.00
23.151.00
21.255.00
50.815.00
28.360.00
32.890.00
15.490 00
62.090.00
47.345.00
40.974.00
35.100.00
(See PRl
Read Description
North Columbia Street Extension from
Chapel Hill City Limit* to NC 89.
Mitchell Lane and Nunn Street at
Chapel Hill.
High Street from Old NC 86 to NC M.
Old Mt. Willing Road from HiUaboro
City Limit* to Betty Riley Road.
Old-Greensboro Street from fhd d
pavement in Carrboro to Old NC 96
Excelcsior Mill Road from US 70 to
Efland.
Efland Buckhorn Road from Old No.
10 to Buck horn.
Oak Street Between Old NC 88 and
Greensboro St.
Faugette Mill Rood from End Oil
Treatment to Reitael Road.
PiM Street Between Old 88 and
South Center Street Extenaion from
RM of Pavement to Mile* Siding,
■ftekhorn -<*Nolmes Stare Rond from
Buck bom to Holme* Store.
Hall* Mitt Road from US 10-A in Ef
land to Old Hillisboro-Mebane Road.
" Kebeno - Cduoty -Home “Readfro*
Cedar Grove Road to End Oil Treat
Walker Wilkerson Road from Walnut
Grove Road to John Hawkin* Road,
oid No. 10 from Efland-Buckhorn Rd.
to End of Pavement just West of Hllla
boro.
Old Cedar Grove-Hillsboro Road from
NC 86 to Cedar Grove-Efland Road.
New Sharon Church Road from New
Sharon Churh to Sims Crossroads at
Schley Road
VVilkerson Road front John Hawkins
Road to Monk Road. :■ ’
Mattress Factory Road from South Cen
ter Street Extension to US 70.
Marshall1 Ward Road from Pittard Rd.
to Kings. Pond-Cacr Road.
Mt. Sinai Road from NC 86 at Black'
wood Station to Road Nos. 540 and
814L at Kirklands.
Weaver. Dairy Road from NC 88 to
Hollow Rock Road.
Crawford Dairy Road from Chatham
County Line to Kimesville Carrboro
Road. ,
Marshall Ward Road from NC 48 to
Pittard Road
Borland Road from Old NC 86 to Cal
vander Road.
Old No. 10 from Cheeks Cross Roads
to Efland-Buekhorn Road.
Palmers Grove Church Road from
Lawrence Road to US 70..
Mt. Sinai Road from Junction of Roads
No. 549 and 5145 at Kirklands to Er
win Road In Durham County.
Tom Atwater Road from Kimesville-.
Carrboro Road to Chatham Ctounty
Line. 'v
Caveness Jordan Road from NC 88 to
Monk Road — - .—.
Clyde Robert's Road from Schley Road
to Clyde Walker Road.
Harrison Ray Road from End of Pave
ment at Carrboro. City Limits to Dr.
Lloyd Road
Laws Store Road from NC 157 to Wal
nut Grove Raod.
Antioch Church Road from Kimesville^
Carrboro Road to NC 45 at Whiti|
Cross School.
Johnny Phelps Road from Monk Road
to Road Jet. Person County Line.
Buckhorn - Mebane Oaks Road froni
Buckhorn to Mebane Oaks Roads.
Miller Road from County Horae Road
to US 70-A.
Pittard Read" from Marshall Ward
to McDade
Mt Herman Church Road from US 70
to Old No. 10.
Lloyd Road Between NC 54 and Clover
Garden Church Road. ^
Dimock Mill Road from Old No. 10 to
Orange Grove Road
Oak Grove Church Road from Umstead
Road to Buckhorn-Mebane Oaks Road.
Allison Road from Kings-Pond-Carr
Road to Lynch Store Road.
Jft/TY, Page 8)
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