Orange County
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EIGHT PAGES THIS ISSUE
KIDD BREWER'S
When the Gov
|orth Carolina makes a
about one of his depart
rther in praise or criti
Ihakes it to its founda
bk the members of the
kies Commission — and
all shook up. This
tan't caused by Utilities
rtges had intimated the
has a lot of idle time
had said rather
a three-member body
the public as well as
iber ditto.
i>2 time we had the Lm
hat this particular
State government was
In fact, we know of
who resigned, volun
work with the State
nmission because of
wok schedule. One of
■ibed it as a “rat race."
nor Hodges says other
lit must be so.
. . Until Kerr Scott be
|rnor. we had only three
the commission. He
fiber increased to five,
less than ten years ago.
[that the amount of work
ksed. But. be that as it
timers around here say
Commission has been
by Governors, set up.
name changed, and
|you, more than any oth
epartment.
all, it seems only fair
nor Hodges to have a
Incidentally, of the three
ers appointed by Gov
(tt—Josh James, Harry
and Ed McMahan, only
Remains, and Miss Myr
g. Scott’s long-time sac
became clerk to the
bn. was long ago replac
and in truth, there is
day in the State Utili.
nisslon—or that is, the
In Commission . un
ne was changed in 1933.
1ER. . . Early last fall
some talk to the effect
State organizations—
Quality Restaurant As
the N; C. Hotel Asso
nd the N. C. Motel As
[-would soon Join hands
operate more numeri
|more economically,
ek it became apparent
ast two-thirds of the dis
been traveled.
N. C. Hotel. Association
Cc signed: “M. M. Mel
Btary." He Is also sec
|the N. C. Quality Restau
ciation and for many
fore going with the res
an official with the State
I Health.
' At one time, the
pic tried to maintain an
th a full-time, paid ex
i Raleigh—but there was
h support . . . and insuf
terest unless or until a
“ matter like a minimum
came along.
not been for the work ui
Hotel Association in the
islature, we would like
a State minimum wage
y. Melvin, with good le
from Melville Broughton
C, B. Ehringhaus if he is
in the new setup—should
hotels new strength Al
picture will be Ace Pub
A. Upchurch, Jr
.... Frankly, we can’t
hotels and itootels going
ogether—though stranger
»ve happened in organi
bedtime stories. Mrs
lorrow heads up the Mo
Nation, with John Lar
advisor and father con
‘formation we get is that
is do not give their or
" the support It deserves
te going after the touris
ou need stronger suppor
e any of these organize
•ess griping f»d growl
meml
POILER . . . Due to th<
ous importance of For
ROUNDUP, Page 2)
Hillsboro Student
Wins Oratory Events
Miss Ann Hawkins, sophomore
of Hillsboro High School, has won
the Orange County and District
American Legion Oratorical con
tests on “The Constitution of the
United States.”
The contest sponsored by the
American Legion Post No. 85 of
Hillsboro awarded .prizes to the
three top winners.
Second place winner for the
county was Emma Ashley.’sopho
more, and Ray Barnes, junior,
placed third.
Miss Hawkins, representing Post
No. 85 and Orange County in the
| District Contest held . in Durham'
Feb. 20. won first place by defeat
ing the Durham County represen-1
tatve. A $125 war bond was pre
MISS ANN HAWKINS
scntcd to the winner.
Yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock
Ann represented this district in
(See CONTEST. Page 8)
1957 Report -* ■
485 Farmers Join In
Conservation Program
! 485 Orange County farmers in
j creased the permanence'^d the
productivity of their farms with per
manent soil and water conservation
measures in 1957. Henry Hogan.
Chairman of the Orange County Su
j pervisors of the Neuse River Soil ;
Conservation District, reported to
day
39 farmers planned, or revised,
complete conservation s ys t e m s.
! bringing to 1462. out of 1777 in the |
county, the number of farms having
comprehensive soil and water con
servation plans designed to fit the
particular capabilities and needs of
their land for sustained production
Technical assistance in planning J
the farms and fitting the practices
to their particular sites was pro
vided by the local work unit of the
J S. Soil Conservation Service as- i
ligned to the District.
Cropland in the,.county was made
pore secure with 4500 acres of
•onservation crop rotation, including
>0 acres of fescue-tobacco rotations;
40 acres »f strip cropping; -«#>0
icres of crop residue used u protect
he surface of the soil as well as
jrovide organic matter; and 2000
icres of cover cropping.
Permanent soil and water holding
mver and established on 1100 acres
yith pasture 'and 300 acres with
alfalfa seeding. Much of this was
located on slopes unsafe for fre
quent cultivation.
Woodland work continued with
1450 acres of thinning and improve
ment cutting, most of it marked by
County and District foresters of
the N. C. Forest Services. 250 acres
of tree planting, most of it on for
merly idle land, is now developing
(See CONSERVATION. Page 8)
Speeder Draws
$100 Fine Here
At Court Term
A speeder was fined $100 and costs
and given a suspended prison sen
tence in Orange County Superior
Court this week.
Emory Hughley pled not guilty to
speeding in excess of 55 miles per
hour. His driver’s license was sus
pended for two yeras as condition
for suspension of the 60-day prison
sentence.
Judge William Y. Bickett of Ra
leiglr-rv presiding.
The Court, adjourned. Tuesday*- in
respect to Judge Henry Grady, a
long time" Superior Court Judge,
who died Monday.
Leroy J. Parrish was charged with
driving with an expired operator's
license and driving drunk, On the
charge of expired license he was
ordered confined to jail of Orange
County foi^ a period of 30 days to
work on the roads, this suspended
oil payment of fine of $25 and costs.
On the charge of driving drunk, 90
days, suspended on payment of
$100 fine and costs.
“■ i
Bobby Hester, pleading guilty to
driving under the influence, was
given four months on roads sus
pended on payment of $125 fine and
costs and on condition he not oper
ate a motor vehicle upon highways
(See COURT, Page 8)
Over Two Score Farmers Left On Waiting Li«t
County's Allocation $105,700
For Tobacco Reserve Acreage
The Orange County ASC Office
has received a county allocation of
$105,700.00 to compensate fanners
for placing their tobacco acreage
In the Acreage Reserve Program
Tor 1858. 77-g?
The County Office has signed firm
agreements covering 447.34 acres
for a total compensation of $103,
321.83. Six other producers have
been notified to visit the County
AC Office and file firm agreements
covering 9.37 acres for a total com-,
t>ensation of $2,307.79. At the present
time the County Office has no more
money available to compensate pro
ducers for placing their tobacco
acreage in the Acreage Reserve
Program for 1958.
' Thirty-seven other producers have
visited the County office and re
quested that their name be placed
on the ledger at the County Office
in order that they migm be notified
to visit the County Office at a
later date to sign firm agreements,
if the county office receives addi
tional money at a later date to
compensate them for placing their
tobacco acreage In the Acreage Re
serve Program for 1958. These 37
producers have requested to place
60.62 acres In the Acreage Reserve
Program for 1958. It will take $12,
566.48 to compensate these producers
for placing their tobacco acreage in
the Acreage Reserve Program.
Any person who has an old-to
bacco allotment for 1958 in Orange
County, and wishes to place their
acreage in the Acreage U«ena
Program for 1958 must visit the
County Office not later than March
7, and request that his name he
entered on the ledger at the County
Office. This would make him eligible
to sign a firm agreement after
March 7. if the County Office should
receive additional money tO be used
for compensating Orange County
farmers for placing tobacco acre
age in the Acreage Reserve Pro
gram for 1958.
Central
-
Opening
Monday |
L'-al"-?. • - ' —' ' ~T.
' Weather Causes Second -
Week's Delay In Opening
Of Burned-Out School
Central School, originally sched
uled to re-open Jast Monday after
fire destroyed the" high school build
ing on February 14. remained closed
this week, a casualty of the week
of sub-freezing weather.
Target date now for resumption
of classes there is this coming Mon
day.
The bitter cold weather last week j
prevented workers from completing j
tK» work on eight rooms of the new
bfcilding which had been promised.
Now, school authorities expect to
accept the entire 12-room building,
w It ch was nearing completion on
the Central School campus at the
ijbUl of the fire, tofnorrow and bring
(n*thc first classes on Monday
This will accommodate 12 of the
15 burned out classes while one will
be taught in the Agrieulture Build
ing and two in the present elemen
tary building, where two primary
rooms will be divided.
Bid Openings
Friday For 3
.School Jobs
Bids will be opened tomorrow
‘afternoon by the Board of "Educa
tion on new construction totalling
about $200,000 at three schools of
the county system. *
The three projects are: ^ .
A kitchen and cafeteria.at Ced
ar Grove Negro school, allotted
funds, $40,000
A two-classroom building and
boiler room at Efland White
School, alloted funds, $36,000
An addition to Efland - Cheeks
Negro School containing four
classrooms, an auditorium, cafe
teria and kitchen, iboilcr room and
coal storage, and administrative of
fices, plus alterations to the exist
ing building, allotted funds, $122,
000.
Archie iRoyal Davis is architect
for all three projects.
NEW OFFICERS of Eagle Lodge No. 19 of Hillsboro or* (loft to right, front row): Brothers L. W.
Pott it, senior descon; Chandler Cates, senior warde n; Everette Forest, Master; Delma Brown, junior war
den; Milton Smith, junior deacon. Back row: L. C. Bullard, steward; John Toler, steward; Charles WHI
lams Jr., secretary, and W. L. Smith, Syler. Officers were Installed on January 10.
Cops Catch Culprit
As Stuck Stoker Stands
A stirring drama in the annals
of law enforcement unfolded in the
pre-dawn mist at Cameron Park
yesterday morning.
It was one of those sagas of
service that makes you feel safe
again hi an age when crime some
times. goes undetected.
It all happened this way.
' Paper Boy Jack Knfghj. was pe
daling his hike toward' the county
seat to pick up the morning edition
when, passing the now darkened
Cameron Park .School, he was
startled by a loud pounding inside,
similar to a hammer or crowbar
on a safe. Quickening his pace he
reported to Night Chief I). T. Rob
erts at the Mayor’s office his find
ings.
After walking to the school and
confirming the pounding going on
Inside, Mr. Tom summoned Sheriff
Odell Clayton, who also startled
by the brazen crime then being
committed inside the school scur
ried over and awakened Highway
Patrolmen Mann Norris and Mack
Parnell and summoned Deputies
Rainey Roberts, Buck Knight. Ma
lone I,line iind Burch Compton
from their repose.
The posse now complete—five
sheriffs, two patrolmen and a
town chief—the group was ready
to flush the culprit who now could
be caught at any of the four en
trances.
One locked door was shaken,
and another. The pounding and
grinding continued as the Intruder
paid them no mind. The Sheriff
was about to send for a key when
the school Janitor arrived for duty,...
The whole crowd followed the
noise to the boiler room to mukei
the apprehension.
The defective stoker was still
pounding away and the officers—
all eight of them—buttoned up
their holsters again.
PLAN 4-11 EVENT
The officers of Orange County *-H
Council met Inst Thursday in the
new courthouse. Plans for National
4-H Club Week were discussed and
final arrangements for the C.ounty
wide Recreation Night were made.
It will be at Schley Grange Hall on
March 5. at 7CM) p.m.
District Cage Tourney
Underway At Hill
By PKTE RANGE
A capacity turn-out is expected lor
the "dog-eat-dog" District III AA
DISTRICT
Team
Henderson
♦Roxboro
Graham
Cary
Southern
Chapel Hill
Hillsboro
♦ ‘Northern
three standings
(FINAL,!
W L Pet.
.14 2 .875
. 13 3 .813
. 13 3 .813
'. 11 5 .688
. 11 5 .688
.... 8 8 . 500
. 7 9 .436
. ... 6 10 .375
Garner
Oxford --
Fuqtiay .
Oxford Orph. .
-Roxboro won toss
. 6 10 .375
. 4 12 .286
. 3 13 .188
. 0 16 .000
for second
place by flip of coin.
** Northern defeated Garner 50-48
in play-off game to reach series.
Tournament at Chapel Hill High
School this week. The winner will
travel to Durham next weekend to
battle for the State AA Champion
ship. ✓
It was a close season with a play
off game and a coin flip necessary
:o determine the final standings.
Henderson came out on top of the
fray with a 14-2 record. Roxboro
a as second and Graham third as
the result of the coin-flip; they both
had 13-3 records.
Southern and Cary tied for fourth,
but they will play each other in the
tournament anyway. They stood 11
5. Chapel Hill captured sixth place
with 8-8, Hillsboro seventh with 7-9,
and Northern eighth with 7-10. You !
can see from the chart how the
final standings affect the playing
ot the tournament. %.
It will cost an adult 75 cents and
a student 50 cents for a«'- evening
THSTRtCT Bt &A5KET6ALL TOURNAMENT - CHHS QrHlA
Rox V>oro
HilUboro
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WEDNESDAY
9:30
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championship
^atuKUM 9 PM.'
ot exciting basketball.
The first game is at 7 p m., with
| the next following at about 8:301
Wednesday through Friday. Only
me game, the championship final.
.Mil be played on Saturday, at 8 pin.
Officials
Back Vote
On Schools
Two County Commissioners from
the Chapel Hill area have
(tone on record as favoring the
proposed holding of an election M
( the joining of the Carrbpro School
Attendance Area to the Chapel Hill
Special School Tax District.
Asked their stands on this mat
ter. both Commissioner Donald M.
) Stanford of Chapel Hill and Cojnmii
; sinner Dwight Ray of Cdrrboro said
that in light of the sentiment' ah
•pressed in Carrboro for an election
on the issue of the “merger" they
felt that the Carrboro citizens should
be given the opportunity to vote an
the matter. Neither man commealed
) on how he felt about the issue it
self.
Petition Action Pending
A petition signed by 341 Carrboro
(See OFFICIALS. Pgge 4)
Party Control
Fight Slated
At GOP Meet
A behind-the-scene figl\J to deter
mine control of the county Republi
can Party organizational' machinery
is expected to erupt here Saturday
morning at the scheduled county
convention' of the GOP.
Convening time is 11 a.m.
Chairman of the county execution
committee (or many years has been
Marshall L. Cates r.. who Is expect
ed to seek re-election.
Meanwhile, in Chapel Hill, it has
been reported,.. support is being
sought for Louis W Sparrow, a
veteran party member and GOP
.standard-bearer for Sheriff four
years ago. Active in his behalf, it
is said, is Col. H. L. Robb, who has
been vigorously trying to revta*
the party for the past year.
Crtt\ of the- power struggle is the
* fight over the Hillsbroo postmaster
ship now held under a temporary
appointment by Miss Maude Brawn,
a member of one of the county's
leading Republican families.
Chief business of the conventioa
is to elect the county^executive com
mittee and name delegates to tbc
state conventioa,