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For Quick, pruvun rtwltl, Mil, buy, runt or §ut a jut iua iiuiiia QAua I m tMn ■*t »iu® ciiiivnra mi on F090 7 uf THK NEWS u» Oran«u County. BIGHT PAGES THIS ISSUI . While Charlotte nicer Bell leads the sting legal reforms ilina—such as judges instead of elect iple—he is having ubles right on his lied i rotund and energetic fie House from Meck ty in the 1957 Legis nning against Incum Bell' for the State lore formidable op Bell in the person er, one of the real I lie House, who has he would like to the Senate side, of the N! C Food ciation, has never— tlectihn—been beaten ! runs for the House stives. He has been [he ran for the State i—while Spencer written about and pro;and-conly over Commendations—Jack Vogler seem to be down into third posi jrn hometown, way folks in Char looked last week, bt of money was be lt all of it by Bell £R—. . Not much is bout it—and a lot of i don’t know it— forth Carolina's most kaders is desperateli physicians last week verge of making a ecision: that the ill be cured. But there One of the great [these tired old eyes en is ‘ The Young |h is now playing on ns across the land, it . . . and so will punch of the old Glory,” without the nent, and the factual boumentary film. You bee better acting any i that done in this Marlon Brando and hard-bitten Montgo SS . . . In the past fth Carolina has.lost uly,great agricultural Bll deeply-rnourn their Jwell mentally on the, bt of events ' which |them from us within days of each other— ►hen we needed them [ps Bill Hooks, Master olumbus County, busi banker; the nex{ day [Winslow of Pitt Coun paster Farmer, a lead Brm Bureau, a promi fsman, and a veteran bal leadership, came the tragedy in young William Poe, Progressive Farmer [the gceat young men *h. fie died suddenly Unexpectedly of a heart and W. Kerr Scott pd or living—with the Dr. Clarence Poe fore for Southern agri Scott. Last week it lann, one of our agri fnts, whose long years ufferlng from physical came more than he hese men Is felt deep linking people of North ps spring — and their mean greater loss to of our State in the I me. . . . One of the m tidings ever held plina occurred a f vhen former Congre [ Deane’s daughter, E came the bride of Ri I Shenman, of Califorr [tatives from 17 natii the First Bapi WmVP, Page 2) School Board Refuses To Make New Commitment On Carrboro Tax Vote The County Board of Education Monday declined to act upon a re quest from a Carrboro citizens’ group favoring the school district merger with Chapel Hill that it go on record as agreeing not to call a supplementary tax election in the Carroboro School district with in three months after May 20. The request for the board to take a stand in the school merger controversy came from Mrs. Ruth West as spokesman for the dele gation composed of Odell Barham. H. Dodson, and Pepsi Perry, all members of the group favoring the merger of Carrboro and White Cross districts with the Chapel Hill special tax district. 7 - | Members of the board, while de- j dining to take action on the re quest Monday, pointed out its policy on the question had been stated previously in a resolution included in the minutes, of the , \pril 1, 1957 meeting and was un [ ’hanged. The April 1957 resolu | ion said “We find onlv two courses open vhieh are compatible with good government aud good school plan ning. They are: (1> For Carrboro to remain a definite part of the •“minty unit and participate in a nounty-wide supplementary tax. (21 '■'or Carrboro to vote into the I Chapel Hill Unit. Since neither of these plans is acceptable to the Carrboro Committee’, no action wSs taken on calling a supplementary 'ax vote.” In other actions, the board; heard a request from Cedar Grove school committeemen for an ad ditional classroom and the pur chase of additional playground land and took the matter under advise ment. Cancer Drive Mets Over $300 n Hillsboro Mrs. Ira Ward, chairman of the 1958 Hillsboro Cancer Drive, an nounces that over $300 has been raised locally and wishes to thank all workers and who have taken a part in the town-wide house-to house canvass. There was no set goal of the cancer drive for Hillsboro. “For ty per cent of the funds raised here will remain in the county to ■ help cancer victims,” said Mrs. I Ward and “the rest will be used for research and other purposes.’" , The following ladies were work;, ers in the local drive;;, '■Captains: Mrs. Odell Clayton. Mrs. Bob Strickland, Mrs. Harry | Waldo. Mrs. Harry Breeze. Mrs. Bobby- Knight and Mrs. Allen Laf Ua. j: other Workers: Mrs Giiy Miller, 'Sirs. Wallace Strayho'rn. Mrs. thur j mond Head, Mrs. Charlie Wil liams, Mrs. Jake Forrest, Mrs. | Kay. Winecoff, Mrs. Garland * Mil- j ler, Mrs. Paul Carr, Mrs. M. L. Cates Sr., Mrs. Joe Rhinehardt, Mrs. j Malone Hall, Mrs. Leroy Hall Sr,! Mrs. Julia Scott and Mrs. Joe Neems. Legion Post Has Equipment To Lend Ailing American Legion fwt No; 85 of Hillsboro has on hand several wheelcjiairs, crutches and walkettes available for loan free-of-charge | to any person in need of this equipment in Orange County. Walt Wrenn. Veterans Service, Officer, has charge of the equip ment and anyone desiring use of it should contact him either at the Veteran’s Service Office located near the courthouse, phone 3744, i or at his home, 6345. Following are rules and regula tions regarding this equipment: The person who signs for it is he responsible for the care and main tenance of it and all damage to it will be paid for bv the borrower. There is a maximum of three months loan with the privilege of Post No. 85 recalling equipment in case of emergency, -but the loan period may , be extended by ap proval of the officer >n charge. The property is transferrahle with the approval of the Post and can not be moved out of Orang^ County without the approval of the Committee chairman. 782 Register For Vote A total of 782 persons were eligi ble to vote in the May 20 Carrboro White Cross school area merger referendum as of Monday morning. During the past week a total of 590 new voters were registered in the two precinct polling places. Registration will continue this week at the registrars’ homes and this Saturday for the final day, at the polling places. Registrar Mrs. Luther Sturdivant in Carr boro said that 405 new reg istrants during the week and last Saturday brought the old total of 192 up to 597. Registrar Mrs. Thomay Y. Teer at White Cross %aid this morning that 140 new registrants during the week and on Saturday brought her precinct total up from 45 to 185. With the beginning of a new fis cal year less than 60 days away, some departments of the county government began the parade of budget requests before the Board of County Commissioners at #tho Monday morning meeting. The budget for the county schools, which consumes the larg est segment of the tax dollar, was approved earlier the same day by the Board of. Education, and later presented by that body to the Commissioners. Dr. O. D. Garvin, district health officer, presented the hearth bud get request for this county’s share of the Orange-Person-Chatham-Lee district operation. The proposed school budget for the county system calls for an in crease of 16.8% over last year's budget, with well over half of the increase being required for princi pal and interest payments on bond ed indebtedness for schools, these payments being swelled this year by virtue of the first payments re quired on the first million dollars sold of the $2 million bond issue i approved in 1956. The request for curent expense funds totalled $117,020, an increasej of $10,372; capital outlay $116,806,' an increase of $12,172; and debt service $160,048.35, an increase of: $35,489.35; making a total increase of $58,033.35 over last year’s allot ment. Last year’s county school budget totalled $344,M2. The proposed budget for next year totals $402. 975.35. Most of the current expense in creases are stimulated by the con tinuing enlargement of school cilities while capital outlay creases are necessitated largely the requirement for furnishiags for new buildings. Dr. Garvin for the health depart ment requested a minimum approp riation of $27,000 from Orange County with an appropriations goal of $1 per capita, if it could be achieved. This would bring the Or ange contribution to an excess of $35,000 for the health operation as compared to the 1957-58 approp riation for this purpose of $25,000. Cates Elected Cameron Park PTA President Fred Cates Jr. was installed as president of the Cameron Park Parents and Teachers Associtaion Tuesday night and two other new officers were elected. Other new-officers are: vice-pres ident. Mrs. 6. B. Hobbs, who will serve one year to complete the term of Mrs. Robert Sfurphy who resigned after one year; and Ever ett Kennedy, treasurer. Harry P. Breeze, outgoing presi dent, presided over the last meet ing of this school year. During the business session it was voted to continue the music program next year. Ted Shoaf, principal, announced a projector was bought for the school with proceeds from a mag azine subscription sale conducted by the students. Shoaf told the parents there is a possibility stu dents may be able to have art l</s ons next year under the direction of an art instructor. This will be conducted similar to piano lessons with the students paying for them. Outgoing President Breeze thank ed th« jpro«ip_ jfgr their “exeeUea* cooperation” for the past two years and said that any success the Association may have had was due to the fine group of officers and members of the Association who have given their time and ef-J fort. He also stated that if a count of attendance had been tak en at each meeting he felt sure that Cameron Park would rank highest in the State for attendance at their meetings. Mr. Shoaf’s fourth grade won the attendance award for having the most parents present. Elon Prexy To Address Local Alumni ™--I-'"'—..'-*• ■ '■ Dr. J. Earl Danleley. president of Elon College, will address the annual dinner meeting of the Dur ham-Orange Chapter of the Elon College Aumni Association which will be held in Harvey’s Cafeteria at Durham at 7 o’clock tonight. All of the large group of former Elon students in the area have been urged to attend the sessions. President of the Durham-Orange Chapter is Mrs. Lyman Wilkins, of Durham and arrapgements for the banquet are in charge of C. Carl Woods Jr also of Durham. WHERE'S THE OTHER END OF THIS DRAIN? That’* tha question a sizaabla crowd of onlooker* wara asking at tha court house parking lot Tuesday afternoon as Sheriff's Deputies poured 138 gallons of white liquor into the drain. The 23 cases of illicit booie and the pick-up truck on which it was loaded had been cap tured'-* few hour* earlier near-MtJand on the Cedar Grove road where It had been left parked by the side of the road. Deputies Burch Compton and Malone Long, who drew the pour ing assignment shown above, noticed peculiar movements of two automobiles while travelling the area (the cars were being driven back and forth as if on petrol) and later spotted the truck parked on the roadside. An investigation uncovered the canvas covered cates. The smiling pair on the back of the captured truck at right it crusading high sheriff, O. H. Clayton, and chief deputy, W. R. - Roberts. -s' Central School Bids Opening Set For May 20 tor Jbe construction 4 \ new building for the recently SurlT ed Central High School at Hills boro will be opened in the court room of the old Courthouse on Tuesday, May 20, at 2 p.m. Flans for construction of the high school building to cost in the neighborhood of $210,000 have re ceived approval and been distribut ed to contractors. This week, the county account ant announced the receipt of $152, 000 from the State Insurance De partment, which'carried the fire, insurance on the building, in full settlement of damages from the lost building and the county com missioners by resolution acted to purchase 6 -months deposit cer tificates of the Durham Bank and Trust Company to earn l***? on the, idle money Until it 4s needed to pay for work on the new build ing. MUSEUM OPEN The Orange County Historical Museum, which is located in the upstairs of the old courthouse, is open every Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5_ o’clock. LEAVE FOR ARMY Mrs. Willie Lee Lynch, clerk of the local draft board, reports that on Tuesday four men left for in duction into the armed service and 20 for physicals. Dairy Princess To Be Named As Part Of June Dairy Month An Orange County Dairy Princess will be selected on May 23. Nominations for the County Prin cess should be sent to Quentin Pat terson, Soil Conservation Service, not later than May 20 The selection and crowning of the 1958 North Carolina will be a part of the observance of June Dairy Month. Local awards will j be given to the Orange County Prin j cess, who will compete in the area | and state contest. To be eligible for the contest, the nominees must meet the qualifica j tions listed. ^ ' A. She must be^al least 16 years of age by June 1, 1958, and must be under 25 years of age • + as of June 1, 1958. She must be at least a senior in high school for the 1958-59 school year. Ad ditional educatidh is desirable. " B. She must not be, nor have been, married. C. Sne must be available for per sonal appearances during the year, commencing June. 1958, and ending, 1859, if she is selected as the North Carolina Dairy Princess. * D. She must be able to present a doctor's certificate stating that she is in good health. E. She must, if under 21 years of age, present a signed statement of consent frorp her, parents or guardian. The contestant must also sign a statement releasing photographs for publicity purpose F. Professional models will not be * , eligible to compete. G. She must be a resident of North Carolina (must have been a resident of North Carolina for a minimum of one year'. H. She must be a regular consum er of milk and dairy products. Agricultural Orangizations will submit nominations for ttie County Contest. Other organizations are in 1 vited to make nominations also. County Farm Agencies Enter Progress Contest .The (Orange County Agrlcultib«l nVitirkers’ Council voted to. enter the County of the Year in Community Development contest at a meeting In Hillsboro Monday-afternoon The contest, is sponsored by the North Carolina Board of Farm Or ganizations and Agricultural agon cies. Three prizes are being offered. To the first place county winner in Community Development—$500 and plaque. To the second place County'Winner in Community Development-$300 and plaque-; -r-f To the county in which Negro COmmunitiihave accomplished most $d<)0 and plaque. These awards will bu, offered each year through I960. In the discussion;* members of the Agricultural Workers’ . Council pointed out that Orange County's 1958 Rural Progress Program fits In perfectly with the objectives tri the County of the Year in Common-' ity Development contest. Eyen the dates, November 1. 1957 to Oct. 31. 1958 coincide. The Rural Progress Program of Orange County is designed to NAMED BY JAYBIRD — Ex pressive winner of the Chapel Hill Jaycees' fun-makinfl Jaybird award—for the second success ive year—is John Allen Cates, seen with his unique birjl-in-a gilded cage trophy. It was pre sented by Club Jaybird Paul Sex ton at Friday evening's ladies' night installation banquet for the Chapel Hill Jayceas. v* - promote community development. The prizes lor the 20 differed Items mvdlVeA. In commfinifr divelepmdot will be awarded to those communi ties making the most progress in each specific practice. Smaller prizes will be awarded lucky In dividuals as aft incentive to greater work in behalf of their community. In 1953, Orange County was nam ed'' County of the year, and was awarded $500 for first place. The prize money served a valuable pur pose in promoting the county agri cultural programs, the Farm and Home Kfficiency Program and the, Blue Kibbon Program since then, j With the good showing already being,-made by roost* of the com-, :munities in the 1958 Rural Prog ress- Program, agricultural work ers feel thut Orange County has a good chance "In tile state contest again, this year. Army 'Copter Lands In Area In Emergency Am i Kmn »n<i rtf An Army helicopter, one of two enroute to FV Bragg Sunday, de veloped drive shaft trouble in the air near hore'ahd through quirk thinking and good technique the aviator landed successfully with no damage to aircraft or person nel. The craft, one of the Army’s small two-seaters, made an em ergency landing just as the shaft broke in a pasture on the farm of William T. Laws on. the Fauc ette Mill Road, two miles northwest of Hillsboro, around 5 p.m. The other helicopter came back and. landed in the field. ArOund 9 o'clock a larger 'copter from Ft. Bragg flew' repair parts in and with .the help of lights from a tractor it was repaired. The three aircraft took off arouild 10 o’clock for the. Durham. Air part to refuel and go on to Fort Bragg Anti-Merger Forces Not Fighting Payment Of Supplementary Tax The Carrboro School Development Council "is fighting for a better edu cation for Carrboro boys and girls," declared Dick Andrews at a campaign conference on Tuesday "And now that we have one of the best elementary school plants in North Carolinu, we believe our chil dren will be best served by home rule." The Council is the organization op posing the merger of Carrboro and White Cros schools with thuse of the Chapel Hill administrative dis trict. The matter will be decided at an election jto be held on May 20 Only citizens'of Carrboro and White Cross can vote in this special elec tion; and they have to be specially registered before sunset next Satur day. The Carrboro books will be at the City Hall while the White Cross books will be at the Grange Building all day Saturday. Mr. Andrews went on to say that the Council’s fight was not against paying supplementary school taxes, which will be required if 'the mer ger passes. "Aa a matter of fact, the very people who started the Council have been trying to get a special Carrboro school tax for years, as the record proves,‘l he said. “And after we have defeated this effort to turn Carrboro’s new school over to Chapel Hill* we'll try a&ain. We don’t Mind the tax bit we do object to our school becom ing the step-child of the Chapel Hill district." „ . . >>,Z’ - . During the discussion It was point ed out by Mr. Andrews that if Carr boro and While Cross schools are merged with Chapel Hill administra tive district, the Chapel Hill board will control the schools of more than a fourth of Orange County “Why if this thing passes. Chapel Hill will have oik* of the larges' city administrative units in the whole state,’’ he said "It will ex tend from Alamance County on the west to Durham County on the oast und to Chatham County on the south ; few popple realUe tc but Ute pro-1 posed Chapel Hill enlarged school district will be larger, in area, than the special district of Raleigh and most other North Carolina cities. The way I see it. it's just plain ridiculous to give Chapel' Hill title to all the schools In such a large ■ area: and reduce the school influ ence of the parents of the children concerned." Mr. Andrews said that he would not be opppsed to a special school tax for the entire county, follow ing the defeat of the ^Chapel Hill plan " He- pointed out that many State school authorities believe that the New Hanover plan—by which the schools of Wilmington and the rest of the county arc under a single ad ministrative supervision and the spe cial tax is county-wide, would be best for Orange county.' But 1 don't know whether the Chapel Hill board would ever go for that,"' he said. ’“They don't seem to be interested I in developing the county, they jusT' want tn take over the county schools | and run them' from Chapel Hill in-1 stead of Hillsboro." I Modification Of Electrical Code Slated Prospects that some of the more restricting phases of the county’s new electrical code will be modified by the Board of Coun ty Commissioners appeared evi dent at Monday’s meeting. Considerable objection has been —— voiced. It is understood, to some of the requirements, especially * those requiring the supervision on the premises at all times of a lic ensed electrician and the inclusion or farm buildings under the code. The modifications, it can be as sumed on the basis of the discuss ions, will probably permit minor wiring without prior permit and eliminate the requirement that all wiring be done by a licensed electrician, thus permitting the Private wiring of certain farm buildings, such as chicken houses, etc., not intended as dwellings. Following the discussion, the proposed changes were turned ov er to County Attorney A. H. Grah am for his study and recommenda tions a the next board meeting. v Excels wheat Acreage Musf Be Destroyed Twenty six wheat producers in Orange County planted wheat In ex cess of i heir wheat allotment or 15 acres whichever was greater for the 1958 harvesting year Twenty four of these producers have vtetcd the Orange County A SC Office and deposited money to have a representative 6f the ASC Office visit their form and measure off the excess acreage, so it might be destroyed to avoid paying » Mar keting (junta Penalty for harvesting excess wheat. May 15th is the final dn’te by which this excess wheat must be destroy ed to avoid being charged a penalty. If tins excess wheat is not destroyed prior to May 15th. the producer will he charged penalty on all the wheal acreage that exceeds the farm allot ment. and not on the amount that cxeeeds the 15 acres of permitted wheat acreage per farm provided the producer does not want price sup port. The excess wheat may be de stroyed by disking, mowing or fencing off and grazing 17 Boy Scouts Get Awards At Honor Court Awards were presented to 17 Orange County Scouts at a District Court of Honor held Sunday evening at the United Church. William Cherry, representing the sponsoring church group for host Troop 833. presided over the program, which included five ad vancements to the Second Class rank, two to Star rank, and” 10 merit badge presentations. William S. Stewart presented the Second Class badges to Ronnie King. Richard Shaw. John Graves, and Tony Ambrosio of Troop 833 and to Charles Crawford of Troop 438. Hillsboro. The Star- rank was presented by Richard Donnan to Dupree Jones of Troop 438 and to Joe Forrest of Troop 450. Efland « Frank Umstead ’"awarded merit badges to the following Scouts, all of Troop 438: Jimmy Strayhorn, Jhck Knight. Gene Knight. BiUy tynch. Jimmy Parsley. Dupree Jones. Johnny’ Midgett. Kenneth. Bobbitt. Charles Crawford, and Joe Eskridge.
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