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^_A ,f Orange County up with tho now* ,ver the county by H E N E W S of unty HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, ■JP For Quick, provan rawNs toll, buy, rant or got a iot by using tho classified a* on Pago 4 of THE NEWS of Orange County. EIGHT PAGES THIS ISSUE KIDD BREWER'S IG . . The word we get lids in Washington is that major political parties laying plans tq request a liease in the financial I their respective conven specifications will be |thin the next two weeks. Jvliich have been offer I $250,000 to encourage the | convention site-seekers ady pushed the price to ■luwever.. both . parties^ bed of more money^-are [ig at a $325,000 figure, will not be set until year. ULARS . . Did you the lady in Chapel Hill I her Christmas mailing that on August 1 let go up to four cents, her Christmas cards, for three cents—first -and mailed them with on the outside: “Please bn until Christmas.” 2.001 II . . . Jesse Helms says It em issue of the excel led Banker” that ( Carl ps been overlooked by and- organizations pled citizens for little Tar Heel of the week |or year.” ays he has an “intense | for Carl Goerch, be success has been his imagination—and de |>y it." Yes. and a lot of to go with it. He's no right: we never have Goerch prop,er rccog korfh Carolina. But r*h hasn't done too badly lings Banker Helms says rclt: few North Carol in i'more widely known:" known as a humorist; Ive of New York: is now 1-retired basis: lie likes kround in hrs airplane;" Itdking encyclopedia" on kilina; and he is not in |n running for public 5IT0R . i>r. Ralph '■'In-in Null! Carolina kicked in the teeth with re ballot m 1336. visited Jem last week,, tier and sister still live ll City. ran tor office. Dr Mr 'ie out against the sales had been put on as an y measure” in 1333. f I can’t understand is ■ Me ! i,u if! ,oi ; Hinds the teachers and ever had in North Cane I be for education and f sales tax? Now They a lot of Tliey—are the )le who licked Dr. Mc 1936 and again in 1944 ration in this State will* "e don't continue .the and now include food in luiiald is now president Green State University Green. Ohio—largely a allege. \ 1-PAUSE ... We have the Jeff Wil ton record. Pause,” and it is rale ll ain’t as funny as Person. lie is tlie able and gf Wie i-elations man for Motor Carriers Associa n has real talent in this lr-e tifcld. Wilson is a led fellow in every way °u aught to buy the ret ie entertainment. ---- tj UK B A P T I S T S . . . this talk about a re N°t with the Baptists, building handsome and parsonages ail over n via M. A. Huggins dark period from Jan ne ’this year meant to ts: "id offerings were run and-one-half per cent WOUNDUP, Page 2) W. Cross Pupils Still Unassigned No Decision Made Yet On Where 45 To Attend School For Next Year Just where 45 pupils from the White Cross Schopl Attendance j Area will go to school this fall still remains to be decided, as a ] result of the Chapel Hill School I Board’s new ruling that non-dis-’ ’ tried . pupils cannot attend- its ^school without payment of tuition. | And since the-deadline for ad: mission by tuitijm passed on June 30. the problem now rests with the County School Board. It’s un ! derstood that talks are still in pro cess between the County and Chap , pl Hill Boards in an effort to work out an agreement to allow these pupils to continue in the Chapel Hill schools. In all there are 71 pupils from White Cross who would normally (.attend .Chapel Hill Schools this. | year. However. 26 of these made application and tuition deposits for | the coming year with the Chapel Hill Superintendent by the June 30 deadline. On Monday evening the County Board met with the Chapel Hill Board there to discuss the Coun ty’s request to allow these pupils to attend in Chapel Hill again this year until a satisfactory permanent. agreement could be worked out While no action was taken ori~ this request, it was clear that the matter was still under considera tion between the two bodies. Nat urally. the County Board would like to have the White Cross Area vote into the Chapel Hill Special School Tax District—as the Carr boro Area did on Aug. 5 following the May 20 defeat of the issue in both Carrboro and White Cross. But it .seems' fcr^tv.w that no new election would be called for at least six months, if then. In the May election the White Cross res idents soundly trounced the mer ger propoal 193 to 75. At the Monday night session the Chapel Hill Board formally agreed to pay the estimated S700 cost of the Aug. 5 Carrboro School Area merges election, as they had de cided to do earlier following the unsuccessful court effort to bar the holding -of this vote. The Board also accepted the ap plications of Carrboro seventh and eighth grade pupils to attend the Chapel Hill Junior High School. Pupils in this category were those who made special application to attend the Chapel Hill Junior High prior to the June 30 deadline for acceptance ot such applications. Dry Weather Damages Crop Badly In Area Two weeks of hot. dry weather have seriously damaged all grow ing crops in the county. A few weeks ago tobacco farmers were looking forward to record fields. Now. they would settle for aii average crop, according to Coun ty AgeM Don S. Matheson. WiiCre irrigation has been used, however, tobacco is stjll flourishing. The corn on the sandy lands of the county has suffered the worst. Iii '.some cases it is damaged 30 pel cent of more. On Htc heavier red land where plenty of Nitrogen was used, it is withstanding the drought remarkably well. Pastures are beginning to dry up and livestock farmers have started feeding silage and hay. This situa tion while serious, has not reached the critical stage Grid Practice Opens Friday Football practice sessions for I Hillsboro High School's Wildcats are scheduled to get underway tumor w at 2 o'clock. ”oaeh Glenn Auman said physical animations will be the .first order busines and urged that all boys inning to try for the team attend morrow's important session for is reason. Last week's News report that actice would begin last Friday is in error. AN HONORED FLAG FOR THE POSTMASTER. Jam** Ev Greene of Atlanta, Ga. make* the presentation to Mis* Maud* Brown. HEADED FOR THE TOP, the new flag during the dedication ceremonies at the new Post Office Saturday. New PO Seen Emblematic Of Progress The new Hillsboro Post, Office • was hailed as '-anachievementem blematjc of local progress" at dedi catory ceremonies, here last Sat urday attended by about 200 peo ple. James E. Greene of Atlanta. Ga., regional delivery services officer for the Post Office department, the principal speaker for the rites which began at the courthouse and ended in the air-condftioned com fort of the new leased facilities, described the new structure as mrire than jirst anothpr-CnihttTn? "It is a symbol of your federal government, designed for local needs, and based on one of the most vital American, freedoms— the freedom to write your thoughts as you wish without fear of cen sorship or reprisal . . he de clared. In a prepared speech, the reg: ional official discussed most re cent developments and evidences of progress against the history and background of the postal service. He termed the local post office "a sturdy link, in the unbreakable “•chain which binds free men to gether everywhere .in their hope for the attainment of. the common goal of liberty and justice for all." Postmasters from some 10 neigh boring communities were in at tendance for the, dedication pro gram. along with field representa tives and other postal officials, lo cal dignitaries, and representatives in the general assembly. Edwin J. Hamlin served as mas ter, of ceremonies. Other partici pants in the program were Post master Maude Brown, the Rev. C. H. Regard, who gave the invo cation. the Cooper Four Quartet, a color .guard from the American Legion, and Charles M. Walker Jr., who led the singing of the Nation al Anthem., Speaking aT dedication, Jamas E. Greene, regional delivery ser vices officer for the PO Depart ment. New Gym Seats Are Installed;”! CP Plans Ready The new Hillsboro High School . gymnasium is nearing completion with the installation' of seats this ! week, the board of education was ‘old at its meeting Monday. The seats arrived (Monday and are being'installed all this week. They arc of the folding, rollaway type permitting-tmore flexibility and use than the permanent standing type. No date has . been set for final] acceptance of the building by the aehilect, hoard and State Depart •~nent officials *•- , - However, Architect Archie H. Davis reported that plans for the second wing of the Caorieron Park School are ready for passing out to contractors as soon as approval is given in Raleigh and a more favor able time for .taking bids is evident. He termed the building market “glutted" at this time and said he envisioned a more favorable time from a price standpoint several weeks hence. In other school building matters on the local scene, moving of the janitor's home next to Agricultural building at Hillsboro high school to the site purchased by the Board across the street was underway this week. A bid of $700 was ac cepted for the move. Cross Roads T © Observe 75th Year On August 34. the Cross Roads Baptist Church Will observe its an nual Homecoming and celebrate its 76th anniversary with the speaker for this Occasion being the Rev. A. K. Cheek, former pastor of Cross Roads Church. Rev. Cheek is bow pastor in Gas tonia and was pastor here 1935 through 1943. He will speak at the Sunday •morning Worship hour. There will be a aervice in the aft ernoon honoring all the former pas tors and friends of Cross Roads Church. It is hoped thaT several of these persons will be able to come for this service. Other features of the altemoon program will be: history of the church, recognition of the many Irtends of Cross Roads through these 75 years, recognition o( present friends, remarks of ap preciation, congregational and choir (■singing. i The Rev. Paul Shoupe, pastor of 'the church states that the most im portant feature of this Homecom ing and Anniversary week is the church's annual Fall Revival, The Rev. C. E. Byrd, pastor of this territory, will be the evangelist. A cordially invitation is given the pub lic to attend the revival services each night Monday through Friday, August 25-29, with services begin ning each night at 7:30 o'clock. Bishop Penick Is Homecoming Day Speaker The annual Homecoming Day at S«. Mary’s Chapel, Orange County, will be held Sunday morning at 11:15 oclock with the Rt. Rev. Ed win A. Penick, Bishop of the Epis copal Diocese of North Carolina, holding the service, assisted by the Rev. Lauton W Pettit, rector of St. Matthew’s Church, Hillsboro. St. iMary's Chapel, though no longer in active use, holds a warm place in the hearts of the commu nity as well as of those who, though living in other places, make an ef fort to return for this annual event For several years the St. Mary's Grange has taken, as one of its community projects, the upkeep of the Chapel and the observance of Homecoming Day. This is but an other evidence of the fine work done by this public-spirited group. The activities of the day .will in clude Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11:15 followed by dinner on the grounds. It is hoped that there will be a large attendance at this well loved and historic old church. REVIVAI. SERVICES Revival services at the Eno Pres byterian Church of Cedar Grove will begin Sunday with the 11 o’clock morning service. Night serv- ! ices will be held Sunday through j Friday at 8 o'clock.— The Rev. William H. Kryder. who is presently pastor of Presbyterian ( church at Birmingham, Ala. will be evangelist. He is former pastor of the First Presbyterian Church ol Graham. ABC Issue Still Alive; Petitions Distributed Text Of Petitions Board Of County Commissioners Orange County, N. C. C/O Mr. R. J. M. Hobbs, Chairman Glandon Drive "\ Chapel Hill, N. C. V Gentlemen: • j We, the undersigned citizens of Orange County, wish to hereby urge the Orange County Board of Commissioners to exercise its au thority to call for a County-wide referendum on the setting up of Al coholic Beverage Control Stores in this County as soon as possible. Among our reasons for urging you to call this election are: (1) It has been many years since the citizens of Orange County had an ' opportunity to vote on this vital .issue. It ia in the best interests of Democratic government to call another such referendum. (2) You, as members of the County’s official governing body, have asked for some indication of interest from your constituency on this matter. (3) The revenue to be derived from the profits of the ABC System in Orange County would greatly aid the County's needs for increasing school capital outlay funds. (4) Citizens of Orange County are now contributing heavily to the revenue of adjoining Counties, and thus providing them with fund) for their school systems and other public projects, by their pat ronizing of ABC Stores in these counties. (8) Orange County desperately needs npw sources of revenue to meet its constantly mounting budget expenses. This is a logical and very profitable source of revenue. (8) To install the ABC system of sales of alcoholic beverages wi!1! greatly improve the potentialities of the County's law enforcement officers in controlling illegal liquor traffic. * j Little League Is Big Success In First Year. This summer saw Hillsboro have Its first Little League Baseball pro gram. Back in June a group of parents and Interested citizens after being prodded by a group of boys started to set up a league. A fine program was developed for the' benefit of boys between the ages of 9 through 13.. The season^ was closed this week. Many people have contributed to the success of this first year of operation. Approximately 85 boys from Hillsboro and neighboring communities making up six teams have participated in League play The managers have been most help ful in handling live teams. ' They , have given a lot of time and effort on behalf of the young ball play ers. The managers are as follows; ! Giants. Rev. Rue Wesley and Char les Stanley; Dodgers. Fred Claytor Air Cooling Is Approved For Courthouse The County Commissioners, meet ing in special session at Hillsboro* Thursday, v o t e d to have air ; conditioning installed in offices of the County Courthouse. Estimated cost of the project was > $1,500. In addition a cdU for bids on an estimated $2,000 in county j jail plumbing improvements was also issued. j Tlj^j meeting Thursday was called primarily lor the purpose of can vassing the votes in Tuesday's Carr- ; boro School Area merger reler- | endum. *’ County Board Of Education Turns Down '"'S Negro Application To Carrboro School Entry Actually Sought For Only One Pupil; Merger, Ambiguity Given As Refusal Reasons I lie Orange County Board ol Kducation on Monday -denial the .application of a Carrboro'Negro ample lor their child to attend tlu* recently completed Can boro White S< liool. I lie application of,Mr. ami Mrs. 1-ee Vickers, it was dis closed lot the first time, was the only one received by the County Board for transfer of a Negro pupil to a white school. Ambiguity of the application was among the reasons giv en lor the denial, along with, the failure' of the couple to at tend the meeting as invited to do, leading to the assumption on the part 'of board members that they were not as interested in pursuing the application since the passage of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro merger election on August 5. Two Schools Mentioned In considering the application, the 1 board noted that the couple re quested admjssjou of the child to the Carrboro White School'' on*1 the i mimeographed ^application f o r m i furnished them and in typed appen dix attached-preferred to the "Chap el Hill Elementary School on West Franklin St.” In preparing a reply U the re quest, the Board noted that school ing for the next year wilt be avail able in the Chapel Hill school* j without tuition costa and that the child would be entitled to school bus transportation to the same school he had attended if he had previously been so entitled. The Board advised the . couple, there were several questions it v/ould have liked to have asked them, but since they did not appear, it was assumed they were not as in terested since the passage of the merger election The couple were told in a letter dated July 29 that the application would be considered on Aug. 11 at 10 a.m. and that they would be welcome to attend. Other Carrboro Applications The County Board considered the application of 22 Carrboro area j white students seeking approval to 1 transfer to Chapel Hill schools, sub ject to tuition, same of them to the new Chapel Hill Junior High School. ! but did not act prior to noon today. 1 Sending tons intuition with Super ( i intendenit Joseph Johnston later to day. i. Johnston and County Superin tendent Paul Carr had previously last week agreed to recommend to their respective board that the Carrboro school operate fully un der the County System for the nest school year and essentially In the same mannner as last year, i Sentiment among members c' the j County Board seemed to be that i they were willing to assign them if i Chapel Hilt was willing to take them, but in view o£ the superin tendents' agreement it was thought best to consult the Chapel Hill ad ministration before taking action. Further, since the applications. were all made prior to last Tues day’s election, it was net known 1 whether some of the parents might wish to withdraw them in view of the election results. About half were elementary students. - g and Frank Frederick; Indians. Rev. James S. Taylor and Harry Lloyd. Braves. Ted Shoaf and Bobby Clay Ion; Athletics, Glen Aoman find Joe Murray; Cardinals. Bobby Knight and George L. Allison. Harry Lloyd has done a good job handling publicity and League sta tistics. Numerous people have worked as umpires, score keepers, w&ter boys and olberjobs. The opeiration h.,s b»'en a fiiui.it ^1 success and it is hoped that a skmi lai program can be arranged for future years. Giants Beat v * Dodgers For League Title -\. The Giants coached by tlv«> Hev. Ktie Wesley won the Hillsboro Lit tle League Series b.v beating the Dodgers 2 1 m 11 it • lm.il "game "Mtio- - day. • This concluded the first Little League season in Hijlsbom Every one connected with the program is exceedingly pleased with the suc cess of this League this year ' The final game was a well played exhibitimf of baseball with both teams preforming like ivai cham pions. Excellent pitching was the feature of the contest .Morris Thompson on the mound lor the Giants was particularly effective. i Allen Yancey pitched a good game for tlie Dodgers. Throughout the season the Dod- | gers were a strong hall club. They had the season's best average fm , games won. The Giants however. | improved tremendously' m the lat ter part of the season under the leadership of Coach Wesley T h e Dodgers were handled b.v .Coaches Fred Cla.vtor and Frank Frederick I Six Teachers Are Appointed To Fill Roster i i or appointment t() positions in the Six new learners were approvcci \ Grange County School system at Monday's meeting of the Hoard pi v .duration — -n They replace teachers wlio have u esigned since ttie completion of the v »aching roster several weeks ago. s The new teachers are: 1 West' Hillsboro: .Miss. Johanna W Mien, grade 4 it Cameron Park Mrs. Mary How ' len Miller, grade 3. ... . H Klland: Mis Shirley Lambert by worth. Grades 1-2. in Central: \V. Stewart Scott Jr.. r rades 7-8. Efland-Cheekx Donald Lawrence, in rade t>. H Six Reasons For Vote Cited In Documents The 3-2 defeat oy the C o a ■ I f Commissioners last week of a mo tion to have a County-wide refer— (him on ABC stores seems fay — means to nave killed the issue. Private contacts with various members of the County Board sub sequent to the last session reveal that a majority of the Board mem bers are actually in favor of the proposal, but wish to get more pub lic reaction on the issue. And of course, the Board would actually hope that the referendum passed if it were called though it would not take a formal stand on the matter.. The intention of the Board mem bers now seems to be to bring up the same motion—which would set the referendum for sometime next winter—at their September 'meet ing. Meanwhile it was established tb da.v that informal petitions asking the Board to call such a referendum were already being circulated in both Hillsboro and Chapel HU1. these documents were not in tended to have legal standing to automatically bring about the elec- 1 iTori, but were “In response to; some Hoard members desires to* know”* public reaction to the proposal. Additional copies of this petition Sire available al the News Office on request, or will be mailed to persons who wish them. Space for names and addresses of signers is provided at the bottom of the doc ument. Mare Janitors For Schools Are Sought AMignment-of-an additional jani tor for service at Hillsboro High School was requested Monday of the Board of Education by Prin cipal G. A Brown. Mr.- Brown said the use of the new gymnasium and otherilpctors >v ould necessitate the additional lelp. Whereupon. Superintendent G. P. imstrR Rested I hot. he make a stu ly of the janitor situation in all of he schools of the county including ,\ork loads, remuneration, etc and — n imrt back (o the board at next meeting- * lie said additional janitors were dso n e v d c d at Kfland-Cheeks ■thool. where tl>e facilities have x'en doubled and at Aycock where j lunchroot.i and two classrooms tave been added the problem of the many new Holdings ha\ 1114 been added to the . ■ounty system without correspond ng increases in janitor appropria ions from the State was discussed. iy the board and Board Member loss Porter commented the board could be subject 10 criticism if new luildmgs were allowed to deteri ite through lack of janitor service. Home Nursing Class Has Room For More Mrs. Glenn Auman announces hat the Kett Cross Home Nursing lass got olf to a good start Tues lay night and tliat there is room or a feu more women in the class. Anyone wishing to join the class is sked t0 come to the Home Ecop mics Department of the Hillsboro chool tonight at 7:30 o'clock. ISPER SERVICE There will be an outdoor Vesper ervne sponsored by the Scldey -range Sunday evening at 0:13 clock at tlte Schley Grange Hall ith the program including an in uirational talk, by the Rev Clyde . Pearson. Everyoue is cordially invited and special invitation is extended to >ung people e t -r 3 I " ''3r V . „ rnA MOVIES SHOWN Assistant County Agent EH Bar 's and Livestock Market Manager iibert Nichols showed slides of eu recent lour of the Iowa fami P count ry_ to ntchtbers of the Jlsboro Lions Club Tuesday Bight, •/*