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HILLSBORO AND CHAPIL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, DtCBMBCR IS, IMS
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TRM PAMS THIS ISSUR
s WEIGHT . . . Since
jj.es is now in his fifth
Ijegan it on November 7
[rflor of North Carolina,
ms tc say about two
carries much weight,
said he is opposed to this
piting the term of its
to four years. Before
|„gb with it, if he lives,
K served a few weeks
g Hodges believe-: that
t time is just not enough
pod, comprehensive pro
deration. He knows that
the Constitution—and we
jag around with it now
lit—to permit two four
,5 would not affect his
tas nobody can bring up
t of selfishness, or self
in the Governor's opin
rtio disagree with the
base their thinking on
points:
have had good, honest
ernment in North Caro
cur four-and-no-more pro
to not have living an ex
15 . . . Talk of liquor
iree flow of it when the
e is mentioned recently
inist Burke Davis to run
taken from the “Caro
in 1951:
'epper informs the mem
the General Assembly
House, the Pepper Box.
irner of Wilmington and
Ireets, is so arranged as
i Saloons completely re
private parties of g^ntle
rous of feasting themsei
friends and that at all
imbers of the Assembly,
igued by their Wj-duous
ty refreshjheafeeives M.
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UTS . . . Although old
legislator* like the Sii
rffee Shop, S & W Cafe
Ity Hawk Tavern, and
e still doing business at
old stands, at least twc
uts have taken their de
' • ■ ■ . One of them is
Bar on Salisbury Street
ng building has gone in
I Proescher’s out near
ie years -ago on dark,
flings, you could some
! a voting majority of
Mature at Proeseher’s.
ow you How times^have
Proescher himself is
i at the Wake County
t When his successor
the fine old place “Ome
ybody realised the Char
house on Crabtree Creek
ist of Raleigh had won
I . Then there is
nd Street, where at one
could find the finest
oysters south of Balti
cs still there; they still
lens, steamed or on the
but somehow it seems
ler than in the old days
outstanding football star
le 40’s could be found
• around midnight sitting
■ the tables picking out
fatiguel waitresses on
•M-up, black-backed gut
ter quit school . . *.
$ . . . . Legislators will
know that Rusty’s—made
J News and Observer
Carles Craven — has
■ "ining-and-dining estab
kom its old location on
fceet. When the N. C.
'ssociation established of
a few feet away, there
too much dignity around
His new quarters, but
dmark, are on Hargett
1 a few steps from the
m TONtay 'lecmtMe
tte gets dull and dreary
-House. The Highway
'afetsria is gone. The
recently voted to sell
ty two blocks from the
1175,000 (to an oil cam
all, we have more
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B. V. D. Mentioned
As Mills' Occupant
Another mim has popped into speculation as now tanant of
Carrboro's mills.
‘ A tr,d# Pul»lieation in Philadolphia Monday said that the B. V.D
Corporation had boon “sold or i.„od" tho 35-acre, two-unit mill,
from Pacific Mills.
A representative of the company was in the county last week,
ln,° v,riou* **P*ctl the property, and conferred with
officials and interested citizens.
However, the Daily News and Record said that the Fred Bins
wanger Co. firm of Philadelphia, handling the sale fof Pacific
Mills, would not confirm the story.
It also said that officials of the BVD firm in New York would
not confirm the story.
Last week, Hanes Knitting Co. was mentioned as entering into
negotiations for the property. The report was flatly denied by
Hanes. However, the Binswanger company did say that it was
'‘near" closing the purchase deal.
Pacific Mills is reportedly asking $750,000 for the property,
which once housed their Burlington Mills enterprise. There has
been considerable speculation here about, a new occupant, and a
state official said recently to a local group that several national
firms had investigated the site and expressed interest.
PRIZE WINNERS—J. Edmund Latta, left, presents Sam Woods,
canter, first prize winner, a registered Guernsey heifer calf and Bob
by Woods, right, second prize winner, a registered Guernsey bull
calf in the Schley Grange Community contest sponsored by Latta.
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Special Christmas Programs
Are Announced By Churches
FIRST AAETIST • v
A pageant, Why Christmas?,”
will be presented Sunday night at
7:30 o’clock by the Intermediates of
the Training Union Department of
'he First Baptist Church. Both the
Carol and senior choirs will parti
cipate in the program. ,
ST. MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
will celebrate the birthday of Christ
by having a carol-candle-lighting
service Christmas Eve at 5 p.m.
Sunday evening at 5 o’clock a
Christmas pageant “The Nativity,”
>y Rosamond Kimball will be giv-.
>n. There will be no Sunday school
U the morning. The pageant, which
s • in the nature of a ' Christmas
worship service will be participated
n by members of the Sunday
children- will follow this service.
On Sunday the annual “White
Christmas” will be observed. Mem
bers of the church will bring food,
clothing and toys for the needy. The
regular morning service will be held
at 11 o’clock.
On Christmas, Day there will be
a celebration of the Holy Commun
io’n at 11 a.m. with the familiar ca
rols sung by the choir and the con
-gregation and the Christmas sermon
by the Rector.* ^cordiafc. Invitation
is extended to everyone to attend
and to participate in these services.
PILGRIM HOLINESS
The Pilgrim Holiness Church will
hold its Christmas Program Sunday
night at 7:30 o’clock at which time
a play entitled, ‘ The Beggar Boy,”
will be presented. Both the junior
and senior choirs will sing.
The Young Married Sunday School
class will hold its Christmas party
at the parsonage Saturday night at
7:30 o’clock. The Adult Bible Sun
day School Class -will have its
Christmas party in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Terrell Friday, night
at 7:30 o'clock. ^
MARS HILL BAPTIST
-The ‘Maes- Hills.
will hold its annual Christmas Pro
gram Sunday night beginning at 7
o’clock. ,,
; There will be a pageant “Arise Thy
Light Is Come,” by members of the
Training Union.
Following the recitations by the
young people the climax of the eve
ning, The Christmas Tree, will take
plage. At this time presents will be
exchanged.
TwoMore Calls Threaten Bombings
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Two more crank telephone calls
warning of bombings at the Univer
sity were reported Friday, following
two others only by a matter of
hours:
Dr. Fletcher Green, head of the
received a call
about 8:20 a.m. Friday from a per
son who said, ‘ There is a bomb in
your building.” Dr. Green said the
person, who sounded like an adult
male, hung the receiver immediate
a search
of
Saunders Hall, home of the History
Dept., and classes were suspended
least six examinations had been
scheduled for the day.
At 12:45 p.m., Chapel Hill Police
Chief W. D. Bla,ke received the sec
ond bomb threat of the day and the
ISurnrnrtwcndays^
Chief Blake said the caller hur
riedly and excitedly told him that
a bomb was set to go off in Bing
ham Hall. Chief Blake said he could
not understand whether the caller
said “in loom 228 or at 2:28 p.m.
unanceuor w. d. auu vun»«
searched the building and found no
bombs. All classes but one in the
building were called off for the day.
Wednesday night, one caller said
his brother was going to bomb Chap
el Hill High School the next morn
ine. And another call, two hours
later, said a time bomb was due
to go off in Bingham the next after
noon.
The hoaxes were part of a series
which has boiled over in North
Carolina recently.
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Personal Injuries Kept At Minimum .. — 1
norords Show Nine Inches, But Inconvenience Of Snow Hard To Measure
Personal injuries have been kepi
>n a minimum during- the current
iSTwcather, but UrraniOTpIroF-m*
convenience caused to local resi
dents is hard to measure.
Police officials in Orange Coun
ty and Chapel Hill report they
have heard of no serious accidents
as a result of the snow and ice
However, drivers ean readily ..testi
fy that there have Deen many
in ditches and stuck along the
fonda. ■ —
In all, the,*>local area got nine
inches of the white stuff.
One accident which has been re
ported locally involved a Univers
ity policeman early Sunday morn
ing. 5 .
- campus officer 'Fred Free suf
County Digs Out, But Schools Remain
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Orange County and its communities yesterday continued to dig out
from beneath its heaviest snow in several years.
Roads and streets were mostly clear after two days of warming daytime
weather, but much snow is still left,from the falls last Thursday and Sun
day which paralyzed the area, along with the greater part of North Caro
lina.
Supt. G. Paul Carr announced Tuesday tfcat all Orange County
schools which have been closed since last Thursday because of hazardous
road conditions, will remain closed until Dec. *9. Christmas holidays pre
viously had been scheduled to end on Dec. 30.
Snow and ice led to the closing of the schools Thursday and continu
ing icy conditions and low temperatures make travel over secondary roads
dangerous. . _
Carr said this ruling by the school board does not effect Chapel Hill
and Carrboro schools, but it does include the Hillsboro schools. Chapel
Hill and Carrboro schools re-opened Tuesday.
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S & L Declares
New Dividend
At 3Vi% Rate
Directors of the Hillsboro Savings
L Loan Association have declared
another semi-annual dividend at a
rate of 3tt percent per annum, pay
able to savings members as of De
cember 31.
Exact amount of the payment will
not be ascertained until the close
of business for the month, but the
amount to be distributed will be the
largest in the association’s 46 year
history, and was justified by earn
ings.
The resources of the local sav-„
ings and loan association have
grown steadily, in some years by
leaps and bounds, during the past
decade. Total assets of the organisa
tion have now surpassed $3,100,000
and some 2,500 persons are now
its members, either as borrowers or
savers.
Announcement of the continued
growth was made at the annual
Christmas party for Directors, offi
cers, employees and their wives or
husbands held Tuesday (night at Co
lonial Inn,, when gifts and favors
were presented and a social occasion
enjoyed. Vice President B. S. Carr
served as toastmaster and the Rev.
S. T. Kimbrough presented a musi
cal program]-^
Santa To Make
Delayed Visit
Friday Night
Santa Claus will make bis delayed
visit here to Hillsboro Friday night,
weather permitting. He will make
visits in the various stares and have
favors for the children.
Stores will be open Friday night
until 9 o’clock. The members of the
Hillsboro Merchants Association will
close their stores and offices De
cember 25 and 26 for the holidays
reopening Saturday, Dec. 27.
Students May*®
Pick Up Gifts .
Mrs. Glen Auman, Home Econom
ics teacher of Hillsboro High School,
says she will be in the Home Eco
nomics Department tomorrow morn
ing from 10 to 12 o’clock so that stu
dents may get the Christmas de
corations and gifts they were mak
ing when school was dismissed last
Thursday. ,
fered bruises when he was hit by
a" car on Raleigh St. Office-Free
cident. occurred.
Arrested and charged with reck
Jesa driving in the case was Ma
rine Lt. Girard Edgar Boudreau
of North Augusta, S. C.
Meetings and other events plan
ned for the Community have been
G. C. McBane Named Man Of Year'
By Exchange Club; New President
G. C. McBane was presented the
Hillsboro Exchange Club’s Man of
the Year Award at the Club’s an
nual Christmas arty at the Colon
ial Inn last Thursday night.
Joe Rosemond, winner of the
award last year, made the presenta
tion. ,
As Chairman, of the Recreation
Park Development Committee, Mc
Bane led in the extensive progress
made in the park during the past
year, the completion of the dance
pavilion and storage rooms, the
installation of the drinking fountains
and rest rooms, the construction of
the tennis court, and the addition of
fireplaces and tables to the picnic
areas.
He also served as Vice-President,
and was recently elected president
of the Exchange Club for 1959.
At the meeting Thursday night the
Reverend Steve Kimbrough pre
sented the Christmas story in narra
tive and song. Mrs. Bill Warren ac
companied him on the piano.
Mrs. Robert Copeland, Mrs. Re
mus Smith Jr., Mrs. J. G. Goodwin,
W. C. Mangum, and James Man
gum sang Christmas songs.
Exchange Club President Remus
I. Smith Jr. presided at the meeting.
Final Rites
For Miss Mamie
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Are Held Here
<r
Mrs. Mamie M. Gordon. 73, the
one-woman telephone service for
Hillsboro for many, many years,
di#d in a Durham hospital last
Thursday afternoon after a heart
attack. . v %
Mrs. Gordon was chosen “Woman
of the Year” in 1956 by the Hills
boro Business and Professional
Women's Club for her long and re
markable service to the commu
nity.
day afternoon at 2 o’clock at the
H tils boro Presbyterian Church with
the Rev. C. H. Reckard conducting.
Burial was in the Hillsboro Ceme
tery.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
E. P. Barnes of Hillsboro; two
sons, Jim Gordon of Charlotte, and
Thomas Gordon of Thamasville; a
sister, Mrs. Richard Gates of
Rougemont; and a brother, A. A.
Murdoch of Durham.
Mother Of Mrs. Carr
Passes At Cherryville
Mrs. G. Paul Carr Of Hillsboro was
notified early ypsterday morning of
the death of her mother, Mrs. A. B.
Sweatt, of a heart attaCk in Cherry
ville. £*•'
~ Mr. and Mrs. Carr left ' Shortly
thereafter for Cherryville where
final rites were expected to be held
this afternoon.
Mrs. Sweatt had been in poor
health for some time.
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cancelled or postponed.
Bus service continued without
interruption over, the weekend, al
though there were reported delays
in the local schedule.
A flood of 'local and long dis
tance telephone calls required the
Telephone Company to make a re
quest Sunday that phone calls not
ibe made except in case of enter
G. C. McBANE
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Farmers Favor Quotas
For Tobacco*, 888 To 24
Orange County Farmers approved
flue cured marketing quotas for
heir next three crops of tobacco
)y a vote of 888 for and 24 against
in a special Referendum held on
Monday December 15th.
Cotton farmers voting in this re
ferendum also approved cotton quo
tas by a vote of 11 for and 0 against.
Tobacco growers approved both
questions concerning the tobacco as
sessment, the first for a 10 cents
per acre levy and the second for
up to $1.00 assessment per acre.
Approval of the flue5cured tobac
co question provides that market
ing quotas with penalties on excess
tobacco marketed acreage allot
ments and price supports at 90 per
cent of parity will be in effect for
the 1959-61 crops. Tobacco assess
ments approval will provide for an
assessment of up to $1.00 per acre
for the purpose of supporting an or
ganization for “prompting, develop
ing and expanding domestic and
foreign purcase and consumption of
flue cured tobacco." _
Total number ot producers vot
ing in te referendum was 912 as
compared with approximately 18S0
'tr
persons who were eligible to vote
in the referendum. This figures 48.8
percent of eligible voters voting. - ■
"The last referendum
July 23, 1955 in which
voted.
was held
943 persons
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Postal Official S^ys
Local Rural Routes
Tops In Longevity
State Secretary Clyde Winebarger
of the North Carolina Rural Letter
Carriers Association ventures the
opinion that no other post office in
the nation with 'only three rural
routes can equai a record set by
the Hillsboro post office. . -
Winebarger recently sent in appli
cations for Fifty Year Pins for
three carriers from the Hillsborc
post office. The retired carriers
are: Charles M. Walker, William
H. Walker anti William A. Davies.
Dan W. Clarke of Efland another
retired carrier from this county is
also receiving his Fifty Year Pin.
His Tire Chains Stolen
It was bound to happen.
Mike Ronman, 107 Stephens St.,
reported to Chapel Hill Police Sat
urday that someone jacked up his
automobile parked in front of his
residence daring Friday night and
stole his tire chains. __
?ency and that calls be limited to
a minimum amoun| of time.
Chains have, been at a premium
since the first snowfall on Thurs
iay. Local service stations wei%‘
sold out Thursday afternoon, and
many operators made trips to Ra
eigh and Durham in futile at
tempts to buy more.
.. Christmas^ ^hoppers bundled up
ind made the best of it as evi
denced by the large crowds in the
downtown area Saturday. Side
were shoveled clear of snow, but
the sound of spinning tires gave
proof to the Jact that many shop
pers l(ad trouble getting away from
parking place?.
As many folks have been heard
to say recently, “It’s, fun for the
kids, but hecjt on the grownups.”
their checks at the office of the -
board of education Dec. 19, Carr
said. If this is not convenient,
checks will be mailed upon the di
rections of the teachers.
Highway Patrolmen of the are*
reported that despite the icy
streets and highways, automobile
acidents were unusually light dar
ing the period. No accidents of a
serious nature occured on the high
ways of the Hillsboro area,
sr However, there were injuries *
from falls. Miss Ida Lloyd, secre
tary in the office of the Board of
Education, fell Thursday and
broke her leg at home after com
ing in from the outdoors with ice —^
on her shoes. Miss Mary Spurgeon
fell and broke her arm.
Fire damage also has been ex
ceptionally light Minor damage
occurred at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Copeland on Margaret
Lane Tuesday night about 9 o’clock
when weather boarding close to a
flue near the rear of the home
caught fire. The fire was quickly
extinguished.
The snow began falling shortly *
after 7:30 a.m. Thursday and fell
throughout the rest of the day.
Schools let out and children were
returned home a few hours later.
Presbyterian
Carol Service
The traditional Candlelight Carol
Service given by the choir which
was to be held last Sunday has been
postponed to this Sunday evening
it S o’clock.
This year's program will be a
Christmas cantata, “Star of the Si
lent Night.” The choir, under the
direction of Mrs. C. D. Jones and
accompanied by Peter Ford at the
organ, will present the cantata var
iously featuring the full choir, duets,
Soloists, and group choral work by
both the men and women of the
nhoir. Final practice of the choir
for the event is set for 7 pm. Fri
day.
The Christmas party of the Wom
en of the Church has been post
poned from Monday night to Fri
day night at 8 o'clock.
h The aflnufiT Sunday -SEVdbT'Party ***'
will be held Monday night at 7
o'clock.
A midnight Service .will be held
st lk 30 o'clock Christmas Eve spon
sored by the young people at which
time a play will be given around
he Nativity. "
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Decorations
Winners Are
Announced
The winners in the Hillsboro Mer
chants Association Window Decora
ticns Contest were selected last Fri
day- ' *
In the religious division first prist
ent to Gordon’s Grocery and second
prize was given Irene's Florist. -
First prize in the commercial di
vision was given Forrest Fashions,
second Sls's Shoe Store and hon
orable mention Young Men's Shop.
Ray Motor @oo received first
award in the scenic division, Gil
more Florist second and honorable
mention went to Citizen’s Insurance.
Snow Cancels
Superior Court
The December session of Orange
County Superior Court has been poet* ,
poned because of inclement weather,
it was reported today. *'~S
The court, which began' sessions
last Monday, came to a. halt Thurs
day morning when the heavy snow
fall blocked ann transportation.