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NO. 11 Iff:.. -•>*&*. tifeumzfVA&At**, •;■ avtr rH e »unty. ._„ Houston J. Walker . . . observes 86th birthday fr. Houston as Birthday seven years as the “friend taken has failed to dampen or the enthusiasm of Hous s Walker, one 6f Orange best known' citizens, who his 86tn birthday last Mon uspicious anniversary for uston,’’ as he is known to ds and . associates, was by a luncheon given by of his family and asso Colonial Inn at which he guest of h«nor. n attendance were Mr. and in walker at hlUsboro, Mr. Joe Walker of Chapel Hill, Mrs. Marvin Walker and id, of Mebane, George Can Hen Walker Jr. and Jack hout the years, Mr. Walker i one of the most active Orange County and at 86 > at a pace which leaves younger man far behind, arch of a family business gan in 1922 in Hillsboro, he i the guiding force which e Walker’s dominant in its ie Orange County area from ■o Hillsboro to Chapel Hill. siness which had its hum nings has through the part with his three sons grown ie of the largest and most 1 in its field in North Caro ling among the top few in >er and splendor of its roll , the number of its pr'actic ilmers and licensed funeral directing this large enter '• Houston has at the same nd the time to engage in I church affairs, with a lit ocratic politics thrown in measure. tional Boy ut Official re Tuesday n Tyler, District Organiza 1 Extension Chairman for County, announced that Mozelous, National Director Explorer Program of the uts of America, will be in lill and Orange County Tuest Herp he win meet with mem the local civic clubs and representatives concerning ching and promotion of the ' Program with the young Explorer age, M to 17. mentioned that Orange Dis v®ry fortunate in securing °es of the National Director )rogram and expressed the of the’Local Council and members to the local Corn Chest and the people of the >d communities pf the Coun their financial support of that make the services of en available. He has served 10 years as a mem ber of the County Board of Com j missioners, six years ofh the Board j of Educatipn and eight years on the Town Board of Hillsboro. He was fleeted County Coroner in 1936 and held that j5ost for 16 years, on vote of the people, who passed the job on to his son, Allen, in 1952 when, he declined to run again. He is a menft ber of the Masonic Lodge and h»j been a member of Mars Hill Ba>»| list Ch«rdv for 71 years, serving tieasurer for many years. Mr. Walker was born on a farm in the Schley area on March 16, j 1673 and lived there .until 1919 when i he moved*to Hillsboro, with the ex ception of a two-year venture as a youth in Texas in 1895 and 1896. Up on his return he married Miss Min nie Montgomery in 1897 and they became the parents of seven chil dren, Frank, Allen, and Claude Walker of Hillsboro, Joseph of Chapel Hill, Marvin of Mebane, Mrs. Beulah Tong of Durham and Mrs 1 Fi ank Liner of Hillsboro. Mrs. ’ Walker died a year or so ago. Carroll Gives Up ABC Post. m Or. Dudley D. Carroll of Chape1 Hill, who a month ago was named 'by the joint county Boards of Com missioners and Education as the first Chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage Control board, has asked to be relieved of the chairmanship. He recommended in his letter to the Board of Commissioners that Remus J. Smith Sr. of Hillsboro, who has served as acting chair man, be appointed as chairman. Dr. Carroll, 73, was a patient at Memorial Hospital at the time of his appointment and shortly there Call Issued For Minstrel * Talent Again The 1959 edition of the “Ole Time Minstrels” will be staged on Friday and Saturday, April 10th and 11th, s pons wed by the Ex change Club of Hillsboro. In making the announcement, President G. C. McBane of the Club was quoted as saying, “This will make the eighth year that the Exchange Club has sponsored the ministrel. The success of each show has been the result of the combined effort of the people working in and with the cast, the fine turn-outs of the viewing au dience, and the program advertis ers. We feel that the cooperation of all will be equally as good for this year’s show." » day, March 23, and Tuesday, March 24, with a break for the Easter holidays until Tuesday, March 31, and will continue each week night thereafter until the show dates. The show and all the rehearsals will be held in the auditorium of the Hillsboro High School. Mrs. Harry Lake Brown will be the pianist for this year’s shpw. . Other members named to serve with Mr. Mangum on the Exchange Club Minstrel Committe are H. G. Coleman, Jr., Jack Ray, Wilson Cole, Frank Ray, and J. L. Brown, Jr. , . Umstead Reports Assembly Cpol To Veto Power For Governors By JOHN W. UMSTEAD The highlight from the legislative | standpoint during the past week was > the Governor’s message to a joint session of the Assembly. This mes j sage was in regard to the proposed I State Constitution that is being sub ! mitted to the Assembly by a spe j cial Constitution Commission headed j by Victor S. Bryant, of Dtirham. In his message he also discussed the report of the Bell Commission in regard to court reform in N. C. The Constitution Commission re port, and that of the Bell Commis sion differ basically in regard to the control of court procedure in N. C. The Constitution Commission recom mends that rules of court procedure remain with the General Assembly, while the Bell Commision recom mends that all regulation should be made by the Supreme Court. It is a well1 known fact that the Supreme Court is made up largely of men who have not only practiced law in the Superior Courts of the Slate but who have held the position of Solicitor and Superior Court Judge before beingt named to the Su preme Court. This being true it would seem that they know more about the necessary rules «f proce dure in all the courts of the state than do the members of the Legis lature. There is a difference of opin ion on this question, even amwg the lawyers. For my part I shall assume, unless convinced Otherwise, 1 that the Supreme Court knows bet ; ter how to make these regulations ' concerning our court system than anyone else and that the power should be given them. Two of the Governor’s recom mendations m§t with cool reception on the part of the membership of the Assembly. His recommendations that the veto power be given the Governor has almost unanimous op position. At the present time the Governor can exercise great power through his control of the budget and the making of appointments. A large majority of the membership of both branches of the General As sembly. think that this is sufficient power for the Governor and will, without any question, turn down this recommendation. The second recommendation referred to is that to give the Governor a 2nd term if the people should elect him. This has more support than the veto suggestion, but in my opinion a majority of the Assembly are also opposed to this recommendation. The recommendation of the Con stitution Commission as to reappor tionment has large support from Legislators from the Piedmont area but very little support from the small counties in the east and west. The suggestion that the number of the members of the Senate be in creased to 60 has had very' little discussion and this suggestion might be adopted. The above are only a few of the controversial questions brought up lb connection with the revised con stitution to be submitted to the peo ple for adoption. Discussion of all these matters will take lots of time and there are many members of the (See UMSTEAD, Page 2) , . ... ■ •* after revealed to friends that he would not serve as chairman. His illness has resulted in some delay in setting the ABC program iet up in the Chapel Hill area. Hr indi cated he would continue to serve as a member of the board. He was appointed to the chairmanship for a three year term and Smith was named a member for two years. Action on Dr. CarroIlV recom mendation will have to be "fatten by the Joint appointing boards and they are expected to meet on the first Monday in April on the mat ter. The matter of additional com pensation for Acting Chairman Smith during the first few months of the Board’s activities was dis missed by the Commissioners Mon •day. Smith, it was said, has had to devote a considerable amount of time to getting the program under way and it was proposed by Com missioner Clarence D. Jones that he be compensated in accordance with its worth. This I* a matter, it was concluded, which the joint ap pointing boards would have to handle at their first Monday meet ing also. ALETHBA ANN BURT Alethea Burt To Sing Here This Sunday Miss Alethea Ann Burt, contral to, of Washington, D. C., will ap pear in concert at Central High School here Sunday at 4 o’clock. The concert is sponsored by the Senior Choir of Mt. Bright Bap tist Church to benefit the organ fund. A native of Hillsboro and a graduate of Central HiglTSchooT, she is the daugher of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Burt, Sr. Miss Burt is presently employed as a teacher of instrumental music in the Princess Ann County, Md. schools. She is a graduate of Hampton Institute where she was a soloist in the Hampton Choir. She has done further study at Catholic University and George Washington Universtiy in Wash ington. While at Hampton she appear, ed on the Paul Whiteman and Kate Smith television shows. She is now a soloist of the Great . Hymns Choir of Baltimore, Md. which is under the direction of the noted hymnolo gist, Daniel Lyman Ridout, Sr. The concert Sunday will include classic. folk and spiritual numbers. Among them will be Franz Schu berth “The Wanderer,” and Hall Johnson’s “Talk About a Child That Do Love Jesus.” Miss Burt’s accompanist is Miss Doris Francis Webb of Washing ton, D. C. NO CARRBORO FILERS No filers have come forward yet in the Carrboro Municipal election to be held on May 5, according to Town Clerk Winslow Williams. April 24 is the filing deadline for candidates for Mayor and three seats on the Board of Commission ers. Registration books will be open from April 18 through the 25th. ' ■ CIVIL COURT TERM A term of Superior Court for the trial of civil cases will begin in Hillsboro Monday with Judge Henry S. McKinnon on the bench. About 40 cases are listed on the calendar i for trial or motion.. ’ Establishment Of Plumbing Code Proposed Establishment of a minimum standard plumbing code for Orange County and employment of a Coun ty Plumbing Inspector were proposed to the County Commissioners Mon day by T. H. and Ben Yates, oper ators of plumbing businesses in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Accompanying the proposal were endorsements of the town managers of both Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Under present state law, a county beard of health can adopt minimum standards for installation of plum bing systems for protection of health. The sponsors suggested that the County Commissioners ask the legislature to include Orange under the general law on plumbing inspec tion, first passed in 1953 and now including 12 counties. Once included in the act, this county could then proceed to adopt the minimum standards and employ a plumbing inspector to enforce them. _Reaction to the proposal by board members appeared mixed and the concensus of the discussion was that they were not ready to act on the matter at this time'. The matter was referred to the county attorney for Study and recommendation. Slogans, Bring Cash For 10 Eno Workers Ten employees of the Eno Plant of Cone Mills Corp. received cash awards in a Safety Slogan Contest held at the plant February 5-14. There were 54 slogans entered and the ofllowing 10 winners and their slogans were judged as best by 13 employees: Mrs. Jeanette Wagner, “Watch That Quill or Take A Spill”; Dock Andrews, “Be Wise, Use Goggles and Save Your Eyes”; Mary Smith, “Be Wise, Take Care of Your Eyes”; Jack Dabbs, “Be Careful, Take Time, Keep Safety in Mind”; Mrs. Ossie Bivins, “There is No Safe Way For Hore Play”; Mrs. Mae Ashley, “Be Safety Wise, Don’t Be Hospitalized”; William B. Hall, “Be Sure It’s Safe, Before You Try It”; Mrs. Annie Hardee, “Safety Like Charity, Begins With You”; William Adams, “Don’t Let Safety Be Just A \Vord”; and Luth er Delon, “The Safe Way Is The Right Way.” MRS. HORTENSE DICKSON . . . naw tax collector FRANK MILLER . . . mw tax appraiser Mrs. Dickson, Miller Named For TaX Jobs The County Commissioners ap pointed a new tax collector for Orange County this week and au thorized the addition of a new man to the Tax Supervisor’s staff to carry on the functions formerly handled by the departing Carl C. Davis. To the tax collector post and the responsibility of collecting over $1 million per year in county taxes, the board selected Mrs. Hortense Copeland Dickson, who has been assistant to Davis for the past year. At $3,600 per year she becomes on May 1 the second woman as head of a major department in the county government. To th* newij'flfcfn$ed-p»Bl of Pro perty Appraiser, the board approv ed the appointment of Frank Mill er, young fanner of Hillsboro Route 2. He began work immedi ately, working with Mr. Davis and Tax Supervisor Sam Gattls to learn the intricate formulas for ap praising property for taxing pur poses. A'third hew employee will be named to the tax collector’s -office to assume the job currently held by Mrs. Dickson. She will begin at $190 per month in Classification 3 1 of the County’s Job Classification 'system. Miller will begin in Classi fication 5 at $230 per month. Both will get automatic pay increases in accordance wRh„ the classifica tion scale. > The reorganization plan for the tax department was recommended to the Commissioners Monday by Gattis and Davis after they had asked for two weeks to study the matter, following the resignation of Davis to enable him to become County ABC system manager. Davis, a veteran county em ployee, has been tax collector for many years and since 1954 and the revaluation program by the J. M. Cleminshaw Co. has worked also with the Tax Supervisor in hand ling appraisals. Both Gattia and Davis told the Commissioners te work of ap praisal of new construction was about a year behind with no early prospect of catching up, that the tax supervisor couid not handle the work alone, and an additional man was badly needed. The reshuffling of personnel will require an over all departmental salary increase of $1,560 in the beginning to cover the new personnel. Heretofore, Davis has been paid $4,200 and Mrs. Dickson $2,880. Mrs. Dickson is a lifelong resi dent of Hillsboro, the wife of John W. Dickson and the mother of two Children, one in military service, the other a senior in high schoql. Shfe is a member of the Hillsboro Presbyterian Church and has been active in community and church affairs for many years. Miller, 24, is the son of George Miller of Route 2, who operates a ! dairy farm. He is a graduate of1 Hillsboro High School and attended i High Point College. J. E. Forrest Files For Town Board Position J. Everette Forrest of Tryon Street has become the first candi; date to file for election to the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Hillsboro in the May 5 municipal election. Forrest, 45, is a life-long resi dent of Hillsboro, a building con tractor and cabinet maker. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy J. I Forrest of Wake Street. No incumbent member of the Board has yet filed and at least one will not. He is Commissioner John W. Dickson, who around April 1 will move outside the city ; limits to the home he has justj purchased on Orange Grov% Road, j UNC EDUCATION OFFICERS—New officers have boon named by University of North Carolina students forming the Frank Porter Graham chapter of the Student National Education Association. The newly-installed leaders for 195940 (left to right) seated: Miss Margaret Ray of Fayetteville, president; and Charlas Hellard, Salisbury, vice president. Standing are Miss Eleanor Cain of Mullins, S. C., treasurer; and Miss Phillis Blake of Hillsboro, secretary. Dr. Donald 0. Tarbet or Mrs. Stacy K. Ebert of the UNC School of Education staff act as sponsors for the group. New Affidavit , Hikes Listings Of Inventories ^ s The County Commissioners se ceded to the requests of orgmdnd merchants Monday and adopted a policy of assessment at beeteese inventories for taxes at 70% at their wholesale cost The action came after Tax Su pervisor Sam Gattis told the Board that a new system of listing in ventories installed this year, which brought vigorous protests from the merchant groups, had reaised mer cantile inventory listings this year about 30% higher than last year, year. The system was nothing more than separate listings of invento ries on sworn statements, which included information from the firm’s last State Income Tax. The Form specified that inventories would be listed and taxable at cost value, which requirement hat been in effect since 1964 but gen erally treated loosely and with a lack of uniformity fey merchants prior to institution of the separate sworn statement. In Orange County real property is assessed at 70% of its current market value. Prior to the institu tion of the new system merchants listed inventories with varying do grees of accuracy and in many cases assumed the 30% deduction should apply. When the new forms were mailed to merchants in early January, they squawked hard and loud and delegations from Chape) ^Jilj^ and Hillsboro associations -ap peared before the Board asking £r a change in policy to assure equali ty. They charged that taxing in ventories at 100% of cost value was unfair. Monday's policy declaration was the answer to their plea. While merchant listings are still incomplete, Tax Supervisor Gattis told the Commissioners inventory listings of some 70 businesses in Chapel Hill township this year wes $980,000 as compared to $712,000 for the same firms last year. For some 50 firms in Hillsboro town ship, inventory listings totalled $459,000 this year as compared to $356,000 last year. In the future a determined ef fort will be made to see that in ventories, are listed accurately and. State Income Tax records will be" checked to assure that merchants are complying, Gattis said. A recent statewide survey has shown that real property in Orange County is taxed at a higher per centage of^its true market value than in any other county of the State. “If we can get accurate listing of business inventories, the county will not suffer at 70% taxation of the wholesale cost,” said Gattis. N. C. Disaster Victims Aided By Red Cross ■ “$129,365 was spent by the Bed Cross in disasters in North Caroline in 1958," Remus J. Smith, Jr., Chairman of Use Orange County Chapter told a group of Campaiga volunteers at a progress meeting at the Colonial Inn Monday night. “This represents approximately $1,000 each from the hundred twenty odd chapters in North CareBaa,” Smith continued. “This was given at emergency relief and rehabilitation. It was <given, as from your hands when you made your contribution last year, to providershelter, food, and clothing to the victims of the hurricane and to square them away for a new start with their hoanaa tr business. . ' ,,, “We are fortunate that none of these disaster funds were needed In our ow^t community. We are fortu nate in that we are giving rather than receiving. Let’s hope that it wiU always be that way ’ll Remus Smith presided at the In formal meeting dn the absence of Campaign Chairman Alien Watkins, hospitalized for a lew days. A
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