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.f 0r*n9» County ■ 'up with »f># news „ over the county by 'tHe newih County. NO. 34 HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1959 For Quick, prmm nhN| •oil, buy, ront or got a let by using tho classified ads on Pago 7 of THE NEWS af Orange County. EIGHT PAGES THIS ISSUE turning And PMlOflfgi Plication _;___■ • • ‘V, istoric Mars Hill Church To Observe \ 25th Anniversary Of Founding Sunday jjars Hill Baptist Church of jo plans a combinat.on of ,ery important services this to mark the 125th Ann: of the C hurch. The Church gnv its Annual Homecom a special dedicatory service parsonage in conjunction e 125th Anniversary Service, ig the distinguished guests jay there will be several i former pastors of the These will include Dr. ; e. Maddry of Hillsboro. who will preach the Morning Mes sage. Dr. Maddry was the church's 18th pastor. He was pastor oi' the Church in 1901-1901, vv.dle attend ing the University of North Caro lina. Since that time he has served churches and held many "honored places of responsibility' in the Southern Baptist Convention. Per haps his-greatest work and respon sibility during his ministry, was ac complished while he was Executive Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Con vention. He held this position from 1934-1944. The Mars Hill Church h$s a very colorful and interesting history. The Church is one of the oldtr churches in Orange County and is the fourth oldest Baptist Church in several surrounding counties. Founded In 1834 Its history- »dates back to 1884 when the church was organized by Stephen Pleasant, kthe first pastor Elder Pleasant organized the Church" "'with only a handful of MARS HiLL . . . Founded 125 Years Ago BY This Sign . . . . . . a new parsonage the REV. H. J. MELVIN . . . present pastor >unty Gets Two Additional achers In New Allotment additional teachers have been to the Orange County school 1 allotment for next year, ae = to the information received the State by Superintendent Carr yesterday, new teachers on the basis of oar s enrollment will go to h and Efland-Cheeks Elemen tary schools. Aycofk High School will lose, a teacher and Hillsboro High School will gain one under the new allot ment, leaving the total of White teachers the same. 143 teachers have been assigned the county system, 85 of them White and 58 Negro. — "r «w LIONS CliliB OFFICERS TAKE OVER — Sitting- le|f t0 ■tenhour, Gattis, Murphy and Liner; standing, Ward, Craw r , •' Shoaf, Smith, Clark, Cates and Johnston. . * • ‘ Gattis, Other Lions Officers Xew officers Ttfr the next year vvtre installed .at Tuesday night s meeting of tlie Hillsboro l.ions Club at Colonial Inn. Past District Governor G. Haul Calr was the installing officer at the session characterized by gen eral organizational procedures in (ident to the induction rites. Sain Gatps.wh serve as presi dent for the Hext term after idling etit the unexpited term-of the late 0. ti Clayton. Klectea to serve with fum and installed Tuesday night wie Dr. 1( J. Murphy, first vice | pie.-ident; Vance Isenhour. second! e,ei president; Frank Liner, third vie president, -Marion Clark, sec- • ratan-treasurer; Ted Shoaf, assist ant: secretary; Dr. H W. Moore, lion tamer; Ed Hamlin, tad twister; lia Ward, past president; and the following directors, “Hen Johnston, Charles Craw t ur d. .-Fred Cates and fed Smith. < ()MHtrE'**rS Kill Ki l l TRAINING Vernon E Petty, son of Mr. and Mrs E E. Petty of Route 3. Hills boro, completed recruit training June 9 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C. , [members (10) that had gathered in homes where he stopped over lor the night while enroute from his home to other Churches he pastor ed. These people, largely Baptists of far off churches, visited and worshiped in these homes with El der Pleasant because there was not a Baptist Church near enough for them to attend. The people be came interested in constituting their own church and so the Pastor led the people to form the Mars Hill Church. The group began their worship and their first church meetings in homes in the community. However on the fifth of June, 1834, Thomas Watts, an interested ' person pur chased two acres of land from John Freeland, for a price of $20.00 and deeded the property and the meet ing house the worshippers had con structed, to Stephen Justice, John Reeves, and the worshippers of the meeting house. Justice and Reeves were Deacons of Cane Creek Bap tist Church, who were designated to help begin the New Church. The first building was a simple retangular log house, built on the same location as the present Church house. Charter Members Stephen Pleasant, Levi Andrews and ten other members, four males and six females, constituted the Charter Membership of the Church. Pleasant was pastor and Andrew* assisted him as pastor. John hliSf chell was clerk, and H. G. Parrish and John Redding were deacons. Alvis Durham and the two deacons were messengers to the Beulah As sociation. Other Charter Members included Agnes Parrish, Elizabeth Redding, Margaret Redding, Susan Durham, Rebecca Faucette, and Ann McKerrall. Some of these fam ilies still have descendants living in Orange County. Stephen Pleasant, the first Pas tor, served for six yeiars and re ceived $H1.00 while pastpr. During" his ministry one by one, (Sonverfs were baptistized, until in 1840 there were 29 members. George W. Purefoy, the second Pastor, served from 1840 to 1350 and received $5.00 per year as salary. Annual revival meetings were held and in ten years the membership had grown to 107. Of this number 49 were slaves. They were largely converted during the revivals and were baptized with the slaves. Separate Doors During Purefoy’s pastorate the simple log building the people wor shiped in was replaced by a frame building providing" a separate ctawT for men and women. One end was cut off by a long bench behind which was an entrance door and benches for the colored members. After 1850 there were several short pastorates until Frank M. Jordan, noted Pastor and Evange list, accepted pastorate of the church in 1857. It was during this time, „ in 1853, that 15 members were granted letters to form the Baptist Church in Hillsboro. In 1857 Pastor Jordan held a revival meeting at Green Springs at the close of which 15 converts were baptized. At the next Church Conference in November they were granted let tifct Church. Frank M. Jordon was ters to form the Green Spring Bap Pastor and Evangelistic Missionary for 20 years. During his pastorate he preached many revival meetings when not busy in his own Church Often he established Churches af ter his meetings. The First Baptist (See MARS HILL, Page 8) Over 300 Will Participate In Water Safety Program ' r Trap most ambitious “learn to swim” program in Hills* bonrmstory began this week at Holiday Park under the spon* sorship of the Exchange Club, the Red Cross and James Free land. ' This week, 18 adults began an intensive five day instruc* tor’s course under the direction of William J. McDonald, field representative, American Red Cross, whose home is in Hills boro. In the next two weeks over 300 children of the communi ty will receive instruction in swimming at the Park pool, hav ing enrolled for the program through their schools prior to the closing earlier this month. Eligible to attend will be rising second graders through children 12 years of age. The classes are free. ' _- ' /__ McDonald has had many years of experience in the Red Cross water safety program, including the education phases. With the help of the new instructors, he will conduct the swim lessons, which are expected' to last an hour and a half each day, beginning a< 9:30 a.m , Bobby Knight is the Exchange Club chairman for the “learn to swim’’ program and other members of the club are assisting in its conduct and arrangements. The 18 volunteer adults undergoing the instructorship training this week are: Mesda-mes Joe Hughes, Lucius Chesh* ire, Wilson Cole, Charles Floyd, Max Miller, Allen Walker Sr. and William J. McDonald; Miss Merle Mitchell. Hilda Stray horn, Kaye Williams. Henrieta Brown and Nancy Roberts; D. C. "Hanl$." Rhew, Tommy Leonard, Joe Barnes, Joe Crawford, John Couch and Allen Watkins. McDonald, who ...teaches instructors in water safety at North Carolina Colleges and in connection with City Recresr tion departments, says 10 million Americans will participate in water activities this summer and 7,000 will drown. It is in recognition of this that the local program is being sponsored. Instructors Learn Their Duties For Two Week Event " f Rad Cross Field Representative McDonald Explains Procedures To 18 Volunteers Who Will Help Conduct Vital Program Actual Demonstration Also Gets Attention As Would-Be Swim Instructors Prepare For Big Assignment Presbyterians To Have Guest MinisterHere TJie Reverend William 0. Walker Jr. will conduct the morning wor ship service this Sunday at the Hillsboro Presbyterian Church Mr. Walker is presently a candi date for his graduate degree in the Department of Religion of the Duke University Graduate. School A native of Texas and educated in the Southwest at Austin College and Austin Theological Seminary, he has also taught ir the depart ment of Greek a1 Austin College. Mr. Walker will speak on the topic, “Christ's Cross and Mine." The public Ls cordially invited to attend the service. FISH FRY ? The annual Fourth of July fish fry will be held at Schley Grange Saturday, July 4. NEW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL has been completed and ac cepted by the State and the Board of Education, subject to correc tion of minor deficiences noted inofficial inspection by county and state officials" and representatives of the Architect here Tuesday. The building replaces one burned year and a half ago. S & L Boosts 1 liilsboro Savings and Loan Association lias joined the growing movement-to highei dividend rates, effective for the next semi annual savings pel iod. At a special meeting of the institution’s Board of Direc tors at 11 a.in. yesterday, a resolu tion was adopted expressing the in tention to pay dividends for the next semi-annual period, ending next December 31st, at the annual rate of 4%. Prevalent dividend rate among savings and loan institutions in this area for the past two or more years has been 3V&%. One Durham institution announced adoption of the higher rate several weeks ago and some others in near by towns, Roxboro for one, have folic wed suit. The trend is expected to continue among others in the area ' Last week, the Hillsboro associa tion announced plans to pay the largest dividend in its 46 year his tory to its stockholders as of June 30 for the six months period now ending at« the annual rate of 3cj %. The amount to be split among the approximately 1,500 savers will be $49,909 30, bringing to $96,800 the amount which will have been paid in the past 12*7nonths. Total of earnings paid to stock holders in 1958 was $92,016 93, in '957 it was $86,290 24 Spokesman for the Orange County Building and Loan at Chapel Hill, the county's other home savings organization, sakl yesterday no ac 'ion had been taken by that in stitution on the higher interest rate. However, the movement was being watched with interest. Dividends to oe paid its stockholders for the six month-s period ending June 30 are expected to be approximately $80,000vslightly higher than that of six months ago, Paul Carr Jr. Is Ordained As Deacon Paul Carr Jr , son of Supt and Mrs. G. Paul Carr, was ordained a Deacon in the Methodist Church on May 24. The Service of Orination of the New York East Annual Conference of tire Methodist Church, was held on the campus of Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut Bishop Frederick Buckley Newell presid ed. Carr has just completed his first year at Drew University Divinity School, Madison, New Jersey. He is acting as chaplain at the Shenandoah Bov Scout. .Camp. Stonewall Jackson Council at Staunton, Virginia for six weeks - PAUL CARR JR. I All Officers Of REA Coop Are Re-Elected Members of the Piedmont Electric - -Membership Corp. were urged here Saturday to continue their efforts in-cooperation that they might set an example for all. North Carolini ans. B. C Manguni, president of the N C Farm Bureau Federaton, de livered the challenge to approxi mately 500 to 000 people who gath ered for the t'Oth annual meeting of the electric corporation. "(lur overall program in this state, especially the general farm program, will depend far greater upon cooperation among the peo ple in the years to come," said Mangum - "Through our Piedmont organi zation. we have learned that only through cooperation can rural peo pi< achieve their goals." During the meeting, members (See REA, Page 8) Cannery Opens At Aycock On July 3rd The Aycock Community Cannery v, ill open next Thursday morning, July 3. at 8 o'clock . The cannery will be open each Tuesday, and Thursday in July and August from 8 a m to. 1p m. .According to C N. Langston, Ay cock Vocational .Agricultural Teach er and cannery supervisor the fees for canning during the 1959-60 sea son will be the same as last year. Patrons are urged to arrive at the cannery prior to 1 p m on can ning days and to select only fresh fruits and vegetables for canning. Langston further advises that re servations must be made for can ning brunswiti stew and meats. I
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