November 29, 1975 /S4 r ; ^Sooo... \ st,i 0h-M : . m Editor's Notes Alfred Gay "1 University of North Carolina at CI gears', died at Ms home recently Ivey was a newspaperman hei worked as a reporter, promotii editorial writer for the Twin Cit] Former Bur Persimmon CHAPEL HILL ? Pete Ivey and the persimmon - when you think of one you think of the other. In an academic community, the late director of the University of North Carolina News Bureau wrote, everyone * aspires to be a specialist, an authority on some particular subject. "In my quest for a specialty, to find something in which one might excel, I found that most of the corners of knowledge had already been taken over by somebody else. Some other specialist had got there first. "Knowing that Joseph 1 Pulitzer said knowledge of 1 history, especially American 1 history, is paramount in the 1 training of a newspaperman, I 1 once thought of majoring in ' North Carolina history. But I 1 found Hugh Lefler had that < sewed up. I considered history ' of journalism, but Dean Luxon ' was a world authority on the < topic. I thought of Addison t?41\? h/VVV1V 1*11 V* iliv kJJt/VC Id IU1 Papers but Prof. Richmond ' Bond usurped that field. Then I looked at Shakespeare, ' cosmic rays, atomic energy, 1 hemophilia, fungi, folk music, and found that the ground had 0 been staked out in each case. ' "One night while drinking a 1 glass of persimmon beer, I ' was struck j by a happy 1 inspiration of thought. Why not be an authority on the ' persimmon? - '< UNTHV NE?2>s> ? Pete" Ivey, director of the lapel Hill News Bureau for 20 -. He was 62. re from 1938 until 1954. He on manager, columnist and. y Sentinel.) eau Chiefs a Expert That's how it all began, and Pete never stopped pursuing the research in his very own specialty. His reputation grew. Letters of information poured in from everywhere"red hot" items abouf" persimmons from friends, strangers who read his articles in magazines and newspapers, the JJ.S. Department of Agriculture, students and faculty at his University of North Carolina, botanists in Chapel Hill and around the world-Pete's file bulged. From Pete's "The Incredible Persimmon" there is the story of Gov. Zeb Vance who drank a glass of persimmon brandy before he began one of his orations, and he later was told that it was the best speech he had ever made, chiefly because it was the shortest 1 ? J_1! i A ne s ever aeiiverea?owmg to the astringent power of the tannic acid from the persimmon. Vance though his vocal chords had been paralyzed. Pete Ivey's persimmon file. It says so much about the highly respected journalist who directed the University of North Carolina's News Bureau at Chapel Hill through 20 years of progress. It reflects his trememdous curiosity for knowledge, .his respect for people and even their simple iiu^iw9ia, ma uuiuur, lncnuuness, faith, determination, his industry-oh, his industry! Pete had a faculty for work md he enjoyed it. The W ins ton - Salem Chronicle ^ EMBARRASSING, BURNING Itching? , ZEMO relieves itching fast because its special 'anti-itch' medi- , cation soothes inflamed surface tissues. Get relief with the first ap- 1 plication of soothing, medicated ZEMO?Oint- 'IDtTIA ment or Liquid. I I- WeVe ?ot it afi77. &'oThim I riiir I >8$SiCHfHSTM Pi 0 W Y-, ''' A > . ? - -TTT n ^ < i V ) / * f \ YOUR EARLY PERSON NOW... WILL INSURE ' OF INDIVIDUALIZED I AT BOTH HINE Rson T nrarrsatvta * ah RflNEStykCm DOWNTOWI OpM9:1lfcn.H8:) liMll^thoudtiSatj I laMm Page 11 G&H Shoe Store | Ogburn Station Shopping Center I We Carry | American Lady Shoes &| Gentleman Wispies I Other Famous Brand Names | ??Open Daily 10a.m. Til 6p.m. | Christmas at... | iU'DHfiVY J I INiORPORAlfD jgi ^ I