VoL 25, No. .28
Aldermen and
School Board
Meet Jointly
Hedgpelh and Smith Elected
New Trustees; Adoption
of Budget Postponed
Dr. E. McG. Hedgpeth and
Carl M. Smith were unanimous
ly elected members of the school
board Wednesday evening at a
joint meeting of the school board
and the Chapel Hill board of
aldermen.
They succeed R. E. Coker,
chairman, who had served on
the board for the past 18 years,
and J. S. Henninger. Both men
declined to stand for re-election.
The aldermen had expected
to discuss a tentative city bud
get; however, more pressing
business caused this discussion
to be postponed. Mayor R. W.
Madry called a special budget
meeting for last night, but no
details were available when this
pa|K*r went to press .
Wednesday night the aider
men also acted on a petition,
signed by 92 per cent of the resi
dents of the Cobb terrace sec
tion, requesting that the Cobb
terrace area on the east side of
Henderson street be changed
from residential Zone B to resi
dential Zone A. This change
would prevent the erection of
apartment houses in the area,
which is already quite congest
ed. The town zoning board has
recommended unanimously that
the change be made. The aider
men set a public hearing on the
matter for the afternoon of .July
22 at 5 o’clock.
June Merritt, representing
the Independent Cab Company
and Thurman Atkins of the Hol
ly WfH»d Cab Company applied
to the board for permission to
expand their taxicab services.
The aldermen .granted one adr
ditional permit to each company.
The aldermen voted to limit
parking on Hillsboro street be
tween Rosemary and East
Franklin streets to the west side
of the street.
Bartlett to Receive
Silver Palm Award
One of the highest awards
ever presented at a Boy Scout
Court of Honor in Orange Coun
ty will go to Charles Bartlett,
Jr., at the court to be held at
8 P.M. Monday at the Recrea
tion Center. Eagle Scout Bart
lett will receive the Silver Palm,
which is given to a Scout who
qualifies for 15 merit badges be
yond the 22 required for Eagle
Scout rating.
Barflett has been active in
Scout work for five years and is
now junior assistant scoutmaster
of Troop 9. He has also been a
leader in school activities. He
was graduated from high school
last month and will enter the
University in September. He will
leave soon to atend the inter
national Scout jamboree near
Paris, France.
Thirty-six other awards will
be presented at the Court of
Honor, to be presided over by
J. Minor Gwynn, chairman of
the advancement committee. All
parents and friends of Scoots
are invited.
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Hours at Children’s Library
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The Mary Bayley Pratt child
ren’s library at the elementary
school Is open from 9 to 12
<fcock every Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday morning. During
a single week in June the library
circulated 536 books to children.
Mrs. J. 0. Bailey is the librarian.
The Chapel Hill Weekly
Look Graves
Editor
County Welfare Board Gets $37,780;
New Director Tells How It Is Used
The budget of the Orange
county public welfare board,
which was adopted this week, is
less than last year’s. The total
budget last year was $37,973;
this year it is $37,780.
“Most people think the wel
fare board spends most of its
time handing out financial as
sistance,” Mrs. Jean M. Heer,
new superintendent of the board,
said yesterday. “But we have
estimated that 74 per cent of
our time is spent on rendering
other services required by law.
“The welfare departments are
required to supervise adult pa
rolees and to investigate fami
lies of prisoners; investigate
families of inmates and super
vise parolees from mental hos
pitals ; to issue employment cer
tificates; to serve as probation
officers for the juvenile court;
to supervise dependent and de
linquent children on parole or
probation; to supervise board
ing homes and to investigate
cases and supervise placement of
children for adoption; to certify
indigent patients for the Medi
cal Care Commission, the Crip
pled Children Division, the £tate
Wests Have Exciting Time at Boat Races;
Libby Ward Rescues Children from Water
Henry I. West, superinten
dent of the University power
plant, had an eventful day at the
New Bern water carnival last
week. He won third place in one
of the boat races, and his two
children had to be rescued from
a dropping-off place in the
Trent river.
He finished ahead of 6 of the
9 entrants in the B-class hydro
plane race. A Mr. Edward from
Florida won first place and a
Mr. Holland from Norfolk, Va.,
took second. Mr. West received
$lO for third.
Mr. West’s boat is named
“Jacoby.” He bought it in New
York about a year ago. But he
had been racing another class
boat several years before he ac
quired the Jacoby. “I got in
terested in racing when I was at
Eastern Carolina Teachers Col
lege in Greenville. I lielieve I’m
the only one in this immediate
vicinity who races,” he said.
The Jacoby also won third
’place at ttte Hickory races re
cently.
When asked how fast his boat
would go, Mr. West said, “That’s
tricky. I don't even know. We
don’t have speedometers in our
boats. We just estimate the
speejj. I think mine will run
about 45 miles an hour.”
Mr. West stressed that he was
not a professional racer but that
he entered purely for enjoyment.
“I have to put up with competi
tion that is professional, men
who spend all summer doing
nothing but racing. I don’t have
the time to do that.”
The West family follow in Mr.
West’s enthusiasm for the
races. They pack the little pan
cake boat on top of the car and
put the outboard motor inside
to start off for the races. At this
last race in New Bern, however,
the two little Wests had more
than enough excitement.
Henry, Jr., 6, waded out from
the shore of the Trent river
while his daddy was down at
the finish line. He fell into a
Mill Workers Get Extra Pay
Employees of the Carrboro
Woolen Mills received vacation
checks equal to a week's wages
before the plant closed for the
July 4th holidays.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C n FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1947
Tuberculosis Sanitorium, and
the Caswell Training school.”
Other services usually ac
cepted as proper functions for
the county welfare departments
are family adjustment services,
guidance service to children with
behavior problems, medical and
health care services, child place
ment service for own parents,
and child finding service for
prospective adoptive parents.
A total of 328 persons received
services from the Orange coun
ty board during June. Services
to 93 individual children topped
the list.
Mrs. Heer, who has recently
taken the job as superintendent
of the board, is a graduate of
the Newr York School of Social
Work. She received her master’s
degree from Columbia Univer
sity and had 5 years’ experience
in social work in the state of
New York. In July, 1945, she was
first employed by the Orange
county department of public
welfare.
Mrs. Heer said there would be
a turn-over of employees in her
department. Mrs. C. S. Cash ion,
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hole, and not being able to swim,
disappeared beneath the water.
His older brother Closs, who
swims a little bit, went after him,
but he too sank into the hole.
Libby Ward of New Bern, dis
regarding his Sunday clothes,
dived in and rescued the boys.
(Mr. Ward has been a rumor
ed candidate for governor. He
has made no official announce
ment, however.)
Mrs. West was frantic while
this was going on, and Mr.
West’s prize was forgotten for
the moment.
Baseball Team Defeats Durham, 14 to
And Is Assured of Top Place in League
The Chapel Hill American legion junior baseball team defeated
Durham here day before yesterday by 14 to 4 to clinch first place
in the league. Stanley Johnson, winning pitcher,-gave only six
hits and after the third inning was working behind a margin of
ten runs made by his mates while Durham was being goose-egged.
The visitors used four pitchers who issued a total of 13 walks.
Shortstop McDade led the Chapel Hill hitters with 3 for 3.
Hill, McGinty, and Butler got 2 each, and Cheek, Perry, and John
son got 1 each, for a total of 12. (A chart of the team’s individual
batting and pitching record, exclusive of this game, is on page
7.)
With two games still on the schedule for each team, Chapel Hill
has won 14 and lost 3, while Durham’s record is 10 and 6. Sanford
is third with 6 and 10. Both top teams will play in the second
round competition which will begin Monday with the two leaders
of this league opening a round robin series with Raleigh, Wilson,
Roanoke Rapids, and Ahoskie for the right to represent the area
in the state finals.
Chapel Hill will play Durham at 8 o’clock this (Friday) even
ing in Durham •
Johnny Pecora is the Chapel Hill coach.
Boys and Girls Win A.A.U. Swimming Meet
Chapel Hill swimmers cleaned up in the boys’ and girls’ events
last Saturday at the Carolines A.A.U. meet at Tarboro. The two
top team scores were Chattel Hill, 78, and Tarboro, 18, in the boys’
class and Chapel Hill, 59, and Tarboro, 20, for the girls. The boys
are coached by Ben Ward and the girls by Miss Bill Lloyd.
(iiris who won first place were Jane Hogan in the 40-yard free
style and 40-yard breaststroke; Susan Fink, 40-yard backstroke;
Norma Baldwin, Gretchen Fink, Ann Lou Jamerson, and Susan
Fink in the 160-yard free-style relay; and Elizabeth Whitfield,
Jane Hogan, and Susan Fink in the 120-yard medley relay. Others
who placed to win points were Ann Woodard, Patsy Poythress,
Bright Abernethy, and Ann Jacobs.
Boys who won firsts were George McGinty, 40-yard free-style;
Borden Abernethy, 40-yard backstroke; Frank Meadows, 40-yard
breaststroke; the same three boys in the 120-yard medley relay;
and Don Vance, Pete Garvin, Abernethy, and McGinty in the
180-yard free-style relay. Others who placed were Haifipton
Teague, Guy Cheek, Owen Johnson, Dean West, Grey McAllister,
Gordon Vickers, and Jay De me rath.
Chapel Hlllians who won firsts in the senior events (in which
Tarboro fed) were Sally Jente, Mike Morrow, Sam McCauley,
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Chapel Hill Chaff
One may not have to be a ma
gician to get in the University
these days, but it might help.
The other day in Roy Arm
strong’s office in South build
ing applicant Herbert Sims,
amateur magician from Greens
boro, so impressed the director
of admissions with his sleight
of-hand feats that he was im
mediately pressed into service
as an entertainer for the weekly
Kiwanis meeting.
Although Mr. Sims saved the
day for Mr. Armstrong, who was
program chairman for the week,
the Kiwanian still is not satis
fied. Now he is looking for a ma
gician who can put back into the
hat all the rabbits that have been
loosed this season in His garden
on University drive. He claims
the cottontails are ruining his
bean crop.
Interviewing a magician is
only one of many oddities mak
ing up a day’s work for Mr. Arm
strong. Recently an aspiring
poet from Maine, applying for
admission to the University, at
tached to his application a volu
minous file of his poems for the
director’s “information and
guidance.”
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The kudzu on the Basnight
property on Henderson street
has been giving Bill and Jesse
Basnight a fit. They are trying to
clear it off so they can open a
parking lot there. They attacked
it first with a flame thrower, but
that was too slow a process. Now
they’re going at it with sickle
and scythe. It’s a hard job and
much of the kudzu jungle still
stands.
i The boys’ father, Stein Bas
night, says farmers tell him the
only way to get rid of kudzu is
to allow cattle to eat it down to
the ground three times in suc
cession. After that the roots are
supposed to die.
Joe Jones
Aotiotant Editor
County Commissioners to Vint
Property after Receiving 100
Protests on New Assessments
Flying Saucers
'* J. E. Neal reports having
sighted a formation of flying
saucers passing over Carrboro
at }0 o’clock Tuesday morning.
“There were at least ten of
them,” he said.
“They were headed toward
Charlotte. I barely got a glimpse
of them before they ducked be
hind a cloud.”
Mr. Neal, who works at the
Carrboro Woolen Mills on the
second shift, said he was at his
home in Carrboro when he saw
a silver disc-shaped object about
20 feet wide skimming across
the sky and that it was imme
diately followed by others, all
headed south. He said the discs
were also seen by his wife, who
was in the yard with him, and
by the ice man, who had just
stopped at their house.
“They were silver-colored,”
Mr. Neal said, “and they made
a roaring noise. It was louder
than any airplane I ever heard.”
Reports of the mysterious
flying saucers have come from
every state in the nation and
Canada and Mexico since they
were first reported last month
on the west coast.
Driving Tests Being
Given at Town Hall
Tests for the renewal of driv
ing licenses are being given here
by Robert S. Weathers from
8:30 to 4:30 every Wednesday
for persons whose last names
begin with A or B. Acordihg to
a new state law, all drivers must
renew their licenses at least
once every four years. The tests
for persons in the A and B cate
gory will continue through De
cember 31, after which tests fori
those whose names begin with
C or D will be given for six j
months.
The examination consists of
a road test, eye test, and a writ
ten and oral test on driving and
traffic codes and regulations.
All but the road test are given
in the court room at the Town
Hall. Manuals with information
on driving will be given free to
anybody whose name is coming
up immediately, but not to
others, since the supply is limit
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ed.
It requires considerable time
to take the examination. Mr.
Weathers was able to give seven
between 8:30 and 1 o’clock when
he was here day before yester
day. He has refused licenses to
some applicants, but he wouldn’t
say how many.
“Most folks are too scared
when they come up here, any
way,” he said.
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Outdoor Band Concert
The University’s summer
school band, directed by Earl
Slocum, will give a “pop” con
cert at 6:45 next Thursday eve
ning undfef the Davie Poplar.
The selections to las played will
include Victor Herbert's ‘The
Fortune Teller,” Safranek’s “At
lantia” suite, and others.
Herrin to Preach Sunday
Rev. J. C’. Herrin, Baptist
student pastor, will* preach at
the 11 o’clock service Sunday
morning at the Baptist church.
While the Editor Is Goad 1
In the absence of Mr. Graves,
the Weekly Is under the editor
ship of Joe Jones.
$2 a Year ia Advance. Se a Copy
Protesting Taxpayers Will Be
Notified What Derisions
Are Reached by Board
The Orange County Commis
sioners, , sitting as a board of
equalisation and review in the
Town Hall here Wednesday,
heard approximately 100 pro
tests against the new tax inanss
ments in Chapel Hill township.
As a result the board will visit
all properties involved in the
protests and all complainants
Will be advised of the decisions
reached.
“I was quite pleased that most
of the taxpayers were in a good
mood, and their attitude wdb
wholesome,” Chairman Collier
Cobb, Jr., said after the all-day
meeting. “The commissioners
were just as happy to see these
people as they were to see us,”
he added. The other two board
members are Ben F. Wilson and
Hubert G. Laws.
This was the last session of
the board to hear complaints per
taining to the recent revaluation
of all real estate in the county.
Two previous sessions were held
in Hillsboro to hear protests
from taxpayers in Cedar Grove,
Little River, Cheeks, Bingham,
Eno, and Hillsboro townships.
Chapel Hill township complaints
were originally scheduled to ap
pear in Hillsboro, but a conflict
with a session of county court
caused the meeting to be trans
ferred here. About 50 Chapel
Hill taxpayers showed up on the
appointed date to find seats for
only a half-dozen.
The revaluation of all real
estate followed a four-month,
county-wide survey begun last
February by a board of assessors
composed of Roland P. McClam
roph, chairman; W. Sterling
Hunt, and Zeb C. Burton. In
this survey land and buildings
[were valued separately for the
first time in the history of
Orange county, and this led to
the uncovering of a number of
inequalities, according to Mr.
Cobb.
On the day prior to the pro
test session the tax books were
open in the city manager’s of
fice for inspection by all who
wanted to compare their reas
sessments with those of their
neighbors.
Beauty Contest Is
Open to Girls Here
All unmarried Chapel Hill
girls and University co-eds who
wish to enter the State Junior
Chamber of Commerce’s beauty
contest for the Mias North Caro
lina title are requested to be
present, in bathing suits, at a
preliminary contest at 1:30 P.H.
next Thursday, July 17, at the
Woollen gymnasium.
Representatives of Station
WDUK and the U. S. Army re
cruiting service, and several
other sponsors from Durham,
will be on hand to select their
entries for the contest for “Miss
Durham” to be held in Durham
August 1.
Winner of the “Mias Durham”
title will enter the statewide
contest at Wilmington August
16 and 17, when “Miss North
Carolina” will be selocted. “Miss
North Carolina” will gp to At
lantic City to compete for the
title of “Miss America.” ,
Any co-ed entrant should pUm
to be hers through the second
term of the University’s sum
mer session.
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