Vol. 30 No. 3
Guests, in Preview of New Airplane, Fly 230 Miles an Hour;
Served with Delicious Steak Dinner at Height of 3,000 Feet
Eastern Air Lines gave a
preview of its splendid new
Silver Falcon plane last Sat
urday, three days before the
plane began to make its regu
larly scheduled flights from
the Raleigh - Durham - Chapel
Hill airport.
Invited guests were taken
up on five flights. They flew
over Durham, Raleigh, Fay
etteville, Fort Bragg, Chapel
Hill, and Carrboro, and had a
view of a few other towns
which some thought they
could identify and some (like
Nme) were sure they couldn’t.
| If you think the five flights
tAok all day, or even the great
er part of a day, you are mis
taken. The plane moved at
about 250 miles an hour, so
that the guests had completed
the circuit and were stepping
out of the plane about 40
minutes after they stepped in.
The last flight took somewhat
longer (an hour and 10 min
utes) because on that one,
beginning at 5:40 p.m., din
ner was served.
“We want this to be a little
more leisurely," said J. W.
Goodwin, EAL traffic mana
ger, who was host for the oc
casion, “so we’ve slowed down
to 230 miles an hour."
It took us something over
Harold Cannon Now
At Post in Hawaii
Harold Cannon of the U. S.
Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Y. Z. Cannon of Chapel Hill,
has arrived at his new post in
Honolulu, Hawaii, where he is
on the public relations staff
at Pacific Fleet headquarters.
He writes his parents that he
has the week-ends off and has
been having a good time see
ing the city and the island.
On his way out he had shore
leave in San Francisco at
Christmastime. When his ship
departed for Honolulu it was
given a send-off at the dock
by a Navy band led by Hu
bert Henderson, the former
Chapel Hill high school band
master who is now in the
Navy.
Neither of the two Chapel
Hillians knew the other was
in the same part of the world
till Harold, standing on the
deck of the ship, saw Hubert
leading the band on the dock.
He yelled and tried his best
to attract the attention of the
band leader, but was unable
to do so, and the ship sailed
away without Hubert know
ing it carried one of his fellow
townsmen.
Old Christmas Cards’ Wanted
People who have old Christ
mas cards they saved for the
Jaycees are asked to leaVe
them at any Chapel Hill or
Carrboro store. The cards will
be collected from the stores
by the Jaycees and will be
sent to boys and girls in cere
bral palsy hospitals, where
they are used in making scrap
books. Dr. L. L. Vine, chair
man of the project for the Jay
cees, says that past experience
has showed the cards do a lot
of good among the young
patients.
The Chapel Hill Weekly
5 Cents a Copy
2 minutes to get from Dur
ham to Chapel Hill. Assum
ing the air-line distance to be
10 miles, I did a little equation,
like this: 230 (miles) is to 10
as 60 (minutes) is to x. Which
showed that the time from
Durham to Chapel Hill was
2 1-8 minutes.
The Silver Falcon has 40
seats, nearly twice as many
as the DC-3 which this plane
is replacing. They are luxur
iously upholstered and can be
so tilted, by a touch of the
hand, as to make slumber
easy. But on this trip none
of us were interested in slum
Some People from Country Oppose Zoning;
Aldermen Defer Action on the Ordinance
Some of the people who live
out along the highways from
Chapel Hill came to the public
hearing held by the aldermen
Monday night and spoke in
opposition to the out-of-town
zoning ordinance prepared by
th* Chant Hill Timing Gum*
mission •Btdttfced. '
The Cftrnfafcalfrn wds created
by last year’s legislature
mainly for the purpose of pro
tecting the new Chapel Hill-
Durham highway from dis
figurement by signboards and
unsightly commercial build
ings.
L. J. Phipps, chairman, af
ter explaining the ordinance
in detail, asked for questions
and opinions. It was then that
some of the country residents,
perhaps ten or twelve, made
their protests. Their prevail
ing theme was (1) that the
owner of property ought to
be allowed to do what he
pleased with it and (2) that
the town of Chupel Hill hud
no business to be regulating
building development outside
the town.
Mr. Phipps preserved his
calm in the face of some
rather bitter comments from
the protesting citizens and,
with the aid of a map show
ing the proposed zones in var
ious colors, answered scores
of questions. Mayor Lanier re
buked the persons who, he
Last Call Is Made for Community Chest
Letters of api>eal were mail
ed yesterday to people who
contributed last year to the
Chapel Hill Community Chest
but have not contributed this
year. This move is a part of
an effort being made by chest
workers to close out the cam
paign, which is $2,500 short
of its $14,500 goal. L. J.
Phipps, drive chairman, said
yesterday the deficit would be
made up if the recipients of
the letters duplicated their
contributions of a year ago.
He also announced that the
Jaycees and members of the
Junior Service League would
make personal calls next week
on those who fail to respond
to the letters.
Mr. Phipps said that the
seven community organiza
tions which benefit by the
Community Chest had pared
their requests to the bone and
ber. We were getting too much
fun out of the ride.
Pretty stewardesses served
us dinner in trays—a juicy
tender steak, mashed potatoes,
peas, rolls and butter, a salad,
and apple pie with cheese. And
what was supposed to be hot
was hot. It was all delicious.
The flying was so smooth
that you could hardly tell you
were moving. The plane kept
an even keel, despite the fact
that no care was taken to
seat the guests so that Judge
Patton would be counter
weighted. If Frank Fuller had
been there and sat on the
same side as Judge Patton I
said, had unjustly attacked
Mr. Phipps, but Mr. Phipps
showed no sign of being dis
turbed by anything that was
said.
The hearing was given over
almost entirely to opponents
ts, Hi. dm • This re-
oKieveral per
fWlw preseift Vho favored it
but did not speak. Mr. Phipps
says that some of the oppon
ents came to him afterward
and said that the thorough
explanation of the plan had
removed their objections.
The aldermen decided to de
fer action on the proposed
ordinance. It will be an order
of business at their next meet
ing.
Newspaper Institute
Here Next Week
The annual Newspaper
Institute will begin next
Thursday evening, Jan. 24,
wiih a public session at the
Carolina Inn. N. C. Press
Association President
Thomas Lassiter will pre
side and the Itev. K. Mc-
Neill Poteat will deliver an
address. Ben Reese of the
American Press Institute
will conduct a forum Fri
day morning. Paul Green
will he the speaker at a
luncheon Friday. Dailies and
non-dailies will have group
meetings Friday afternoon.
would be unable to carry on
their programs unless they
received their basic allot
ments. The seven groups are
the Boy Scouts, $1,700; Girl
Scouts, $750; Recreation Cen
ter (white), $4,025; Commun
ity Center (Negro), $4,025;
Day Nursery, $2,600; Mary
Bayley Pratt Children’s Li
brary, $1,000; Humane So
ciety, S2OO. And S2OO was al
lotted to campaign expenses.
Contributions to the fund
should be mailed either to Mr.
Phipps or to Rogers C. Wade,
campaign treasurer. Checks
should be made payable to
the Community Chest.
Mrs. Danziger Has Operation
Mrs. Edward Danziger
underwent an operation day
before yesterday at Watts hos
pital and is getting along sat
isfactorily.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C„ FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1952
might have a different story
to tell. In that case the plane
might have taken a list to
starboard like that of Captain
Carlson’s late lamented Flying
Enterprise.
The Silver Falcon has a
cruising speed of 270 miles an
hour and a top speed of 312
miles. Unusual features are
hydraulically operated passen
ger loading steps, facilities for
‘‘carry on” baggage, and ex
tra large windows giving vis
ion from the aisle seats as well
as window seats.
Here are passages from
EAL President Eddie Ricken
backer’s statement about the
Silver Falcon:
“It is the first twin-engine
airliner in the world specifical
ly built for the far greater
speeds attainable through the
use of jet-type engines. The
Silver Falcon is ready today
for conversion to these revo
lutionary new engines when
they become available for
commercial service.
“The Silver Fakon incorpor
ates the finest of tjie proved
postwar technical -advance
ments. It from
the most exacting tests of
government, factory and air
line, exceeding every original
performance expectation.”
Raymond P. Kaighn, a Newcomer Here, Is
Author of “How to Retire and Like It”
Raymond F. Kaighn retired
about ten years ago after long
service as an officer of the
national organization of the
Y.M.C.A. He went to live in
Greensboro and was there un
til he moved to Chaj>el Hill
last September. In his
Y.M.C.A. work he becunie a
friend of Eugene E. Barnett,
an enthusiastic alumnus of
the University, and what Mr.
Barnett told him about Chapel
Hill probably had something
to do with his decision to live
here.
He and his wife are in the
home of the Arthur E. Finks
in Forest Hills while the Finks
are in England. They are look
ing around for a home of their
own and, though their quest
has brought no result thus
far, they remain hopeful.
They want to live inside the
village or very close to it, not
out in the country.
Several years ago Mr.
Kaighn wrote a book, “How
to Retire and Like It.” It
came out at a time when re-
Farulty Club to Hear Lyons
J. Coriden Lyons, professor
of French in the University,
will be the speaker at the
meeting of the Faculty Club
at 1 o’clock Tuesday at the
Carolina Inn. His topic will
be “A Visit to SHAPE."
(SHAPE means Supreme
Headquarters of the Allied
Powers in Europe, but it is
more commonly spoken of as
General Eisenhower’s head
quarters.) In World War II
Mr. Lyons was an officer in
the Intelligence Division of
the Army and served in the
Pacific Area. He was concern
ed with propaganda for ene
my populations.
Chapel Hill Chaff
I attended a ceremony in
the Dialectic Senate one eve
ning this week. Accustomed
as I have been, for many
years, to the sloppy dressing
and general slouchiness of the
University students, I was
agreeably surprised to find
myself in a company of neat
ly dressed young men whose
manners, while easy and af
fable, possessed a becoming
dignity. The Dialectic Senate’s
main function is to train stu
dents in parliamentary pro
cedure and in debating and
public speaking, and it evi
dently recognizes that decency
in appearance is a first es
sential in such training. I
have not been present at a
gathering in the other debat
ing society, the Philanthropic
Assembly, but I assume the
same ideas and pratices pre
vail there. The enrollment in
both these organizations to
gether is a very small part
of the total University enroll
ment. It is a pity that their
limited membership prevents
them from exerting a strong
er influence on the appearance
of the student body as a
whole.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P.
Kaighn, newcomers in Chapel
Hill, are temporary occupants
of the Arthur E. Finks’ home
in Forest Hills. When West
wood and part of Forest Hills
were taken into the town re
cently the town took over the
collection of garbage in the
annexed area. This meant
that the collection of garbage
under private arrangements
came to an end. The private
collection ended at the
Kaighna’ promptly, but the
municipal collection did not
begin. When Mr. Kaighn call
ed up the town manager’s of
fice to ask why, he learned
that the Finks’ home had not
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tirement was beginning to be
a popular subject of discus
sion, and in the ensuing years
this subject has become more
and more interesting to more
and more people. The book,
which recently has been re
issued in a revised edition,
has attracted wide attention
and has led to Mr. Kaighn’s
appearing on radio and tele
vision programs. These ap
pearances have been in the
form of interviews in which
he has given his ideas about
what a person should do in
order to live a useful and hap
py life in retirement.
The book is on sale at the
Bull’s Heud Bookshop and will
be on sale at the Intimate
Bookshop within the next two
or three days.
Dancer Will Perform Here Tuesday Night
Vela Montoya, the noted
Spanish dancer and singer of
folk songs, and her ensemble
will give a concert at 8:30
p.m. Tuesday, January 22, in
Memorial hall. Reserved seat
tickets, at $1 and $2 each, are
on sale at Ledbetter-Pickard’s.
Miss Montoya gave a spec
ial performance here last No
vember for students of Span
ish in the University. She
was received so enthusiastic
ally that arrangements were
made for her return for a
public appearance. Her per
formance is being sponsored
by the Southeastern Hispanic
Foundation, Inc., a non-profit
cultural organization design
ed to further knowledge of
Spain, Portugal, and Latin
America. N. B. Adams, Uni
versity professor of Spanish,
is executive director of the
foundation.
Work Begins on Glen Lennox
Addition of 86 Apartments;
Motor Lodge under Way and
May Be Finished in Summer
N arrator at Concert
Gives Thrill
To Listeners Here
6
Radio listeners here got a
special thrill from what James
Fassett, the narrator for the
New York Philharmonic Or
chestra, said in his talk at
the intermission of the concert
last Sunday afternoon.
He paid an enthusiastic trib
ute to the North Carolina
Symphony Orchestra, and its
director, Benjamin Swalin.
Hundreds of thousands of
listeners all over the country
heard Mr. Fassett tell of the
N. C. Symphony’s achievement
—how it travels 8,000 miles
annually; carries music to
rural communities as well as
cities, giving concerts in
schools, churches, town halls,
and even tobacco bams; and
receives from the State legis
lature an appropriation to
supplement admission fees
and individual contributions.
Thousands of school child
ren, Mr. Fassett said, are in
troduced in free concerts to
the muisc of Haydn, Mozart,
Beethoven, Verdi, and other
great composers.
Benefit Basketball
For the Polio Fund
A tripleheader basketball
game for the benefit of the
local March of Dimes cam
paign will be staged Tuesday
evening in Woollen gymnas
ium under the direction of
Tom Scott, the University’s
basketball coach. The Caro
lina varsity team will play
Fort Bragg at 8 o’clock. Hie
preliminaries, to begin at 7
o’clock, will include two games
between four teams of small
boys from the membership of
the Chapel Hill Cub Scouts,
These little boys (8 to 10 years
old) have been creating an up
roar with their playing be
tween the halves of the Uni
versity’s reguar vars it y
games.
The Cub Scouts, who prac
tice every Saturday, are
coached by Joe Hilton, the
University’s assistant track
coach. The 30 boys in the
group will be divided into four
teams for the two games they
will play at the benefit af
fair. They will play on a
slightly shortened court and
with the baskets lowered. The
players will include Jay Car
roll, Johnny Bagby, Bobby
Thompson, Billy Aycock,
Baldy Williams and the sons
of R. W. Madry, Noel Hou
ston, (Jordon Gray, Elmer
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Miss Montoya has studied
in Chicago and Hollywood
under Jose Alvarez, teacher of
Spanish dance, and Juan Mar
tinez, teacher of the flamenco
(gypsy) dance.
An announcement of next
Tuesday’s performance in
cludes the following para
graphs :
"Miss Montoya’s dancing
and her virtuosity with the
castanets have been highly
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Gagers Going North
The University’s basketball
team will play Maryland to
night at College Park and
Temple tomorrow night at
Philadelphia. The team has
won 6 of 7 Southern Confer
ence games it has played this
winter. Its next home game
will be with State College on
Saturday, January 26.
$2 a Year in County; $3:50 in Best of
N. C., Va., and S. C.; $4 Elsewhere in U. S.
Work began this week on
two building projects out on
the Raleigh highway, the first
unit of the University Motor
Lodge and an addition to Glen
Lennox.
The Motor Lodge unit will
have 46 rooms. The Glen Len
nox addition, on this side of
the present development, op
posite the Greenwood suburb,
is expected to have 86 apart
ments. This will bring the
total number of Glen Lennox
apartments to 400.
How soon these two projects
will be finished depends on the
weather. With an open winter
such as we had two years ago
the Motor Lodge could prob
ably be finished by the end
of the summer, and the Glen
Lennox addition by then or
early in the fall. If last win
der’s weather should be re
peated, completion would be
delayed at least a couple of
months.
Most people in Chapel Hill
thought the 314 Glen Lennox
apartments that were opened
two years ago would end the
scarcity living quarters in
the community. But they were
all taken as soon as they could
be made ready for use, and
soon there was a waiting list
of applicants. The waiting list
has lengthened month by
month.
William Muirhead, owner of
the development, has not made
public the plans for the new
apartments, but it is said that
a considerable proportion
of the 86 will be of the three
bedroom size, with t dinette
added to the design for the
apartments in the present
colony. And the bedrooms may
be larger than the present
ones.
Mrs. Settlemire Is
New Club President
MrH. Earl Settlemire was
elected president of the Carr
boro Civic Club at its January
meeting. She succeeds Mrs.
Jesse West, who had served
for two years. The program
included a tribute of appre
ciation to Mrs. West.
Other new officers are Mrs.
J. S. Gibson, vice-president;
Mrs. West, secretary, and Mrs.
Herbert Riggsbee, treasurer.
The new president appointed
the following committee chair
men: Mrs. Gibson, program
and library; Mrs. West, fi
nance; Mrs. John McLaugh
lin, publicity and club reser
vations; Mrs. Ernest Wilkins,
social, and Mrs. Ashwell Har
ward, baby clinic.
In accepting office, the new
president issued a challenge
to the members to join forces
in a unity of purpose to at
tain the club’s goals in the
new year. The organization
meets at 3 p.m. on the 2nd
Wednesday of every month at
its clubhouse near the Carr
boro school. Its meetings and
membership are open to every
body interested in civic pro
grams for the betterment of
the community.
Bridge-Canasta Party Planned
Plans for a benefit bridge
canasta party to be held Feb
ruary 14 by the American Le
gion Auxiliary were discussed
at the group’s January meet
ing at the home of Mrs. John
Umstead. The party, open to
everybody, will be held at 7:45
Thursday evening, February
14, at the Naval Armory on
South Columbia street. The
proceeds will be used to help
support the auxiliary’s many
worthwhile projects.