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Vol. 33 ✓-No. 12 Will Attempt Improvement Os the Public Schools Here An independent group of citizens who are dedicated to the improvement of the Amhools will meet in the Town Hall Monday night at 8 o’clock to form the Citizens Committee for Better Schools. This is the group that the Chapel HQI PTA had decided to work with in backing a local or county bond issue as a source of needed school funds. However, the com mittee will consider the whole problem of adequate schooling. “We hope to take inven tory of the problems which the local school system faces and of the present knowledge and work under way on these problems,” N. J. Dem erath, one of the committee's organizers, said this week. p “We will be working,” Mr. Demerath said, “in the awareness that such ques tions as school revenue have been the concern of the school board, county com missioners, and PTA. We will seek to avoid duplication 4fef effort so that we can move ahead toward additional studies where study is need ed and toward concrete action wherever action is in dicated as sound and feas ible.” Mr. Demerath pointed out that the ftfteen people in vited to Monday night’s meeting “represent the be ginnings of the group.” He' said that plans to add other members and elect officers were tentaffVhly slated for the meeting. Describing the nature of the group, Mr. Demerath termed it “an independent group of citizens who are dedicated to the improve ment of the schools.” Violet Galvin Will to Sing Tuesday Night Violet Galvin, soprano, a stu dent of Joel Cartar in tha Univer sity’* music department, aril' give her senior recital at 8 p.m. Tues day, March 29, in Hill hall. Ad mission is frea. Tha program will include works by Brahms, R. Strauss, Lalo, Duprac, Moussourg sky, Rakov, Rachmaninoff, Puc cini, S. Barber, H. Stevens, and Benjamin Britten. Formerly of Albany, N. Y„ Mrs. Galvia served in the United States Air Force during World War II and Uvad ia Austria for two years after the war. Sha is an alumna of Columbia Univer- I sity and of the Woman’s Collage in Greensboro. Since coming to the University here last Septem ber she has appeared aa soprano soloist in Mm music department’s Christmas concert and in tha role of the Countese in Mosart’s “Mar riage of Figaro." Travel by Car in Bnrope" Wallace E. Caldwell, Univers ity professor of ancient history, will givs an illustrated lecture on "Travel by Car in Europe” at 8:80 p.m. Wednesday, March 80, in the Library's assembly room under the auspices of tha Gradu m*te History Club. He will show colored slides taken in countries he visited last year while on study leave from the University. These countries include Greece, Egypt, end Italy. The public it invited to hear the lecture. Credit Where It la Dae Photography credit goes to Lavergne Studios for last wash’s front-page picture of the sight Chapel Hill high school girls selected for the sweetheart sec tion of "Hillifa,” the school’s an nuel. The reporter who wrote the cutlines was so excited by the emty of the girls that ha forgot include the photography credit McAllister Gives Talk H. C. McAllister, secretary, treasurer «f Iks M. C. Board cf Fayetteville a* a joint mirtfag es the Cumberland Medical S ckMriwd «*•feted abßiliprarat J. A. Branch Is Appointed to Direct Community Chest Drive Hr" Bfl m « Mia, w sßmm * •. -.mSsb. &■». IHHHnB mK M ■ W M s ,11 Uft n m »JV ” i 1 ' 'I * * - ■ J. A. Branch, above, pur chasing agent for the Uni versity since 1988, has been appointed director of Chapel Hill’s 1955 Community Chest campaign. He was selected this week by the Community Council, which sponsors the annual drive. “We are extremely fortun ate in getting Mr. Branch to accept this important job,” Roy Holsten, president of Tolling of Church Bells to Usher in Annual Crusade against Dread Scou When tho town's church bells begin tolling at I p.m. next Fri day, April 1, the American Cancer Society’s 1966 crusade in Orange county will begin. Ray M. Cola, campaign chair man, explained that tha ceremony of pausing fore moment’s silent meditation is to be part of a na tion-wide event geared to empha size th* serious nature of the cancer problem. After the bells toll here and throughout the country, Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower will appear ovOr television and radio net works to formally annouace the opening of “Cancer Control Month." Mr. Cole said that he hoped ell activity in tha county would ceaaa at the moment Mrs. Eisenhower, speaking from Wash ington, calls for ten seconds of silent meditation. Immadiately after th* cere mony, volunteers will begin dis tributing leaflets containing facts about cancer. "The purpose of the medita tion and sounding of boils "Aida" om Radio Tonight A recording of Verdi’s "Aids" will be broadcast on Norman Cor don's "Let’s Listen to Opera" program at 8:80 thia (Friday) evening on th* University’s FM radio station WUNC. Renata Te baldi will sing tha titla rola, and Mario Del Monaco will sing the rola of Rhadaams. These Fellows Have Been Smiling All This Month m 2? lift bAbb! ImmSwIInJI Ibbri bnni *• DMriM Thru* Clara A* mmmmm m$ mm* ia . loa- The Chapel Ml Weekly 5 Cents a Copy the council, said in announ cing the appointment. “He ha 9 been very active in Com munity Cheat work here for the past several years and is well acquainted with the needs and responsibilities of the community.” Mr. Branch succeeds Phil Green as di rector of the drive, which will be held in late October or early November. (Photo by Lavergne) thooaghout tho length and bread th- of the naXtoti/’ said Mr. “will be to remind us that cancer can be controlled and utlimately defeated if w* all work togather toward that end.” The American Cancer society seeks to raise $!• ,000,000 during April to finance its programs of research, education, and service. The goal in Orange county is $3,- 110. "The people of Orange county have a great stake ia this crusade against a diseaae which will taka the lives of 236,000 Americans this year,” declared Mr. Cole Cadet* Arriving Today Vic Huggins, jr., and Johnny Rosamond will arrive today from Staunton Military Academy for a ten-days spring vacation. They will ride with Dickie Davis, the S.M.A. assistant basketball coach, from Staunton to Wake Foreat where they will be met by John nie’s parents, Mr. and Mr*. T. A. Rosemond. Both boys were mem bers of the B.M.A. basketball team, which won the prep school championship in Virginia. f ■ Tools and Wire Taken Mr*. R. W. Bost would greatly appreciate th* return of the gar den tools and roll of chicken wire recently taken from her lot at the eorner of th* Mason Farm road and Purefoy road. Atnra mi the eoraeleMra Sfcwptorahip of th* BUte AA % CmShf*tkrim (orator )Nm2 Of loppUUe Snramyßag(left) m 4 CHAPEL HILL, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1966 Five Mothers Will Be Honored by Merchants* Gronp Five local mothers will be "glamorized, honored, and gift showered” this May in a contest sponsored by the i Trade Promotion Commit- ; tee of the Chapel Hill-Carr boro Merchants Association. The announcement of the Mother’s Day event was made this week by J. 8., Robbins, chairman of the committee. According to Mr. Robbins’ letter to mer chants, two of the five mothers will be picked from among campus house mothers and three from local school teachers who are mothers. “Any campus house mother, or any school teach er who is also a mother, is eligible through reference by house (dormitory, sorority, or fraternity), or classroom endorsed by students from house or classroom,” Mr. Robbins said. He explained that en dorsements would include statements as to why a mother should be honored and that a group of impar tial judges would pick the five winners. 1 Although there will be no active solicitation of mer ' chants for funda or prizes, 1 SIOO is needed for advertis -1 ing and purchasing of cups ■ or plaques, Mr. Robbins said, i A special Mother’s Day committee has been appoint ed to plan the event, and it ’ includes Miss Elizabeth 1 Branson, Mrs. Lucy Sutton, James H. Davis, A. J. AJte mueller, Ed Danxiger, Jack Wiesel, and Mr. Robbins. Further nounc^g^jjg^ IMpWKm* nplar chapter of tho D.A.R. mot Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cordon. Co-hostesses were Mr*. J. Q. LeGrand, Mrs. G. W. Smith, and Mrs. W. B. Holmes. The pro gram, on "Early American Music,” was one of the most de lightful of the year. It was given by Mr. Cordon and consisted of some of the songs of Stephan Foster. German Attache to Speak Werner Rouget, attache to the German Diplomatic Miction in Washington, will speak on "Kara jan and Post-War German Muaic” at 8 o’clock thia (Friday) evening in room 2 of Carroll hall at the annual initiation meeting of Delta Phi Alpha, German honor ary fraternity at the University. The public is invited. The meet ing will be followed by a recep tion in the Graham Memorial. Women Voters’ Annual Meeting All members of the Chapel Hill League of Women Voters are urged to attend ita annual meet ing at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in the Town Hall. Important busineaa will include revision of by-laws, adoption of budget, elec tion of officers, and the selection of the subject of local study for the coming year. Kicherd Egp mU st.n tws es th* tram’s trading per formers. A pisUrs es th* «*> •trad In w pafp * es Min raws mm. Walter Gleseklag Recital Is Set For Asrslay The Chapel HiU Concert 1 Series will present pianist j Walter Giemking at 8 p.m. \ next Thursday, March 31, in Memorial hall. A limited number of' tickets will be available for those not holding season | pass-books. Individual tick ets for the concert may be obtained from the Graham Memorial, 'Box, 30, for $3 each. A special section will be reserved for season ticket holders. University students may obtain tickets for $2.50. Hailed by many critics as one of the great pianists of all time, Mr. Gieseking has performed in almost every country in the world. Born in Lyons, France, he has established a unique reputa tion since his debut in the 1920’s for brilliant interpre tations of classical works. Mr. Gieseking will arrive in Chapel Hill after a series of toncerta in New York’s Carnegie hall and appear ances with the New York Philharmonic Symphony and : symphonic orchestras of Chicago, Cincinnati, and i Minneapolis. A NMs frees Under The Water 1 Dear Lewis: This probably is the first letter yee ever received being written frees under water. Ws are in tho * Nautilus, the stomie-p *we ro d submarine. | Tonight w* are balding a '! meeting es the Joint Atomic | Energy Committee. A quorum is franemt. At this meawnt J the depth ia a record, ft, . Brat wiahee, I . Carl Durham I. —J Wednesday Afternoon Cloning Beginning next Wednesday, March 80, and continuing till September, the Johnson-Strowd- Ward Furniture Company will cloee for the day every Wednes day at 1 p.m. To Announce School Census Results Results of the school oanaua just conducted here will' be an nounced next week, according to Mrs. Earl Wynn, president of the American Association of Univer sity Women. Th* census, jointly sponsored by the PTA groups in th* area and the AAUW, ran from Tuesday through yesterday. It was con ducted to point up community school needs by showing how Calendar of Evonts Friday, March 85 * 6 p.m. Carrboro P.T.A. variety show and chicken supper, Carrboro school. * 8:16 p.m. School play at North side school. * 8:30 p.m. High School Danes Club’s party, Country club. Sunday, March 37 o 7:46 p.m. Community Drama Group, Library’s assembly room. * 8 p.m. Revival, Baptlat church. Monday, March 88 # 8 p.m. Chapel Hill Garden Club, Institute of Pharmacy. • 7:16 p.m. Board of directora of Merchants Association, asaoci tion’a office. #7:80 p.m. Board of Aldermen, • Town Hall. #7:30 p.m. Revival, Baptiat church. #7:80 p.m. Bridge tournament, Graham Memorial, e 8 p.m. Lutheran Woman of tha Churah, fellowship room, e 1:80 p.m. General Matthew B. Ridgway, HIU hall. Traraay, March 89 e 8:80 p.m. Junior Servian League, Epieoopal pariah houra. #7:90 p.m. Revival, Baptiat churah. e • pflto. Concert by Violet Gal vin, Hill haU. Wedaaaday, March 99 e 18:90 p.m. Newcomers Cluh fashion show and luncheon, Carolina Inn. o 7:8 p.m. Revival, Baptist church. # 9:90 p.m. "Saturday Stranger,” Flaymahera theatre. Th—day, March 91 • 1 pra. Rerivai. Baptist churah. 0 0 FImJbI Wlltff (Mtßßfc* (Mb Memorial haU • 9 iBS pm. "gatradhf Ora—,* VMM nullihi *•*»«. i- Chapel Ml Chaff L.G. I am always pleased when somebody welcomes me as a passenger in his automobile and thereby saves me the trouble of driving. And 1 had something else to be glad about when Wallace Caldwell took me along Laurel HiU road on a recant balmy afternoon. We CRpae to the Totten place and saw the yard adorned with white and red and purple and gold en flowers. It was a beauti ful sight and it was made all the more beautiful be cause just at that moment we were informed by the radio in the car that a bliz zard was raging in Minne sota and the mercury was down to zero. To say this doesn’t mean that I was re joicing in the discomfort of the Minnesotans. It just means that I was glad I was where the air was balmy and I could look at the Totten flowers instead of being in a blizzard. • # • * Dr. and Mrs. Sam Corn well have moved from the Middle West to Boston. So ' now that city is the home of [ all six of the Paul Greens’ granddaughters. * * * * % When aging men and wo men reminisce with one another they often talk about the authors who were famous fifty or more ydars ago but are now unknown except to the people whose memory goes back that far. Mention Mrs. Humphry Ward and Marion Crawford to anybody under sixty and it’s a safe bet that unleas he if a student of literary his tory he will never have heard of either one of them., » As with popular authom, so with other celebrities. When 1 1 was at a gathering one day this week with Robert Frost i the talk turned to baseball and he spoke admiringly of (Continued on peg* t) many students and prospective student are in the ana. Results from the town area are now being turned in at the Aider men’s room at tho Town hail. Rural results will be turned in next Friday, April 1. Speaking for tho census work ers, Mrs. Wynn expresed ap preciation to both section cap tains end tho citizens who co operated with them. “Everything moved quite smoothly because of this cooperation," she reported. Mrs. Osier Peterson was in charge of ths census. Martha Dow in Rosenberg’s New Play v ''llk 'L‘A:JF~'r* -jjSr •VM l^, !/ fIL ' »4g. i 3 Martin Daw, abava, ha* th* Mbw nb as Malta* Wat ters a *Bstntij Stnai*." Jaaaph Baa*ab*rg*s aaw play that wtU ha atraa ahxt waah hr th* CaraHaa Flajrmkat*. Earlier this ssasan aha was east aa Mary Warraa, th* aarraat |M, ta th* Playawhanr yfiarttn *f Arthar Mill* "Th* CmMs* MAarf. mi at th* Itayanhart' haahnai e«ae «| tit Aha*- aathr hal. Thaptar win ha atmta th* Waatfan thaatr* ® . 'j— ■^—mmm W » Ymr a Copay; atm mm m w*. S Bill Authorixiatf Municipal Boad Electioa Is Expected To Be Passed Monday Night By the Board of Alderaed Habel to Deliver Sermons During Revival Services The Baptist church will hold s revival from Sunday through Thursday of next week, with meetings every evening in the church sanctuary. The pastor, tha lev. Samuel Tilden Habel, will deliver the sermons each evening. John Crabtree, director of music, will laad the singing, assisted by the choir of the church. The services will begin at 7:30 on Sunday, at 8 o’clock on Monday, Tuesday, and Wed nesday, and at 7 o'clock on Thurs day. Everybody ia invited to all the services and to the church dinner that will precede the final meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday. Teams of members will go out from th* church to visit in the homes of the community follow ing each service. This program of visitation evangelism will be directed by th* membership com mittee, of which J. T. Dobbins is chairman, and the board of daacons, of which Fred Ellis is chairman. Each service will be sponsored by an organisation of tho church, with various ministers of tho congregation presiding. On tha opanisg night, Sunday, th* Rev. Jaasea 0. Canaier will preside ami (Canthuied on pngs •> Merchants Alt to Mul Monday Might Tha board a t directors off tha Chapat HiU-Oareboro Merchants Association wffi Mat thia Mam day night at 7:13 in tha oon farenas room tha t —*rl* — U S sSnHLy win h« Reporting on tho program of credit work this weak. Secretary John Trexlar pointed out that tha tslaphona strike hindered tha Credit Bureau’s operation*. “It waa almoat impossible to get long distance calls through," he said. School Play Tonight The Lincoln High School Dra matics Club will give a three-act play, "l‘m a Family Crisis,” at 8:16 this (Friday) evening at the Northside school auditorium. Pro ceeds will go toward tho pur chase of a piano for the high school’s music department. Madry Returns to Hospital R. W. Madry returned to Me morial hospital Tuesday after having fallen down the stairs at his home. He waa reported as doing "fairly wall* yesterday. ’ The Board of Aidermen will vote Monday night an ordinances calling for a $190,000 bond election and the regular municipal elections for the mayor, three aldermen, and the judge of the Recorder’s Court The municipal elec tions ordinance, calling tor elections on May 3, will be put before the board as a formality and will be ap proved. If the bond election ordinance is passed, aa it Is expected to be, the election will be held with the muni cipal elections in May. The ordinance for the bond election, based on re commendations from Reed, Hoyt, Taylor, and Washburn of New York, Chapel Hill's bond attorneys, was ap proved this week by the Local Government Commiss ion in Raleigh. A breakdown of the $190,- 000 bond issue shows that $47,000 will go for equip ment (mainly trucks); $15,- 1 000 for sanitary sewers; ,940.000 for storm sewers; $38,000 «sr street widening, t and RMOO tor street hn protssMMts (mainly curb and gutters). The current term of Mayor Otfor K. Cornwell )will end thin sprint, but he ’ In nhgihln tor Be , wan elected by the Aldermen i last toll to complete fin term -of Birin 8. Lanier, who was | slsnts* ji > curr«M Wk , spring alra P. L. Burch, Obie DnvU. and Roger* Wade, Who replaced Mr. (tornwell on the Board last fall. The term of W. S. Stewart, the judge of the Recorder’s Court, will also expire. Roy Cole, who is running for judge of the Recorder's Court, is the only person who has thus far filed for the spring elections. Credit Women Hold Meeting In Durham The Credit Women’s Breakfast Club of Chapel Hill and Carrboro met Thursday sveniag of last weak at Harvsy’s Cafeteria In Durham, with Mrs. Katharine Thompson presiding* Mrs. Margaret Jennings had charge of the program, which In cluded discussions of "What Is This Thing Called Credit?” "Tha I Building of on Efficient Credit I Department," “The Broad Cover- I age of a Credit Operation," and I “The Co-Worker and tha Credit I Customer." I) Mrs. Mary Jena Ray of the I Western Ante Store eras wsleom- I od into tha club as a new member. Door prises were wen by Mrs. I Madeline Bparrow and Mrs. U Thompson. At Memorial Hospital j; Among local parsons listed as [ patients at Memorial hospital k{ yesterday were William Eric I Daniel, James R. Durham, Mrs. J. H. Edwards, Mrs. John Hseutt, Mrs. C. B. Hodson, Mrs. Frank Hukins, B. W. Madry, E. O. Markham, Pamsla Martin, C. $. Partin, Donald Ray, Mrs. Gserge Salisbury, Edna Mac Smith, Martha Lea Sprunt, William Hutchinson Sprunt, Mrs. Jaekte Thomas, Mrs. C. D. Trailer, sad C. T. Womble. Lclsad Steves ea Visit Hera Lchmd Stows, raving editor es of the Reader's Digest, and Mrs. Stowe were here at the week rad. They were welcomed by Neel Houston, Doris Bette, and other members of Chapel Hill's literary eoleny. They went from here to Greensboro when they had Ml appointment for dinner with Mr. •55 Mrs. WilUam T. Polk. tatindik^rasra’bMeeting -A nwriiMp vvrbi Bb . * bMWW sWIPk*