FRIDAY
ISSUE
Next Issue Tuesday
Vol. 33 No. 34
Price War in
Chapel Hill?
Skirmish Is
Better Word
Some people were calling
it a gasoline price war, but
long-suffering Chapel Hill
automobile owners weren’t
ralebrating yet.
SI A gasoline price skirmish
might be a better phrase for
the situation as it existed
yesterday:
1. Whipple’s Esso station,
where the old Durham road
forks off the new Durham
boulevard, had its prices
down to 27.9 cents for regu
lar and 30.9 cents for high
test, plus additional cash dis
counts ranging from about
1 per cent on a $1 purchase
to 10 per cent on a $lO pur
chase.
2. Three Esso stations in
Carrboro slipped their prices
to 29.9 cents for regular,
from the previous level of
about 32 cents, while most
Chapel Hill stations held the
line at 32 cents (and 35
cents for high test).
3. The two previous cut
rate stations in Carrboro
(Carolina Motors’ Amoco
regular at 29.9, and Charlie
Johnston’s Hi-Way Service
Station at 28.9) kept their
« rices at their usual level,
arolina Motors had just
gone up from 28.9 to 29.9
about a month ago. Hi-Way,
which sells a standard brand
of gas but cannot advertise
its name when selling it at
lower prices, also boasted
one of the lowest prices in
the area for high test—3o.9.
4. In the Pittsboro area,
about 15 miles south of
Chapel Hill, a real price war
continued. The farthest
north the . low Pittsboro
prices extended, still 10
miles sooth of Chapel Hill,
Esso regular was selling for
25V£ cents.
Here’s what some of the
area's gasoline dealers had
to say about the situation
yesterday:
Kenneth Putnam at Caro
(Continued on page 6)
H. S. Walker Head
Os Welfare Board
H. S. Walker was elected chair
man of the Orange County Wel
fare Board last Monday at its
June meeting in Hillsboro. He
succeeds Henry Hogan, who re
tired from the board because he
had fulfilled the six-year limit
of membership. He had been a
faithful member of the board for
six years and had been its chair
man for five years. Alexander
Heard of Chapel Hill was sworn
in as a new member to fill'the
vacancy left by Mr. Hogan.
Policies in regard to the ad
ministration of general assist
ance, hospitalization, and the lien
law were discussed at the meet
ing. The case workers presented
66 cases for approval by the
board. There was a net decrease
of $144 in the assistance pro
grams. Eight new applications
were accepted for payments.
Poet Office Holiday
There will be no window
service and no town, or rural
■ail delivery by the Chapel
Hill poet office on Monday,
July 4. Special delivery mail
will be delivered that day, in
coming mail will be put in
the boxee, and outgoing mail
will be dispatched as usual.
The lobby doers will be open
from 6 s.m. to midnight.
>n Health Department Staff
harles Clifford WelU of Me*
ley street, who recently le
ft master of science degree
. 'ic health at the Univer
a. a joined the ataff of the
Di* . ’Health Department aa a
Übo ’.7 technician. From
Miam he formerly attend
ed FI 1 1 State University at
Tallfthaf
At Set. m High Ceafereace
Blakely I .g, Marilyn Markell,
and Janet ft :AlHster have been
at Camp ff v Hope this week
attending ft Senior High Con
ference of ft range Paeebytery.
Mrs. Bernal Boyd wae one of
the teacher dr t the conference.
Parking Is Such Sweet Sorrow* or the Story of
Two Patrolmen Who Learned Crime Doesn’t Pay
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Last Monday afternoon Pete
Moore, a University student from
Washington, N. C., called the
Weekly on the telephone in a
mild frenzy of gloating excite
ment and reported that tnUside
Hanes hall on the campus there
were parked two State Highway
Patrol cars, each sporting a
parking ticket.
We boiled up to Hanes hall and
sure enough, there they were.
One of the cars had a uniform
hanging in it with sergeant’s
Parade of 73 Antique Cars Will Visit
Chapel Hill for One Hour on July 22
Seventy-three antique auto
mobiles and 160 antique auto
mobile fanciera will troop
through Chapel Hill on July 22
on a stopover in a trip which will
cover two states and fear days.
The organization is toa Horse
less Carriage Club's North Caro
lina Regional Group, with head
quarters ht Wtortom jtejt"*
The parade Of~»l est wW be
met at the ppinlanto* «*»
the Hillsboro rood Itjr a polio*
escort, and will chug through
town to the Pines Restaurant
where the participants will eat;
a box lunch.
Umstead Says Criticism of JP System
Should Be Directed at Commissioners
By John W. Umstead, Jr.
Orange County’s Representative
in the Legislature
During the past ten years
much has ,been said and much
written about the Justice of the
Peace system as it operates in
North Carolina. Both the press
and individuals have been critical
of the Legislature from time to
time because there was no action
to correct the abuses now exist
ing.
It might be well to look into
the matter as to whether or not
ail the criticism should be direct
ed at the members of the Legis
lature who have served during
the last several terms. For this
reason I wish to call the atten
tion of your readers to the fact
that the 1949 legislature passed
an act making it possible for any
county in North Carolina to
adopt a plan to handle the Jus
tice of the Peace problem. This
plan followed the best thinking
of those who had given the mat
ter careful consideration.
Before the passage of this act
73 counties were exempt from
it’s provisions. This left 37 coun
ties under the act. It is true
that the act was only permissive
>nd that the county commission
ers of any of the 23 counties
could either adopt it or remain
under the provisions of the pres
Max Saunders and Grey Cijlbreth Star
In Television Show about Filter Plant
Max Saunders and Grey Cul
breth were the stars of Tuesday
evening’s television show in which
Chapel Hill TV viewers were
shown how the water they drink
is processed and purified at the
University’s filter plant In ans
wering questions and explaining
things during the WUNC-TV
tour of the plant, both of them
performed with the greatest
aplomb, even better than regular
TV actors because they were
their natural selves. Mr. Saun
ders, who conducted the tour, is
superintendent of the plant, and
Mr. Culbreth 'is the University’s
superintendent of utilities.
Performers wgially as .good
ware Dr. William As
sistant Dean of the University's
School ad Dentistry and narrator
The Chapel Hill Weekly
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stripes on the sleeve; this one
rated two tickets. The other had
a single blue ticket neatly slipped
under the windshield wiper.
The nine other state police
cars parked in the area were all
quite law-abiding, but University
policeman H. Gattis had very
properly earmarked the errant
protectors of law and order—
they were parked, as Chuck
Hauser’s picture shows, in spaces
reserved for members of the
Board of Trustees and Univer
The public is invited to come
out to the Pines and inspect the
old ears white the pareders are
enjoying lunch. The cars will be
there for about on hour.
Following loach, a police es- .
eort will lead the cars to the
Pittsboro rood whore they will
take off for Sou them Flail
The tear, whtth Jußp ioqrttl
i sack annual eventßWlD jlUmj
> The pared# wflp string through'
i Danville, Vn, Mm aext day, and
will head for Southern Pines by
way of Chapel Hill for a two
day stop.
ent law. Orange county was one
of the 23 counties, and at, any
time the county commissioners of
Orange county wish to adopt this
plan they can do so.
The plan provides that the
county commissioners, upon the
adoption of the plan, decide upon
the number of Justices of the
Peace necessary for the proper
administration of justice in the
county, and set the salary for
the numbers so designated. They
also must provide adequate
quarters for the Justice of the
Peace court and designate such
location.
Upon adoption of the plan the
county commissioners shall no
tify the resident judge of the
Judicial District in which the
county is located, and this judge
shall name a person or persons
to fill the offices created by the
county commissioners. The term
of these Justices of the Peace so
appointed shall be for two years.
All fees shall be collected by
the Justices of the Pease under
this plan, and shall be turned into
the General Fund of the county,
and these collections are subject
to the daily deposit law. Monthly
reports shall be made by each
Justice of the Peace to the
Board of County Commissioners
showing in detail the money col
(Continued on page 12)
of the weekly “Project: Health”
TV series, of which the filter
plant tour was a part, and Dr.
Daniel Okun of the School of
Public Health, who was the
fourth man on the TV tour of
the plant.
A fifth actor who gave an ade
quate performance was Joe
Brown, who was shown polish
ing the pumps, one of his regular
jobs at the plant. Twice during
the show Dr. Okun remarked
that the filter plant was just
about the cleanest place he had
ever seen.
Lutheran Council Moating
The church council of the Holy
Trinity Lutheran church will
moot at 8 pat Tuoaday, July I,
at the church.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1955
sity officers.
As a matter of fact, this made
the second time in 24 hours we
had seen the police slip up. On
Sunday afternoon we were driv
ing past the Chapel Hill police
station and noticed a rather
heavy concentration of the con
stabulary outside. There were
three or four Chapel Hill police
men, a state patrolman, the Carr
boro police car and its occupants,
and a sheriff’s deputy. They were
apparently having a little Sun
day meet and get together—
standing around grinning and
slamming each other on the back.
We were so fascinated by this
convention that are went straight
through one of the reddest stop
lights that ever turned rad. Not
one of the variegated tribe ’of
law-maintainors noticed, and we
drove right an, a giggling fugi
tive from justice.—J. A. C. D.
flrhailMlria
AIM all Chapel Hill baoi
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mgmsts>
Healey hi ohosrraace of In
dependence Day. Mart busi
nesses plea to remain open sll
day Wednesday, following the
holiday, instead of closing dur
ing the afternoon. However,
both the A A P Store and the
two Colonial Stores will ob
serve their usual Wednesday
afternoon closing, though
Fowler’s Food Store will be
open all day Wednesday.
In Father’s Footstep*
Two sons of the late Dr. J. W.
Gainey of Fayetteville, who was
a student in the University’s
former two-year medical school,
recently completed their educa
tion here at the University’s
Health Center. They are Dr. John
White Gainey, who took his M.D.
degree in the School of Medicine,
and Dr. R. H. Gainey, who was
graduated from the School of
Dentistry. Their mother is Mrs.
Lydia Holland Gainey of Fayette
ville. The late Dr. Gainey was a
surgeon, specializing in urology.
leaving Today for New York
Miss Mildred Mooneyhan, prin
cipal of the Chapel Hill elemen
tary school, will leave today for
New York University to attend
a two-weeks workshop in educa
tional leadership for school ad
ministrators. The theme of the
workshop will be “Planning
School Improvement Programs.’’
Before returning to Chapel Hill,
Mias Mooneyhan will visit friends
in New York and relatives in
Washington, D. C.
Woman’s Club Summer Party
The University Woman’s Club
and the Summer Session admin
istration will entertain the Sum
mer Session faculty from 8 to
10 p.m. Thursday, July 7, in the
Morehead building. An announce
ment says, “All members are re
minded of this annual event and
are cordially invited to bring
their husbands. Invitations have
been mailed to the Summer Ses
sion faculty.”
Gaineya Go to Alabama
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Holland
Gainey and their 20-months-old
daughter, Cora Lee, have gone to
Montgomery, Ala., whore Dr.
Gainey will enter the Army as a
first lieutenant in the Dental
Corps.
Tom Cornwells Mevy
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cornwell
and thoir daughter Susan have
moved to Chester, Pa., where Mr.
Cornwell has joined the ataff of
the Chatter New*.
Cliapel Mill Chaff
L.G.
When William D. Car
michael, jr., Charles M.
!,Shaffer and I had been
priding along for about two
j hours the other day, on the
way to Little Washington,
;I said to Charlie: “I haven’t
seen you light a cigarette.
Don’t you smoke?” He said
he never had smoked. I
I knew already that Billy Car
j michael never had. It tum
ped out, when we told our ex
[ periences to one another
that every one of us had re
frained from smoking in his
; boyhood because he wanted
to become an athlete. These)
)two friends of mine have
held to the non-smoking
habit all their lives. I, the
young fool, started smoking
I I when I went to New York
after leaving the University,
because the people all around
!me were doing it. I kept it
up for nearly twenty years.
Since I quit in 1937 not be
-1 ing in the grip of the habit
| has made me feel as if I had
‘ been loosed from a cruel i
, weight of shackles.
Billy Carmichael lived inj
Durham when he was a boy!
1 and he said that Dr. William 1
A. Graham, a physician
, there, who had been a foot
> ball and*baseball player here!
in the University, said to
J him about the time he enter
ed high school; “If you want
i to be a real athlete don’t you
■ ever smoke or drink.” That
was the advice he took and
; followed for good and all.
* • * *
In the early days of Glen
Lennox, the apartment
house colony out cm the Ral
eigh highway, there was a
lot of trouble about the ten
ants’ pets, mainly cats and
idogs. Owners of pets want
ed, of course, to keep them.
Persons who didn't own pets
Iwere annoyed by other per
sons’ pets, and many of
.these non-owners, irked by
I pets’ invading their prem
ises, demanded that they be
(Continued on page 2)
Here from California
Miss Vangie Walters of San
Francisco, California, is here for
several days on a visit to Mrs.
S. Clyde Dickson and her daugh
ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Montgomery.
Larry Crabtree and Jimmy Branch Lead
At Plate for the Indians and Dodgers
The Indians, already assured
of first place in the Chapel Hill-
Carrboro Little League, won
their sixth straight victory
against no defeats by beating the
Giants, 12-3, Monday. In the
other Little League game Mon
day the second place Dodgers de
feated the Yankees 7-4.
The Indians, who seem to be
out to keep a clean slate, tallied
three times in the first inning,
added one more run in the third
and the fourth inning and seven
in the fifth. The Giants scored
two in the first inning, but could
only score once more and that
was in the fourth inning.
For the Indians, Larry Crab
tree was the leading man at the
plate, with three hits in as many
trips. David Grant had two for
four for the winners. Truman
Hilton and Roger Bowden each
had two for three for the Giants,
and Stan Bejester had two for
four. Tha Indians got eight hits,
and the Giants got ten.
DODGERS 7, YANKEES 4
The Dodgers secured them
selves in second place in the
league by defeating the Yankees
Monday. They scored once in the
first, three times in the second,
Camp Girls to Bo on TV
Girls from Camp Tiay Tar
Heel will appear on television
from 6:30 to 6:46 p.m. Monday,
July 4, during the regular Al
manac Show of the LTaimrsity’a
station WUNC-TV. Camp Tiny
Tar Heel is a day camp for
girls conducted at tha Recrea
tion Center by the Junior Ser
vice League end the Girl Scout
Council.
Fred Preutys Are Here
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Prouty and
their son Freddie are hare from
Memphis, Tean., on a visit te
Mr. Prat/c mother, Mrs. W. F.
Commissioners Will Probably Vote
For Lincoln Gymiorium, but Lanier
Is Strongly Opposing It; Integration
Subject Touches Off Lively Debate
The subject of the U. S.
Supreme Court’s rulings on
integration in the public
schools touched off some
lively discussion at the meet
ing of the Board of County
Commissioners in Hillsboro
Monday evening.
Carl Smith, chairman of
the Chapel Hill School
Board, told the commission
ers his board would “defin
itely” have some sort of plan
worked out to meet the
Court rulings “before school
opena/in the fall.”
The topic of integration
was first broached by R. J.
M. Hobbs, chairman of the
commissioners.
“Some doubt has been
raised,” he said, “about pro
ceeding with any construc
tion for the schools because
of the segregation issue. It
has been suggested that we
plan for no new buildings
; this year. What do you
think about that?”
Mr. Smith, who has been
working hard to convince
the commissioners of the
urgency of constructing a
SIOO,OOO “gymtorium" at
Lincoln high school, had an
answer:
“I think that would be a
very poor position to take,
regardless of segregation.
The need will exist no mat
ter what happens.”
C. W. Davis, Chapel Hill
superintendent of schools,
added: “The gymtorium at
Lincoln high school will be
needed whether it is a
'Negro, a white, or a mixed
school.”
Mr. Hobbs agreed. “I, few
| one,” he said, “am not afraid
of the segregation issue. If
integration comes, the build
ings will still be there. We’re
! going to have to have the
buildings anyway, and I
don’t see the logic in delay
-1 ing any further in meeting
. the needs of the schools.”
In answer to a question
from Commissioner Edwin
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1 once in the third and two in the
fourth, and were never behind,
i The Yankees scored their runs in
the second and third innings.
Jimmy Branch was the leading
hitter for the Dodgers with two
hits in*four trips. Billy Good
rich, Don Prillaman, Bill Roberts,
and Buddy Thompson each had
, one for three for the winners.
For the Yankees, Vern Howard
had two hits in two trips.
The next games will be played
in the Little League next Friday.
Then the Yankees will take on
the Indians in Carrboro and the
Dodgers will battle the Giants.
No games were scheduled for the
Fourth of July.
Little League Standings
W L
Indians 6 0
Dodgers 4 2
Giants 1 6
Yankees 1 6
Pat Pope Is Re-Elected as President
Os Exchange Club for 6-Months Term
Pet Pope was rs-elected presi
dent of the Chapel Hill Exchange
Club at a dinner masting Tues- I
day evening at the Ranch House.
Other officers re-elected were <
Whid Powell, vice-president, and
Herb Holloway, secretary. Lester ,
Foley was elected treasurer, suc
ceeding Charlie Stancill. They
will be installed next Tuesday
svening at a dinner meeting at
the Ranch House and will serve ,
six months.
The terms now expiring had '
been for six months, and the
nominating committee recoin- *
mended that tha same officers be
re-elected for six-months terms, 1
after which the club would in
augurate one-year terms of of
fice. This plan was unanimously
approved, except that Charlie *
Stancill withdrew aa a candidate <
to succeed himself aa tissiurei 1
Mae Vaadiviere, Bernice I
Hutehiao, aad Bob Hawkins wareji
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C. W. Davis, Chapel Hill
superintendent of schools, lin
tend intently to debate at the
county commissioners’ meeting
in Hillaboro oa Monday.
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Carl Smith, chairman of the
Chapel Hill School Board,
makes a point concerning the
need for a Lincoln high school
gymtorium.
Citizens Committee
Release* Statement
On Budget Problem
The Citizens Committee for
Si sSßlbd otf tfv attseft «f
integration on tie school sys
tem.
The statement, signed by N. J.
Demerath as acting chairman,
Mrs. Bernard Boyd, Mrs. Miles
Fitch, James Godfrey, William
Lampley and Mrs. Earl Wynn, as
officers of the group:
“The Citizens Committee de
cided to' support the School
Board’s current expense request
in the amount of $392,000 for the
fiscal year beginning July 1,
1966, after hearing the board’s
statement of need, and in light
of a scientific forecast of future
school population. The county is
requested to contribute about one
fiftji of this amount.
“It was our judgment then, and
it is our judgment now, that this
amount is genuinely needed for
the coming year.
“We also support the board’s
request for a “gymtorium" at
Lincoln high school (for lack of
which that school is no longer
accredited), as well as certain
other capital outlay requests.
“There are differences of opin
ion as to precise expenditures for
salary supplements and for as
sistance to the superintendent,
and how large a contingency fund
should be carried. These matters
can and should be worked out by
the duly constituted authorities.
We hope, however, that those
concerned will distinguish be
tween teachers who are compe
tent and qualified and those who
are merely certified; and when
the present superintendent re
tires, we ho|>e the vacancy will
be advertised* and the best poss-
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elected as members of the club’s
board of control to serve with the
, board's three old members,
George Poe, Lester Foley, end
George Cannefax. ,0
The nominating committee is
composed of Bill Blske, Charlie
Holloway, and Julian Caston.
Todd Gets New Office
R. B. Todd has been appointed
representative from the Chapel
Hill-Carrboro Merchants Associ
ation to the North Carolina Mer
chants Association to succeed
Herb Wentworth, who recently
resigned.
Gaineys la Charles tea
Dr. and Mrs. John White
Gainey, jr., and their two-yeew
eld son left last week for Charles
ton, S. C., white Dr. Gainey it
to be aa falters at the Roper hos
pital. .
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FRIDAY
ISSUE
Next Isaac Tnacday
By Chock Hauser
It appears that Chapel
Hill will get its badly-need
ed “gymtorium” for Lin-
I coin high school, but if it
| does it will be over the
| strong objections of one of
i Chapei Hill’s represents
i tives on the county govern
; ing board.
| County Commissioner Ed
Lanier told his feilow board
members in Hillsboro Mon
day night that he was firm
ly opposed to making major
capital outlay expenditures
for public schools this year
in light of the uncertainty of
the effect of the U.S. Su
j preme Court’s anti-segrega
| tion rulings.
In a long and often heated
| debate on the merits of
Chapel Hill school district
budget requests, the com-
I missioners moved steadily
i toward completion of the
) 1955-56 money measure,
j Final approval was expected
j by July 5.
The Chapel Hill School
j Board has requested $392,-
i 545 for operating expenses
j during the coming fiscal
1 year, compared to $354,946
for the current year. Capi
tal outlay requests for 1955-
56 total $113,890, including
SIOO,OOO for the gymtorium,
$10,500 for new equipment,
and $3,390 for library pur
chases.
The Chapel Hill budget
lists revenue for the coming
year from state funds at
■ $282,417. Revenue from the
[total supplementary scheei
nlat W estimated at $64,910,
3faped on* a 20 cents tax. The
supplementary tax is now
12 cents, Where the commis
sioners set it last year after
property revaluation.
County Accountant Sam
Gattis told the commission
ers that the Chapel Hill
School Board actually had
more money coming from
state sources than it had
counted on. He said the
Chapel Hill school district
stood to receive about $5,000
to $6,000 additional at the
end of this fiscal year, due
to revenue exceeding esti
mates.
(Continued on page 7)
Lanier Statement
Clarifies Position
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Commissioner Ed Lanier I
lights a pipe ss he Us teas to j
arguments ia Hillsboro Mea- j
day Bight.
County Commissioner Edwin S.fl
Lanier of Chapel HiU yesterdays
released the following statesaastfl
to clarify his position concentfaisfl
public school budgeting
and the question of school istoS
grstion:
“The June 28 Durham Mominß
Herald worded a headline for 1
story in away that totally
represents me as an individufl
and as a county commissioner. ■
must, therefore, try to make xfl
attitude and position clear.
“I have never and I do not
view with favor the Supngfl
Court’s sociological directive iMB
Negro public schools and whH
public schools be combined.
ing public. school fariUtMßrj|
Buildings,
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