FRIDAY ISSUE Next Issue Tuesday Vol. 33 No. 40 Aldermen and Planning Unit Hold Meeting With Babcock By Charles Dunn For almost two hours Tuesday night W. F. Bab cock, consulting traffic en gijtter from Raleigh, dis cJßed his preliminary re port on thoroughfare plan ning and traffic operations for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area before members of the Chapel Hill Board of Aider men, the Planning Board, and other interested persons from the Village and Carr boro. Very little ndt included in the preliminary report was discussed at the informal meeting, and no action was taken. Mr. Babcock said the preliminary plan “was noth ing but away to begin," or / “a starting point for argu ment.” He suggested the lo cal officials “sit on the plan for a\ while” and think it over. He added that officials could now take certain ac tion but both the aldermen and planning board mem bers “should try to visualize the proposals and form their own opinions.” As for himself, Mr. Bab cock said he was going to “a much needed vaca tion,” but that he would re turn late in August and “sit down with the aldermen or the Planning Board and firm up the thoroughfare plan,” or “bring before the Board of Aldermen a detail ed plan which it could act on as an ordinance.” Following the meeting, Mayor Oliver K. Cornwell said it was “a grand report” that “showed a lot of things that we can do now, and a lot of things that require further study.” He added that the report had “a lot of meat in it,” and that evi dently “a lot of hard work has gone into the prepara tion of it.” Although no action was taken, Frank Umstead, chairman of the Planning B«Ad, suggested that “cer tain things can and should be done immediately. Then the people can see the good of it, and will better accept some of the later improve ments.” One of the major prob lems discussed at the meet (Continued on page 12) Adams to Conduct Outdoor Services Raymond Adann, University professor of English, will con cha the morning worship ser of the Community Church of Chapel Hill this Sunday, July 24, in the Forest theatre (or in Hill hall in case of rain). The service will begin at 9:30. He will speak on “The Power of Dullness.” Mr. Adams has been a mem ber of the University’s English] department since 1920 and is now acting chairman of the depart ment. Story Hours for Children This is to remind parents that story hours for children are be- twice a week at thljfefary Bayley Pratt library in the Chapel Hill elementary school on West Franklin street by Mrs. Nina Chasteen, the sum mer librarian. At the story hour for pre-school and ffrst grade children at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday) Mrs. Chasteen will tell three stories, "The Bremen Town Musician,*’ "Rumpelstilt skin,” and “Curious George Rides a Bicycle.” At the story hour for children seven years old or older, at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, she will read “Homer Price." Mary-Martha Class Meeting The Mary-Martha class of the Chapel Hill Baptist church will hold its July meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 26, at the home of Mrs. G. Willard Prilla man on Old Mill road. It will feature a picnic supper given in honor of members of the class who are teachers and workers in other departments. All mem lam an urged to be present. 400 People Enjoy Merchants* Community Picnic