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FRIDAY ISSUE Next Issue Tuesday Vol. 33 No. 83 Old Picture Shows There Wasn’t Any Parking Problem in the ’2o’s ten. — * . > .w-v wuamm - >■ * % ut "- - M3wbL yl ’ ’,. '■ Jv - ~ «. —Photo by Wootten-Moulton The automobile parking prob lem wasn’t nearly as bad on the University campus a few years back as it is today. In fact, there wasn’t any parking problem, as the picture above illustrates. The photograph was taken from a point just north of the northwest corner of the South Building, and shows the YMCA, Gerrard Hall, and what is known as the “Y Court.” The court is now paved and closed to traf !ic, but at the time this picture was taken it appears to have been one of the main campus parking lots. The date of the picture, de termined from the vintage of » automobiles, must be at least late as 1926 or 1927. Bob Eubanks, who works for Harriss- Party Is Set Today For Day Care Kids Children of the Victory Village itay Care Center will attend a flirty from 3 to 4 o’clock this afternoon (Friday) at the center sponsored by the recreation com mittee of the University Student Santa Claus will hg on Wid to distribato atftm cream and Christmas' OtotSUgt, At a meeting mt Mm M||*| Board of Directors held last Friday, new members welcomed to the board were George Dodson, Toby Selby and Ted Reynolds. Mr. Selby was named chairman of a committee to draw up a histoiy of the board’s activities since its inception. Mrs. Dottie Sudds was placed in charge of handling reserva tions for the Village Community fcnter. Her address is 110 King Street, and her phone number is 8-0010. She will officially take over her new duties on January 1, succeding Mrs. Kllen Hanna. The board commended Mrs. Han na for a “superb job” and resolv ed that “her services and ideas were appreciated by all and that she will be greatly missed.”i Plans to discuss applications for teachers’ jobs at the Village' nursery were made and will be carried out at the board’s next 1 meeting. Applications are now being accepted by Mrs. Jean Evans, the Village personnel di rector. Mrs. Evans asked that interested persons get in touch her before January 6, when the next meeting of the board of directors will be held. Her ad dress is 162 Daniels Road, and her phone number is 8-0761. Susan Tyree Is Ten Susan Scott Tyree, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Young Tyree, celebrated her tenth birthday Tuesday afternoon, December 13, with a party at the Tyree home at 103 Stevens Street. The School Holiday The Chapel Hill public schools fill be dismissed for their hristmas holiday at 2:30 this (Friday) afternoon. Classes will be resumed Monday, January 2. Chapel Jtillnotei Mac Snipes of the University Barber Shop making the fol lowing comment on the* facts of life: “For the past month not 15 minutes has gone by without somebody in this bar ber shop discussing who will succeed George Barclay as football coach, but I have yet to hear a word in here about who will succeed Gordon Gray as president of the University." • * • Collards in Grover Bush’s garden all tied up in news papers to protect them from this week’s heavy freeses. • • * Incongruous note at the Car olina Sport Shop aa fan over doorway whirls merrily with loudspeaker • provided Christ mas music aa background, Conners Chevrolet, identified the second car from the left as a 1926 or 1927 Ford—the latest model visible. Some of the other cars in the picture are interesting. For instance, the one in line with the left door of Gerrard Hall has been identified by its boxy appearance, high top and verti cal metal strips on the rear as a Nash. To the right of the Nash is a model-T Ford. The Model-T is painted with white polkadots, although they cannot be seeii too well in the engrav ing. University Central Records Director Edwin S. Lanier said cars were using the Y Court for parking when he returned to Chapel Hill in 1930. He said Town f s Finance Committee Is Looking Into New Offer on Business Alley Land The Board of Aldermen’s fin ance committee is considering another offer of sale of proper ty needed for the proposed wid ening of the alley behind places of business on East Franklin 1 Walter Creech and Mrs. Susan HMmlm -tart off send to sell the town only • four-foot wide strip of their property to facilitate the widening. However, the town requested the property owners to provide enough land to allow the alley to be widened from its present 12 feet to 20 feet. In a letter to the board, Mr. Creech and Mrs. Coenen pro posed to sell the town an ad ditional two feet to allow the alley to be widened to 18 feet where it adjoins their property. Mr. Creech offered to sell a six foot strip of land for $1,500. Mrs. Coenen’s offer for sale of a six foot strip from her proper ty totaled SO6O. Mr. Creech’s offer of sale was not an increase in the price he I asked for the four foot strip, he said, because he was requesting that certain conditions be met if I the alley is widened Mrs. Coenen’s price was an increase of S6O from what she asked for a four-foot strip. She asked that the same conditions be met. The conditions of sale stipulat ed that the alley be paved, curbed and guttered, surface and storm sewer drainage be provided at no cost to the owners, that en trances to their property be provided, and that all utilities lines be installed and maintained within the alley as widened. Parties Given for Manires Parties and dinners honoring Dr. and Mrs. G. P. Manire before they left for a year in Copen hagen, Denmark, included a tea given by Dr. and Mrs. W. R. ' Berry hill; a dinner party given by Mrs. Thomas C. Butler, with Mrs. I>urwood Thayer aa co hostess; a dinner party given by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Barnett; a Juncheon given by Mrs. William R. Straughn Jr., with Mrs. James Green and Mrs. Cromartie as co-hostesses, and a party given by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jenner. Chemistry Wives’ Party The Chemistry Faculty Wives, who meet once a month, will hold their annual Christmas party at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 17, with their husbands and children as guests. The program will include stunts and games for all ages. Refreshments will be furnished by the wives. Paper Drive oa January 8 The Jaycees will hold their next waste paper drive Sunday afternoon, January 8. Every body is asked to be saving old nawspapers, magazines, and oth er waste paper to be put on the curb for the Jaycees to pick up that day. The Ghapel Hill Weekly 5 Cents a Copy an unpaved drive circled around the South' Building, and the Uni versity had a good deal of trouble with speeding in the area. There were probably very few student-owned cars in this period. The big influx of student auto mobiles followed World War 11. As the crush increased, the Uni versity closed what was known as the Memorial Hall parking lot in order to build Carroll, Gard ner and Hanes Halls, and the problem became quite serious, since the big open area where the new buildings went provided space for hundreds of cars. What is the situation today? Only faculty, staff members, handicapped persons, and bona fide visitors may park in the 1,006 restricted spaces on the The property owners said they are not “anxious” to have the alley widened and also feel they are under "no obligation” to “contribute further property”— since they were “instrumental” in donating the present 12 foot alley to the town. “If the widening of the alley is degirable for the private bus iness needs of the adjoining prop erty owners and those served thereby, we are willing to make available space and place a price on the additional property com mensurate with the value,” they said. Kiwanis Wives Are Honored at Party The spirit of Christmas pre vailed on Tuesday evening at the Carolina Inn as members of the Chapel Hill Kiwanis Club held their annual ('hristmas party in honor of their wives. About 140 persons attended. One of the highlights of the evening was the induction of Ton: Rosemond of Chapel Hill as I ,t. Governor of the Imperial . Fifth Division. The present Lt. Governor, Guy Rawls of Raleigh, inducted Mr. Rosemond. Kiwanian Walter Rabb gave a resume of the various activities carried on by the club during the past year. Mrs. Kemp Jones spoke on behalf of the wives. President Dick Jamerson pre sided and introduced guests and both old and new officers. Christ mas songs were sung under the direction of Roy Armstrong with Jimmy Wallace at the piano. The Rev. Charles Hubbard gave he invocation. Entertainment for the evening was provided by Richard Bur dick, Executive Producer of WU NC-TV. The first part of the program was devoted to magic, and Mr. Burdick was assisted by his wife Betty. The second part consisted of readings. The program was highly praised by ail in attendance. Joe Philips was chairman of the gifts and decorations com mittee. Members who assisted were Tony Gobbel, Joe Walker, John Wright, and O. V. Cook. All wives received jewelry box es as special gifts. Professor Poses Pungent Problem One of the pungent problems confronting the faculty at Cha pel Hill is whether it is worse fore professor to breathe chem ical fumes or whether he should meet in an assembly room where he can’t smoke. At a recent faculty meeting in Venable Hall, the chemistry building where the faculty has met for years, a professor sug gested the meeting place be transferred to the brand spank ing new School of Business Ad ministration where the audi torium is modern and spotless. “Why continue to meet here CHAPEL HILL, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1955 campus. There are, however, a bout 1,475 restricted permits is sued—more than the number of of spaces available, even before visitors are considered. More, than 2,300 student cars are registered, and there are only a few hundred spaces on campus where they may park (the unrestricted lots are all in the same general area: semi circle north of the Lower Men’s Quadrangle, a drive south of the Lower Quad, and the lot between nearby Cobb Dormitory and the tennis courts). The remainder of the student cars must be parked on the streets of the town, and every body is familiar with the prob lem that creates. Jones Is Elected AAUP President Claiborne S. Jones, associate professor of Zoology at the Uni versity, has succeeded to the presidency of the University chapter of the American Associ ation of University Professors. Other officers elected at the annual meeting last -week inclu ded Alexander dent; Norman Mattkh David G. Basile, trehewaglmM Nathan Womack, executive cara mitteeman for three-year term. Members of the committee who did not come up for election this year are Frederic Cleaveland and Walter 11. Hartung. Dance ('lasses Plsn Party Mrs. English Bagby’s social dance classes will hold their annual Christmas party this (Friday) evening at the Country Club, the fifth grade class from 7 to 8:30 and the seventh grade class from 8:30 to 10 o’clock. Chaperones for the fifth grade will be Mr. and Mrs. William A. White, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bar rett, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Range, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Whitehill; and for the seventh grade, Mr. and Mrs. Hammond .Strayhorn, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spearman, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Graham, and Mr. and Mrs. George T. Barclay. Garden Club Party Members of the Chapel Hill Garden Club will hold their an nual Holiday House ('hristmas party from 4 to 6 o’clock Mon day afternoon, December 10, at l the home of Mrs. 1,. J. Phipps at 316 Pittsboro Street. The house will be decorated in the Christ mas motif for the occasion. Mrs. I’. H. Quinlan is chairman of arrangements. Oakview Club Meeting The Oakview Garden Club will hold its annual Christmas meet ing at 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, at the home of its president, Mra. R. E. Dickinson, at 20 Howell Lane. It will include a program and the exchanging of gifts. There will alto be a re port by the judges of ths club’s Christmas doorway decorations contest. Home for Holidays Lawrence London Jr. will ar rive today from the Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, Va., to be home for the holidays. and breathe the chemical odors?” he said. Chancellor House said the sug gestion would be gone over by a faculty committee. “But remember,” cautioned Chancellor House, "that we can’t smoke in the business school auditorium. We can smoke te Venable." It will be interesting to haeyr what decision comes—whether ’tie more comfortable to ait in a swanky auditorium and not smoke, or hold # 'mooting fat • fumey chemical room wfadee smoking is permitted. Chapel Mill Chaft L.G. Some people are good spel lers and some people are bad spellers. Why? It is cer tainly not because one section of humanity has a more cultural background or gets better early instruction than the other. It is well known that poor spellers abound in circles blessed with the loftiest education. Some famous authors have been poor spellers. The fault is less annoying to authors than to other people, first because their misspelled words are made right by printers, proofreaders, and editors and, second, because misspelling by an author is looked upon as an amus ing and even endearing ec centricity, whereas those of another person are not cor rected but stay as they were put down in the first place and are made the subject of jesting, or maybe pitying remarks, by relatives and friends to whom letters are written. Since misspelling does not result from a person’s not having been brought up in an educated circle, or from the lack of instruction, and since many bad spellers as sociate closely throughout their lives with good spellers —play with them, and go to school with them and equal them in general scholarship, and sit at table with them, and, often, marry them it is fair to conclude simply that you are either born a good speller or you are not. What turned my thoughts to the subject of misspell ing was a visit to our home last week by Mrn. Paul Sch enck of Greensboro (the former tßee Margaret Alex ander of Chapel Hill). In the course of the conver sation she said that, with the failing of her eyesight, (Continued on page 2) Christmas Seal Sale Is Now Going on; Garvin Releases County TB Figures Thousands of residents of Chapel Hill and surrounding areas have received envelopes with Tuberculosis Association Christmas Seals during the past two weeks, and returns from ihe •ampaign are flooding into drive headquarters at a rapid pace. Seals are also available at local banks, but the main empha sis of the drive, as in the past, is on direct mail solicitation. Meanwhile, Dr. O. David Gar vin, district health officer, re leased a set of figures showing the status of tuberculosis in Orange County as reflected by health department figures for the year 1955. Eleven new cases of TB were diagnosed, and five possible cases had not yet been determined. There are 12 active cases either at home or in the hospital, and there are 39 persons classed as “suspects.” Thirty-teur of the suspects have been x-rayed one or more times. Only one death has been at tributed to TB this year. The health department has examined 126 persons and found non-tub erculosis chest conditions. X-ray examinations have turned up 222 cardie-vascular disease suspects, and 84 persons with diagnosed cardiovascular diseases. X-rays have been made on 79 persons Mrs. Strowd Breaks Wrist Mrs. H. D. Strowd fell and broke her right wrist Tuesday evening when she was at the Carolina Inn for ths Kiwsnis Club’s Ladies Night banquet. She slipped on the steps that lead down into the ballroom, where the banquet was held. Return From Texas Dr. and Mrs. Frank Sohmer of 172 Hamilton Road have re turned from Houston, Texas, where Dr. Sohmer attended a medical convention. He has a fellowship in internal medicine at Duke University. - University Holiday The University will close for tko Christmas holidays at the end of classes tomorrow (Satur day). Students win return to that* studies on Tuesday, Janu aay 8. Aldermen Considering Annexation Os Six Areas Which Would Boost Tax Revenues $62,261 Annually The proposed annexation of six residential areas by Chapel Hill, now before the Board of Aldermen, would increase the town’s area b- 68 per cent, increase its popu lation by 2,340 persons, and increase its annual revenue by $62,261. Town Manager Thomas Rose reported this week. 1 The arena named in a report submitted by Mr. Rose Final Empty Stocking Appeal Is Made; Jaycees, Varsity Plan Film Tomorrow The Junior Service League is making its final appeal this week to organizations and individuals to help fill Orange County’s emp ty Christmas stockings. It is not too late to adopt a family (call Mrs. Gordon Cleveland at 3656), or to contribute cash, clothing, food or toys to the Empty Stock ing Fund. The Jaycees and the Varsity Theatre will team up tomorrow (Saturday) .to help the fund by presenting a movie for which the admission charge will be some item of non-perishable food. The show is scheduled for 10 o’clock in the morning, and the feature will be “The Last of the Mo hicans.” Persons who cannot attend .he show may contribute food any way by placing it in the bin in front of the Varsity Theatre. The Junior Service League has also placed bins for clothing and food contributions on East Frank lin Street and in local grocery stores. Cash contributions may be sent to the Service League at Box 374 or may be brought to the Weekly. Checks should be made payable to the Empty Stocking Fund or to the Junior Service League. According to Mrs. Fred Wea ver, chairman of the campaign, only 212 families of the 400 needing aid have been adopted so far. Persons are urged to con sider adopting one or more fam ilies if they can posibly help. Christmas boxes for adopted families should be broughW|«J|M Institute of Pharmacy as possible. Deadline is toaiMNNP (Saturday), since families will begin calling for their boxes by Monday. More organizations and persons adopting families are: Presbyterian Circle (Mrs. R. B. Fitch), Cub Scout den (Mrs. with inactive disease, and two cases of malignancy have been discovered through x-ray. There are 101 known cases of inactive tuberculosis at home. The total number of chest x-rays made on persons 15 years of age or older or on children with positive tuberculin in Orange County has been 4,827. The district health office has enthusiastically endorsed the ('hristmas Seal sale. The seals help the county tuberculosis com mittees support the case find ing, case supervision and treat ment facilities of the district health department both by al lotment of funds and personal effort. A Call from New Zealand Mra. Isaac Taylor got a tele phone call from her husband in New Zealand at 10:00 last Fri day night. Dr. Taylor was in the midst of preparations to em bark on the U.S.S. Edisto, one of the vessels in the fleet which Admiral Richard Byrd is leading on an exploring expedition to the Antarctic. Dr. Taylor will spend a year on the shore of Mc- Murdo Hound and will be the at tending physician for a company of about 60 men. Vestals Giya Party Dr. and Mrs. Tom A. Vestal held a drop-in Christmas party last Friday evening for mem bers of the obstetrical staff of Memorial Hospital. There were 19 guests. Charles Basherville Honored in New York A medallion for the building named Baskerville Hall for Char les Baakerville was unveiled at a ceremony at the College of the City of New York on Thursday of last week. Mr. Baakerville came to the University hag* in 1891 as instructor in chemistry and he was head of the depart ment, became profeasor of chem istry and director of the chem istry department at City College. He died in January 1922 at the age of 11. He was responsible tar Ihe design and mwipmeirt sf 'Mm $4 a Year in County; other rates on page 2 Charles Burnett), Mrs. J. P. El lington and neighborhood, Pres byterian Circle (Mrs. John A. Cates), Mrs. Jack Britt, Mrs. Henry Clark, Mrs. E. A. Cam eron, Kiwanis Club, Mrs. Mau rice Newton, SAE, Kappa Sigma, Nurses’ Dorm, Mrs. R. S. Bur dick, Catholic Guild, Mrs. Reid Suggs, Tr^lifelt. Mrs. Bill Roberts, Law Wives, Junior Service League, Mrs. Ruth J. Tamplein, Mrs. T. Neil John son, Friends Society, Mrs. Dick Weiss, Mrs. O. B. Hobbs, Mrs. George Kachergis, Carrboro Bap tist Church, Mrs. J. C. Sitterson, St. Joseph’s AME Church, Mrs. Gran Childress, Dr. Newton Fis cher, Mrs. D. J. Gore, Pi Beta Phi, Mrs. Paul Gillon. Chi Omega, Graham Dorm, Mrs. Dwight Price, Mrs. Tom (Continued on Page 8) Turkey Shoot This Sunday Afternoon The Jaycees will hold another turkey shoot this Sunday, De cember 18, at Hogan’s Lake. It will begin right after church (about noon) and last till sun down. Turkeys will be given as prizes to the persons putting a shotgun pellet nearest the center of a target. The charge will be $1 per shot, with a turkey being given away every time ten shots are fired. There will ako he rftrt 'Draftßlt 'ttltiq R(ie> igy inn ri ISwwrnto from the event will be used by the Jaycees for their civic projects in the community. At Memorial Hospital Among local parsons listed as patibnts at Memorial Hospital yesterday were A. D. Andrews, Nathaniel 8011, Mrs. Marjorie Campbell, Miss Estella Council, Joe Di Costanzo, Charles Degas, Mrs. Cletus Edwards, C. C. Ed wards, Mrs. Charles Flowers, J. H. Guthrie, Mrs. Hurley Harris, Leroy Ingram, Richell Johnson, Miss Mary Elizabeth Leather man, Mrs. Paul McMickle, Mrs. Thomas Oldham, Scott Parker, Rev. Harry E. Smith, Mrs. W. B. Stovall, W. S. Ward, and Mrs. W. J. Williams. Bridge Club Entertained The Surgical Wives Bridge Club was entertained Tuesday >f last week by Mrs. Tom Vestal of Hayes Road. Guests were Mrs. Rodney McKnight, Mrs. Ben Mc- Cutcheon, Mrs. Wharton Gaul, Mrs. John Keith, Mrs. J. W. Cas sey, Mrs. Baxter Byerly, Mrs. John Foust, and Mrs. Howard Myer. Mrs. Cassey won the high score prize and Mrs. McCutcheon was second. Refreshments in cluded lemon tarts topped with little snow men on cellophane stars. Exchange Club Officers Newly-elected officers of the Chapel Hill Exchange Club are Herb Holland, president; Whid Powell, vice-president; Dr. Dun can Getsinger, secretary; Lester! Foley, treasurer, and the follow-! ing new members of the Board of Control: Jack Golden, BUI Tyler, and Vernon Lacock. Poet Office’s Holiday Schedule For the benefit of Christmas mailers, the stamp window and parcel post window at the Chapel Hill Post Office are now being opened at 8 o’clock every morn ing from Monday through Sat urday, an hour earlier than the usual time. Cky College chhmicsl laboratories and wen high rank in his pro fession by his mariy, educational, scientific, aad technological pap ers and by bis reeiaAhbe wfah thorium aad Other rare earths. The medallion at Basherville Mall was smewOed at' tie tate moay Met week by Charles Baste erviUe ft., the distteguUmd art ist at New Tech, wire was hoe* .*- **?» to »>»» e. tki fornM ' Mi** FRIDAY ISSUE Next Issue Tuesday to the board Monday night ‘are the Greenwood section, Glen Lennox, Oakw oo d Drive, Rogerson Drive, the Ridgefield development, and the Country Club-Laurel Hill Road section. At its meeting the board recommended that Mr. Rose give the report further study, and it would be con sidered at the board’s next meeting. An annexation of the areas, Mr. Rose reported, would increase the town’s area from 1,190 acres to 2,000 acres, increase proper ty evaluation from $16,291,- 000 to $22,000,000, increase the population from 9,500 to 11,840 persons, and increase revenues from $274,951 to $337,213 a year. Town ex penditures would increase about $61,883, from $274,- 951 to $336,835 a year, he said. “In other words,” he said, “the whole area would prob ably pay its own way in the year after annexation.” The annexation, he said, “would require a new fire station and a fire truck, to be located some where near where the present town and the proposed area join one another. It is proposed to purchase a ladder truck to be housed ia our present station and to move one of our present trucks to the new station, with necesnary personnel. court* ” b. 'HH* 'Dm area days thereafter, garbage «ilto tion, police and fire protection would be extended to the area.” Within 13 months after annex ation the town wonjfl be required to reimburse property owners in Greenwood, Oakwood Drive and Rogerson Drive areas for sewer lines they built on the basis of an agreement with the town. This expenditure would he required after ftnahchU arrangements have been made with the Local Government Commieeion after a bond election and after bonds have been sold and contracts let for proposed improvements, he said. . These expenditures would in clude payment for street surfac ing in the Glen Lennox area, new sewer lines in the Greenwbod urea along the Greenwood Road, and in the Country Club, Laurel Hill and Ridgefield areas, 'he said. The town, he said, according to an agreement would have the option to purchase Glen Lennox’s connecting sewer system, which was built by owner William Muir head at«a cost of $115,000. Press to Publish W. T. Polk Stories A few weeks before his death, William T. Polk of the Greens boro Daily News, author of “Southern Accent,” submit ted to The University of North Carolina Press his own selection of his best short stories, written j over a period of twenty-five | years and dedicated to the state and region that he loved and served. This collection, “The Fallen Angel and Other Stories,” will be published in May. The stories ranging in time from Sir Walter Raleigh to the 20th century deal with yesterday and today in <the South and are notable for their quali ties of perception, brilliant hu mor, and understanding. Going te Chicago Meeting The faculty members of the University's Classics Department will go to Chicago during tha holidays (betwesw Christmas and New tdnrtWy tar ite teems! MkJM UMpv iMpf tNNI Miu till