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TUESDAY ISSUE Next Issue Friday Vol. 34, No. 42 Voters Favor Annexation by Big Majority Some 2,350 persons and approximately $5,700,000 in property valuation were add ed to the Town of Chapel i fiiil! Saturday. Unofficial returns in the; special annexation referen dum showed 298 for and 117 i against. Only 39 registered persons failed to vote in the Country Club, Laurel Hill, Greenwood, Glen Lennox, Ridgefield, and Oak wood - Rogerson Drive affected areas. In precinct No. Three the vote was 94 to 57 and in No. Five it was 205 to 60. Addition of the area to the town will become effec tive upon the official can vass by the Board of Elec tions. Two New Directors Elected by Jaycees Lindy Sparrow and Everett Wilkinson were elected members of the hoard of directors of the Chapel Hill Jaycees at their meet ing at the Carolina Inn last Thursday night. The two addi «>nal directors were named to mjily with a recent hy-laws change which upped the number of directors from six to eight. Guests at the meeting included Eddie Osawa, Japanese exchange student it Chapel Hill High School, Marilyn Marcell of Chapel Hill who will go to Ger many next fall as a high school exchange student, and Art Ben nett with whom young Osawa has stayed while in Chapel Hill. The Jaycees have financed part of the expenses of the exchange student program. Jessie Belle Lewis Is AAUW President Miss Jessie Belle Lewis was installed as president of the Chapel Hill Branch of the Ameri can Association of University Women last week at the organ ization’s annual picnic at Mrs. Clarence Heer's home on Farring- Dm Mill Road. She succeeds Mrs. 9krl Wynn. Other new officers installed were Mrs. Robert Miller, vice presideht; Mrs. Thomas Win borne, secretary, and Mrs. Robert Boyce, recent graduates chair-i man. Those attending the picnic in cluded about severity members and two guests, Mrs. Charles Kay of Waynesville and Mrs. Rogers \S ade of Chapel Hill. Pupil Assignment Basis Is Outlined The following pupil assignment basis will be adherred to in the Chapel Hill schools during the 1956-67 scholastic year 1. Sixth grade pupils promot ed at Northside School will at tend the seventh grade at Chapel Hill Elementary School. All oth-j ers will attend classes in the: buildings they were assigned this 1966-57 scholastic year: 2. New first graders will at-j tend the school where they re-, 4orted for their pre-school clinics.! • 3. Children not covered by the assignments herein listed must make application to Supt. of Schools C. W. Davis for an signment slip. The regulations are taken to mean that racial segregation will be followed in local schools next term. Congregation Pays Honor to Hartungs I The congregation of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and the Lutheran students in the Univer sity recently presented a silver tray to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hartung for their faithful ser vice to the church. The presen tation (a surprise to the Har tungs) was made at the church’s fmnic. ► ™Mr. and Mrs. Hartung will leave this summer to move to Richmond, Va., where Mr. Har tung will join the Medical Col lege of Virginia as head of uate research work in its SchooL of Pharmacy. In order to take his new post there, he has re signed from the faculty of the University’s School of Pharmacy, Mra. Meaning la Hospital Mrs. Isaac Manning is ill ia The Chapel- Hill Weekly Hobbs and Durham Win Second Primary Likely to Decide State Senate and County Commissioner Posts Chairman R. J. M. Hobbs 1 of Chapel Hill was renomi- 1 nated as a Democratic can didate for the Orange Coun ty Board of Commissioners I Saturday in a primary that'] left two possible run-offs and gave a generous vote m 1 - y a—iSnrai B|| ■ JOHN MANNING i • mKKm v* ED LANIER Lesley Frost Makes a Short Stop Here; Returns Later for Illustrated Lecture I.asley Frost, writer, editor,, and lecturer, daughter of the celebrated poet, Robert Frost, was in the village for a hurried visit at the week-end. Traveling •done in her automobile,'she ar rived from Washington Friday ■vening, spent the night at the Carolina Inn, and left immedi-j itely after luncheon Saturday to 1 loin her husband, Joseph. W. Hal-' lentine, former head of the Far Eastern division of the State De partment, in Miami, Florida. Miss Frost was eager to make the acquaintance of Chapel Hill ; because if what she had heard of it from her father. Year after year he has charmed audiences here with readings of his poetry and with his humor and philoso phy. He had been the guest of his friends, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford P. Lyons, and his daughter was I sorely disappointed to find that they were out of town. * An extraordinarily handsome j woman, with an unmistakable likeness to her father, Miss Frost has led a life of variety and,| sometimes, of adventure. Once she was the only one of two women (the other being the skipper's wife) in the crew of a, sailing vessel that made the voy age from Gloucester, Massachu- 1 setts, through the icy waters I north of Scotland, to Oslo, Swe den, in 23 days. She and her husband are now preparing to conduct a tour of Greece, the Greek Islands, and iother Mediterranean lands. They, will go on the Greek Line flag-j ship, Olympia, leaving New York July 27 and returning there Sep tember 11. This ia called a classic tour. Both the tour conductors speak several languages and are versed in European culture. On this trip they will add to their already splendid collection of colored photographs and these will be shown in the fall on a lecture tour which will embrace Chapel Hill. The Olympia’s passengers wilL visit Athens, Daphni, Corinth, Mycenae, Epidavrous, Nauplion,' Delphi, Thebes, Ledavia, and Marathon, and will then take a short cruise to the islands of Thases and Samothrace. There will be a side trip to Madrid (where Miss Frost used to be director of the U. S. Information Library Service). The itinerary for Italy includes Rome, Assisi, Florence, Milan, and the Italian lakes. And there will be a call at Lisbon. Schoals Closing Juno 2 The Chapel Hill publie schools will close for the summer on I 5 Cents a Copy to Congressman Carl T. Dur ham, also of Chapel Hill. In carrying every county in the Sixth Congressional District, including his op ponent's home county of Alamance, Mr. Durham was renominated by an unoffi cial vote of 26,395 to 16,631. Only one precinct is not in cluded in the returns. The possible run-offs in Orange County are between John T. Manning and Edwin S. Lanier, both of Chapel Hill, for the State Senate; and Donald M. Stanford of Chapel Hill and Sim Efland of Efland for the second seat at stake on the Board of Commissioners. In the Board of Educa tion race, John Hawkins, of Cedar Grove led Vernon Truesdale of Durham RFI) by a narrow margin. Hawk ins is the incumbent. The official returns from the primary will be canvass ed by the Board of Elections in Hillsboro today (Tues day), after which runners up will decide whether they will call for a second pri mary. Mr. Lanier, with 1,764 | votes, was runner-up to Mr. Manning with 2,024 votes. Ed Hamlin of Hillsboro ran third with 1,366 votes. Mr. Lanier said yesterday I (Monday) that he appreci ated “very much the vote given me in the primary, and I have under consideration calling for a run-off. 1 will (Continued on page 5) >1 Miss Frost’s and her husband’s J chief interest now is strengthen-' , ing the ties of friendship, and building up new ties, between: America and Greece. Miss Frost is the author of i“Not Really," a juvenile book;’ "Murder at Large;’’ an anthol .ogy of Christinas poetry and prose, “Come Christmas;” and | (with John Caldwell) of “The Korea Story.” Staff of Vacation Bible School Liven Mrs. J. D. Webb, director of the University Methodist Church vacation Bible School which is! to he held June 5 to June 15, has announced the following staff: Kindergarten: Mrs. George Wheless, chairman, Mrs. William iStewart, Mrs. Roy Lindahl, Mrs. M. J. Hakan, Mrs. Jack Grimes, 1 Mrs. W B. McCutcheon. Primary: Mrs. Pete Ivey, chair man, Mrs. William Debnam, Mrs. Albert Rumbough, Mrs. Jim Ta |tum, Mrs. William Merritt, Mrs. |W. L. Sloan, Mrs. Sheldon White. i Junior: Mrs. R. B. Sizemore, i Mrs. Vernon Crook, Mrs. Sam Barnes, and Mrs. Donald Hay man. To Fly to Ireland Mrs. Marjorie Campbell will leave day after tomorrow to fly | to Ireland. After a couple ofj i weeks there she will go to the' | Scandinavian countries for an! indefinite stay. Her son and! daughter-in-law, the Rev. and Mrs. Donald Campbell, and their, four children have been here! from Burkeville, Va., for a visit J of several days. ' .’•V DAVID SCHWKNTKER CHAPEL HILL, N. C.. TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1956 7ft Seniors Will Receive Diplomas On Friday Night m M GORDON BLACKWELL BETH FLEMING Graduation exercises for 79 Chapel Hill High School I Seniors will be held at Hill Hall Friday evening at 8 o’clock. Beth Fleming and Gordon Blackwell, chosen for their leadership, scholarship, | speaking ability, and com munity service, will speak at the formal exercises. ! The Glee Club will sing “You’ll Never Walk Alone’’ and "Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee.” r After the exercises, a re ception for the graduates,! their parents and friends' will be held at Graham Me ■ morial. The baccalaureate sermon 1 was preached Sunday by the Rev. Charles S. Hubbard, 1 ’ pastor, at University Meth ■ odist Church. > The following seniors will 1 receive their diplomas from; i Carl Smith, chairman of the [ Chapel Hill School Board: Michael Alexander, Cookie An drews, Faye Andrews, Foye An drews, Mary Bahnsen, Carolyn Bennett, Gordon Blackwell, John i ] Blackwood, Louise Blackwood, I ! Billy Blake, Serena Blake, Sipra i Bose, Jane Bradshaw, Becky Buckner, J’at Burns, Carol By r.um, Molly Cameron, Clyde i Campbell, Frank Carlisle, Nancy I Carson, Sarah Cole, Shirley Cole. ' Mary Frances Davis, Larry Dod (Continued on page 5) Concert Given by Carrboro Children at Meeting of Parent-Teacher Association Pupils of the Carrboro Ele mentary School gave a musical program last Tuesday evening at | the May meeting of the Carr- I boro P. T. A. in the school au ditorium. For the devotional, Lloyd Pen dergraft led in group singing, with Mrs. Ernest Riggsbee at the | piano. Jackie Chamblee and Bar bara Hackney gave a piano duet, after which several numbers were given by Miss Dairytnple’s rc-| corder group, made up of Frances Burch, Henrietta Hilliard, Dianne Clark, Stan Perry, David Phil lips, Dick Baker, Bob Kaylor, and Kenneth Hackney. The next numbers on the pro gram were a piano solo by Carl Post Office Holiday Tomorrow All windows at the Chapel Hill Post Office will be closed all day tomorrow (Wednesday), which is Memorial Day, and no deliveries (except special de livery mail) will be made in town or on the It.F.D, routes. However, the Post Office doors will he open, as usual, from 6 a. m. to midnight, and mail will he pat up in the boxes on the regular schedule. Incoming and outgoing mails will also be hand led according to the usual schedule. Principal Officer* at Chapel Hill High School for 195(1-57 I PS it' I BARBARA BUTLE* | Chapel Mill Chad L.G. I When Governor Hodges was here last Saturday for the unveiling of the Frank Graham portrait one of his friends spoke to him of hav ing been deeply interested in his recent speech about the shortages of water in North Carolina. 1 happened to be in the surrounding group and heard the conver sation. The occasion was not one for the discussion of serious matters and so, nat urally, the Governor did not go into this one at length. He commented upon the cri ses that had been created by the great increase in the use of water —an increase the extent of which nobody had foreseen and hence many communities had not, provided for. He spoke of the State government’s un ceasing study of the prob lem and its determination to do everything possible to conserve the water supply by giving expert advice to local governments and in dustries about the building , of reservoirs and the pre vention of the |>ollution of i streams. Os course, as everybody i who can read knows, the of the water sup ply is not peculiar to North Carolina. The falling of the “water table” (the water level beneath the surface of the earth) has become so well recognized as a threat to the national welfare that it is engaging the attention lof scientists and engineers in the employ of the national government. X have used the word shortages, in the plural, for the shortage of water in North Carolina is not con tinuous and is not spread over the whole State. There are periods of heavy rain fall when we have far more water than we want; and consider the difference, in the quantity of water avail continued on Page 2) Lloyd and a trumpet solo by Skippy Snider. Following these, a group of fifth grade singers under the direction of Mrs. J. C. D. Blaine gave several numbers demonstrating the music pro gram as it is carried out in the classrooms of the school. The program was followed by a social hour at which refresh ments were served. Meeting at Carrboro Church Teachers ami workers in the ‘Carrboro Baptist Church’s daily vacation Bible school will meet at 3:45 p. m. today (Tuesday) in the church office. More teachers and staff members are needed. All who are willing to help are | invited to attend this afternoon’s meeting. Carrboro Baptists' Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the officers and teachers of the Carrboro Baptist Church’s Sunday school will be held at 7 p. m. tomorrow (Wednesday) at the church and will be followed at 8 o’clock by the regular Wed nesday evening prayer service. Little League Meeting Officers of the Chapel Hill- Carrboro Little League will meet at Woollen Gym tomorrow (Wed nesday) night at 7:30 o’clock.. JERKY HOCUTT Friday Sounds Warning on Loss of Faculty Members; Graham Resigns; Trustees Approve Car Restrictions VViliiam hriday, Acting President of the University, yesterday sounded a warn ing to the Board of Trustees that immediate steps must be taken‘to stop the exodus of faculty members to better paying jobs. During the lengthy meeting in Gerrard Hall the Trustees: 1. Accepted the resignation of Chancellor Edward Kidder Graham from the Paved Parking Lot to Open This Week The Chapel Hill Parking Association hopes to open its paved and spacious parking area at the corner of North Columbia and East Rosemary Streets late this week. Hardsurfacing of the area was completed last week, and trim work was going on yesterday (Monday). Spaces will be marked off today (Tuesday), und a sign and attendant will be secured later in the week. Carl Smith, a member of the association, said "we cer tainly hope to be able to open for business late this week.” Gobbel Is Reelected Chairman of the Local Chapter of American Red Cross J. T. Gobbel was re-elected’ chairman of the Chapel Hill; C hapter of the American Red Cro§s at its annual meeting at the Institute of Pharmacy Build- j ir.g here last Wednesday night. Reports were read by the sec retary, Miss Virginia Dunlap, and the treasurer, Collier Cobb HI. The reports of the com mittee chairmen were given in a printed statement. A special guest was intro duced, Miss Hope Buck, field representative for this section of the Southeastern Area. Mrs. Ryan, head of the Gray Ladies, awarded a bar for 90 or more hours of work during the year in the Memorial Hosp ital to Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Cor don, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Greer, Mrs. Kaighn, Mrs. Knight, Mrs. McGinty, Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Munch, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Neal, Mrs. Wager, Mrs. Riggsby, Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. Shepherd, and Mrs. Van Cleave. The Gray Ladies voiced their appreciation of Mrs. Bryan’s leadership. A Red Cross Citation was presented to Mr. Ritchie for his work as head of the Fund Drive. Mr. Brecht stressed the im portance of first aid, mention ing that part of the course was devoted to the prevention of accidents, and that this was considered so important in in dustry that business concerns paid certain of their employees while taking the course. Using treasurer Cobh as the “Victim,” Mr. Brecht demonstrated the method of artificial respiration which has been in universal use since 1952. Mr. Gobbel mentioned that the Red Cross was celebrating its 75th anniversary since founding in 1881, and gave a brief his- Legion Auxiliary’s Delegates Chosen The Women's Auxiliary of the Chapel Hill American Legion Auxiliary has named the follow ing delegates to represent it at the state Auxiliary to he held June 7 to 10 in Charlotte in con junction with the state Legion convention: Mrs. John C. Heitman, chair man of delegates and retiring president of the local Auxiliary; Mrs. D. M. Horner; Mrs. John J. Keller Jr., president-elect of the local unit; Mrs. Norman F. Jackson, secretary to the dele gation, and Mrs? L. J. Phipps. Alternate* are Mrs. Henry A. Whitfield, Mrs. Ethel Fore, Mrs. Nancy Humphreys, Mrs.’ Arthur. Ward, and Mrs. Reha Lineberger. Last Sunday afternoon the wo men of the Auxiliary cooperated with members of the Legion in decorating the graves of war veterans in cemeteries through out Orange County. The Legion and the Auxiliary will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday evening, June 6, at Brady’s Restaurant. p' ' - < . ELAINI LfYAB $4 a Year in County; other rates on pagn 2 tory of the oganization. He! said that the Chapel Hill Chap ter was founded in 1917, with! Col. Joseph Hyde Pratt as its; first chairman. Other men who have served in that capacity are 1 Mr. Grumman, Mr. Carmichael, Col. Carlyle Shepherd, Mr. Wet tach, Mr. Vance, und Mr. McClamroch. Three of these men were present, and lapel buttons were presented to them honoring their years of service—Messrs. Grumman, Shepard, and McClam roch, with Mrs. Wettach accept ing her husband’s button. The chairman recognized Mrs. Hudson for her faithful service in the Red Cross office, especial ly during three months in the fall of 1955, when Mrs. Brittain, our executive secretary and home service worker, was lent to Connecticut for work in Its flood ed area. Mr. McClamroch, chairman of the nominating committee, pre sented the following slate of offteere for the cussing e.» Chairman, Mr. Gobbel; vice chairmen, Mrs. T. B. Murray, and Mr. Vailey; treasurer, Mr. Lytle; secretary, Miss Dunlap; directors at large, Mrs. Grumman and Morris Mason. The secretary cast a ballot for the unanimous election of these officers, after which the meeting adjourned. Dr. Kohn in Asheville Dr. William Kohn is in Ashe ville attending the state conven tion of optometrists, which began Sunday and will continue through today (Tuesday). Mrs. Kohn and their son David left Saturday on a two-weeks vacation trip. Visitors From Charlotte Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Rig gsbee and their children, Eddie, Robin, David, and Ray, were here from Charlotte as the week end guests of the Misses Ola, Agnes, and Nelle Andrews. New Members Are Added by the D. A. H. Mrs. C. 0. Cathey and Mrs. Joseph C. Kiger were welcomed as new members of the Davie Poplar Chapter of the I). A. R. at its final meeting of the aca demic year last Wednesday aft ernoon at the home of Mrs. J. J. Wade on l.aurel Hill Road, with Mrs. R. B. Lane, regent of the chapter, presiding. Special guests at the meeting were Mrs. Charles Ray of Waynesville and Mrs. John Henderson. The program included a busi ness session which featured re ports from the chapter's dele gates to the D. A. R. state con vention in Asheville arid the 1). A. R. Continental Congress in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Robert Lester reported on the state meeting, at which the chapter was announced a winner of one of two first prizes for genealogical records and also listed on the Honor Roll. The CHIPS WEAVER 1 TUESDAY ISSUE Next Isaac Friday College in Greens boro and appointed VV. W. Pierson, dean of the Uni versity’s Graduate School, as Acting Chancellor, effec tive about June 5. 2. Approved the Visiting Committee’s report barring freshmen students from keeping cars at the Univer sity beginning in the fall of 1956 and prohibiting car ownership by sophomore stu dents who have not main tained a “C” average, effec tive in the fall of 1957. 3. Adopted a resolution proposed by D. L. Ward of New Bern reaffirming “that j Consolidation be continued and strengthened.” Almost 200 faculty mem bers have resigned from the University in the past 18 months, and more than half of that number quit to take better paying or more re sponsible positions. Acting President Friday told the Trustees. “Sufficient salary funds to retain the competence and ability we have here” was declared a must by Mr. Fri day. “If something isn't done, and done soon,” he said, “the loss to our insti tutions will be tragic and the damage beyond the pos aibi’ity of repair in the fore seeable future.” Just during the past week, he added, he has learned that seven members of the .faculty are considering jobs with salaries ranging from SI,OOO to SIO,OOO over their pres ent salaries. In his letter of resignation Chancellor Graham said that "dissatisfaction” at the Woman's College relates not only to fac | ulty - administrative differences but also to "basic differences of educational philosophy which cannot be reconciled.” A change in administration is essential, said Mr. Graham, both for the administration and the college. President Friday commended Chancellor Graham for his coop eration during inquiry on the situation and said that his de cision “reflects great personal courage and manifests his deep concern for the welfare of the 'Woman’s College.”—C. H. chapter won the prize largely through the efforts of Mrs. Les ter, who is its genealogical rec ords chairman. Mrs.. Norman Cordon, a mem ber of the Platform Committee at the Continental Congress in Washington, told of the color and drama of the meeting as seen from the platform and gave in teresting sketches of personali ties, social events and speakers. She displayed an exhibit of pho tographs, newspaper clippings and other souvenirs of the Con gress. Mrs. Lane, the chapter's of ficial delegate to the Congress, reported on business that waa transacted and discussed the . resolutions passed by the Con gress. She reported that the na tional award for genealogical records was won by North Caro lina. A social hour followed the business session. Serving with Mrs. Wade as hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs. C. W. Stan ford, Mrs. W. E. Caldwell, and Mrs. R. W. isley. Receive First Communion The following nine Catholic children received their first Communion at the 8 o’clock Mass on Sunday morning, May 27, ip Gerrard Hall: Debora Poole, Timothy Golden, Hugh Wells, Laura White, Franz Frohnauer, Mary Carter Burns, Fuller Bou telle, Anna Altemueller, and Kenneth Chaplin. The Rev. John A. Weideinger read the Mass. Bake Sale Friday The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Church of the Holy Family will hold a bake sale nest Friday,