MONDAY
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Next Issue Thursday
Vol. 36, No. 5
CHAPEL HILL
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When Dr. Henry ('lark
talked to the Faculty Clut
SLt Monday about his Euro-|
n*-an tour he mentioned
two ChajK 1 ! Hillians he often 1
thouyht of during the trip
and who helped him enjoy!
it more. They were Hunt
Hobbs and .J. Harland,!
his teachers when he was
an undergraduate in the l m
\ ersity.
In Mr. Hobbs’s classes in
rural social economics Dr.
( lark had heard much about
the farm economy in the
.Scandinavian countries, since
they have long been noted
for their model farms and
fine farming methods.
“Because of Hunt Hobbs,”
Dr. Clark said, “I'got more
of my travels, in Den
mark, Norway, and Sweden.
1 could observe with
intelligence. I thought *of
him often w hen I was the*”
In like manner, Archaeolo
gy Professor Harland help
ed Dr. Clark enjoy and ap
preciate the old .sculptures
and other ancient works of
art he saw in the museums
he visited. Said Dr. Clark:
“My wife and I stood spell
bound before the Victory of
Samothrace and thought of
J. P. Harland.”
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In some businesses it’s
easy to cover up your mis
takes, but. in (be newspaper
game they '"hit the public
l ight in the eye. Those they
affect personally are angry
and bawl you out; others are
delighted and rib you unmer
cifully. The ('lnly thing you
!£an do is try to tell the angry
1 ones how sorry you are (and
believe me, you are), appear
indifferent to the others,
and keep up the ceaseless
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WILPF to Meet Wednesday
The Chapel Hill Durham Branch
ol the Women’s International Lea
gue for Peace and Freedom will
meet at 8 p.m. this Wednesday with
.Miss Lucile Elliott at 700 Gim
ghoul Road Its legislative chair
man, Mrs Marion Davis, will dis
cuss some of the bills dealing with
civil rights which will come up
in the 86tli Congress Mrs Harriet
Wilson will give an account of
disarmament negotiations in the
Cm ted Nations.
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EVENTS
Monday, January 19
• Bpm, Oakview Garden Club
meets witn Mrs Vv t Harri
son
• 8p m Movie of Camp Sea Gull,
304 Woollen Gym.
Tuesday. January 20
• Bpm. Board of Realtors holds
open meeting at Town Hall
8 pm, Student Wives Club
meets at Victory Village nurs
ery
Wednesday. January 21
• 8 pm,. A A.U.W. Recent Grad
uates Group meets with Mrs |
John Couch
• 8 pm , WILPF meets with Miss
Lticile Elliot
• 8 pm , Rev. John T Wayland
speaks on “Worship and Pray-
M er,“ Gerrard Hall
Thursday. January 22
• 8 p m., Robert Rankin addresses
public meeting of Association
for Aging and Community Rela
tionships, UNC Library's as
sembly room
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Morehead Planetarium “Scout
ing the Skies.” 8 30 p m 7 days a
week plus 11 am, 3 and 4 p m
Sat : 2, 3. and 4 p.m Sun
• • •
Carolina Theatre: Mon , “The
Perfect Furlough.” Tony Curtis
Janet Leigh. Tue., "The Whole
Truth,” Stewart Grainger, Donna
Reed, George Sanders; Wed.,
Thur., “Party Girl.” Robert Tay
lor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb.
Varsity Theatre: Now playing.
"Some Came Running,” Frank
Sinatra. Dean Martin, Shirley
MadLaine, Martha Hyer, Arthur
Kennedy. Nancy Gates
6 Cents a Copy
Girl Dives In Icy
Lake To Save Dog
When Andreau (Andy) Beaty, 11. jumped into the
• ice covered Dogwood Acres Lake yesterday to bring
j her collie dog to safety it was the second time her
1 quick action had saved her dog’s life.
1 The dog. Rebel, was chasing a duck over the lake
1 when the ice broke and he fell in. He was unable to
make "headway against the ice and he was obviously
tiring.
y Andy watched only for a few moments and then
! j ran to the spot nearest her dog and jumped through
I the ice into the water, shoes, swcks, sweater and all.
"I don’t know just what 1 did,” said Andy later,
i “hut 1 think 1 dog-paddled and broke the. ice. Anv
. Way 1 got to Rebel and then 1 had to break the ice
J and push Rebel and still swim enough to stay on top
. of the water. 1 didn’t know until 1 was out of the
• water that my face and arms had been cut by the ice.”
1 When asked whether she,had been cold while sav-
I ing the dog, she said, “1 didn’t know anything except
that 1 had to get Rebel out of that water.” Yester
day was one of the coldest days- of the year.
Last summer while Andy was riding her horse
Rebel was running alongside her. Suddenly her dog
fell over and lay oij the road. Andy dismounted-and
! found that her dog was bleeding profusely on one
foot. She removed one of her garments and made a
’ tourniquet out of it. Then placing the dog on the
horse she took him to Dr. L. L. Vine, the veterinarian.
Dr. Vine said that the quick action by Andy saved
the dog’s life.
The daughter of Mrs. Barbara Beaty, Andy is an
excellent swimmer. * ~
Estes Hills PTA Launches Drive
Lor Funds Lor School's Library
"A brand new elementary school]
—Estes Hills. Twelve new class- j
rooms—lull of children. One new]
library—empty shelves
An appeal for $3,000 to build an
adequate library has been made
with these words in a letter to
parents -by William S. Stewart,
chairman of the ways and means
committee of the Estes Hill* PTA.
The campaign for funds begun
at last Thursday's PTA meeting
grew out of several discussions by
the executive board after it learn
ed from the principal and librarian
of the urgent need of the school
for a better library.
“When Estes Hills opened last
September, the books in the old
elementary school library; were
Davis Is Acting Head Oi Drama
Department, Succeeding Selden
i Harry E Davis has Been ap
pointed acting chairman of the
I University's Department of Dra
jmatic Arts for the spring semes
ter. He replaces Samuel Seiden,
I who resigned to join the faculty
of the University of California in
, Los Angeles.
j For some years a faculty mem
ber of the department and an
associate director of the Carolina
Playmakers, Mr Davis has won
the admiration of Chapel Hill peo
pie not only as a friend and ac
quaintance but as a fine actor and
director. He directed the Play
makers’ recent production of
“Look Honleward Angel” and
many other plays here He has
also appeared on stage many
times, ms greatest triumph per
baps being in the role of the
narrator in the Playmakers pro
duction of “Our Town ”
Mr Seiden joined the Drama
Department here in 1927, expect
ing to teach for one year. He
stayed thirty-one, till he left this
month for California He became
chairman of the department and
director of the Playmakers sev
eral years ago after the death ol
Frederick H. Koch, founder and
director of the Playmakers and
chairman of the department tor
many years.
Mr Seiden is known as one of
the pioneers in the outdoor drama
movement. He and Mr. Koch first
produced Paul Green's “The Lost
Colony' on Roanoke Island in
1937. It was the forerunner of
numerous other outdoor dramas,
many of which he has had a hand
in. He is also a great teacher, an
actor, a poet, a writer of books
on the drama, and a violinist He
is married and has two children.
From now till September, Mr
Seiden wil teach and work on a
drama expansion program for the
University of Calitornia's Gradu
ate Division in the Department of
Building and Leaa Meeting
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Orange County
Building and Loan Association
will be held at 8 p.m. Monday,
January 28, at the Association's
office on West Franklin Street.
The Chapel Hill Weekly
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Serving the Chapel Hill Area Sinee 192,1 v
(divided, but our share is inade
quate for our children s needs,”
Stewart pointed out in his letter.
“Gradually building up the library
won't help the children m school
now,"
A careful survey of the library
was made last fall by the librar
ian and teachers at th\ request
of me PTA executive bourn. The
results of the survey indicated that
$3.00 would provide a suitable lib
tary
"We will welcome and appre
ciate contributions from anyone
who wishes to help provide more
books for our library," said Dr.
David R Hawkins, president of
: the Estes Hills PTA
Theatre Arts in September he
will begin his dwies as head of
the department.
Friends and associates of Mr.
and Mrs. Selden recently honored
them with a farewell reception at
the Carolina Inn
Teacher of the Week #
Finds Teaching A Life of Adventure
By Helene Ivey
Miss Annie Belle Richardson. 24,
the fifth grade teacher at Chapel
Hill's Northside school, has been
teaching children since she too
was a child "At first I helped
the teachers or counselors and
later 1 became a teacher in Sun
day school and a counselor at
camp." she said. Her job with
her fifth graders meets obstacles
that she's encountered before and
so they do not bother her too
much, she said.
A native of Winston-Salem, Miss
Richardson attended the elemen
tary and high schools of that city
and then entered Winston-Salem
Teachers College. There she was
active in student council work and
club work and was one of the
seven honor graduates of her
class. She maintained her schol
astic standing in the school in
spite of the fact that she worked
in a beauty parlor after school
hours and on Saturdays during the
school year and as a camp coun
selor during the summer months
During her three years of
teaching in Chapel Hill she has
served as president of the local
chapter of the North Carolina
Teachers Association and was a
delegate to the State Teachers
Convention in Raleigh.
But being a representative at
meetings and conventions is
nothing new to Miss Richardson.
During her girlhood she taught
Sunday school and was president
of the Young People's Missionary
Society of the Mt. Zion Baptist
Church in Winston-Salem, and In
those capacities she represented
CHAPEL HILL. N. C., MONDAY. JANUARY 19, 1959
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TAKKS NEW POST—Kenan
! Professor Arthur Roe (above),
chairman of the l niversity's
Chemistry Department, has been
granted an 8-month leave of ab
sence to act as head of the
Course - Content Improvement
with the National Science Foun
dation. Washington, D. C. He wiU
direct studies on improved math
ematics and science content and
instructciou on all educational
; htvcls.
I
l)r. Hedgpeth Is
Honored By His
c
Fellow Workers
Dr. Ed Hedgepeth director of
the l niversity Infirmary, was the
guest of honor at a luncheon giv
en by his staff last Thursday The
occasion was the 25th anniversary
of his joining the stats.
Thei five doctors present were
Dr' W. R. Berryhill. who employ
ed him. and Drs. William G Mor
’ gan, Robert B l.indsay, James A.
Taylor, and Tyndall P Harris. The
rest of the company of about twen
,;ty was made up of nurses, techni
cians, and members of the office
| force. ~
i j Dr Morgan, presented Dr Hedg
-' peth a desk set as a gift from the
t fathering, si of his demoted
■ services to the University and the
t Chapel Hill community and of the
deep affection felt for him by all
his fellow workers
; Silver Vase Is
i Stolen From Shop
Mrs George Bason has report
ed to the Police Department that
a silver vase had been stolen
from her antique shop. Whitehall.
Two men had come to her shop.
•They looked at the various objects
and soon one left while the other
continued to look After a while
the mas who had gone away re
' turned and said, ' It's time to go
now ” Both men then left. Soon
afterwards Mrs. Bason noticed
that a silver vase of S2O value
I was missing Howard Pendergraph
. of the Police Department is inves
tigating the case
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. WEEKLY PHOTO BILL PROUTV
AT NORTHSIDE—Mist Annie Belle Richardson, teacher at the
Northside Elementary School, is shown with some of her pupils.
From left to right around the table, Uk youngsters are Clayton
Weaver, Jacqueline Edwards, Beraell Brooks, Andrea Smith,
Joseph Ligbtsey, Velnoa Cotton, and Marcheno Williams
the church at conventions all over i
this staie and at Columbus, Ohio,
and at East Orange, N. J. The
latter was the Lott Carey Con- i
, venion, a foreign Baptist conven- ;
tion.
Active in Girl Scout and YWCA
i work since she was a small child, 1
1 Miss Richardson has missed at-
Seymour
Is New
Minister
i
Binkley Baptist
C hurch Appoints
Mars Hill Man
The Rev Robert K Seymour of
Mars Hill is to become the first
full-time pastor of the Olin T.
Binkley Memorial Baptist Church
I here He will begin his Chapel
ifill duties on April 5.
The son oi Mr and Mrs. Robert
E Seymour of Greenwood, S C.,
Mr, Seymour received his AB.
j degree from Duke University and
| his BI) degree from the Vale
Divinity School. Alter leaving Vale
he served on the staff of Myers
Park- Baptist Church in Charlotte.
Latttr he became pastor of the I
Baptist Church in Warrenton, and
after that he attended the Univer
sity of Edinburgh. Scotland,
where he received his Ph D de
gree Since then he has been pas-,
tor of the Mars Hill Baptist]
Church.
Mr Seymour is married to the]
former Miss Pearl Francis of La-
Follette, Tenn. They have a two
year old son, Robert 111 Mrs. Sey
mour was formerly a member of
the music faculty at Mars Hill
College and ls currently the or
ganist at the Mars Hill Baptist
Church
The Olin T Binkley Baptist
Church yyas founded in September
of 1958 The Rev John T Wayland
has been its interim "pastor since
then Us services are held at 11
o'clock every Sunday morning in
Gerrard Hall.
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REV. ROBERT E. SEYMOUR
Coat Stolen From Car '
. Julius Parker reported last week
to the Chapel Hill Police that a
car coat valued at sls had been
stolen from his car that was park
ed by the Monogram Club. Officer
David Shaffer is investigating the
case. 't
tending camps sponored by the
two agencies only twice since she
was eld enough to go. first as a
camper and then as a counselor.
She is troop leader of Girl Scout
Troop 13 here now. She is a watch
care member of the First Baptist
Church, and during her first year
here she taught a Sunday School
Thompson Quits Executive
Post At Chapel Hill Bank
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WEEKLY PHOTO BILL PROUTY
CHANGES IN BANK PERSONNEL— William E. Thompson
(left) has resigned as Executive Vict-I’resident of the Bank of
l hapel Hill but will stay on as a Vice-President. Shown with him
is J. Temple Gobbel, the bank's Cashier, whom Mr. Thompson
recommended to the stockholders as his successor. It is expected
the Directors will name Mr. Gobbel to the post at their meeting
tonight.
1958 Was Best Year In
Bank's 60-Year History
Nineteen fifty-eight was the best
year in the Bank of Chapel Hill’s
60-year history, Clyde Eubanks
disclosed in his annual presidential
report Friday evening at the
stockholders' meeting. He said that
in 1958 the bank paid $4 por share
in dividends, which was $1 more
per share than it paid in 1957.
This represented a SIO,OOO in
crease in dividends. The Presi
dent also said the bank had set
a new record in deposits and total
resources in 1958
Here are pasaugaS from Mr
Eubanks' talk:
“We are celebrating our 60th
anniversary. Sixty years of steady
growth, from the small beginning
with a $2,500 capital and $8,500
in deposits after about a month
of operation. With one employee
(now there are 31) who served as
cashier, bookkeeper, janitor, and
what not, at a .salary of S3O a
month. This statement seems al
most unbelievable 1. being an
eye witness, can testifly to its be
ing true. .
"From this small beginning the
bank has experienced a steady
growth unto this date. We are now
an eleven-million-dollar bank We
take pride in reporting that the
past year has been the best of
our sixty years, making new rec
ords in earnings, deposits, and
total resources Four dollars per
share was paid in
ing the past year, one dollar more
per share than was paid in 1957
class.
Her reason for missing camp
life last summer is that she start
ed studying for her M A degree
in elementary education at New
York University last June She
will return to New York next sum
mer for further work toward this
goal.
Although her school work and
Girl Scout work take up much of
her evening time, she does have
moments to read and listen to
music. She likes all kinds of
music but is especially fond of
religious music, of modern jazz,
some rock and roll and symphonic
music She is very fond of dancing
but rarely has an opportunity to
dance here.
Although social studies classes
are her number one interest, she 1
enjoys the art work, too. Having
had ample experience in the arts
and crafts at camp, she uses’ her
abilities and gets help from the
art supervisor when needed. "The
| art supervisor, Mrs Sneed, is very
helpful in giving us new ideas tor
art work," Miss Richardson said.
"The whole child should be edu
cated; the whole child should be
helped to grow,” said Miss Rich
ardson when explaining her aim
with the children. "Here we try
to pick the child up at his own
' level and work with him from
■ there The results are very grati
> fylng," she said.
Miss Richardson was the oldest
: of nine children "With all those
1 children in the home, it is easy
1 to start teaching," she said. She
has four brothers and four slaters.
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$4 a Year in County; other rates on page 2
This represents a SIO,OOO increase
in dividends. . .While our record
is gratifying, it must be even
more impressive to our stock
holders and new customers in this
new year It represents a chal
lenge to our directors and officers
for the year ahead We must con
tinue to expand in community
influence and service."
In closing his address, which
was sprinkled with amusing anec
dotes and sidelights about the
bank's history, Mr. Eubanks said:
“It v mid be unfair to close th‘«
brief report without paying trib
ute to those who made possible the
splendid financial report to be
presented to you tonight I refer
to your executive officers, your
directors, and the entire personnel
who have given excellent and
faithful service throughout the
year
“My final appeal is for your
best and fullest cooperation ini
making your bank a greater in
stitution, rendering a finer serv
ice to the community, with bigger
financial accomplishments."
Milton Eisenhower
Will Speak Here
Milton S Eisenhower. President
| of Johns Hopkins University andj
brother of the President of the
United States, will be the guest of
honor and featured speaker at a
meeting of Johns Hopkins alumni
here next Monday evening. Jan
uary 26. at the Carolina Inn The
program will include a reception
at 6 30 to be followed by the din
ner meeting at 7:30.
Mr Eisenhower will be on a tour
during which he will visit Johns
Hopkins alumni in Richmond, Cha
pel Hill. Columbia, and Miami
He came to Johns Hopkins from
Pennsylvania State University in
1956. He was president of his alma
mater. Kansas State College, from
1943 to 1950
Mrs. Raney Marks
Her 78th Birthday
Mrs T H. Raney celebrated her
78th birthday last Tuesday at an
informal open house given by her
daughter Elizabeth at the Raney
home on Pittsboro Street. About |
35 friends called during the day |
Guests from out of town includ
ed Mrs Raney's sister, Mrs M
S. O’Brian of Durham, and her
niece and family, Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Hinshaw and their daughter
Ellen of Durham.
Guests of Mrs Raney the pre-„
vious Sunday were her son and his
family, the Julian Raneys from
Urookneal, Va., her daughter and 1
family, the W A Brandons from
Wilson, and her grandson, Bill
Brandon of Burlington.
Wives of Students WIU Meet
The Student Wives Club will
meet at 8 p m this Tuesday at the
Victory Village Day Care Center.
Dr. Thomas Littlejohn will speak
on the use of hypnosis in child
birth. The wives of graduating
students will get their diplomas,
and officers for the next semester
ail be elected All wives of stu
lento sure invited.
He who b firm tod resotsto ta
win moulds the warM to himself.—
Goethe.
He Recommends
J. Temple Gobbel
As His Successor
By Louis Graves
William E. Thompson an
nounced to the stockholders
of the Bank of Chapel Hill
at their meeting Friday
night that he was resigning
His post as -{Executive Vice-
President. te
He recommended J-
Temple Gobbel, at present
the cashier, to succeed him,
and Mr. Gobbel is slated for
election to the executive office at
tonight's meeting of the Board of
Directors. Mr. Thompson spoke in
praise of Mr. Gobbel’s services
and recommended him with en
thusiasm.
Mr. Thompson will stay with
the bank as, in his words, "just a
vice-president.” So, it is a chang
ing of chairs for him and Mr.
Gobbel. While he will give up Che
responsibilities of the post he has
been holding for many years, lie
will still have an important part
in directing the policies and the
management of the bank. Three
and a half more years remain be
fore the time for his retirement.
At the meeting he spoke of his
five months' illness last year. He
said he had recovered—a fact that
the gathering was delighted to be
able to see from his firm flesh,
his good color, and his alert
ness—but the way he felt, he said,
confirmed the medical advice that
he had better not continue his
executive tasks.
An ovation voiced the admira
tion and affection of stock
holders, and they gave him a
vote of thanks for his services to
the ban*.
Clyde Eubanks sprinkled his
presidential address with enter
taining anecdotes. Many of them
were about Samuel T. Peace, who
was the only employee when the
bank was established 60 years ago
and who received salary of S3O
a month. He is living in
Henderson at the age of 80.
F. 0. Bowman was the chair
man of the meeting and Mrs Roy
Homewood was secretary. R B.
Fitch reported as chairman of the
committee that had examined the
bank's assets and records.
In his address Mr. Thompson
explained the significance of the
decline in the price of U. S. bonds.
“Commercial banks cannot afford
to buy long-term Government
bonds.” he said. “So long as we
stick to short and intermediate
term bonds we cannot be ser
iously hurt by prices. We buy
only such bonds as we are confi
dent we can hold to maturity if
need be.
“There is one item in our state
ment. the transfer of $41,000 to a
Security Valuation Reserve Ac
count. This could have been
thrown into the Undivided Profits
Account and would have had the
effect of the earnings appear very
high, but the establishment of this
Security Valuation Reserve ac
cords with the soundest banking
practice and we believe will prove
wise.
“In our statement you see we
have over seven million dollars
in cash and bonds and no bor
rowed money, which puts us in a
remarkably liquid condition. So
we face 1959 with confidence.”
Important bank figures given by
Mr Thompson: Highest ever
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chapel hill
Scenes
i
describing in • ward « hr*
what joux friends ere sey
„ ing. thinking, end. doing ...
Dashing figure on a cold day:
KEMP BATTLE NYE wearing
Cossack-style astrakhan Cap . .
Smart move by J. B. ROfBINS in
borrowing huge photographic
mural of Memorial Hospital from
Merchants Association office for
1 use in his store window display
i of shoes and uniforms for nurses.
... IfR. and MRS. RILL KOCH
waxing eloquent over bow they
enjoy their new home in the
1 country. .. . Sunday noon crowds
. waiting lor arrival of New York
• Times at SUTTON*. ... Rririla*
• buds on japonic* and viator jas
mins waiting for Drat warn inf.