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Page 2-B The Chapel Hill Weekly Orville Campbell Publisher James Shumaker General Manager Jof Jonfi, Managing Editor; Dwaynf Walls, Newt Editor; J A. C. Dunn, Fraturrs; James E. Critchfr, Adiertiung Manager; Charlton Campbfll, Mechanical Superintendent. Published Every Monday and Thursday by Tlee- Chajwl Hill Publishing Company, Inc., 12F> East Rosemary St. Telephone 9-1271 or M-461 It's Trite But Still True, Everybody Ought To \ ole Olio of tho more tired remonstrances that newspapers and other segments of the communications media are called upon to try to breathe it little life into is • hat one t.hit! j?oes "Vo', the *wa you please—but vote.” The words pet dustier every year and the effort more tinny. But it i an effort that still must is* made. And so, it is thal time of year attain. This com i rip Saturday, registra tion hook will be ojiened f*er the May Democratic primary . They will remain open on sticceedinp Saturdays throuph May 11 at the regular pollmp places. It will Ik* possible to rep, ter during' that |H*riorl on days other than Satur days by contact in)' the repistrars at their home-. It is imporlitnt to remember that you must he registered to vote. Anyone who understand the demo cratic principle- i-> aware of the import ance of the vote*. And since* our audi ence is both imderstandinp and aware, it will not Ik* necessary to dust off any A Prediction Come True (The* New Yorfc Tinted It was midway of the Nineteen Thir ties that Dr Howard W. Odum of the University of North Carolina publish ed his "Southern Regions of the l'nit«*<l States." a documentation of research hi the social sciences that did as much as any work of its time to point the way to the, future of a region. If there is a South ot returning racial tension today there is also a South ot prodigious in dustrial stride and research, and ttie social forces of process will help the reconcilement of the two. Significantly, research and indus trial development have been closely allied in North Carolina. There, in what is known as the Research Triangle, Governor Luther 11. Hodges has in prac tical terms made a transition of scholar ly research into industrial develop ment. The University of North Caro lina at Cha|>el Hill, Duke University at Durham, and North Carolina State College at Raleigh form the three ver tices of the triangle. Within this tri- From ‘Caesar And Christ’ (The following passage is from Will Durant’s “Caesar ami Christ." the third part of his “History of Civilization.” Mr. Durant came to Chapel Hill and gave a lecture in Memorial Hall in the 1920’s soon after he was made famous b.V his “Story of History.”) To pay their troops, replenish their coffers, and revenge Caesar, the sec ond Triumvirate (Octavian. Antony, Lepidus) now let loose the bloodiest reign of terror in Kuropean history . . . Antony placed Cicero high on the list of those who should he killed. Octa vian protested, but not too long; he could not forget Cicero's glorification of Caesar's assassination. Cicero tried to escape, but being buffeted and sick ened by the sea, he disembarked and spent the night in his. villa in Kormiae. He wished to stay there and await his executioners, but his slaves forced him into a litter and were carrying him toward the ship when Antony’s soldiers arrived. The servants wished to resist, but Cicero bade them set the litter down Thursday, April 2S> 1%0 hiph-flyinp phrases. Vour*vote ori May 2B will help de cide* who two of our county commis sieeners will la*. It will be* a factor in the cl '-'l* next I' S. Representa tive* from the Sixth Congressional Dis trict. It will help, to name a U. S. Senat or. Most important of all, we* think, your vote will he*ip to cho<>se the* ue*xt (i'evernor of North Carolina. ’■You mipht bear in mind next May 2H that your vote*, when cast, counts just a- much as Luther Hodges’ or Kveret t Jordan's or John Umstead's or anybody else’s. if it isn’t cast, it counts tor nothinp. No e,ne is more* aware; than the- can didates themselves that what yeeu d«> ne*xt May 2* is inortt important than till ot the handshaking, the oratory, the* he*e*r par|e>r debate-, and the bush be*atinp currently takinp place*. What i- poinp on now is nothinp more than a peelitical pe*p rally. The real action come-s mi election day. t>t course* you'll vote. We know that. Just in sure* . ou're lepi.stered first. angle research, in which the grown of academe have formed a partnership with industry, js it.selt « major industry. Many hands helped to trace the lines of North Carolina’s Research Tri angle, but the Governor's leadership lighted the way. So did the leadership in his time of that other Southerner, Howard Wa liingt.oll Odum, wiio.se rev erence for tacts led him to build a monu ment of them. Dr. Odum found that the Southern industry of his time failed to make proper use of the resources at hand. loday King Cotton has abdicated, as Dr. Odum said he would. Through the South’s ports diversified products of the region’s industry go to world markets. Urbanization and industrialization march along together, In the changing South the Negro must be what Dr. Odum said he is -“an integral, normal and continuing factor in the culture ol the Southeast." Potentially, industrial ization enlightened by humanistic re search may be a strong solvent of Soutlt em racial tensions. and yield. Early in 42 B.C. the Triumvirs led their forces across the Adriatic and marched through Macedonia into Thrace. There Brutus and Cassius had massed the last Republican army, fi nanced by exactions beyond even Roman precedent. From the eastern cities of the Empire they demanded and receiv ed ten years’ taxes in advance. When the Rhodians proved reluct ant, Cassius stormed the great |x>rt, ordered all citizens to surrender their wealth, killed those who hesitated, and carried away (10,000,000. In Cilicia he quartered his soldiers in the homes of Tersus till it paid him (0,000,000 to leave; to raise this sum the citizens auctioned off all munici pal lands, melted down all temple ves sels and ornaments, and sold free )ar sons into slavery—first boys and girls, then women and old men, finally youths. Many, on learning that they had been sold, killed themselves. In Judea, Cassius levied (4,200,000 and sold the inhabitants of four towns (Continued on page 7-B) The [.(nation HuiiUts /\ r' •* CfC 'r '\V *cy Letters To The Editor Dr. .1 Kempton .lone- Oiairirum < hapei Hil! School Board Dear Dr. .loin- We would like to express our appreciation to you and the other member of the chape; J(ill School Board tor your to operation- m extending the op isirtunity tor the White Cross School community to Income a part of the Chapel Hill admmi trative unit We are not fully aware of the' requirements on your part necessary lor sueli an election, hut we do know 1 that it represent ed considerable cost arid time. You have our gratitude for this. Realizing that the majority of the people of the While Cross community depend on Chapel Hill directly or indirectly for their principal source of income, we felt that it would be pioper that lhis area should he includ ed in your school district The relations between the commu nities, the quality ot your high school, and the distance involv ed were other motivating factor-, that influenced oui feelings in this matter. We would similarly express our appreciation lor the extra educational benefits that have been made available to us at your expense since approximate ly 1933- a period of 27 years. We hope that the vote in the le eent election did not represent the heartfelt feelings of the jieopie of this community tor the 27 year gill Thanking you again we are, Sincerely yours, Mr and Mrs. Hoy I.loyd Alton Riley Dear Sir: Two suggestions that would benefit the people ol North Carolina are being sent to you and to other candidates for' Governor of North Carolina. There are not "hot issues in the accepted political sense, but each can add much to the well being and safety of all North Carolinians. The suggestions are offered for your consideration and possible discussion when you speak in various parts of the stale. Two suggestions are One— That some $1,000,000 he saved the state of North < aro lma by the simple expedient ot ruling that doctors write their prescriptions by chemical name, rather than by brand name, when prescribing for welfare patients. <Kxtra millions could bo saved by private patients if the same policy were to be ob served * Two—That a "point system’’ for violators of traflic accidents Ik? invoked in North Carolina, with mandatory revocation of drivers’ licenses for those found guilty, and that chemical tests for intoxication Yor drivers sus pected under the influence of liquor be made compulsory I am enclosing herewith copy of an article in Time Magazine which shows the results of a ruling in the state of Coiwecti < ut relating to the writing of pre scriptions and how much money can be saved by prescribing not by brand name, but by chemh al name. It i; also important that al Gov eminent inndai-bo adhered to no matter what pro cedure is used You will note that savings in Connecticut amounted to as much a.-. $500,000 . year Since North f'aiolina has twice the population as Con necticut, perhaps our savings would amount to $1,000,000. Web further reference to traf lice laws and accident rates, the s'ate of New York already has a law requiring chemical tests known as implied con sent ‘ of drivers involved in ac < iderits The state of Connecticut lias experienced a drastic reduc duetion in highway accident fa talities alter a point system was established The system has teeth in h Instead of a provi sion saying drivers licenses "may be revoked as we have il at present in North Carolina, the Connecticut law says driv er In cm. will be revoked It is mandatory and lives have been saved in Connecticut be cause of it To identify myself, I am a na-' five New Yorker, retired A veteran of World War f. i again volunteered for service in World War II I was fortunate in re ceiving an assignment as com mandant of the Army Units at the University of 'North Caro lina and Duke As lioth my wife and myself fell in love with Cha pel Hill, the people, climate and general environment, we divid ed to make our home here when i retired I have an interest as I am sure you do. in financial savings to the taxpayers, pro tection ot the public's health and welfare and the safety of our lives If you feel so inclin ed. I would appreciate knowing your views on these two mat ters. George Matthews Sourwuod Drive To the Kditor. ‘•Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beau tiful. Welcome it in every fair face, every fair flower, and every fair sky. And thank Him who is the author of all loveliness. And drink it in earnestly and deeply with ail your eyes. It is a charmed draught, a cup of blessing." Just now North Carolina in general, and Chapel Hill in particular, is a thing of beauty. We Tar Heels don't have to tra vel anywhere to see beauty. Simply pause wherever you are, open your eyes and drink it in. What amazes me is that every year I am just as surprised and thrilled as if 1 had never seen it before. All the year around there is something on the campus to enjoy, but it is not until now that you can see how the rak ing and scraping, planting and fertilizing of the garden real ly pay off. In March the Jap oniea Iried to bloom several limes bin were frozen However, after Raster undaunted. Ihey burst forth ,n a blaze of glory Cu-ii week the cherry trees lining the quadrangle were m bloom, 'f ins week the dogwood, the pink bud the flowering peach the tulips, tlx- azaleas are in full bloom In North Caro lina April, not June, is the month tliui the "green door opens and loveliness (oines through ” Let me beg you, as you walk through the campus particularly behind New Kast and the Alumni building and in front of Old West, to take your eyes off of the sidewalks lor a few minutes am) feast on this miracle of spring It is indeed a charmed •draught a cup of blessing. 1 didn't know there aus any thing in this section of the coun try as beautiful as Mis J A Warren .- azalea garden on the hillside back of her home It looks more like Charleston than anything 1 have ever seen The ~ azaleas and many other lioweis are in full bloom this week Mrs Warren is glad to have people visit her garden Take n from me. it is a great treat Otelia Connor Chapel Hill Chancellor William B. Ayrock University of North Carolina Dear Chancellor Aycock: R was good to know that you have decided that the community of Chapel Hilj should vote on the fluoridation question There are many who are very grate ful for this generous move. While the Town Board un doubtedly acted from the high est motives on this question, it is a questionable boon to any community, and the statistics show that when put to a popular vote, the case for fluoridation is soundly defeated It is report ed that out of 56 elections in 1959 fluoridation was defeat ed 53 times. As far hack as 1956. an estimated 33 million people had rejected it At the same date, some 30 million peo ple were drinking fluoridated water, hut the U. S. Public Health Service report for Oct ober 1956 stated that only 6 per cent of the fluoridated . com munities had Uie question sub mitted to them for vote Several slates require a vote of affect ed communities. The freedom of choice, thus, seems especially good here. There are many, including my self. who feel that the chemical additive is involuntary medica tion, and while we would not deny to others tlie freedom to use any one of the several ef fective ways of combatting non communicable dental canes, we would like to have a true free dom of choice in what we use in this matter. Thanks again for your deci sion. Very sincerely, Floyd Hunter —Looking Back— (These items are from the* files of the Weekly.) 35 YEARS AGO IN 1925 Our Hillsboro correspondent reports that in the view of ex perts. the whiskey manulactur e*d around Hillsboro is of a grade far superior to that produced in this end of Orange County. Hillsboro has always been re garded as a stronghold of the old aristocracy. Blood will tell. The Gimghouls are tearing down their lodge which has stood at the corner of Rosemary and Boundary Streets for 27 years. Many of the excellent timbers in it are being taken out to Piney Prospect to be used in the construction of the order's castle there John W. I.asley has bought pari of the land where the old house stood. The new home of Mr and Mrs If M Wagstaff, which Brodie Thompson is building lor them on Boundary Street, is rising rapidly, and they hope to be in it by the middle of August A note from D D Carroll, written in Vienna, Austria, said he would gladly give 50,000 crowns for a copy of tin* Chapel Hill Weekly. Referring to the financial page of a New York newspaper, we learn that this is the- equivalent of about ten cents m American money But. eon -.de-ring 1 hat Mr Carroll recent ly lost his purse to a pickpocket, this was not such a weak com pliment after all. 25 YEARS AGO IN I (IT. I! 11 Wettach and Louis .Mac- Millan have been nominated lor .-'■at.- on the* Chapel Hill Board ol Aldi*rmen John \l Foushee is running for re-election as Mayor < 'apt Fred Smith, engineer of the train that runs daily be 'Twei'Ti here* and Cdiversity Sta lion, celebrated his 771 h birth day last Tuesday. Ralph A. Kennedy of Wing pop N Y , ,*. no ha played r/suo I. Beverly Lake \nd Disorder (The Sniithfield Herald) Campaigning it) Wilmington, gubernatorial candi date Loverly Lake says: “Integration of the schools would l>e a tragic development for both whites and Ne groes. ]j elected 1 will do all 1 can to avoid.that situa tion.” But what can he do? He can make speeches against the Supreme Court’s anti-segregation decision. But the decision will still stand. He can declare the Court’s decision unconstitutional and assert that it is not the "law of the land.” But his declaration won't make the decision unconstitutional, and it will still he the law of the land. He can urge North Carolinians to invoke Pearsall provisions to close schools where integration is ordered. And it Ids advice i> followed, he only will have succeed ed in disrupting the education of children until the Supreme Court declares the Pearsall Plan invalid, as most good lawyers expect it to do when the plan is given the acid test. He can seek a change in the “North Carolina ap proach” to integration, leading us down the road of “massive resistance” which leads to disrupted educa tion, speedy desegregation, and turmoil, as Virginia and Arkansas can testify. But by this kind of leadership, he o/Tly can make solution of the racial crisis more dif ficult than it is now . There simply is no way to halt the spread of public school integration without closing public schools entirely and forever and surrendering to ignorance. Thirty-four Negro pupils now attend school with whites in seven North Carolina communities. In the years ahead, that number will increase. Beverly Lake is right when he says, “The Pupil Assignment Act is not a Gibraltar behind which 'we can hide indefinitely.” But the Pupil Assignment Act does offer hope of keeping the transition from segregation to integration orderly and within sane limits. Court decisions have in dicated that the act will stand as long as it is not used to bar a pupil from a particular school on account of race or color. If North Carolina could choose between segregation and desegregation, our people would vote overwhelming ly for segregation. But there is no such choice. The only choice is between o|>en schools with orderly desegrega tion and disorder in the form of closed schools or court ordered mass integration or both. What Beverly Lake offers the people of North Caro lina is disorder. Cuide For Candidates & Voters (The Raleigh News & Observer) Malcolm Seawell is a candidate for Governor of North Carolina, and what he said Wednesday in an ad dress to students at Guilford College should not only he a guide for other candidates hut for all voters as well, Seawell said: "There can be no understanding and no real peace unless man’s actions and words are controlled by his brain and his heart rather than by his prejudices and his hatreds.” Our human laws are but the copies, more or less im perfect, of the eternal laws, as far as we can read them. —James A. Froude rounds of golf on Jf.,317 courses, dropped by here this week to see the home course of the new women's national amateur cham pion, Miss Estelle Lawson. This would be (he Chapel Hi'l Coun try Club course, which he had been mistakenly given to under stand was level. He arid Miss Lawson played a round on the hilly nine-hole course, and Miss Lawson flattened him by shoot ing a 33 to his 39. 15 YEARS AGO IN 1945 Miss Virginia Randolph Pell will be married to AsUey Man-| gum Pickett at 5 o'clock tomor row afternoon in the Chapel,Hill Methodist Church. William S Jenkins, who left his post in the UNC faculty here to enter the Navy and is now a lieutenant stationed in the Mar shall Islands, has sent about forty photographs to the Uni versity Library, where they may be put on exhibit soon They show island scenes and the people and the*ir way of living The quail and the dove pro claimed their presence in the village yesterday. The quail whistled "Bob White,” and the dove cooed. The cheerfulness of one sound and the mournfulness of the other had a neutralizing effect, leaving the listener neith er happier nor more miserable than he v.as before. 5 YEARS AGO IN 1955 An important name in the history of Chapel Hill merchan dising will make'its debut today with the opening of the new * Be lk Leggett-Horton Department Store on West Franklin Street Candidates for seats on the 4 < arrboro Board of Commission ers are* Roy Riggsbee, John Mc- Laughlin, and VV M. Lackey, incumbents, and O!fit* Durham, Troy Hackney, Wallace Wam ble Sidney Barker, ant Robert Oakes.